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Month: February 2024

Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager,

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A painting by René Magritte may fetch $64 million at an auction marking a century of surrealism

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A major work by surrealist painter René Magritte that hasn’t been shown in public for a quarter century could fetch 50 million pounds ($64 million) at auction next month. Christie’s auction house announced Saturday that it will offer “L’ami intime” (The Intimate Friend) at a March 7

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Weather Recap: January 2024

January proved to be a very comfortable start to 2024! The highest temperature occurred on the 30th with a high temperature of 82°F. The coolest day of the month was the 10th with a low temperature of 37°F. Two days had temperatures exactly matching the average. There were 17 days with below average temperatures and

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Riverside County Registrar of Voters tests voting system ahead of March 5 Presidential Primary

State-mandated testing of Riverside County’s voting system took place Friday, ahead of California’s March 5 Presidential Primary Election. The public and media were invited to observe a series of logic and accuracy tests conducted by staff at the Registrar of Voters. “We absolutely not only care about the process, but we want to be extremely transparent. We

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Jack Smith’s prosecutors use new filing to fight back against Trump’s claims in Mar-a-Lago documents case

By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is defending how the federal government during Joe Biden’s presidency sought to repossess White House records Donald Trump took, and how the case evolved into a federal investigation. The expansive, 67-page filing offers a detailed retelling of the

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First on CNN: US Capitol Police subpoenaed for information on threats to Rep. Cori Bush as part of grand jury probe

By Whitney Wild, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — US Capitol Police have received a subpoena in the grand jury investigation into Rep. Cori Bush, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The subpoena is seeking materials related to threats directed toward the Missouri Democrat and communications from her office, her campaign, or her husband

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4 migrants accused of assaulting NYPD officers were arrested and released. Now, they’re California-bound, a source says

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Brynn Gingras, Gloria Pazmino and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Four migrant men charged with felonies in an attack on two New York City Police Department officers Saturday outside a migrant shelter are en route to a California town near Mexico after they were released from custody and given bus tickets by

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