TikTok Deal Could Make Oracle Founder Larry Ellison a New Kind of Media Mogul

The database billionaire and his son, David, are Trump favorites. The family could soon control an empire that includes CBS, Paramount, Warner, CNN and a piece of TikTok.

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Charlie Kirk’s Influence Extended Far Beyond the U.S.

The conservative activist had recently spoken at conferences in Asia. His message also resonated in Europe, and especially Britain, which has seen a rise in right-wing ideology.

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Larry Ellison Wants to Do Good, Do Research and Make a Profit

Oracle’s co-founder and the world’s second-richest person pledges to concentrate his vast resources on his own research institute and for-profit ventures to address health, hunger and climate change.

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Not Time’s Fool: A Rare Version of a Shakespeare Sonnet Is Discovered

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different.

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An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece

The police said a man handed over a statue that he said he found in a plastic bag among trash bins.

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Dinosaur Footprints Found in England by Quarry Workers

The prints were made by both long-necked sauropods and a predator, megalosaurus, and were found in one of the largest discoveries in decades.

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Oxford University Names William Hague Its New Chancellor

Mr. Hague, a former leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, was chosen in a vote by his fellow alumni to lead the elite university.

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