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WASHINGTON (AP) — A longshot bid to temporarily double a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions for most married couples went down to defeat Wednesday in the House. Republicans limited the deduction to help pay for other tax cuts in the 2017 package. They also cast the vote as an “election ploy to help New York Republicans win the next election.”“They created this problem that they now want to put a band-aid on,” Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., said of House Republicans. Nearly half of taxpayers in his district claimed the state and local tax deduction before the law was changed during the Trump administration. After the vote, Lawler said New York Republicans fought for their districts and the state, and “New York Democrats helped tanked the bill.” He said Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries urged colleagues to vote against the procedural rule.

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☆ Remember when Fran Fine’s fashion broke the ’90s TV show mold?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Marie Lodi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Still, not many have had the cultural impact of “The Nanny” herself, Fran Fine. Over the years, fan accounts like What Fran Wore and the Fran Fine Fashion Database have documented all of the character’s roughly 700 outfits. Drescher in character as Fran Fine in a promotional photo for "The Nanny", pictured with the show's other principcal cast members. CBS/Getty ImagesCooper says that when she first envisaged Fran’s aesthetic, it didn’t reflect early ‘90s fashion trends. It’s no wonder that after all these years, fans of “The Nanny” and fashionable TikTokers continue to cosplay as Fran in swarms.

Persons: Cher Horowitz, Dionne Davenport, “, Carrie Bradshaw, ’, Rachel Green, ”, Fran Fine, Fran, Fran Drescher, Fran Wore, Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Maxwell Sheffield, Daniel Davis, Niles, Lauren Lane, Babcock, Madeline Zima, Grace Sheffield, Benjamin Salisbury, Tom, Maggie Sheffield, Brenda Cooper, Shawn Holly Cookson, Terry Gordon, Cooper, Todd Oldham, Dolce, Gabbana, Bob Mackie, Anna Sui, Brenda Cooper’s, Moschino, Leger, ” Cooper, Neiman Marcus, —, ” Moschino, Jennie Walker, ” Walker, Kate Spade, Gucci, Vivienne Westwood, Cooper didn’t, suede, “ Organizations: CNN, City, Flushing, Brighton Sheffield, CBS, Getty, Vogue, “ Locations: Versace, Italian, LA

☆ Picasso portrait of mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter could sell for over $120 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” is expected to fetch more than $120 million when it goes up for auction this fall. Sotheby'sThe piece, which measures 51¼ x 38 inches (130 x 96.5 centimeters), depicts Picasso’s lover and “golden muse” Marie-Thérèse Walter, who featured in many of his portraits. In a statement announcing the sale, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist & Modern Art for the Americas, said: “Picasso’s ‘Femme à la Montre’ is a masterpiece by every measure. The artist painted “Femme à la montre” in August 1932, soon after the retrospective at the Galerie Georges Petit in Paris ended. Andy Warhol's 1986 self portrait will also be auctioned as part of Fisher Landau's collection.

Persons: Emily Fisher Landau, Fernand Léger's, ” Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, London’s, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s, ” Picasso, Walter, Olga Khokhlova, ”, Galerie Georges Petit, Fisher Landau, Andy Warhol's, Fisher, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Fisher Landau’s, fenêtre, Thérèse, Picasso’s Organizations: CNN, London’s Tate, Art, Galerie, Lloyds Locations: New York, Manhattan, Paris, Americas, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgia, London, Marie

☆ Picasso masterpiece depicting his young mistress sells for $139 million at Sotheby’s auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” fetched more than $139 million on Wednesday, becoming the second most valuable work by the artist ever sold at auction. The 1932 oil painting took center-stage at a two-day event at Sotheby’s in New York, at the sale of late philanthropist Emily Fisher Landau’s private collection. She is pictured here in front of Fernand Léger's "Étude pour Les Constructeurs" in her home in Manhattan in 2002. In a statement announcing the sale in September, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist & Modern Art for the Americas, said: “Picasso’s ‘Femme à la Montre’ is a masterpiece by every measure. Andy Warhol's 1986 self portrait will also be auctioned as part of Fisher Landau's collection.

