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Expected guilty plea for man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization

MINNEAPOLIS — A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” was postponed indefinitely Wednesday after his attorney told the court that the man is hospitalized. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz granted the continuance at the request of the attorney for …

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Man accused of hiding stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers plans to plead guilty, attorney says

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — A man accused of long hiding a stolen pair of sequined ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” plans to plead guilty, his attorney confirmed Friday. Saliterman’s attorney, John C. Brink, confirmed to The Associated Press that his client will change his plea then to guilty, but he declined to give details about any …

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Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' sold at auction

India Today

A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of $28 million at auction on Saturday. His attorney, Dane DeKrey, explained ahead of sentencing that Martin, who had a long history of burglary and receiving stolen property, was …

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1 month ago

Semyon Bychkov conducts through pain in celebrating Year of Czech Music with North American tour

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eva Krestová remembered Semyon Bychkov’s …

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1 month ago

Semyon Bychkov conducts through pain in celebrating Year of Czech Music with North American tour

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Eva Krestová remembered Semyon Bychkov’s first rehearsal as chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, leading Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” symphony. He told me very nice words after — he told me that this is exactly what my viola section needs.” Celebrating the end of the 100th anniversary Year of Czech Music, an event held every decade in the year …

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1 month ago

A storm brings squalls to the Northeast; 2 people die from heart attacks after shoveling snow

Associated Press

Snow squalls created whiteout conditions in parts of the northeast during a storm that brought even more snow to the Great Lakes region Thursday. Snow squalls — sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds — created whiteout conditions in parts of the northeast during a storm that brought even more snow to the Great Lakes region Thursday. Share Share …

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2 months ago

Speech experts reveal if Donald Trump or Kamala Harris is more exhausted, panicky about election results

Daily Mail

Body language experts have analyzed the US presidential candidates’ final rallies and said one appears more exhausted than the other. Experts told DailyMail.com that Mr Trump - who did four rallies on Monday compared to Harris' five - appeared to have ‘low energy’ while Ms Harris was 'feeding off momentum', albeit while looking pretty tired herself. Meanwhile, Blair Huddy, CEO …

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2 months ago

Trump delivers vile insult for his greatest nemesis as he extends his FINAL campaign rally in Michigan past 2 AM after holding more than 900

Daily Mail

Donald Trump wrapped up his long stint as the main attraction at a traveling road show late Monday night, holding the final rally of his 2024 campaign and lobbing a final insult at one of his enemies. He said 'nobody lies like this Kamala' and called her a 'very low IQ person,' on a day the Harris campaign made a …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump reveals why he doesn't give his barber a ‘big tip’: ‘That’s like a work of art’

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump, who recently faced an assassination attempt and suffered 2 cm-wide gunshot wound to his ear, halted his speech to mock his own hair during a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday. Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Vance, at the Van Andel Arena on July 20, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

I took a bullet for democracy: Trump at first rally since shooting

Deccan Chronicle

Donald Trump, holding his first campaign rally Saturday since surviving an assassination attempt, rejected concerns that he is a threat to democracy, triumphantly telling a cheering crowd: "Last week I took a bullet for democracy. ""I'm not an extremist at all," the Republican continued at the rally in swing state Michigan, dismissing his reported links to Project 2025, a shadow …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump holds first campaign rally since assassination attempt, with running mate JD Vance in Grand Rapids — as it happened

ABC

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, this week moved to throw out his criminal conviction on gun charges and have a separate case accusing him of tax evasion dismissed. It follows a federal judge's decision on Monday to dismiss the criminal case accusing former president Donald Trump of illegally retaining classified documents after leaving office. District Judge Aileen Cannon found …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

If Trump's Grand Rapids rally showed us anything, it's that the calls for unity will never be as loud as those for 'fight, fight, fight'

ABC

If Donald Trump had any trepidation about once again addressing a campaign rally, he showed no outward sign of it. As Trump looked out from his raised platform, he would have been met by a sea of red MAGA caps but also some T-shirts emblazoned with a photo that has quickly become iconic for his supporters: Trump defiantly pumping his …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Republican field in Michigan Senate race thins as party coalesces around former Rep. Mike Rogers

Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler has withdrawn from the Republican Senate race in Michigan just ahead of the state’s primary, throwing his support behind former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for the party’s nomination. Trump endorsed Rogers earlier this year and many in the party have begun to coalesce around Rogers, who served in the U.S. House for …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

J.D. Vance joins Trump for first time as running mate at Michigan campaign rally as supporters reveal their thoughts on him as VP nominee

Daily Mail

Vance received a thunderous standing ovation from the MAGA supporters packing the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI on Saturday as he made his debut on the campaign trail as Donald Trump's running mate. 'What a cool thing it was to be asked by President Trump's running mate and get out there on the campaign trail,' Vance said kicking …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump holds first rally after assassination attempt with his new running mate, Vance, by his side

Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since he survived an assassination attempt Saturday, returning to the battleground state of Michigan alongside his newly named running mate. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrive a campaign rally, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Republican …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump holds rally, his first after assassination attempt, with running mate Vance

LA Times

Former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Among them was a vendor from North Carolina who said he had spent the night making shirts featuring “Trump Vance ’24.” Police officers were stationed on nearly every block in downtown Grand Rapids and others patrolled on horseback and bicycles. “This is the tightest I’ve ever seen the security,” said Renee …

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Grand Rapids, Michigan: Why ‘Beer City USA’ is so much more than a drinking town

CNN

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Judy Garland’s hometown is raising funds to purchase stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers

Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in “The Wizard of Oz,” is raising money to purchase the prized footwear after it was stolen from a local museum and then later turned over to an auction company. “Once they’re gone, all the money in the world can’t buy …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Company wins court ruling to continue development of Michigan factory serving EV industry

Associated Press

GREEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A judge has ordered a Michigan community to stop blocking efforts to bring a major electric vehicle battery business to a rural region. Gotion, a China-based manufacturer, was granted a preliminary injunction Friday after arguing that Mecosta County’s Green Township has refused to stick to an agreement made by elected officials who were subsequently removed from …

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8 months ago

Donald Trump news: the Meltdown in Michigan says it all about where MAGA is headed.

Slate

At 2 p.m. in the basement of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, the mood was distrustful, the air was humid with human moistness, and the disagreements over minor procedural issues simply would not end. She got into a legal dispute with Comerica Bank over a defaulted $500,000 line of credit; the bank said in legal filings that trying to understand …

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9 months, 1 week ago

'He did not speak with any of us': Slain woman's sister shocked by Trump campaign speech

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday held a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan to drum up support as the presumptive Republican nominee as the campaign heads into the Nov. 5 presidential election. As he pinned much of his talking points on the crisis at the Southern Border — calling it “Biden’s border bloodbath” — he also spoke about the …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Trump is using the murder of a woman to further his anti-immigration agenda. Here’s what to know

The Independent

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9 months, 1 week ago

Trump accuses Biden of causing a border ‘bloodbath’ as he escalates his immigration rhetoric

Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden of unleashing a “bloodbath” at the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, escalating his inflammatory rhetoric as he campaigned in two Midwestern swing states likely to be critical to the outcome of the 2024 election. Trump, who has accused migrants of “poisoning the blood of the country” and vowed to launch the largest …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Trump escalates immigration rhetoric, accusing Biden of causing border ‘bloodbath’

LA Times

Donald Trump has escalated his inflammatory rhetoric about immigration, accusing President Biden of unleashing a “bloodbath” at the U.S.-Mexico border. Alyssa Bradley, the Biden campaign’s Michigan communications director, has accused Trump of politicizing tragedies and trying to “sow hate and division to hide from his own record of failing Michiganders.” Trump continued the theme at a rally in Green Bay, …

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Expected guilty plea for man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization

Man accused of hiding stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers plans to plead guilty, attorney says

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' sold at auction

Semyon Bychkov conducts through pain in celebrating Year of Czech Music with North American tour

Semyon Bychkov conducts through pain in celebrating Year of Czech Music with North American tour

A storm brings squalls to the Northeast; 2 people die from heart attacks after shoveling snow

Speech experts reveal if Donald Trump or Kamala Harris is more exhausted, panicky about election results

Trump delivers vile insult for his greatest nemesis as he extends his FINAL campaign rally in Michigan past 2 AM after holding more than 900

Donald Trump reveals why he doesn't give his barber a ‘big tip’: ‘That’s like a work of art’

I took a bullet for democracy: Trump at first rally since shooting

Donald Trump holds first campaign rally since assassination attempt, with running mate JD Vance in Grand Rapids — as it happened

If Trump's Grand Rapids rally showed us anything, it's that the calls for unity will never be as loud as those for 'fight, fight, fight'

Republican field in Michigan Senate race thins as party coalesces around former Rep. Mike Rogers

J.D. Vance joins Trump for first time as running mate at Michigan campaign rally as supporters reveal their thoughts on him as VP nominee

Trump holds first rally after assassination attempt with his new running mate, Vance, by his side

Trump holds rally, his first after assassination attempt, with running mate Vance

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Why ‘Beer City USA’ is so much more than a drinking town

Judy Garland’s hometown is raising funds to purchase stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers

Company wins court ruling to continue development of Michigan factory serving EV industry

Donald Trump news: the Meltdown in Michigan says it all about where MAGA is headed.

'He did not speak with any of us': Slain woman's sister shocked by Trump campaign speech

Trump is using the murder of a woman to further his anti-immigration agenda. Here’s what to know

Trump accuses Biden of causing a border ‘bloodbath’ as he escalates his immigration rhetoric

Trump escalates immigration rhetoric, accusing Biden of causing border ‘bloodbath’