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The Scottsdale-based luxury travel and events company has appointed a new management team and rebranded after selling a major division of its business.On Dec. 31, Beard sold its GES exhibition services and experiential marketing business to Los Angeles-based private equity firm TrueLink Capital for $535 million, according to a regulatory filing.TrueLink Capital has agreed to pay $510 million upon closing and a separate $25 million payment due within one year. Viad Corp. plans to use the cash from this transaction to retire its credit facility in 2021 and use the remainder to accelerate the company’s growth. Viad Corp. entered into…

New Delhi: As the number of people infected with human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory disease with flu-like symptoms, increases, photos and videos posted on social media show hospitals in China being overwhelmed with people. , there are serious concerns about a new health crisis post-COVID-19.However, the Chinese government has downplayed the developments in recent days and is treating it as an annual winter event.As international reports warn travelers to reconsider their travel plans to China for the time being, the Chinese government has issued a press statement to address these concerns. “Respiratory infections tend to peak in winter,” Chinese Foreign…

Talks between Israel and Hamas regarding the Gaza hostages and ceasefire agreement have reached some progress, but are “moving slowly,” an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.The official added that Hamas has not yet handed over the list of living hostages who will be released under the agreement.Hamas claims it is impossible to contact all the hostages and that compiling a list will take several days after the ceasefire begins. But “this is a false claim. Hamas has the ability to do it now, it just doesn’t want to make the list,” the official said. Prime Minister…

basketball 2 more losses The Varsity Bulldogs suffered two more losses last week, falling 55-60 in a close non-conference game. Tri-County North, Tuesday, Dec. 3. Friday, Dec. 6, with a 48-57 win over conference rival Legacy Christian Academy. Freshman Brayden Trimbach was once again the offensive leader for Yellow Springs through both games, scoring 19 points against Tri-County and a whopping 29 points against Legacy. Senior Cavillon Wagner also had a strong showing offensively, scoring 10 points against Tri-County and seven points against Legacy. Senior Landon Harris had nine points against Tri-County and eight points against Legacy. Trimbach moved up…

November 18, 2024. New York State, New York, USA. New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8 years old) takes on Washington Wizards guard Malcolm Brogdon (15 years old) and forward Alexander Sarr (20 years old) during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. to the basket. Required Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images Sign up for amNewYork’s email newsletter to get news, updates and local information delivered straight to your inbox. New York sports fans who subscribe to Optimum lost access to watch some of their favorite teams this week due to a pricing dispute between their cable provider and…

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!I’m not sure how it happened, but the NFL regular season is about to be over. There are only 16 games left on the schedule and they’ll be going down over the next two days starting with Browns-Ravens on Saturday afternoon and ending with the Vikings-Lions showdown on Sunday night. The next time I talk to you, the full NFL playoff field will be set. However, as of right now, it’s not set and that’s because there are still two more spots up for grabs (if you’re wondering what the current playoff…

A boy has been rescued after surviving five days in a zoo full of lions and elephants in Zimbabwe, a lawmaker from the East African country announced this week. In a social media post on Wednesday, Mutsa Mlombezi, a member of Zimbabwe’s parliament, said that Tinotenda Pudu wandered into the Matusadna Zoological Park and ended up hearing “the roar of a lion, a passing elephant… and just the relentless wild… Inside, he ended up sleeping on a rocky perch.” ” before he was eventually discovered by rangers.CBS News’ partner network BBC News confirmed the incident was confirmed by the Zimbabwe…

This is WESA Politics. A weekly newsletter in which political reporters provide analysis on Pittsburgh and state politics. If you’d like it sooner, sign up here to have it delivered to your inbox on Thursday afternoon.Fair warning: This is one of those “things to watch in 2025” that everyone does this time of year. And you probably don’t want to see anything. Maybe you’ve already seen too much.Understood. AdImpact, which tracks political spending on the airwaves, says Pittsburgh’s media market ranks fifth in the nation for election ad buys in 2024. But hey, vacation is over and things are about…

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Roberto Fico has threatened to cut off financial aid to more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as the conflict with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On January 1, Kiev shut down a pipeline that had been used for decades to supply Russian natural gas to Central Europe. Slovakia was the main entry point, but the country is now losing millions of euros in transit fees.The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimated last month that there were 130,530 Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia, out of 6,813,900 in the world.Fico, who made a surprise visit to Moscow in December to…

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new car sales rose 2.7% last year as prices and interest rates eased slightly, making SUVs, cars and trucks a little more affordable.Industry analysts say discounts such as rebates and low-interest financing should get even better as 2025 approaches, and that 2024 should see the biggest deals at dealerships representing struggling automakers. are.Motorintelligence.com reported Friday that automakers sold just over 16 million cars in the U.S. last year, despite high average selling prices of more than $47,000. It was the highest sales since 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic. However, prices were still 27% higher than in…