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In Super Bowl LVII, the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. But that’s not all viewers are looking forward to ahead of this coming Sunday.The Super Bowl is as much about food as it is sport across the U.S.FOR SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, OVER/UNDER AT 1.45 BILLION CHICKEN WINGS EATEN IN FIRST-EVER ‘WING KING SPORTS BOOK’When it comes to the anticipation of game day, Google searches prove users are just as excited about recipes as they are about the event itself.It’s safe to assume revelers are looking forward to a quality…

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A group of more than 400 products that includes breakfast muffins, yogurts, parfaits and premade sandwiches has been recalled due to potential listeria contamination, the Food and Drug Administration announced. The recall by Baltimore-based Fresh Ideation Food Group is for products sold from Jan. 24, 2023, through Jan. 30, 2023, in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The foods all have a label or identifier at the bottom of the label saying “Fresh Creative Cuisine,” as well as a fresh through or sell through date ranging from Jan. 31, 2023…

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BP’s Bernard Looney claims he is “leaning in” on his renewables strategy. Lean too far, and a person can end up staggering. Energy prices soared last year. But the shares of the UK-listed oil major trail far behind those of US rivals ExxonMobil and Chevron, which are less fond of greenery. Looney’s messaging when announcing record full-year profits on Tuesday reflected that pressure more than demands in the UK for higher windfall taxes. When the chief executive took over in 2020 he boldly promised to reduce crude production by 23 per cent to 2mn barrels daily by 2025. He planned…

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The United Kingdom is pushing ahead with plans to create a digital pound issued by the Bank of England that would offer a stable alternative to bitcoin or ether. The central bank and the UK Treasury said Monday that an official digital currency is “likely to be needed in the future.” “While cash is here to stay, a digital pound issued and backed by the Bank of England could be a new way to pay that’s trusted, accessible and easy to use,” UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt said in a statement. “That’s why we want to investigate what is possible…

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Every year in February, the streets, squares and canals of Venice become the setting for one of the world’s most magnificent carnivals.During Carnevale, as it is known in Italian, revellers parade in lavish historic costumes, bakeries churn out vast supplies of sumptuous sweets, and colourful confetti carpets the pavements.As chaotic as it is spectacular, Venice Carnival can be overwhelming for the uninitiated. Here’s what to wear, see, eat and do during the festival.What is Venice Carnival?Carnevale originated in the late 14th century as a period of unrestrained indulgence, frivolity and hedonism before the sober 40 days of Lent began.Social roles…

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The new version of Bing launches today on desktop in limited preview. Mobile version also comingMicrosoft’s new versions of Bing and Edge are available to try beginning Tuesday.Jordan Novet | CNBCMicrosoft said the new AI-powered Bing search and Edge browser will launch on Tuesday for desktop in a limited preview. That means users will get a limited number of queries to search during the initial period.The company said a waitlist will be available for the full version and said it will be available to millions of people in the coming weeks. Microsoft also plans a mobile version of Bing.Later, during…

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Billionaire Ron Baron said Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested he would make multiples in return for his $100 million investment in Musk’s take-private deal for Twitter. “He told me he thought I was going to make two or three times my money over three years,” Baron said on “Squawk Box.”Baron has long been bullish on Tesla, telling CNBC’s Becky Quick that Musk made Baron “$5 billion so far, on a $400 million investment.” In 2021, the investor told CNBC that he held almost 6 million Tesla shares through his investment firm, Baron Capital.Baron’s $100 million Twitter investment was…

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Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 150 more stores — just a week after the struggling retailer announced the closure of 87 locations. The company’s brick-and-mortar footprint has already shrunk dramatically, a regulatory filing showed late Monday, and the new closings mean it will have shuttered 400 stores in the past year — almost half the 950 or so stores it had open in February 2022. That includes last week’s announcement that it was also closing all 49 remaining Harmon Face Value stores, which sold cosmetics; plus 5 buybuy Baby locations. A list of the new store closures wasn’t immediately…

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