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Associated Press "The Scream" by Edvard Munch, arguably one of the art world's most recognizable images, sold Wednesday for a record $119,922,500 by Sotheby's in New York City.
‘The Scream’ fetches record bid
NEW YORK — One of the art world’s most recognizable images — Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” — sold Wednesday for a record $119,922,500 at auction in New York City. The 1895 artwork — a modern symbo...
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Midwest economic survey suggests growing strength
OMAHA, Neb. — The economy appears to be improving in nine Midwest and Plains states because of the strength of manufacturing and agricultural businesses, according to a survey of business leaders r...
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Associated Press George Zartuche yells Tuesday at a driver turning into the main entrance to the Caterpillar plant in Joliet,. Ill., as members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers strike outside the plant.
Union workers strike at Caterpillar
JOLIET, Ill. — About 800 union workers who rejected Caterpillar Inc.’s latest contract offer walked off the job Tuesday at a plant in Joliet. Workers with picket signs lined up outside the plant...
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Sears anticipates returning to profit in first quarter
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings Corp.’s stock jumped Tuesday after the retailer said it expects to post a first-quarter profit because of a large gain from the sale of some U.S. and Canadian...
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US factory growth shows economy now more resilient
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing grew last month at the fastest pace in 10 months, suggesting that the economy is healthier than recent data had indicated. New orders, production and a measure of...
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Apple legally sidesteps billions in taxes
NEW YORK — A published report says Apple Inc. uses subsidiaries in Ireland, the Netherlands and other low-tax nations as part of a strategy that enables the technology giant to cut its global tax b...
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Pall Corp. selling some blood transfusion assets
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — Filtration equipment manufacturer Pall Corp. has agreed to sell certain operations and equipment used in blood transfusions to health care company Haemonetics Corp. for abou...
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Associated Press A street vendor walks in front of the Best Western Hotel in construction in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This city is undergoing the largest hotel building boom in its history, raising expectations that investors will soon fill those air-conditioned rooms looking to build factories, tourist infrastructure and other amenities that will help Haiti bounce back from the 2010 earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Hotels arise amid Haiti’s ruins
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Glimmers of hope are coming to this devastated capital and its surrounding cities, as the concrete Royal Oasis hotel rises over a metropolitan area still filled with displac...
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun Derrick Smith, Middle Tennessee regional manager for the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, displays three brochures promoting Tennessee tourist attractions during a meeting April 10 with The Paducah Sun editorial board.
Everybody’s got something to sell
For Paducah and McCracken County, it’s quilts. For Marshall County, it’s fishing and Kentucky Lake. Murray and Calloway County rely on a family-friendly environment and being the best place t...
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