By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Private equity group Consortium Brand Partners announced Wednesday it has acquired actress Reese Witherspoon’s fashion and lifestyle brand, Draper James, through a majority stake. According to the deal, Consortium Brand Partners acquired a 70% stake in the company for an undisclosed amount while Witherspoon remains a partner
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops have brought their complaints about the Vatican’s diplomatic neutrality in Russia’s war on their country to the Holy See itself. They told Pope Francis in person on Wednesday that his words praising Russia’s imperial past had pained the Ukrainian people. The 86-year-old pope
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An 11-year-old boy charged in the death of his mother was bound over for trial Tuesday, Sept. 5. The child is facing one count of first-degree intentional homicide. In July, a judge ruled the boy competent to stand trial as an
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defense minister says that pieces, apparently of a drone from Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine’s port on the Danube River, have been found on the territory of his country. Romania is a NATO member. Angel Tilvar, the minister, told local news channel
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By Brandon Miller, Robert Shackelford, Chris Liakos, Louise McLoughlin and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — At least 14 people have died and several remain missing across Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria as torrential rain and severe flooding batter southern Europe. Flooding has claimed at least three lives in mainland Greece, seven in Turkey and left
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Michigan resident Jim “The Shark” Dreyer attempted to break his own record by swimming across Lake Michigan but did not quite reach the intended goal. Dreyer embarked on his journey on Labor Day from Milwaukee to Grand Haven, Mich Unlike his successful
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By ALYSIA BURGIO Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — In downtown Detroit, on the corner of West Grand River Avenue and Griswold, you’ll find a furniture shop called Throwbacks Home. “It’s modern, it’s eclectic, it’s rustic,” said Bo Shepherd, Head of Design/Co-Founder of Throwbacks Home and Woodward Throwbacks. Shepherd says
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Argentina está nuevamente en modo electoral. Este sábado 2 de septiembre comenzó formalmente la campaña para las elecciones generales del 22 de octubre, cuando los argentinos elegirán a su próximo presidente. Una jornada en la que cada voto será clave. Las Primarias Abiertas Simultáneas y Obligatorias (PASO) del 13 de
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CNN By David Williams and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — When you think of flamingos, the images that come to mind are probably of African water holes, the Caribbean, Florida – or almost anywhere else other than Waynesville, Ohio. So, when Jacob Roalef saw Facebook posts about flamingos at Ceasar Creek State Park, near Dayton,
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — French film actress Emmanuelle Béart has revealed that she was a victim of incest, continuing a national reckoning with child sexual abuse in France. Béart, a multi-award-winning star at home who is best known to international audiences for her appearances in “Manon des Sources” (1986) and “Mission: Impossible” (1996),
Continue Reading By Dalal Mawad, Niamh Kennedy and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Public schools in France have been turning away students for breaking a new national ban on the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, as a rights group filed an appeal against the prohibition. A total of 67 girls returned home
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom is set to classify Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a terrorist organization, a move that will open the door to prosecution of its members and supporters. The decision – which puts the the organization into the same category as the likes of al
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By Michael Callahan, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force on Wednesday tested an unarmed nuclear-capable long-range missile, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command. The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with three test reentry vehicles, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and traveled 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein
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CNN By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — The escalating feud between Democrats and Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama Republican’s blockade of roughly 300 military nominees could soon lead to an even riskier situation: Holding up the confirmation of the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. Gen. C.Q. Brown, who was nominated to be the
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CNN By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — The escalating feud between Democrats and Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama Republican’s blockade of roughly 300 military nominees could soon lead to an even riskier situation: Holding up the confirmation of the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. Gen. C.Q. Brown, who was nominated to be the
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — A former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency says that Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank. Tamir Pardo joins a small but growing list of retired officials to endorse an idea that remains largely on the fringes of Israeli discourse. Pardo told
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept. 23 benefit concert in New York’s Central Park. The singer, whose debut solo single “Seven” hit No. 1 in the United States and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — China is in trouble. The world’s second-largest economy is grappling with growing financial distress, which means big problems for the nation’s nearly $3 trillion shadow banking industry. Chinese households are spending less, factory production is falling and businesses are investing more slowly than last year. Youth
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bud Light’s parent company is having a miserable year. But there’s at least one prominent investor who believes in Anheuser-Busch: Bill Gates’ foundation trust. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust last quarter bought 1.7 million shares of Anheuser-Busch, valued at around $95 million, according to a
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek prosecutor has brought criminal charges against an island ferry captain and three of his crew over the death of a tardy passenger who was pushed by a crew member into the sea as he tried to board the departing vessel. The incident in the country’s main port of Piraeus
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