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☆ New Mexico lawmakers were 'taken by surprise' by their governor's temporary gun-carrying ban in Albuquerque
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Most lawmakers from the state, all Democrats, carefully sought to distance themselves from the order. AdvertisementAdvertisement"We have to find all the legal pathways that we possibly can to curb gun violence in our communities," Vasquez told Insider. "The governor is taking action and starting a conversation about addressing the epidemic of gun violence in our communities. The order has drawn national media attention, with even some Democrats and gun control activists criticizing Lujan Grisham's efforts as unconstitutional. Two Republican state lawmakers have called for the governor's impeachment, an effort that's dead on arrival in the Democratic-controlled legislature.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Sen, Martin Heinrich, Heinrich, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Gabe Vasquez, Leger Fernandez, Vasquez, Lujan Grisham's, Melanie Stansbury, Caroline Brehman, Bill Clark, Getty Images Lujan Grisham, Froylan Villegas, Stansbury, Ben Ray Luján, Lujan Grisham, Ted Lieu Organizations: New, Service, Reps, Getty Images, Democratic Locations: Albuquerque, Wall, Silicon, New Mexico, I'm, Ted Lieu of California

☆ A Sunny Place for Shady People
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Liesl Schillinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Its owner was known to accept paintings in lieu of payment — “My kind of hotel,” Picasso joked. In 1960, burglars broke in and stole 21 canvases, including a Braque, a Léger, a Mirò and a Modigliani. The influential Lord Brougham “discovered” Cannes in 1834, when a cholera epidemic interrupted his progress to Italy. Besotted by the Arcadian surroundings, he built a villa. Other foreign aristocrats followed suit, and 20 years later, Prosper Mérimée complained that “the English are established here as in a conquered land.

Persons: ” Picasso, Braque, Modigliani, Miles, Brougham “, Prosper Mérimée, They’ve, Cap Martin, Queen Victoria, Countess, Balmoral, “, Duchess Anastasia, “ Bertie, ”, King Edward VII, Henry Clews, Frank Jay Gould, Murphys, Edith Wharton, Scott Fitzgerald Organizations: Art, Villa Americana Locations: Saint, Paul, Cannes, Italy, Nice, Beaulieu, La, Menton, Balmoral ”, Russian, Monte Carlo, ”, Antibes, Hyères

Arif Virani, a Toronto member of parliament, was appointed justice minister in a broad cabinet shuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. "I think that empirically it's unlikely" Canada is becoming less safe, Virani told Reuters in an interview on Monday. According to Statistics Canada, the country's police-reported crime rate increased 5% last year, with the violent crime rate increasing 2%. An April poll by Leger found nearly two-thirds of Canadians surveyed thought crime had gotten worse where they lived. Canada will allow people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness to access assisted death starting in March.

Persons: Arif Virani, Justin Trudeau, Virani, Leger, Anna Mehler Paperny, Matthew Lewis Organizations: TORONTO, Reuters, Statistics Canada, Calgary, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Canada, Uganda, Surrey, British Columbia

