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Sotheby's $180 million take buoys hope for contemporary art market
Saturday, 11.07.2009, 11:06am
A recent sale of Impressionist and modern art at Sotheby's auction
house exceeded sales estimates and raised the hopes of industry
insiders that a rebound is under way.
Sotheby's reported total
sales of $181.8 million on Wednesday night and featured five works that
sold for more than $10 million. The auction house initially thought it
would take in $115.3 million.
"Wonderful" said Emmanuel Di
Donna, who is Sotheby's vice chairman for Impressionist and modern art
worldwide, director of evening sales.
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Fort Hood shootings suspect alive; 12 dead
Thursday, 11.05.2009, 06:17pm
A solider suspected of fatally shooting 12 and wounding 31 at Fort
Hood in Texas on Thursday is not dead as previously reported, Army Lt.
Gen. Robert Cone said Thursday evening.
A civilian officer who
was wounded in the incident shot the suspect, who is "in custody and in
stable condition," Cone told reporters.
"Preliminary reports
indicate there was a single shooter that was shot multiple times at the
scene," Cone said at a news conference. "However, he was not killed as
previously reported."
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H1N1 vaccine arrives for troops in war zones, but not enough
Thursday, 11.05.2009, 02:33am
The first shipment of H1N1 vaccine set aside for U.S. troops
deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan arrived late Tuesday, but it contains
only half the amount requested.
The vaccine was at a base in
Qatar and was to be distributed to bases in the region within 24 hours
of its arrival there, according to Pentagon officials.
The U.S.
Central Command, which includes Iraq and Afghanistan, asked for 300,000
doses to vaccinate U.S.
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Louisiana justice who refused interracial marriage resigns
Wednesday, 11.04.2009, 10:50am
A Louisiana justice of the peace who drew criticism for refusing to
marry an interracial couple has resigned, the secretary of state's
office said Tuesday.
Keith Bardwell resigned in person at the
Louisiana secretary of state's office, said spokesman Jacques Berry.
The state Supreme Court will appoint an interim justice of the peace to
fill Bardwell's position, Berry said, and a special election will be
held next year to fill the position permanently.
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Philadelphia transit workers go on strike
Tuesday, 11.03.2009, 01:59am
A union representing thousands of transit workers went on strike
early Tuesday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shutting down buses,
subways and trolleys that carry almost a million people daily.
Transport
Workers Union leaders walked out of contract talks just before
midnight, saying they couldn't accept an offer from the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Transportation Authority because of a shortfall in their
pension fund and disagreements on some work rule issues.
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CIT files for 5th largest U.S. bankruptcy
Monday, 11.02.2009, 11:08am
CIT Group Inc., one of the nation's leading funders of small and
medium-sized businesses, filed for the fifth largest bankruptcy by
assets in U.S. history Sunday as part of a reorganization plan that has
the support of an overwhelming majority of debtholders.
In a
statement, the company said it is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for
the Southern District of New York for a quick approval of the
prepackaged plan. CIT said none of its operating subsidiaries would be
affected by the filing, allowing them to continue operations.
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Take talk of food racism with grain of salt
Friday, 10.30.2009, 07:37am
When I
first heard the phrase, I thought he was talking about the time that
Hillary Clinton, during the Democratic primary, went looking for Latino
votes in a Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trying to explain
to her mostly Mexican-American audience that Americans' concerns are
intertwined, Clinton wound up showing everyone that her knowledge of
Latino issues is a side order short of a combination plate when she
said condescendingly:
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Army allows Sikh to keep beard, turban, uncut hair
Thursday, 10.29.2009, 02:12am
The U.S Army has granted a member of a religious minority permission
to keep his turban, beard and uncut hair while he serves in the
military, the Pentagon and a group representing him said.
Capt. Kamaljit Singh Kalsi, a doctor, is a Sikh, a faith that calls on its adherents not to shave or cut their hair.
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Pilots of wayward jet lose licenses
Wednesday, 10.28.2009, 04:01am
The Federal Aviation Administration revoked the licenses of two
Northwest Airlines pilots Tuesday in an extraordinary letter in which
the agency chastised the pair, saying they endangered the public by
flying an hour and half without contacting controllers "while you were
on a frolic of your own."
The letter to Northwest Captain
Timothy B. Cheney and First Officer Richard I. Cole puts the total time
the pilots maintained radio silence at 91 minutes.
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The abortionist and his No. 1 foe
Tuesday, 10.27.2009, 11:13am
When you cross The Line of Death onto clinic property, the
protesters stare at you. They get on walkie talkies and relay
information: Your car. What you look like. Any identifying detail.
The
parking lot at Dr. LeRoy Carhart's clinic in Bellevue, Nebraska, is
crumbled. A giant sign reads "Abortion & Contraception Clinic of
Nebraska." Paint peels off the sides of the building, once a motorcycle
shop, a car dealership showroom and an electronics store.
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In late April, WHO announced the emergence of a novel influenza A virus.
This particular H1N1 strain has not circulated previously in humans. The virus is entirely new.
The virus is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries.
This is only part of the picture. With few exceptions, countries with large numbers of cases are those with good surveillance and testing procedures in place.
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