Sept. 16--Anheuser-Busch InBev says it has approached SABMiller about a possible marriage of the world's two biggest brewers. But you know how it is. What looks irresistible over a few beers isn't always so attractive the next morning.
DraftKings and FanDuel reportedly spent more than $27 million on nearly 8,000 TV spots just last weekend. This really boosted brand awareness. Millions of viewers who had never heard of the fantasy sports outfits now despise them for their ads.
There are five official candidates to host the 2024 Olympics: Hamburg, Germany; Budapest, Hungary; Rome; Paris; and Los Angeles. A vote two years from now in Lima, Peru, will determine whose security and secured debt will be tested.
This McRib season, the pressed pork whatsits, sold last year in roughly 75 percent of McDonald's U.S. restaurants, will be available in only about 55 percent. No bones about it, this is unnatural.
A Muslim youth was arrested in Texas after the homemade digital clock he brought in to show his teacher was seen by high school officials as resembling a bomb. To be fair, some people are unaccustomed to seeing time move forward.
Concerns have been raised about the military implications of satellite images showing airstrip construction on a third Chinese artificial island in the contested South China Sea. Perhaps former Mayor Richard M. Daley should be deployed.
The Waterton Canyon recreation area southwest of Denver, a favorite of hikers, cyclists and other nature lovers, has been closed to the public at least temporarily. Officials say too many visitors were ignoring warnings and taking selfies with bears. The word is "maul," people. Not "mall."
Teams in Ohio's 4-week-old American Professional Football Conference welcomed another half-dozen squads from three other states 95 years ago Thursday. These additions to the rechristened American Professional Football Association included embryonic versions of the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals, who'll meet again Sunday in what's now the NFL.
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