Tag: bid
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North Korean defector steals bus in bid to return home from the South
SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean defector living in South Korea was detained Tuesday after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarized border, in an apparent attempt to get back to the North, Yonhap news agency reported. The incident took place around 1:30 a.m. (12:30 p.m. Monday…
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Texas man says he smashed Taylor Swift-signed guitar he bid $4,000 on at auction as ‘a joke’
There were more splinters than teardrops left on a Taylor Swift-autographed guitar after a Texas man smashed it apart as “a joke” — after paying thousands for it at auction, the man said Tuesday. Gary Estes, 67, says he paid $4,000 for the instrument at the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner in Waxahachie, an annual…
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81-year-old South Korean model falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant
SEOUL, South Korea — An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant after competing in the country’s national pageant against rivals old enough to be her grandchildren. Dressed in a beaded white gown, the silver-haired Choi Soon-hwa strutted across the stage and performed in a…
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A bid to change the electoral math hits a roadblock: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, our team breaks down a key Nebraska state senator’s decision to stand in the way of a Trump-backed…