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Crown Castle CEO to retire, handing win to activist investor Elliott

Paul Singer, founder of Elliott Management, speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Crown Castle announced Thursday that CEO Jay Brown is retiring, the same day activist fund Elliott Management sent a letter calling for a new chief executive as part …

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A Harvard happiness expert’s social media, news consumption policy

Social media has become a central part of most of our lives, especially to get news in real time about everything from ongoing wars to frequent mass shootings. But Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Harvard University and social scientist who studies happiness, thinks we should all use social media …

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House panel probes Harvard, MIT, UPenn amid antisemitism fight

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee …

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