Boots, Banksy, piano: Elton John puts items up for auction
Music icon Elton John has put a variety of personal items up for auction at Christie's in New York, including monogrammed silver leather platform boots, a grand piano and a triptych by street artist Banksy.
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2023 -- a year of hypocrisy and rights suppression, says HRW
The past 12 months marked a grim year of suppression of human rights, with world leaders ignoring violations in Sudan and Gaza, and against marginalized groups like the Uyghurs, a monitor said Thursday.
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NFL playoffs open with QB swap adding to Lions-Rams tension
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, Detroit's former star passer, finds himself trying to deny rival Jared Goff and the long-suffering Lions their first NFL playoff victory since 1991.
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Macron tilts French cabinet to right in reshuffle
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday replaced his foreign minister but maintained other key figures in their posts, in a reshuffle that tilted his cabinet to the right and leaves all the top ministries in the hands of men.
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US opens safety probe into Boeing after Alaska Airlines incident
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday it is launching a safety probe into Boeing following last week's near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines-operated 737 MAX.
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Macron replaces foreign minister in reshuffle: presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday replaced his foreign minister but maintained other key figures in their posts in a reshuffle that tilted his cabinet to the right and left all top ministries in the hands of men.
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Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US
Iran's navy seized a ship off Oman to retaliate for the "theft" of its oil from the same tanker last year by the United States, state media said Thursday.
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Giannis, LeBron keep balloting lead for NBA All-Star Game
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers playmaker LeBron James remained the top vote-getters in updated fan balloting returns for next month's NBA All-Star Game revealed on Thursday.
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Trump berates NY fraud trial judge at closing arguments
Donald Trump ignored warnings from the judge in his New York civil fraud trial Thursday and turned closing arguments into an election campaign attack, claiming that prosecutors are out to stop his political comeback.
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Polish populists rally against govt reforms as president pardons ex-MPs
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Warsaw Thursday to protest reforms by the pro-EU Polish government as the country suffers post-election turmoil.
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