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Clotheshorses are going Trojan.  Greek chic is the wardrobe à la mode among fashionable fans of Christopher Nolan’s epic feature, “The Odyssey,” out Friday, inspiring gung-ho movie goers to hit theaters garbed in togas, armor and siren swag for first looks at the mythical masterwork.  And it’s a splashy sight to sea.  Channeling their inner Odysseus by donning his outerwear, fearless film aficionados are taking styling cues from Ellen Mirojnick, head costumer for Nolan’s period piece, reimagining the posh pieces that adorned its A-list cast, starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Tom Holland and Zendaya.  “I’m going to watch the Odyssey in…

Donald Trump, who decades ago described himself as “a bit of a P.T. Barnum,” has finally found his most lucrative act: being president. He took in $2.4 billion last year, according to a Forbes analysis, which overlayed his financial disclosure report with bond filings, securities documents and court records to…

A quartet of witnesses testifying this week to the House Small Business Committee disputed the commonly-held belief that artificial intelligence will displace human workers and insisted that small businesses which use AI are likely to wind up having to hire more employees–because they’ll grow.Already, a majority of small businesses are…

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California voters face a topsy-turvy choice in November, when two competing ballot measures go head to head. Prop. 42, branded as retirement protection, is actually a kill-switch measure that protects billionaire wealth. Prop. 40, called the “Billionaire Tax,” is the one that helps fund the systems retirees depend on. The…

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