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Smaller investors face down hedge funds, as GameStop soars
NEW YORK (AP) ??" A head-scratching David and Goliath story is playing out on Wall Street over the stock price of a money-losing video game retailer.An army of smaller-pocketed, optimistic investors is throwing dollars and buy orders at the stock of GameStop ??" in direct opposition to a group of wealthy investors who are counting on the stock price to plunge.
The resulting action is wild, with GameStop's stock soaring nearly 145% in less than two hours Monday morning, only for the gains to disappear quickly afterward.
The struggling company based in... Read More
Latest honor for Sidney Poitier: A film school in his name
NEW YORK (AP) ??" In 1963, Sidney Poitier made a film in Arizona, "Lilies of the Field." The performance led to a huge milestone: He became the first Black winner of a lead-acting Oscar.Now, Arizona is the site of another career milestone for the legendary actor and filmmaker ??" Arizona State University has named its new film school after him. The Sidney Poitier New American Film School was unveiled at a virtual ceremony on Monday.
The decision to name the school after Poitier, 93, is about much more than his achievements and legacy, but because he "embodies in his... Read More
Pompeii's museum comes back to life to display amazing finds
POMPEII, Italy (AP) ??" Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii's museum has been reborn, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city.Officials of the archeological park of the ruins of the city destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius inaugurated the museum on Monday.
Known as the Antiquarium, the museum gives Pompeii a permanent exhibition space. Visitors can see sections of frescoed walls from the sprawling city's unearthed villas, examples of some of the graffiti unearthed by archaeologists as well as... Read More
Paris' virus-battered Fan Museum thrown life-line
PARIS (AP) ??" Paris City Hall has instructed the landlord seeking to close down the city's indebted Fan Museum to extend its deadline for payment, the museum said Monday.Director Anne Hoguet said her beleaguered museum ??" a registered historic monument ??" owed 117,000 euros in rent arrears due to losses incurred during virus lockdowns last year. The money was due Jan. 23 and the landlord had threatened to seize the museum's priceless artifacts as payment.
In response to AP's reporting, on Thursday UNESCO called on France to do more to protect the small museum that... Read More
From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King
NEW YORK (AP) ??" Larry King was easy to poke fun at, particularly late in his career at CNN: the pinched look, guffaws and coke-bottle glasses, the suspenders and old-time microphone on the desk in front of him.He was grandpa trying to dance to Drake at a wedding.
But at least grandpa tried, didn't he? And if you sat down to talk with him, he could take you places with his words, and you would enjoy the journey. You'd certainly be sorry if he wasn't there.
Hearing about King's death Saturday at age 87 stirred a similar feeling. The Brooklyn-born King was a... Read More
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- Smaller investors face down hedge funds, as GameStop soars
- Latest honor for Sidney Poitier: A film school in his name
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- 'Soul,' 'Ma Rainey's' among AFI's top 10 films of the year
- Pompeii's museum comes back to life to display amazing finds
- Paris' virus-battered Fan Museum thrown life-line
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