The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 19th, 2023 day edition

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Jessica Vincent made her way in June through a busy Goodwill thrift store in Hanover County, Va., passing VCRs, lamps and glassware commonly sold at big-box retailers.

Nothing really caught her eye until she saw an iridescent glass vase.

After doing a lap around the store, she returned to the bottle-shaped vase with red and green swirls.

She noticed a small “M” on the bottom that she believed stood for Murano, an island off Venice and the historical home of Italian glassware.

She had a feeling it might be worth something.

There was no price on the vase.

Ms. Vincent, 43, told herself she’d pay $8.99 and no more. »

St. Louis Police Crash Into LGBTQ Bar, Arrest Its Owner

Authored by riverfronttimes.com

Last night around 12:30 a.m. a St. Louis police cruiser smashed into the front window of an LGBTQ bar in Carondelet.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment this morning.

This is the second high-profile crash involving a St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department car in a week. »

The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is Somehow Looking Even Worse

Authored by vanityfair.com

“I intend to look into a bill to raise the salaries of members of The Supreme Court,” Stearns wrote to Thomas afterward.

At the time of his conversation with Stearns in 2000, Thomas made $173,600 annually but was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.

The Supreme Court did not immediately return Vanity Fair's request for comment, and Thomas and Crow have previously denied any impropriety. »

They just won a $148M verdict against Giuliani. Now they’re suing him again.

Authored by politico.com

Now, the plaintiffs say they need to move on those assets before Giuliani has a chance to dispose of them.

An eight-member civil jury made the $148 million award on Friday.

The unanimous determination included $75 million in “punitive” damages meant to deter future attempts to smear election workers involved in counting votes in future contests. »