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Poet Li-Young Lee receives $100,000 lifetime achievement prize from Poetry Foundation

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Li-Young Lee has won a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize, and Carole Boston Weatherford has been named the new Young People’s Poet Laureate. The Poetry Foundation announced the awards on Tuesday. The Chicago-based nonprofit also awarded its $10,000 Pegasus award for criticism to Elizabeth Sarah Coles and its

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Median income rose to $80,610 in 2023

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ incomes have finally returned to their pre-pandemic peak. Median household income rose to $80,610 in 2023, essentially the same as it was in 2019, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The typical household’s income rose 4% from 2022, driven primarily by an increase in workers’ earnings. This was the

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Former US Sen. Ayotte to face former Manchester Mayor Craig in New Hampshire governor’s race

Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire will elect a female governor for the third time in November after former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig won their respective primaries. Current Gov. Republican Chris Sununu is not seeking reelection after four terms. Ayotte is a Republican who was New Hampshire’s

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Keurig to pay $1.5M settlement over statements on the recyclability of its K-Cup drink pods

AP Business Writer Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. will pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it made inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single use beverage pods. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that Keurig agreed to a cease-and-desist order and to pay the civil penalty, without admitting or denying the

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The viral nine-month cruise is ending. Here’s what it was really like on board

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Within weeks of Royal Caribbean’s nine-month-long world cruise setting sail in December 2023, the voyage unexpectedly became the center of a social media storm. The prospect of nine months on a two-decades-old ship, sailing to more than 60 destinations with hundreds of strangers, captured the public’s imagination as passengers

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La atleta olímpica viral Raygun es la número uno del mundo en el ranking de breakdance, según el organismo rector del deporte

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La australiana Rachael Gunn, conocida como B-Girl Raygun, quien se volvió viral tras su actuación en los Juegos de París, es ahora la número uno del mundo en breakdance. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel La atleta de 37 años se quedó con el primer puesto en el último ranking femenino publicado

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Constantine Orbelian to attempt to revive New York City Opera after drop in money and performances

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Constantine Orbelian has been promoted to executive director of the largely dormant New York City Opera, which hasn’t given a staged performance since 2022. It plans to return with William Grant Still’s “Troubled Island” at City Center in 2025-26. Orbelian became music director for the 2021-22 season and added

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