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  2. Zero-coupon bond - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A zero-coupon bond (also discount bond or deep discount bond) is a bond in which the face value is repaid at the time of maturity. [1] Unlike regular bonds, it does not make periodic interest payments or have so-called coupons, hence the term zero-coupon bond. When the bond reaches maturity, its investor receives its par (or face) value.

  3. Book banning in the United States (2021–present) - Wikipedia

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    It was the highest the organization had ever recorded since it began collecting censorship data more than 20 years prior. [1] 2023 was even higher, with 4,240 different book titles challenged nationwide, as part of 1,247 reported requests filed against books, and other library resources, such as educational research databases .

  4. Threads (social network) - Wikipedia

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    Threads is an online social media and social networking service operated by Meta Platforms. The service features integration with Instagram and users must register for Threads with an Instagram account. Functionality is similar to X (Twitter), users can post text, images, and videos, as well as interact with other users' posts through replies ...

  5. Cambria County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.00% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males. 2020 census

  6. Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 - Wikipedia

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    The Bengal Sati Regulation, [nb 1] or Regulation XVII, A. D. 1829 of the Bengal Code was a legal act promulgated in British India under East India Company rule, by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck. The act made the practice of sati or suttee —or the immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased husband ...

  7. Madonna - Wikipedia

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    Life and career 1958–1978: Early life Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan, to Catholic parents Madonna Louise (née Fortin) and Silvio Anthony "Tony" Ciccone. Her father's parents were Italian emigrants from Pacentro while her mother was of French-Canadian descent. Tony Ciccone worked as an optics engineer for Chrysler Defense and its successor, General ...

  8. Credit default swap - Wikipedia

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    Most CDSs are in the $10–$20 million range with maturities between one and 10 years. Five years is the most typical maturity. Five years is the most typical maturity. [12] [13]

  9. McDowell County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.80% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years.

  10. The Beach (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle, from a screenplay by John Hodge, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland.The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle.

  11. Blockbuster (retailer) - Wikipedia

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    Blockbuster Video [5] is an American multimedia brand and former rental store chain. the business was founded by David Cook in 1985 as a single home video rental shop, but later became a public store chain featuring video game rentals, DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand, and cinema theater. [6] The logo was designed by Lee Dean at the ...