A menorah candelabra that once belonged to screen icon Marilyn Monroe is going up for sale, and auctioneers say it could fetch as much as $150,000. Monroe, the 1950s sex symbol, model and star of films such as “Some Like It Hot” and “The Seven Year Itch,” converted to Judaism in 1956 when she married
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News footage from an October 20, 2018, midterm election rally in Nevada shows indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas standing behind President Donald Trump. Parnas and his business partner and fellow Giuliani associate, Igor Fruman, are alleged by prosecutors to have illegally funded donations from foreign nations to Republican political campaigns in attempts to buy
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Anyone with jitters about the US economy got an unexpected surprise on Friday. US employers added 128,000 jobs in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its monthly jobs report. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6%, but it was for a good reason: 325,000 Americans started looking for work. Overall, the report
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While many have England down as not-so-slight favorites for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against South Africa, it is anything but a foregone conclusion. If recent Rugby World Cups have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. After all, England was not even expected to reach the final but thumped the All Blacks last
Continue Reading Toys “R” Us is returning to select malls in major metropolitan areas this holiday season with what it hopes is an innovative retail plan that could upend how stores sell toys. It comes two years after the company filed for bankruptcy and shuttered all its locations – seemingly for good – and just after toymaker
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The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has continued to climb significantly among adults in the United States within the past decade, a new study suggests. The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open on Friday, found increasing rates of adults diagnosed with ADHD within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health system between
Continue Reading When Karolina Pliskova won the first set 6-0 in 20 minutes against Simona Halep at the WTA Finals, few could have envisaged the drama that was to come. Remarkably, it was Halep who seemed destined to progress to the semifinals at the year-end championships before Pliskova rallied, buckled but finally sealed the Purple Group encounter
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Happy World Vegan Day! Friday, November 1 marks 75 years since the founding of The Vegan Society by English animal rights advocate Donald Watson and his associates, who defined and popularized modern veganism. Vegans follow a plant-based diet, which means they don’t eat meat, and don’t use or consume animal products. Celebrities like Lewis Hamilton,
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The United States on Friday suspended imports of all tobacco and tobacco products from Malawi for alleged forced labor practices — including child labor. Customs and Border Protection, which holds the authority to detain imports, has recently ramped up its efforts to hold companies and suppliers accountable for forced labor practices. The agency issued a
Continue Reading Donald Trump has solved his problem over his weak impeachment defense, fusing it with an audacious reelection pitch that makes a virtue of the rule-breaking character that got him into trouble. The President is heaping pressure on Republicans to buy a factually dubious but bold message: Not only did he not abuse power in Ukraine
Continue Reading With cookie baking season around the corner, you may want to check your refrigerator first. Nestlé USA says it put out a voluntary recall after getting reports that customers found pieces of food-grade rubber pieces in some of their cookie dough products. The company said in a release that it had identified and fixed the
Continue Reading American factory activity slowed for the third month in a row in October. The Institute of Supply Management’s manufacturing index came in at 48.3 on Friday, slightly below the consensus estimate of 48.9, showing that the sector continued to contract last month. The index measures month-to-month changes in the industry. The figure was a slight
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A monkey that zookeepers think was hurt trying to protect his son during a suspected break in has died. Vern, the tufted capuchin monkey, was unresponsive when staff found him on Tuesday morning, said the Wright Park Zoo in Dodge City, Kansas. “While the Zoo’s contracted veterinarian did everything they could to revive him, he
Continue Reading Halloween came and went in what felt like the blink of an eye. But these celebrities weren’t content to let the holiday go by wearing an old bed sheet. No — for these stars, Halloween was a chance to turn heads, make headlines and rack up Instagram likes in the process. Here are the spookiest,
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Click here for updates on this story Corpus Christi (KZTV) — Imagine losing something as a teenager only to be reunited with it decades later. That is exactly what happened to a local man who lost his high school graduation ring 44 years ago. A 1974 Robstown graduate dropped back for a pass during a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hillsborough County (WFTS) — Douglas Earl Kersey is accused of using the YouVersion Bible App to secretly reach out to underage girls at a Hillsborough County church youth group. According to a warrant, Kersey was eventually charged thanks to an observant congregation member who noticed the odd online
Continue Reading Where are the flying cars we were promised? That’s just one of the things featured in the 1982 movie “Blade Runner” which was set in November 2019. The futuristic film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young and was directed by Ridley Scott. The plot revolves around Ford as a police officer out to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Warren (WXYZ) — Allegations of hazing from senior football players at Warren De La Salle high school have forced the cancellation of the football season and the playoff game scheduled for Friday. According to the school, officials became aware of a hazing incident involving the team and its
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Colerain Township (WCPO) — The Colerain Township Police Department said Friday morning that they received startling reports of metal objects “similar to razor blades” hidden inside trick-or-treat candy. In a tweet, police announced that “objects reported to be metal and similar to razor blades” were found in candy
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Spotsylvania County (WTVR) — The driver who struck and killed a man Halloween night will not be charged with a crime, a Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said. The 34-year-old man was killed at about 10 p.m. along the 5300 block of Jefferson Davis Highway. “The investigation revealed
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Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Crystal River (WFTS) — When Holly Smith went to the Goodwill in Crystal River, Citrus County, to look for a cheap Halloween costume. She never imagined she would leave without a “piece of her soul.” Smith said a lock of hair and cremains of her fiancé David Bowden
Continue Reading President Donald Trump will welcome World Series Champions the Washington Nationals to the White House on Monday. “#BREAKING: On Monday, @POTUS @realDonaldTrump will welcome the #WorldSeries Champion Washington @Nationals to the @WhiteHouse! #STAYINTHEFIGHT,” White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere tweeted Friday, referencing the team’s motto during its long journey to victory. The Nationals arrived
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Kansas City (KSHB) — Earlier this month, international superstar Hugh Jackman was in Kansas City for a performance at Sprint Center. One of the best moments happened when a little girl in the audience walked up and tapped Jackman when he left the stage and walked into the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Henrico County (WTVR) — Police are working a bizarre bathroom vandalism case in the Near West End, one that could be considered a big threat to the public’s health in Henrico County. “He was defecating everywhere, clogging up all of the toilets and leaving a huge mess behind,”
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Tom Kacsmar worked underground at a coal mine for nearly four decades. The promise of a decent pension and healthcare for life kept him at this dangerous job. Now, Kacsmar fears those benefits will get washed away by the bankruptcy of Murray Energy, America’s largest private coal mining company. “I was a proud, hard-working coal
Continue Reading Apple has been synonymous with names like iPhone, iPad and MacBook. On Friday, the company hopes that it will also be synonymous with names like Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Snoopy. Apple TV+, the company’s long-awaited streaming service, launches on Friday in more than 100 countries. The service is Apple’s foray into prestige content and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story San Diego (KGTV) — A Montgomery High School student wearing a gorilla costume was hospitalized on Halloween after being hit by a golf cart in Otay Mesa West. According to San Diego Police, the student reportedly cracked an egg on the assistant principal’s head before running across the
Continue Reading Granit Xhaka reached “boiling point” after his wife and daughter were abusively targeted on social media, the Arsenal captain said as he spoke for the first time to explain his angry reaction to the club’s supporters booing him. The embattled Swiss international stopped short of issuing a full apology to the fans, however, even after
Continue Reading Starbucks aims to get bigger by going smaller, with a new store format that’s a fraction the size of its normal cafe. The coffee chain is opening “Starbucks Pick-Up,” a first-of-its-kind location in the United States that encourages orders from its app. The store, located near New York City’s Penn Station, opens Tuesday. Plans for
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