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By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top auction house says it is putting up for sale Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” next month. It is valued between 18 million and 24 million zlotys ($4.5 million-$6 million). The painting — owned by a British citizen — will go on
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has responded via Twitter to people she says “have so much apparent hate.” Shiffrin had wondered aloud about what sort of vitriol might be directed her way after she skied off course for the third time at the Beijing Olympics. And she went on
Continue ReadingBy JULIE PARR Click here for updates on this story IDABEL, Oklahoma (KTBS) — Authorities have captured the final escaped inmate from southeast Oklahoma. McCurtain County sheriff’s deputies said Jerome Rutherford is in custody in Sherman, Texas. The US Marshals Service caught up to him Wednesday evening and he was taken into custody without incident.
Continue Reading By SALLY HO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics. Schizas was part of
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, but remain near historically low levels, reflecting relatively few layoffs across the economy. Jobless claims rose by 23,000 to 248,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average for claims, which compensates for weekly volatility, fell
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden warned Thursday morning a Russian attack on Ukraine could begin in the coming days, casting a new incursion into the country as all but certain and warning Moscow could stage events in the lead-up to generate a pretext for war. It was the latest sign
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two universities across the Carolinas were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving bomb threats. A press release from Fayetteville State University in North Carolina says the school received an “unverified bomb threat” on Wednesday, leading to campus operations being suspended. University
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says Michael Masi will be replaced as Formula One’s race director following the late controversy surrounding the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last December. Motorsport’s governing body reached its decision after conducting a detailed analysis of the wild ending at
Continue ReadingCNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business American consumer confidence slipped again in February, a new report from the Conference Board said Tuesday. The index tracking how Americans are feeling fell to 110.5 this month, a steeper decline than economists had expected and the lowest level since September. The January number was revised down as well.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Erik Lundh for CNN Business Perspectives Last year was a tough one for American consumers. Prices for just about everything, from eggs to used cars to electricity, crept higher, and by the end of the year were up 7% from a year earlier. Unfortunately, that number went even higher last month, with the
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1942 Birth place: Stamford, Connecticut Birth name: Joseph Isadore Lieberman Father: Henry Lieberman, package-store owner Mother: Marcia (Manger) Lieberman Marriages: Hadassah (Freilich) Lieberman (1983-present); Elizabeth Haas (1965-1981, divorced) Children: with Hadassah Lieberman:
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR. Personal Birth date: March 2, 1931 Death date: August 30, 2022 Birth place: Privolnoye, Russia, Soviet Union Birth name: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Father: Sergei Andreyevich Gorbachev Mother: Maria (Gopkalo) Gorbacheva Marriage: Raisa (Titarenko) Gorbacheva (1953-September 20, 1999, her
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Polk County School students are recovering after a bus accident off Howard Gap Road on Wednesday evening. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Bus 133 was involved in a single-car collision on Howard Gap Road in the Saluda community
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s highest court says a business executive who was investigated over suspected fraud had a right to keep his identity private. The Supreme Court ruled that Bloomberg News had breached the businessman’s “reasonable expectation of privacy” with a 2016 story about a U.K. law enforcement probe into
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17 every year. Facts St. Patrick’s Day is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Corned beef and cabbage is a staple at many St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in America. Saint Patrick St. Patrick is called a Christian
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all inclusive; various incidents with at least 1,000 fatalities are listed. Death tolls vary by source. Timeline April 27, 1865 – The Mississippi River steamer Sultana explodes and sinks near Memphis, Tennessee, killing between 1,450 and 1,700
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Veronica Stracqualursi, Kylie Atwood and Ellie Kaufman, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia was laying the groundwork to justify starting a war and preparing to launch an attack on Ukraine in the coming days, urging Moscow to change course at a tense United Nations Security Council meeting Thursday. Blinken
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Chet Hanks is reflecting on growing up the child of famous parents, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. In a video titled “The Truth About Growing Up As A Hanks” posted on the younger Hanks’ YouTube channel, he talked about his upbringing surrounded by wealth and fame. “My experience was even
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Personal Birth date: May 21, 1959 Birth place: Greensboro, North Carolina Birth name: Loretta Elizabeth Lynch Father: Lorenzo Lynch, Baptist minister Mother: Lorine (Harris) Lynch, school librarian Marriage: Stephen Hargrove (2007-present) Education: Harvard College, A.B., 1981; Harvard
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MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Mesa police say an officer fatally shot a person who had been seen wielding a handgun during an altercation with another person and then firing it in the direction of at least one business early Thursday morning. Detective Richard Encinas said the shooting occurred at an intersection where an officer was
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