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ELECTRIC RATES Power bills to rise for Consumers Energy customers LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The average electric customer of Consumers Energy will start paying $1.67 more per month. The $89 million rate increase was approved Wednesday by state...Tags: Students, Punishment, Murder, Justice System, Television Industry
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Soccer-Di Canio tells Sunderland players to put holidays on hold
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has told his players to put their holiday plans on hold after Sunday's final game of the season at Champions League-chasing Tottenham Hotspur. The Italian told reporters he had ordered his squad, who...Tags: Punishment, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Holidays, Fines
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Our Laguna: Friends all about lunching and reading
Hats and books were the order of the day at the luncheon hosted by the Friends of the Library on Tuesday at Three Seventy Common. "Ladies Who Lunch….and Read" reviewed books they recommended to supporters of the library and competed for prizes...
Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Painting, Fine Artists
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Basquiat work sells in NY for record $48.8M; Lichtenstein, Pollock also fetch top prices
NEW YORK (AP) — A Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL' BAH'-skee-aht) painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York. Christie's says "Dustheads" sold for $48.8 million on...Tags: Jackson Pollock, Human Accomplishments, Arts and Culture
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Andy Williams' art collection fetches $46M on 1st day of 2-day NYC auction
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Andy Williams' eclectic art collection has brought $46 million at a New York City auction. The works sold on Wednesday, the first of a two-day sale at Christie's. The late singer's taste ranged from contemporary,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Andy Williams, New York City
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Knife carried by local SEAL on Osama bin Laden raid draws $34,500 at auction
The Emerson CQC-7 folding knife goes for about $125 brand new. A used one sold at auction yesterday for $35,400. Of course, it was just any folding knife. No, this was the one carried by Virginia Beach-based Navy SEAL Matt Bissonette - a.k.a.,...
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Feeding Frenzy: Hundreds turn out for Taste of Jessamine
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comFrom appetizers to desserts, there was plenty of food to be tasted at the 16th annual Taste of Jessamine County held Friday night at West Jessamine High School. In all, some 47 local celebrity chefs offered up their fare as more than 300 people eagerly...Tags: Social Services, Christianity, Appetizers, Pork Tenderloin, State Farm Insurance
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Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holding exhibitions abroad....Tags: Services and Shopping, Finance, Punishment, Economy, Business and Finance, Photography Supplies and Services
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FACTBOX-Official tally of bids and investments after Brazil oil auction
ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO, May 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's national oil regulator late Thursday announced the total value of bids and additional investments in exploration pledged by companies during its auction of oil and natural gas rights earlier this week. The...Tags: Energy Resources, BP Plc, Brazil, Exxon Mobil Corporation, BG Group Plc.
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Bidder pays $600k for coffee with Apple CEO
An anonymous bidder will pay $610,000 for an hour of chat. Why so much? It's a chance to chat with Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook. The online auction site Charity Buzz started accepting bids on the experience about three weeks ago. The winning...
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Actress Gina Lollobrigida's Diamonds Fetch $4.9 Million At Auction
(Reuters) - Diamond jewelry belonging to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for more than 4.74 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million) on Tuesday in Geneva and set a record for pearl earrings, auctioneer Sotheby's said. Lollobrigida, a leading sex symbol...
Tags: Human Accomplishments, Italy, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Celebrities, Medical Research
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Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction
Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...Tags: Jackson Pollock, Human Accomplishments, Arts and Culture, J. Crew, Painting
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