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Grand Ole Opry owner sells hotel brand to Marriott
Grand Ole Opry owner Gaylord Entertainment has agreed to sell its hotel brand and the rights to manage its four hotels to Marriott for $210 million in cash.The deal announced Thursday follows six months of reviewing options for its business. It will still own the four hotels it's letting Marriott manage. By handing over day-to-day control of the hotels to Marriott, Gaylord expects to save between

Pak, Lanka target improved rankings ahead of T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka will take on Pakistan on Friday in a two-match Twenty20 International series in Hambantota, and both the sub-continental teams would be eyeing to win the series to improve their rankings

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UN study foresees job gains with greener policies

Some 15 million to 60 million jobs could be created worldwide over the next two decades if nations took better care of the planet, according to a U.N. study released Thursday ahead of an

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Cargo flight clips passenger plane at O'Hare
Officials say no one was hurt when the wing of a cargo plane taxiing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport clipped the rudder of an American Eagle flight arriving from Missouri.

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South Carolina man accused of making bomb threat
A South Carolina man has been arrested for allegedly making false statements about a bomb aboard a commercial flight in Tucson.

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Houston city council OKs Southwest expansion
's Hobby Airport with the city council's adoption of a $100 million plan to expand the airport and add international flights.

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