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US ambassador presses for more flights to Greece
US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis stressed on Thursday the need for more flights from the United States to all of Greece and in particular Thessaloniki.
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Pearl Jam throws a party for new album
Pearl Jam blasted out their forthcoming album to a few hundred family, friends, industry insiders and reporters Wednesday, and the tracks showed they are doing anything but mellowing with age.
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Fierce winter weather slams US, dozens dead
Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and U.S. media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
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Swift fans cause seismic activity
After two nights of earth-shaking dancing at Swift's Seattle "Eras" tour concert at Lumen Field, enthusiastic Swifties caused seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach.
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Detroit Tigers blank Blue Jays
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matt Manning and relievers Jason Foley and Alex Lange combined to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter on July 8 as the hosts defeated Toronto 2-0.
The trio baffled Blue Jays batters, allowing only three walks and a hit batter to outduel Toronto's Kevin Gausman for the victory.
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2nd bus carrying asylum seekers from Texas arrives in Los Angeles
A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second time in less than three weeks.
The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was not formally notified but became aware on Friday of the bus dispatched from Brownsville, Texas, to L.A. Union Station, Bass spokesperson Zach Seidl said in a statement.
Guitar smashed by Cobain sells for nearly $600,000
A guitar smashed on stage by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain sold for nearly $600,000, several times its original estimate, an auction house said on May 20.
The busted black Fender Stratocaster has been put back together, but is no longer playable, Kody Frederick of Julien's Auctions told AFP earlier this month.
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Sells like teen spirit? Cobain guitar up for auction
A guitar smashed on stage by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain is going under the hammer later this month in the United States.
The guitar has been put back together, but is no longer playable, said Kody Frederick of Julien's Auctions, which expects the musical artifact to fetch $80,000.
9 ways to bring every generation but leave the family drama at home
Three generations packed in a van, navigating winding roads and family dramas: It sounds like a scene from Season 2 of "The White Lotus." But the show's fictional Di Grasso clan isn't the only extended family hitting the road together as Covid retreats. Real-life parents, grandparents and grandchildren are packing their bags for long-delayed multigenerational trips.
Amazon will cut more than 18,000 jobs, CEO says
Amazon announced on Jan. 4 it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing "the uncertain economy" and the fact that the online retail giant had "hired rapidly" during the pandemic.
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