Hardline conservatives, including members of the House Freedom Caucus, warned Republican leaders this week that they would not support appropriations bills without assurances on spending. But with hardliners pushing for lower spending, the House and Senate are at least $120 billion apart, with Senate appropriators aiming at the $1.59 trillion in fiscal 2024 discretionary spending agreed by McCarthy and Biden in June. Biden on Monday vowed to veto the House Republican spending bills if they make it to his desk, saying they backed away from the deal. The military and veterans bill would provide $155.7 billion in discretionary spending for military construction and veterans affairs. Democrats rejected the military construction bill, saying it would slash important programs and impose "a kitchen sink of culture wars" on the military and veterans.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Andy Ogles, Nothing's, I'm, Ogles, Don Bacon, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, McCarthy, Biden, Steve Scalise, Teresa Leger Fernandez, David Morgan, Katharine Jackson, Susan Heavey, Bill Berkrot, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Capitol, U.S, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Republican, House, Democratic, Caucus, Reuters, Food and Drug Administration, Lawmakers, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ See Margot Robbie’s best outfits from the ‘Barbie’ press tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —She may be a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, but the boundaries between Barbieland and real life are blurring as Margot Robbie undertakes her whirlwind international press tour for the Greta Gerwig-directed movie, out later this month. Han Myung-Gu/WireImage/Getty ImagesIn Sydney, Robbie wore a shimmering Versace mini dress. Richard Milnes/ShutterstockRyan Gosling and Robbie at a press event in Los Angeles, where Robbie wore Valentino. Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesRobbie's polkadot Valentino dress was a nod to the 'Pink and Fabulous' Barbie doll from 2015. Mattel; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images NorthRobbie in Versace at a "Barbie" fan event on July 1.

Persons: Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Robbie, Andrew Mukamal, Mukamal, Herve Leger, ’ Barbie, Versace, Chung Sung, Zendaya, ” Jenna, ”, Jeremy Scott, Barbie, Han Myung, Richard Milnes, Shutterstock Ryan Gosling, Valentino, Jon Kopaloff, polkadot Valentino, James Gourley Organizations: CNN, Mattel, ”, Halle Bailey’s, Warner Bros . Pictures, Warner Bros . Locations: Seoul, Moschino, Sydney, Los Angeles

☆ Remember when Paris Hilton channeled ‘Barbiecore’ to a Britney Spears’ 2001 concert?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Faye Bradley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

And in November 2001, the hotel heiress made a fashion statement that etched itself in the annals of noughties style. To top it off, she wore a tiara, applied a glossy pink lip and pink eyeshadow and clutched onto a furry Barbie-branded handbag. At just 20 years old, Paris Hilton — pictured here with Nicole Richie as the pair attended a Britney Spears concert in Las Vegas — was already being dubbed a culture-defining noughties "It Girl." In a playful mauve take on the label's classic tweed separates, Naomi Campbell walks the runway during Chanel's Spring-Summer 1994 show. Paris Hilton walks the runway during Versace's Spring-Summer 2023 show on September 23, 2022 in Milan.

Persons: CNN —, Paris Hilton, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, July’s, Barbie, Hilton, bestie Nicole Richie —, Britney Spears, Nicole Richie, Las Vegas —, ”, —, Paris, Oscar de la, Christian Dior, Ralph Lauren, Barbiecore, supermodels Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell, Michel Arnaud, Corbis, Thierry Mugler’s, Herve Leger, Cindy Crawford, Karen Mulder, Eva Herzigova, Moschinos’s, Mattel’s plaything, Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Barbie dreamhouse, Mary Jane heels, She’s Organizations: CNN, Paris, New, Hollywood Locations: ”, Las Vegas, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, tweed, Couture, Milan, Bahamas

☆ Several top House Democrats want to get rid of the debt ceiling and economic 'hostage taking'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Ethan Dodd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

House Republicans refused to raise the debt ceiling unless Democrats agreed to cut spending. Many progressive and moderate Democrats want to repeal the debt ceiling to prevent more brinkmanship. "For many, many, many years, people recognized that Republicans and Democrats worked together to pass a clean debt ceiling. "We need to pass the bill to eliminate the debt ceiling limit." Raskin reiterated an argument that the 14th Amendment could be used to eliminate the debt ceiling.

