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Cleveland radio announcer Tom Hamilton wins Hall of Fame’s Frick Award for broadcasting excellence
1 week, 5 days ago

Cleveland radio announcer Tom Hamilton wins Hall of Fame’s Frick Award for broadcasting excellence

Hindustan Times  

DALLAS — Tom Hamilton, who has called Cleveland games on the radio for 35 seasons, won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday. HT Image Hamilton, 70, joined the team's broadcast in 1990, when he was with Herb Score in the booth and part of the coverage of their World Series appearances in …

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Cleveland radio announcer Tom Hamilton wins Hall of Fame’s Frick Award for broadcasting excellence
1 week, 5 days ago

Cleveland radio announcer Tom Hamilton wins Hall of Fame’s Frick Award for broadcasting excellence

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Tom Hamilton, who has called Cleveland games on the radio for 35 seasons, won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday. Hamilton, 70, joined the team’s broadcast in 1990, when he was with Herb Score in the booth and part of the coverage of their World Series appearances in 1995 and …

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US consumers see greater optimism in November on jobs boost
3 weeks, 6 days ago

US consumers see greater optimism in November on jobs boost

Hindustan Times  

US consumer confidence improved in November, according to survey data released Tuesday, boosted by greater optimism surrounding the labor market. US Consumers were “substantially more optimistic” about job availability in the future, which reached its highest level in around three years, she added. "November's increase was mainly driven by more positive consumer assessments of the present situation, particularly regarding the …

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‘The Voice’ loses another contestant: Mor Ilderton, who is dropping a single Friday
1 month ago

‘The Voice’ loses another contestant: Mor Ilderton, who is dropping a single Friday

LA Times  

Mor Ilderton’s departure comes one week after Team Michael Bublé’s loss of country artist Tanner Frick. Team Gwen Stefani is a man short after Mor Ilderton became the second contestant in the last two weeks to drop out of this season of “The Voice.” The news of the 20-year-old singer’s departure came during Monday’s episode of the reality competition series, …

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US Federal Reserve is finally lowering rates: Here's what consumers need to know
3 months ago

US Federal Reserve is finally lowering rates: Here's what consumers need to know

Hindustan Times  

The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses. “Act cautiously and responsibly," Channel said, "and don’t make any rash decisions based on a single Fed meeting or economic report.” Eventually, yields for savers will decline as the Fed …

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Georgia’s largest school district won’t teach Black studies course without state approval
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia’s largest school district won’t teach Black studies course without state approval

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s largest school district announced Tuesday that it won’t teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the state Department of Education’s refusal to approve the course means its students would be cheated out of credit for the difficulty of the work. Woods attempted to compromise last week by saying local districts could draw state …

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Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cools, adding to likelihood of a September rate cut
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cools, adding to likelihood of a September rate cut

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure remained low last month, bolstering evidence that price pressures are steadily cooling and setting the stage for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates in September. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core inflation rose 0.2% from May to June, up from the previous month’s 0.1%. Lower interest rates and weaker …

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In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
4 months, 4 weeks ago

In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes

Hindustan Times  

ATLANTA — Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds. In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes In the …

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In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
4 months, 4 weeks ago

In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds. In the face of blossoming outrage, the Georgia Department of Education now says districts are free to teach the …

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U.S. existing home sales drop 1.9% in April, pushed lower by high rates and high prices
7 months ago

U.S. existing home sales drop 1.9% in April, pushed lower by high rates and high prices

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — High mortgage rates and rising prices continued to put a damper on the spring homebuying season last month. Existing home sales fell 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million in April from a revised 4.22 million in March, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday. Homeowners have hesitated to put their houses on the market …

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Giants broadcasters Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow hope for a shared Hall of Fame celebration
1 year ago

Giants broadcasters Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow hope for a shared Hall of Fame celebration

New York Times  

Editor’s note: Throughout this week, The Athletic will profile many of the 10 broadcasters who have been nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award. “From that day, whenever I went to work, I knew I’d laugh my ass off at least 10 times,” Krukow said. “I love all the broadcasters I’ve been opposite, but there’s nothing …

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Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick
1 year, 2 months ago

Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A dozen years ago, Barkley L. Hendricks, the pioneering portrait artist known for vivid, stylish paintings of Black men and women, stood outside the Frick Collection in Manhattan, known for its works by European Old Masters. “I think this is probably beyond his wildest dreams,” said co-curator Antwaun Sargent as he surveyed the room ahead of the …

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Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick
1 year, 2 months ago

Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick

The Independent  

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US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown
1 year, 7 months ago

US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced their inventories. The economy’s slowdown reflects the impact of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to tame inflation, with nine interest rate hikes over the past year. “We continue to expect the …

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Report: Climate change, disease imperil North American bats
1 year, 8 months ago

Report: Climate change, disease imperil North American bats

Associated Press  

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — More than half of North America’s bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change, disease and habitat loss take their toll, scientists warned Monday. A report by experts from the U.S., Canada and Mexico said 81 of the continent’s 154 known bat types “are at risk of severe population decline” in the next 15 …

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Shaikin: Forget Frick. Time to put Vin Scully's name on this award
2 years, 2 months ago

Shaikin: Forget Frick. Time to put Vin Scully's name on this award

LA Times  

Dodgers announcer Vin Scully greets the crowd before a game against the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 20, 2016, at Dodger Stadium. Scully was born one month later, and his decorated career included some of the most memorable calls in postseason history, including these 1988 words that will live forever: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible …

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South Carolina man gets life for 1976 cold case killing
2 years, 10 months ago

South Carolina man gets life for 1976 cold case killing

Associated Press  

WINNSBORO, S.C. — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for a killing that went unsolved for more than four decades until a DNA match helped investigators crack the case. Charles Ugvine Coleman pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in the March 1976 death of Elizabeth Ann Howell Wilson before his trial started at the Fairfield County …

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Investigators vow to put collapsed bridge under ‘microscope’
2 years, 10 months ago

Investigators vow to put collapsed bridge under ‘microscope’

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — Federal investigators on Saturday vowed to put a collapsed bridge in a Pittsburgh park “under a microscope” as they examine evidence, including video from a municipal bus that plummeted along the span, prompting rescuers to rappel down a ravine and form a human chain to reach a few occupants. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, …

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Pittsburgh bridge collapses, drops city bus into ravine
2 years, 10 months ago

Pittsburgh bridge collapses, drops city bus into ravine

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel down a ravine and form a human chain to reach a few occupants of a municipal bus that plummeted along with the span. “The first sound was much more intense, and kind of a rumbling, which I guess was the structure, the deck hitting the ground,” …

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Biden vows more investments after Pittsburgh bridge collapse
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden vows more investments after Pittsburgh bridge collapse

Al Jazeera  

The breadth of crumbling infrastructure in the United States is “mind boggling”, President Joe Biden said on Friday, as he visited the site of an early-morning bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “It sounded like a snowplough,” a witness told KDKA, a local news station, calling the timing – on the day of Biden’s visit – “an amazing coincidence”. “The idea …

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Met Gala 2021: All you need to know, from theme to COVID protocol
3 years, 3 months ago

Met Gala 2021: All you need to know, from theme to COVID protocol

Firstpost  

Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza normally held the first Monday in May to raise money for the Costume Institute. Unofficially, the night’s festivities have been called many things, including “the party of the year,” “the Oscars of the East Coast” and, somewhat pointedly, “an ATM for the Met,” the last by publicist …

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Two high school students test theory dress code is ‘sexist’ by wearing similar outfits in viral TikTok
3 years, 3 months ago

Two high school students test theory dress code is ‘sexist’ by wearing similar outfits in viral TikTok

The Independent  

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The Frick Madison, New York’s newest cultural landmark
3 years, 9 months ago

The Frick Madison, New York’s newest cultural landmark

Live Mint  

For the last 100 years, stepping into the exquisitely preserved rooms of the Frick Collection’s mansion on New York’s Fifth Avenue was like entering a gilded time capsule. “That’s the point of a house,” says the Frick’s deputy director and chief curator Xavier Salomon. “If you go backwards,” Salomon says, “you’re going to encounter a lot of blank walls.” The …

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Scientists discover ‘spectacular’ new species of bright orange bat
3 years, 11 months ago

Scientists discover ‘spectacular’ new species of bright orange bat

The Independent  

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