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Education
BEND, Ore. — Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend reopens to students Thursday, nearly a month after the Oct. 15 shooting that killed three students and a teacher and left another teacher and a student injured. The gunman also died. Classes on Thursday end early, and students will not have…
From Merger Monday
If you wanted to raise money this week, you could. If you wanted someone’s permission, good luck. Start with the money. Anthropic’s IPO book was covered several times within a day of launch, and its bankers are talking about raising the price. Alphabet went looking for about $3 billion in Hong…
From Merger Monday
Pizza Hut is borrowing against its franchise checks. The pizza chain is marketing about $1 billion of bonds backed by the royalties its restaurant owners pay, a first for the brand and a sign of how its new private-equity owner plans to finance the business. The deal is a whole-business securitization,…
From Merger Monday
EPR Properties turned to the convertible market to refinance debt coming due next month, selling $500 million of notes that give buyers a shot at its stock. The Kansas City real-estate investment trust, which owns theaters, ski resorts, water parks and other experiential properties, priced 4.5% convertible senior notes due February…
From the HERE City National Desk
High blood pressure rarely announces itself. Half of American adults have it, and about 1 in 3 of those with the condition do not know it or are not being treated. That is why simple checks matter.Reading the two numbersA blood pressure reading has two parts, both measured in millimeters…
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