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7 Best Christmas Tree Stands in 2022

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Believe it or not, a Christmas tree won't stay upright on its own. Instead, you need a stable Christmas tree stand that can accommodate the type and size of tree you have. We researched dozens of the best Christmas tree stands to help you find the right one for your needs, whether you have a real tree, an artificial tree, a small tree, or a behemoth. The stands in our guide have a track record of durability, performance, and easy setup. We also outline the size and type of tree each stand is meant for. Check out our guide to the best Christmas tree skirts once you've chosen the right stand for your tree. The best Christmas tree stands in 2022 Best Christmas tree stand overall: Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand, available at Amazon, $82.79 The German-engineered Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand is easy to set up in a couple of minutes and keeps trees up to 12 f...
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Activist investor asks News Corp to spin off unit instead of merger with Fox

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Activist investor Irenic Capital Management, which holds 2 per cent of News Corp’s Class B shares, has suggested a spin-off of the media company’s digital real estate business or Dow Jones as an alternative to its merger with Fox Corp. The Fox combination does not serve News Corp’s strategic goals and a joint venture or a sale of parts of its news media unit to Fox would be a “far better approach”, Irenic said in a letter to News Corp’s board on Sunday. Shares of News Corp, which has a market value of $10.34-billion, were down 1.7 per cent in morning trade. “Every investor I’ve spoken to in the last 10 years on News Corp has expressed that they think the company is way too complicated and should be simplified by selling assets or spinning off assets,” said Craig Huber, media analyst at Huber Research Partners. “Putting the two (News Corp and Fox) together makes no sense to us.” In October, media mogul Rupert Murdoch proposed to reunite his media empire by combining News Corp and Fox ...
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Fox chief Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in US$1.6-billion Dominion defamation case

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Donald Trump speaks to media mogul Rupert Murdoch as they walk out of Trump International Golf Links, in Aberdeen, Scotland, on June 25, 2016. Carlo Allegri/Reuters Fox Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch will be questioned under oath on Thursday and Friday in a defamation lawsuit over his network’s coverage of unfounded vote-rigging claims during the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Election technology company Dominion Voting Systems says Fox News Network amplified false claims that its machines were used to rig the election against Republican Donald Trump and in favour of his Democratic rival Joe Biden, who won the election. Dominion is seeking $1.6-billion in damages. Murdoch, 91, is the most high-profile figure to face questioning in the case. Fox has argued that it had a right to report on election-fraud allegations made by Trump and his lawyers, and that Dominion’s lawsuit would stifle press freedom. Fox referred Reuters to an earlier statement saying: “There is nothing more newsworth...
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7 Best Christmas Tree Stands in 2022

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Believe it or not, a Christmas tree won't stay upright on its own. Instead, you need a stable Christmas tree stand that can accommodate the type and size of tree you have. We researched dozens of the best Christmas tree stands to help you find the right one for your needs, whether you have a real tree, an artificial tree, a small tree, or a behemoth. The stands in our guide have a track record of durability, performance, and easy setup. We also outline the size and type of tree each stand is meant for. Check out our guide to the best Christmas tree skirts once you've chosen the right stand for your tree. The best Christmas tree stands in 2022 Best Christmas tree stand overall: Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand, available at Amazon, $82.79 The German-engineered Krinner Tree Genie Christmas Tree Stand is easy to set up in a couple of minutes and keeps trees up to 12 f...
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