Persons: —, Pramila Jayapal, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, shutdowns, we've, Rep, Teresa Leger Fernández, Jamie Raskin, Raskin, Lincoln, Shri Thanedar, Jayapal, Dan Kildee, Kildee, Jeff Jackson of Organizations: Service, House Republicans, Democrats, Senate, Republicans, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Washington State, Republican, US, Democrat, New, Maryland, Democratic, Rep, Michigan, New Democrat Coalition Locations: New Mexico, United States, California, Denmark, Jeff Jackson of North Carolina

☆ Alberta heads to the polls with Canada's green agenda in balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2023. The battle between populist Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party (UCP), which is seeking a second consecutive term, and Rachel Notley's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) is expected to be extremely close, pollsters say, even though Alberta is traditionally a conservative bastion. Alberta is Canada's highest-emitting province, largely due to vast oil sands operations in the northern boreal forest and produces 80% of the country's 4.9 million barrels per day of crude oil. She held another major rally in NDP stronghold and Alberta capital Edmonton on Sunday. Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time and the result is expected to be called late Monday night.

☆ Mike Pompeo announces he is not running for president in 2024 after criticizing Trump last month
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not running for president in 2024, per ABC News. Pompeo said that he would have managed the country's debt better than Trump. According to ABC News, Pompeo announced that he would not be running for president on Bret Baier's Fox News show on Friday. On March 5, Pompeo appeared on Fox News Sunday and joked that "President Pompeo" would have managed the country's debt better than Trump: "$6 trillion more in debt. Pompeo, despite his stature as a former Secretary of State and longtime GOP power player, has barely registered in polling.

☆ I make 6 figures as an 'undercover guest' who helps resorts with bad reviews improve their game. Here's what I look for and how I stay incognito.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Annie Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I check in as a guest to enjoy the property, work incognito to evaluate the service, and create a customized training program for improvement. Courtesy of Stephanie LegerI charge a flat fee per service or day depending on the client's needs. Courtesy of Stephanie LegerLeger changing wigs in the bathroom to stay undercover. Courtesy of Stephanie LegerI stay in a secret persona throughout my visit and remember my story, which changes each time. When I got to my room at one hotel, another guest was in itOnce, I checked in to a hotel and the room was occupied.

☆ Wolfgang and Helene Beltracchi fooled the art market — and made millions
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The forgery was almost incidental,” Wolfgang told Fischer. “They are storytellers, together, which is why they did a lot of research,” Fischer told CNN in a video call. Wolfgang told her that he only produced pictures he considered beautiful, and he believed the owners enjoyed them as much as the art market profited from them. In 2014, Wolfgang told CBS’ “60 Minutes” that in addition to the court-imposed damages, he had settled lawsuits worth $27 million. From her conversations with Wolfgang, Fischer concluded that both of his parents were “severely traumatized” by their experiences during World War II.

Persons: Wolfgang Beltracchi, Heinrich Campendonk —, Steve Martin, Wolfgang, Helene, Heinrich Campendonk, Peter Endig, Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, Kees van Dongen, Derain, Jeannette Fischer, Fischer, ” Wolfgang, “, ”, ’, ” Fischer, Paul Hahn, Hendrick Avercamp, Christie’s, Robin Hood, hadn’t, CNN Fischer, Picasso, —, aren’t, Leonardo da Vinci’s, Salvador Mundi, Andy Warhol, Vincent van Gogh Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Der, Art, CBS, Scheidegger Locations: Halle, Germany, Hitler’s Germany, Switzerland, France, Cologne, ”, Stalingrad

☆ A Democratic congresswoman just joined the long list of lawmakers who've violated a federal conflict-of-interest law
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez of New Mexico recently violated a federal conflict-of-interest and transparency law. Her office said an "electronic error" prevented her from disclosing a stock sale for nearly two years. A congressional stock disclosure filing from Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, submitted in December 2022. In this particular instance, the aide noted, Fernandez directed the firm to sell the stock. Fernandez's aide, in a statement, told Insider that the congresswoman "supports a ban on members of Congress owning individual stocks."

