Tag: drop
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Ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash.
Ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and neighboring Vancouver, Washingon, were set on fire early Monday morning, police said, just over a week out from Election Day. Local officials said three ballots were damaged in Portland while potentially “hundreds” were affected in Vancouver. The Portland Police Bureau said an “incendiary device” was placed inside of…
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September home sales drop to lowest level since 2010
Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in September compared with August, to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 3.84 million units, the slowest pace since October 2010, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 3.5% lower than in September 2023. Sales fell in three out of four U.S. regions, with just the…
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Texas judge won’t drop lawsuit after commission rescinds LGBTQ rights warning
A Texas judge said she will not drop her lawsuit against a state commission that publicly sanctioned her for refusing to officiate at same-sex weddings, even though the commission withdrew its ethics warning last month. Judge Dianne Hensley, an elected Texas justice of the peace who hears small claims and misdemeanor cases, said in a filing…
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Folie à Deux’ collapses with brutal 81% drop
There’s only room for one killer clown at the top of box office charts. “Terrifier 3” slashed its way to No. 1 in North America, collecting a stellar $18.3 million from 2,514 theaters in its opening weekend. It’s a huge start for the ultra-gory, independently made, low-budget slasher film about a demonic clown who brutalizes…
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South Korea prosecutors drop charges against first lady over Dior handbag
SEOUL, South Korea — Prosecutors in South Korea have decided not to charge first lady Kim Keon Hee over allegations of inappropriately accepting gifts last year, including a Christian Dior handbag, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Seoul prosecutors’ office. The scandal has caused a political uproar in South Korea and contributed to a bruising election…
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Video shows robbers drop into check cashing store from ceiling in $150,000 heist
Atlanta police on Tuesday continued to search for two robbers captured on video dropping into a check cashing store from the ceiling and grabbing stacks of cash from a safe. Police believe the pair, working with the help of a suspected lookout, cut into the roof of the one-story store with power tools before the…