If you like unusual or unique furniture, try going to online auctions of modern or contemporary furniture. A pair of art moderne chairs was sold at a Neal auction in New Orleans recently for an overbid of $6,100. They are carved from a block of white marble. A similar set […]
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‘Elizabeth’ showcases Warren native’s talent | News, Sports, Jobs
Kayla Boye created “Call Me Elizabeth,” in part, as a showcase for her talent. Mission accomplished. The one-woman show about Elizabeth Taylor, which is being presented by the Youngstown Playhouse and is available for streaming through Sunday, gives Boye a chance play an iconic character in all of her complexity. […]
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France: Female sports journalists cite sexism, harassment
“We want to be at the forefront,” the appeal states. “In 2021, sport handled by men for men about men is no longer tolerable. Treating women as inferior in sports newsrooms is no longer tolerable.” Signatories pointed to figures from the top French media watchdog, the Superior Audiovisual Council, or […]
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Maryland House approves sports betting implementation bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Sports betting would be allowed online, at Maryland’s six casinos and the stadiums where the state’s three major professional sports teams play, as well as horse racing tracks, under a measure approved Thursday by the House of Delegates. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, […]
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Features that make pottery more expensive | News, Sports, Jobs
There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics for use in the kitchen, bedroom or farm. Most utensils made in America by the 1800s were made with thick pottery sides in simple shapes with almost no decoration. The most expensive examples collected today have a design or name […]
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Athlete of the Week: Ashden Oberg, MHS boys basketball | Local Sports News
After spending his sophomore season coming off the bench and providing steady minutes as the backup big, Ashden Oberg has come into his own this season as a key component for the Montrose boys basketball team. This past week, the junior scored 36 points and grabbed 15 rebounds across three […]
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Columbia holds off Lancaster Mennonite for 73-65 win to claim L-L League Section 5 boys basketball crown | Sports
With its second-leading scorer Cole Fisher on the bench still recovering from an ankle injury, Lancaster Mennonite had to make some adjustments heading into Tuesday’s Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Five boys basketball matchup at first-place Columbia. The visiting Blazers stuck 6-foot, 6-inch sophomore center David Weaver in front of the basket […]
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From Liberia to Elizabethtown, hoopster Techeal Gonquoi finds opportunities through Masonic Children’s Home | Sports
In 2013, Techeal Gonquoi had just finished third grade and expressed a desire to play sports. But his parents were both busy working multiple jobs; they wouldn’t be available to take him to and from practices and games. Plus, Gonquoi’s mother, Musu Dorliae, felt her son’s public school in Delaware […]
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Butcher family to make appearance at refuge lecture | News, Sports, Jobs – SANIBEL-CAPTIVA
PHOTO PROVIDED Photographer-artists Clyde and Niki Butcher will present images from the Everglades on Feb. 4. On the heels of the release of his latest Florida photographic collection, “The Everglades,” Clyde Butcher will present a program as part of the “Ding” Darling Lecture Series on Feb. 4 […]
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Bally’s acquires Monkey Knife Fight fantasy sports company
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Bally’s continued its acquisition juggernaut Monday, acquiring the daily fantasy sports company Monkey Knife Fight in an all-stock transaction that further widens the fast-growing company’s drive to add casino, online sports betting and media companies. Providence, Rhode Island-based Bally’s becomes the third U.S. sports betting company […]
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Online Shopping Growth, COVID Sparks Jump In Store Returns | News, Sports, Jobs
Mannequins stand on display Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at the Ann Taylor store with an online pickup sign on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The accelerating surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S. is causing an existential crisis for America’s retailers and spooking their customers just as the critically […]
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Will COVID-19 delay start of California high school sports?
California’s COVID-19 suspension of youth sports competitions is expected to end next week, but the state’s top public health official on Tuesday voiced reservations about the timeline and said it could change. The decision will affect when high school athletes can get back on the field. California Health and Human […]
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Olympic champion says she was assaulted by sports official
Jan. 15, 2021Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 12:53 p.m. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou of Greece has accused an unnamed sporting official of sexually assaulting her in 1998 during preparations for the Sydney Games. Bekatorou, who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, said the male official from […]
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PlayUp to do mobile sports betting for New Jersey racetrack
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey horse racing track is making its move to catch up with the pack in the state’s hot sports betting market. Freehold Raceway, which began taking in-person sports bets in October, has signed a deal with PlayUp, an Australian online sports betting company, to […]
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7,864 miles of distance learning | News, Sports, Jobs
Sirrina Martinez takes distance learning to a new level. The Southwest Minnesota State University student is finishing her senior year while deployed to Africa as a member of the Minnesota National Guard. Martinez, a non-traditional student from Lake Benton, is taking 13 credits online this semester, and […]
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More big changes coming in 2021 | News, Sports, Jobs
T-R FILE PHOTO A Garling Construction crew of Belle Plaine at work on the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Marshalltown saw some big projects either start, finish or make heaps of progress in 2020. Never a city to be held down by a natural disaster, let alone a global […]
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LG 8K TV Review: Best 8K TV of 2021 for Movies, Streaming, Live Sports
Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. If you’ve been spending as much time staying at home as I have this year, you’ll know how […]
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High winds fuel West Maui fire, cause power outages | News, Sports, Jobs
Fire crews patrol Olowalu Village Road which was lined with charred trees and burned grass Sunday afternoon from a brush fire that covered about 760 acres. The Maui News / DAKOTA GROSSMAN photos OLOWALU — An Olowalu brush fire that charred around 760 acres, caused home evacuations, destroyed a church […]
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What about our holidays? | News, Sports, Jobs
Christmas 2020, what will it bring? Certainly, it will be a different kind of Christmas, but each family can make it what they choose to. Our church is once again closed — we would only be allowed to have eight members present anyway — so the ruling body chose to […]