Gonzalez did his own spending and campaigning, but amid an onslaught of Republican spending in the region’s elections, the DCCC ads were welcome, Gonzalez’s campaign said. “We did historic investments when it came to Latino voters and voters of color,” said Maríafernanda Zacarías, DCCC senior adviser for Latino engagement. That Latino spending was just one portion of the big-money ultimately unsuccessful effort to hold the House Democratic majority. Democrats invested in holding their Latino support and “mostly succeeded,” said Angle, who runs the Lone Star Project supporting Texas Democrats. Republican Rep. Mike Garcia defeated Democrat Christy Smith to return to Congress for California’s 27th Congressional District, based in northern Los Angeles.

☆ Quebec party wants vote to end mandatory oath to King Charles
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MONTREAL, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A Quebec political party opposed to swearing an oath to Britain's King Charles said it expects to introduce legislation on Thursday that would make such fealty optional. Left-leaning Quebec solidaire, whose members grudgingly took the oath that is required for elected officials, plans to introduce a bill in the Canadian province's national assembly, a party spokesperson said on Wednesday. It's not clear whether the party which represents just 11 ridings in the 125 seat assembly would have widespread support. It comes after the death of Queen Elizabeth in September revived debate among Canadians on whether the country should continue with the decades-old system of British monarchy. "It is, I think, a relic from the past," Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, a co-spokesperson for Quebec solidaire, said in an interview.

☆ How to keep your crypto safe by moving it offline into your own wallet
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Cold storage can protect your digital assets by taking them offline and harboring your crypto in a digital wallet. If you're interested in moving your crypto into cold storage, here's how to get started. Types of cold storage walletsThere are a number of cold storage wallets you can buy to get started. How to move your cryptocurrency to cold storageIt's important to buy your cold storage wallet directly from the manufacturer. Once you have a pin, you'll be able to add your crypto to your cold storage wallet by clicking receive, which will show you your cold storage wallet's address.

Early voting turnout data suggests Latino voters were crucial in flipping the Republican district and electing Democratic Latino officials in the nation’s most heavily Hispanic state. Barreto has been tracking Latino voters' influence in contested races nationwide. While ballots are still being counted in New Mexico, Barreto estimates that 67% of all Latino registered voters in the 2nd Congressional District (about 134,100 Latino voters) participated in the 2022 midterm election. Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury comfortably prevailed against Michelle Garcia Holmes, a Republican Latina, to represent the state's 1st Congressional District. Follow NBC Latino on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

☆ Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández faces off against Republican Alexis Martinez Johnson in New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández is running against Republican Alexis Martinez Johnson in New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District. Democratic incumbent Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández faces off against Republican Alexis Martinez Johnson in New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District. New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District candidatesLeger Fernández, first elected in 2020, is seeking a second term in Congress. Martinez Johnson, Leger Fernández's challenger, is an environmental engineer who's worked with energy companies on the eastern side of the state. Voting history for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional DistrictNew Mexico's 3rd Congressional District covers large swaths of southeast New Mexico.

IllinoisIn Illinois, two candidates are looking to make history as the state's first Latina congresswoman: Democratic state Rep. Delia Ramirez in the state's 3rd Congressional District, and Republican newcomer Catalina Lauf in the 11th Congressional District. OregonIn Oregon, two candidates are looking to become the state’s first Latina congresswoman: Democratic state Rep. Andrea Salinas and Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the former mayor of Happy Valley. Flores is on the ballot again in November to defend her newly won seat representing Texas’ 34th Congressional District. Among them are Jenny Garcia Sharon in the 37th Congressional District and Carmen Maria Montiel in the 18th District. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images fileSen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, made history as the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate and the first woman elected to the Senate from Nevada.

Situația precară în care se află azi Moldova e descrisă în articol destul de exact. Ce-o fi cu datoria istorică a României de „a întinde o mână de ajutor sireacului moldovean”, invocată de autor? Moldova e mama României? Biserica ortodoxă română a apărut cu jumătate de veac mai târziu și a fost recunoscută de Constantinopol abia în 1855. Moldova a fost folosită în acea vreme de Germania și Romănia ca forță de muncă ieftină și carne de tun.

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