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The town of Boring, in the state of Oregon, 'twinned' with a village called Dull, in Perthshire, is hoping to make August 9 the official Boring and Dull Day in a bid to attract tourists.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Citigroup's future valuation hinges on it being a boring bank. For years, shareholders have put up with declining returns as the bank grew through risky acquisitions and took outsized risks to deliver on impossible return targets. Now, with new CEO Mike Corbat at the helm, the bank is on a massive restructuring drive that could see it become smaller,...
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Legislative sessions can be dull and boring, but Oregon lawmakers have moved to commemorate the humdrum - even if no one is sure quite how....
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Legislative sessions can be dull and boring, but Oregon lawmakers Wednesday moved to commemorate the humdrum _ even if no one is quite sure how.
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Legislative sessions can be dull and boring, but Oregon lawmakers have moved to commemorate the humdrum - even if no one is sure quite how.
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Lloyds Banking Group is becoming exactly what all its shareholders, including the taxpayer with its 39% stake, should wish it to be — boring.
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The US town of Boring and the Scottish village of Dull have announced plans for an official 'Boring and Dull Day', in an attempt to lure tourists.
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The tunnel: Big cranes, big ships and a massive boring machine are all part of the project to replace our beloved(?) Alaskan Way Viaduct. The boring machine is so big — more than 57 feet across — that only a handful of ships are capable of bringing it from Japan to Seattle. See
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SALEM, Ore. — Legislative sessions can be dull and boring, but Oregon lawmakers have moved to commemorate the humdrum – even if no one is sure quite how. Based on their mundane names, the communities of Dull, Scotland, and Boring, Oregon, formed an international partnership last year to build cultural and commercial connections. Oregon House lawmakers took that a step...
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