Friday, 19 May 2017

Design sketches for Route 66 neon signs rescued, preserved

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - They were just a bunch of old business records belonging to New Mexico's oldest and largest sign-making shop, the last of the manufacturers from neon's midcentury heyday.

No longer needed and deemed a fire hazard, the file drawers were moved outside and placed on pallets under ...
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3rd New Orleans Cat Art and Film Festival is Saturday

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - If you can't get enough cat videos online, the third New Orleans Cat Art and Film Festival is Saturday at Delgado City Park Student Life Center.

The Louisiana SPCA says there's a feline art and jewelry sale, a cat art contest and a compilation of last ...
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Thursday, 18 May 2017

The Latest: Police: Chris Cornell's death a possible suicide

DETROIT (AP) - The Latest on the death of musician Chris Cornell in Detroit (all times local):

7:40 a.m.

Detroit police say the death of rocker Chris Cornell, the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave, is being investigated as a possible suicide.

Police spokesman Michael Woody tells ...
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DJ arrested 2 days after playing hits at police health fair

MIAMI (AP) - A South Florida disc jockey faces drug charges just two days after playing hits and taking selfies with officials at an employee "health and wellness fair" in the lobby of the Miami police headquarters.

A Miami-Dade narcotics unit arrested DJ Fredy Benz, whose real name is Alfredo ...
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Oops! Bella Hadid suffers wardrobe malfunction at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) - Supermodel Bella Hadid's high split gown has led to a wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.

Pictures from the event in France show Hadid's underwear on view for a slew of photographers ahead of the festival's opening ceremony Wednesday. She was ...
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High Point University president to lead city's growth plans

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) - The president of High Point University will lead the city's effort to develop the downtown area with several projects, including a minor-league baseball stadium.

The News & Record reports (http://bit.ly/2rtM8Rw ) that Nido Qubein announced a plan Wednesday to raise $38 million from private donors ...
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Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died at age 52

Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died at age 52, according to his representative.

Cornell, who had been on tour, died Wednesday night in Detroit, Brian Bumbery said in a statement to The Associated Press. Cornell had performed ...
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