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SEATTLE & TAIPEI, Taiwan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 17, 2024–Taiwan-based luxury airline STARLUX Airlines’ inaugural flight to Seattle landed amid a water cannon salute at 4:15pm today, marking the airline’s inaugural flight to Seattle, its third US base airport after Los Angeles and San Francisco. With the launch of direct flights from Seattle to Taipei, STARLUX Airlines’ trans-Pacific expansion reaffirms the airline’s dedication to expanding its US network. By arriving at its partner Alaska Airlines hub, STARLUX Airlines will further enable seamless connections from over 100 cities to Seattle, as well as Taipei and 23 other cities in Asia. STARLUX Airlines marked the…

GOMA, Republic of Congo — For days, Sarah Bageni had been suffering from headaches, fever, itchiness and unusual skin lesions, but she had no idea that her symptoms could be caused by MPOX, or that she could be another case in a growing global health crisis.She also doesn’t know where to go to get medical help.She and her husband live in the Burengo displacement camp in eastern Congo, the de facto epicenter of Africa’s string of MPOX outbreaks.An alarming rise in infections this year, including one identified by scientists in eastern Congo, prompted the World Health Organization to declare it…

GOMA, Republic of Congo — For days, Sarah Bageni had been suffering from headaches, fever, itchiness and unusual skin lesions, but she had no idea that her symptoms could be caused by MPOX, or that she could be another case in a growing global health crisis.She also doesn’t know where to go to get medical help.She and her husband live in the Burengo displacement camp in eastern Congo, the de facto epicenter of Africa’s string of MPOX outbreaks.An alarming rise in infections this year, including one identified by scientists in eastern Congo, prompted the World Health Organization to declare it…

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(CBS Detroit) — Back-to-school shopping season is upon us, and with inflation looming, families are doing everything they can to stock up on supplies for the start of the new school year.”I don’t necessarily go to dollar stores or thrift stores because I know if I keep an eye on Facebook there are pages out there that are giving things to the community for free so kids can go back to school and I follow that,” parent Ecola Foshee said.Foshee is just one of many parents in the area looking for back-to-school deals.Back-to-school shopping sales are expected to exceed $39…

Maxie Salters, a third-generation actress who followed in her father and grandfather’s footsteps in the family entertainment public relations business, died Thursday in Los Angeles. She was 37 years old.Her death was announced in a statement by Scoop Marketing, the company founded by her father, Larry Salters. The statement did not disclose the cause or location of Maxie Salters’ death, but said her death was unexpected.Born March 22, 1987 and raised in Sherman Oaks, Salters joined Scoop in 2012 and has represented clients such as the Hollywood Bowl, Kia Forum and Music Forward Foundation. Other Scoop clients include the Eagles,…

Legendary sportscaster Ed Daniels is remembered by his peers as a legend in his profession. Rummel High School athletic director Jay Ross said Daniels made people proud. “He would get up at 2 o’clock on a Friday night to cover high school, then get up early in the morning to cover radio. He would cover college, go to Baton Rouge, drive back, cover the Saints, get on a plane. That was Ed,” Ross said. A graduate of Rummel High School and Loyola University, Daniels loved all sports, but is best known for putting the spotlight on high school football with…

With thousands of anti-Israel protesters expected to descend on the Windy City for next week’s Democratic National Convention, downtown Chicago businesses have begun boarding up their doors and windows. The century-old Garland Building, at the intersection of Wabash and Washington streets, was clad in plywood and 2-by-4s on Friday, along with numerous other storefronts along the Loop, Chicago’s main business district, NBC Chicago reported. Scott Shapiro, owner of Sid Jerome’s men’s clothing store on Clark Street, said his store has been looted by vandals four times in the past and he wasn’t taking any chances at the rally, which is…

The Maybach SL 680 embodies the glorious tradition of luxury cars. Le Boulevardier… [+] It glides along beautifully on tarmac, yet has the power to easily overtake all but the most extreme supercars.Mercedes-Maybach A Maybach is a Mercedes-Benz… only more. Every Maybach is a luxurious take on an already superb Mercedes. To paraphrase my favorite afternoon tea party philosopher of Wonderland, the Mad Hatter might argue that a Maybach is everything and more – much better – than anyone thought possible. The Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 will be available in two colors at launch: the SL 680 seen here is Garnet…

The last time the Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand offered a drop-top was with the limited-production S-Class Cabriolet in 2016. Since then, loyal Maybach customers have been asking the brand for not just another convertible but also a sports car. Enter the 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL680 Monogram Series, a luxurious, quirky version of the seventh-generation SL Roadster. While it’s clearly an SL, this new model has plenty of reasons to be clearly Maybach, from styling changes to redesigned engineering.This is the new Mercedes-Maybach Night SeriesThe launch version is painted in a deep, stunning new colour, Garnet Red Metallic, which has a red base coat…