Exclusive-Collaboration software maker Smartsheet fields buyout interest, sources say

By Milana Vinn and Anirban Sen (Reuters) – Smartsheet, a U.S. maker of workplace collaboration software with a market value of $6.3 billion, has tapped investment bankers after attracting acquisition interest from buyout firms, according to people familiar with the matter. The Bellevue, Washington-based company is working with Qatalyst Partners to review approaches from private…

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Trump-style ear bandages are new trend at Republican National Convention

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, a fashion trend with a difference has emerged — fake ear bandages, donned by attendees as a symbolic gesture of support for Donald Trump. Trump has appeared at the convention wearing a large bandage where a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his right ear…

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US appeals court blocks all of Biden student debt relief plan

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from continuing to implement a new student debt relief plan designed to lower monthly payments for millions of Americans. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by seven Republican-led states to put on hold parts…

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