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It was all over the fashion runways. Women's Wear Daily raved about Armani dresses in this material. Harper's Bazaar called it one of 2022's biggest trends. At Britain's film awards, celebrities partied in Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren and Gucci versions. It's even found its way down to casual wear, in jeans, T-shirts and slouchy overshirts. [...]
NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A beach town that is defying New Jersey's order not to shore up its eroding sand dunes is suing the state for $21 million. That's how much North Wildwood says it spent over the past decade on trucking sand in as part of an ultimately futile effort to hold back the [...]
Ahead of the Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a slate of individuals and organizations, including Turner Construction Co. and the Economic and Community Development Institute, to be honored at the 38th annual event. The construction company and institute, both based in Columbus, will be recognized for a [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California beachfront property that was taken from a black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to their heirs last year will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, officials said. The heirs' decision to sell what was once known as Bruce's Beach was [...]
Forty-seven. That's how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards' 3-year-old son has missed in the past year. RSV, COVID-19 and two bouts of the dreaded preschool scourge of hand, foot and mouth disease struck one after another. The illnesses were so disruptive that the labor economist quit her full-time job at the Rand [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans, as of Jan. 1, may qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit, part of changes enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, is designed to spur EV sales and reduce greenhouse emissions. A complex web of requirements, however, including where vehicles and [...]
Taking down the Christmas tree is only one task after the holiday season. For those with a real tree, figuring out what to do with it can be as easy as placing it by the curb. In most states, it can be the gift that keeps on giving. Discarded Christmas trees can be picked up [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Lamb could not maneuver his wheelchair into the rows of pews at his church. It wouldn't fit. Nor could he sit in the aisles without awkwardly blocking the way. So he adapted. It's a regular part of his new life with limited mobility that requires near-constant calculations of how to navigate [...]
BATH, Maine — Making the switch from building corporate jets to building Navy warships has been reinvigorating for a soldier-turned-business executive who's leading Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works. Charles "Chuck" Krugh said he wasted no time in getting his hands dirty, meeting daily with workers on the ships' "deck plates." "I'm a hands-on guy that [...]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City had been set to choose a development proposal centered on high-end sports cars for a historic former airport property but dropped those plans earlier this month after New Jersey officials asked them not to take the vote. The delay opens the door, or at least buys more time for, [...]