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The Milan Cortina Olympicsâ four-site and two-cauldron opening ceremony begins
MILAN (AP) — Featuring planned tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus an appearance by American diva Mariah Carey — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony was getting the Milan Cortina Olympics officially started Friday.It didn’t exactly feel like a Winter Games as the festivities began at the main hub, Milan’s San Siro soccer stadium, where the temperature was a tad below 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) and the sky was a crisp, clear azure... Read More
Japanese-based Kirin announces deal to sell the Four Roses bourbon brand to wine giant Gallo
Gallo signaled Friday that it sees wine and whiskey as a good mix for business.The wine giant said it plans to add a prominent Kentucky bourbon brand to its portfolio in a deal to purchase Four Roses Distillery from Japanese-based Kirin.
The deal, valued at up to $775 million, is expected to close in the second quarter of this year, Kirin said in a release. California-based Gallo said no changes are planned in operations, production or distribution once it acquires the Four Roses brand — produced in Lawrenceburg in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country.
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon allege surge in Israeli violence toward them
BEIRUT (AP) — U.N. peacekeepers patrolling southern Lebanon have faced a dramatic surge of “aggressive behavior” by Israeli forces over the last year, including drone-dropped grenades and machine-gun fire, according to an internal report seen by The Associated Press.The report by one of the 48 nations that together have more than 7,500 peacekeepers in southern Lebanon says the number of incidents jumped from just one in January to 27 in December. The hilly frontier zone where the UNIFIL force patrols has seen decades of cross-border violence. Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah... Read More
In unusual move, Republican chairman scrutinizes companies tied to husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Friday requested records related to firms partially owned by the husband of Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, taking the extraordinary step of scrutinizing the spouse of a sitting House member.Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, released a letter to Timothy Mynett, a former Democratic political consultant who is married to Omar, requesting records related to a pair of companies that had a substantial jump in value between 2023 and 2024, according to financial disclosures filed by the congresswoman.
Kremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin said Friday.At the same time, the U.S. emphasized the need for China to join a future arms pact and accused Beijing of covert nuclear tests.
The New START treaty expired Thursday, leaving no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century and fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race.
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