BANGKOK — “Nothing is certain but death and tax,” reads the sign above a dimly lit staircase in a small alley on the edge of Bangkok’s Chinatown. Other certainties of life include birth, sunrise, and, if you are a bar owner in Thailand, a constant battle with the government’s ever-tightening […]
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HGTV star Curtis fights Detroit land bank over rundown house
Mar. 9—DETROIT — HGTV star Nicole Curtis is at odds with Detroit’s land bank over a house in Islandview that she’s long hoped to restore. In her new show, “Rehab Addict Rescue,” the Lake Orion native helps Detroit families renovate aging homes. But offscreen, Curtis contends her goal of sinking […]
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Female activists in Russia now have a place to rest far from the political fights
MOSCOW — The well-tended brick house in Moscow’s outskirts may be among the most exclusive addresses for those exhausted from fighting President Vladimir Putin’s government. First, you apply to be a guest — open to women and other activists within the LGBTQ community. Then, if accepted, you receive the location […]
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Roseville gymnastics owner fights cancer, supports Trump
Yvonne Howerton Yvonne Howerton has plans. The 48-year-old Citrus Heights native vows to live well into her 70s or more, with good spirit and with much to do and say. Howerton already has a full plate. She is a wife to Rich, a mother of two adult children, and is […]
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Police on curfew patrol as Spain fights nightlife infections
Mossos D’Esquadra, the regional police of Catalonia, reinforce the entrance of a store after being sacked by demonstrators in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. Police officers fan out across the Spanish city each night to stamp out clandestine parties and unruly youths that have become some of the prime […]
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Belden Village marks 50 years, Starwood fights financial issues
Edd Pritchard | The Repository JACKSON TWP. Belden Village Mall began celebrating its 50th birthday this past week as its owner is entrenched in a dispute over finances and a search for a buyer. As a focal point of the Belden Village regional shopping district, the mall seems as healthy as ever. […]
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UFC’s commentary team on what it’s like to be cageside for the biggest fights in the world
Who has the hardest job in the UFC? You could argue that there are just shy of 600 correct answers to that question, with the name of any fighter who steps foot in the Octagon a valid response. Jon Anik, Megan Olivi and Brendan Fitzgerald wouldn’t dare to dispute that […]