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☆ David H. Pryor, Arkansas Senator and Clinton Ally, Dies at 88
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

David H. Pryor, a liberal Democrat who won two terms as governor of Arkansas and three in the United States Senate, and who paved the way for the political rise of his young ally Bill Clinton in an era of changing racial attitudes in the South, died on Saturday at his home in Little Rock. His death was announced by his son Mark, himself a former two-term United States senator. Mr. Pryor was eight years older than Mr. Clinton, and they didn’t know each other well until they became accomplished politicians. They both grew up in segregated small towns in Arkansas, raised by families of modest means and liberal outlook, who resisted pressures to scorn their Black neighbors. Mr. Clinton’s maternal grandparents, who raised him, ran a small grocery store and during the harsh winters sold goods on credit to people of all races.

Persons: David H, Pryor, Bill Clinton, Mark, Clinton, Pryor’s, Clinton’s Organizations: Democrat, United States Senate, United Locations: Arkansas, Little Rock, United States, British Guiana

☆ The rarest US stamp is going up for auction. It’s expected to sell for millions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This summer, philatelists will have a chance to snag the rarest US stamp ever: the 1868 one-cent “Z-grill.”Interested? On June 14, the one-cent Z-grill will be put up for sale by Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, marking the first time the rare stamp has been on auction since 1998. Of the two known copies of the one-cent Z-grill, one is held by the New York Public Library. That leaves only one one-cent Z-grill available to private collectors. “There’s multiple stamps that’ll bring $500,000 or $750,000, but the (one-cent) Z-grill is the star of the show,” Shreve said.

Persons: Robert A, Bill Gross, “ It’s, ”, Charles Shreve, Gross, “, Benjamin Franklin, Scott Trepel, ” Trepel, Trepel, Jerry Buss, Shreve, ‘, ’ ” Shreve, Don Sundman, ” Shreve Organizations: CNN, British, New York Public Library, US Post, Los Angeles Lakers, Pacific Investment Management Company, US Postal Service Locations: New York, British Guiana

☆ A Venezuelan vote on an oil-rich region of Guyana raises concerns of a South American military conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The area in question, the densely forested Essequibo region, amounts to about two-thirds of Guyana’s national territory and is roughly the size of Florida. The recent discovery of vast offshore oil fields in the region has heightened the stakes of the dispute. Venezuelans in Caracas take part in a rally during the closing of the campaign for the Essequibo referendum, on December 1. It owns the congress of Guyana,” Maduro told supporters last week. Matias Delacroix/APOn Wednesday, Brazil announced that it was increasing its military presence with “defensive actions” along its northern border with Venezuela and Guyana.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Miguel Gutierrez, Shutterstock, Robert Persaud, Venezuela doesn’t, Matias Delacroix, ” Maduro, Maria Corina Machado, Maduro, ”, Phil Gunson, Irfaan Ali, Paul J, Angelo, Wazim Mowla, Adrienne Arsht, Vladmir Putin’s, Bharrat Jagdeo, “, ” Jagdeo, ” Gunson Organizations: CNN, Quarterly, Court of Justice, UN, International Court of Justice, ExxonMobil, AP, International Crisis, Venezuelan, Foreign Relations, Caribbean Initiative, Atlantic, America, Crisis Locations: Guyana, Essequibo, Florida, Venezuela, British, Venezuelan, Caracas, Ukraine, Guyanese, The Hague, Guyana's, Paris, Guiana, Georgetown, AP Venezuela, ”, Demerara, Brazil, Crimea, that’s

☆ World Court says it can rule on Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

THE HAGUE, April 6 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled they had jurisdiction over a long-running border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, which could determine which country has rights to offshore oil and gas fields. Guyana asked the ICJ, also known as the World Court, in 2018 to confirm that the border was laid down in an 1899 arbitration between Venezuela and the then-colony of British Guiana. The court "by 14 votes to 1, rejects the preliminary objection raised by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela," said presiding judge Joan Donoghue, while reading the decision. Venezuela does not want the ICJ to rule and instead insists on a bilateral negotiated solution to determine the course of the land border, which may ultimately determine which country has rights to certain offshore oil and gas fields. Offshore oil discoveries in recent years have given Guyana, which has no history of oil production, the potential to become one of the largest producers in Latin America.

☆ O monedă americană din aur, vândută cu o SUMĂ URIAŞĂ
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O monedă americană din aur, de colecţie, a fost vândută cu 18,87 de milioane de dolari în cadrul unei sesiuni organizate de casa de licitaţii Sotheby's la New York, un record, anunţă AFP, citează observatornews.ro. Ea nu a fost pusă niciodată în circulaţie deoarece preşedintele american de la acea vreme, Franklin Roosevelt, începuse sfârşitul convertibilităţii monedei americane în aur. Statele Unite nu au mai emis niciodată monede din aur, în afară de o serie limitată, de colecţie. La finalul acestei vânzări, directoarea Monetăriei Statelor Unite i-a acordat lui Stuart Weitzman un certificat de monetizare, care a transformat obiectul într-o monedă americană oficială. Stuart Weitzman a intrat în posesia acestui timbru de 1 cent, imprimat în 1856, în 2014 pentru 9,4 milioane de dolari, care rămâne şi astăzi record în materie.

Persons: american Augustus Saint, Franklin Roosevelt, Egiptului, american Stuart Weitzman, Stuart Weitzman Organizations: Monetăria, Monetăria Statelor Unite, american, Unite, British Locations: New York, Monetăria Statelor, american, Statele Unite, britanic, British Guiana, Magenta, Guyana britanică, Guyana

☆ O monedă din aur s-a vândut cu suma record de 18,9 milioane de dolari
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesO monedă din aur s-a vândut cu suma record de 18,9 milioane de dolariO monedă de colecţie, din aur, a fost vândută în Statele Unite pentru 18,9 milioane de dolari, în urma unei licitaţii organizată la New York. Este cel mai mare preț plătit vreodată pentru o monedă. Moneda a fost vândută de designerul şi colecţionarul de pantofi Stuart Weitzman, care a achiziţionat-o în 2002 pentru suma record la acea dată de 7,6 milioane de dolari, relatează Reuters. Stuart Weitzman a obţinut acest timbru de un cent, imprimat în 1856, în anul 2014 contra sumei de 9,4 milioane de dolari, un record neegalat pentru o piesă similară. În urma licitaţiei de marţi, a fost vândut pentru un preţ mai mic, de 8,3 milioane de dolari.

Persons: Stuart, american Augustus Saint, Franklin Roosevelt, Egiptului, Stuart Weitzman Organizations: Reuters, Monetăria, Monetăria Statelor Unite, Unite, British Locations: Statele Unite, New York, Monetăria Statelor, american, britanic, justiţie, British Guiana, Magenta, Guiana, Guyana Britanică, Guyana

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