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Richard Lewis, comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, dies at age 76

Richard Lewis, the actor and comedian known for his long-running stand-up career and recurring role on the hit HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has died at 76, his publicist announced Wednesday. The cause of death was a heart attack, the publicist, Jeff Abraham, said. Lewis was a fixture of the comedy club circuit for decades, and his angsty, tortured act …

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How many people voted in the 2024 Michigan primary? Heres voter turnout data for the 2024 race

Washington — CBS News projected President Biden and former President Donald Trump hadeasy victories in Michigan’s Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, leaving little question about who will secure the party’s backing heading into the general election in November. But turnout was lower than previous contests, amid concerns about voter apathy in the key battleground state. How many people voted …

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Housing market shows no sign of thawing as spring buying season nears

Although the housing market traditionally thaws every spring, aspiring homebuyers may want to consider an extended hibernation given what is an exceptionally tough market this year. Home prices last year rose an average of 6.7% in the country’s 20 biggest metro areas, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data. Across the nation as a whole, housing prices rose than …

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Key witness in Holly Bobo murder trial says his testimony was a lie, court documents show

As the star witness in the Holly Bobo murder trial, Jason Autry spoke in a calm, deliberative manner as an attentive jury listened to him recreate the day the kidnapped Tennessee nursing student was wrapped in a blanket, placed in the back of a pickup truck, driven to a river and shot to death by his friend. Autry wore a …

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Mitch McConnell stepping down as Senate GOP leader, ending historic 17-year run

Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he’s stepping down as the upper chamber’s GOP leader after November’s elections, ending a 17-year run that made him the longest-serving party leader in Senate history and often the most powerful Republican in Washington. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced his decision on the Senate floor on Wednesday. “I always imagined …

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Coinbase scrambles to restore digital wallets after some customers saw $0 in their accounts

Coinbase apps are “recovering” after some customers opened their digital accounts to find them showing zero balances, CEO Brian Armstrong said Wednesday afternoon. The cryptocurrency exchangeacknowledgedthe issue earlier Wednesday after users reported difficulties making trades and that their accounts were empty. “Apps are now recovering,” Armstrong said on X (formerly known as Twitter). “We had modeled a ~10x surge in …

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Idaho delays execution of serial killer Thomas Creech after failed lethal injection attempts

Idaho on Wednesday delayed the execution of convicted serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates, after a failed attempt at lethal injection. Creech, who has been convicted of five murders, was sentenced to die for the killing of a fellow prisoner with a battery-filled sock in 1981. “The medical team could not establish an …

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Ghanas parliament passes strict new anti-LGBTQ legislation to extend sentences and expand scope

Johannesburg —Ghana’s parliament approved a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ bill on Wednesday after months of debate. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill is one of the toughest pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Africa. Homosexuality is already illegal in Ghana and punishable by up to three years in prison. Under the new law, that maximum sentence will increase to five …

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Judge orders former President Trump removed from Illinois primary ballot, but puts order on hold

UPDATE (2/29/2024): Former President Donald Trump has appealed a Cook County judge’s ruling to remove him from the ballot in Illinois’ primary election. CHICAGO (CBS) — A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered the Illinois Board of Elections to remove former President Donald Trump from the Illinois primary ballot – but also put the order on hold, pending a likely …

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Cracked windshield forces American Airlines flight to make emergency landing in Boston

BOSTON – An American Airlines flight bound for Spain was forced to divert to Logan Airport in Boston Wednesday night because of a cracked windshield, according to Massachusetts State Police. American Airlines flight 94 American Airlines Flight 94 took off from JFK Airport in New York City and was headed to Madrid, Spain when it was diverted to Boston because …

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