Troy Warren

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Scottsdale mansion sells twice in one day for a total of $32.5 million

Scottsdale mansion sells twice in one day for a total of $32.5 million

Real Estate
Catherine Reagor | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for CNT   A mansion in north Scottsdale's Silverleaf area sold twice in one day for a total of $32.5 million. Those deals were the top two priciest home sales in metro Phoenix during the past week. $17,500,000 Santos Zamora, president of Quality Motor Cars of Stockton, California, paid cash for a 14,350-square-foot mansion in north Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community. He purchased the nine bedroom, 9 ½ bathroom house from another buyer, who paid $15 million for it earlier that day. The home has multiple outdoor fire pits and water sculptures and also comes with a resort…
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Walt Disney World Unveils Details for 2021 Holiday Season

Walt Disney World Unveils Details for 2021 Holiday Season

Travel
 LAUREN BOWMAN | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   It’s Christmas in July as Walt Disney World presents us with the details of its Magical Holiday Season. In collaboration with the park’s 50th anniversary, Disney will be celebrating the holidays with an all-new festive after-hours party, themed food and beverage, special events and capping everything off with “Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks”. On November 8th, Walt Disney World will debut the brand new “Disney Very Merriest After Hours” as an extra ticketed event on select nights until the end of the holiday season. The event will be at Magic Kingdom and take…
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‘Black Widow’ Stunner: Disney’s Streaming Revenue Reveal May Be Game-Changer

‘Black Widow’ Stunner: Disney’s Streaming Revenue Reveal May Be Game-Changer

Business, Entertainment,
BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The conglomerate says the superhero pic made more than $60 million on Disney+ Premier Access during its opening weekend — a sizable 27 percent of its global $218.8 million hybrid streaming/box office debut. Marvel Studio’s Black Widow may have just changed the rules of Hollywood’s all-consuming streaming wars race versus the box office. The Disney empire stunned rival Hollywood studios and theater owners on Sunday when including premium video on-demand numbers in its box office note for the Marvel female-led superhero pic starring Scarlett Johansson. It’s the first time any movie studio has revealed such data…
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Grocery Stores Are Stockpiling Products In an Attempt to Keep Prices Down

Grocery Stores Are Stockpiling Products In an Attempt to Keep Prices Down

Foodie
By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT At least one grocer said they had increased their inventory 50 percent. What a difference a year makes. In 2020, toilet paper hoarding was a hot topic as worried consumers rushed to grocery stores at the start of the pandemic. But now, the grocery stores themselves are the ones reportedly doing the stockpiling as many retailers prepare themselves for price increases in the future. Supermarket sales continue to be up even as pandemic fears lessen, according to the Wall Street Journal. And other factors have yet to normalize, as well — including shipping costs, labor issues, and supply shortages.…
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NATIONAL PECAN PIE DAY – July 12

NATIONAL PECAN PIE DAY – July 12

Celebrations,
Troy Warren for CNT   NATIONAL PECAN PIE DAY Grab a slice on July 12th and celebrate National Pecan Pie Day! Mix up the ingredients using primarily corn syrup, pecan nuts, salt, and vanilla. Occasionally, recipes vary by including sugar syrup and molasses or maple syrup. Other additions include chocolate and bourbon whiskey in some regions of the country. Top it all off with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.   Many attempts to trace the origins of the pecan pie have not been successful. The earliest dated recipes come from 1897. However, claims of the pie being made in…
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7 vaccinations you should get as an adult

7 vaccinations you should get as an adult

Health
By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Yes, you should get the COVID vaccine, but that’s not the only inoculation you need to stay healthy All eyes are on the COVID-19 vaccine, but it’s not the only shot you need to stay healthy as an adult. That’s right, grown-ups. Just because you’re an adult doesn’t mean you don’t need to be inoculated. You make sure your children and pets receive their vaccinations, and now yours are due, according to advisement from the Centers for Disease and Prevention in Atlanta. Thousands of adults become ill from diseases that a vaccine could…
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BREAKING: Ex-Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards dies at 93

BREAKING: Ex-Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards dies at 93

In The News, Politics,
By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT NEW ORLEANS — Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal and an eight-year federal prison stretch, died Monday. He was 93. Edwards died of respiratory problems with family and friends by his bedside, family spokesman Leo Honeycutt said. He had suffered bouts of ill health in recent years and entered hospice care this month at his home in Gonzales, near the Louisiana capital. A native of Louisiana’s Acadiana region who swore his 1972 oath of office in French and English,…
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Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with U.S. officials

Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with U.S. officials

COVID-19,
By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT WASHINGTON — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser acknowledged that “it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely” that booster shots will be needed. The company said it was scheduled to have the meeting with the Food and Drug Administration and other officials Monday, days after Pfizer asserted that booster shots would be needed within 12 months. Pfizer’s Dr. Mikael Dolsten told The Associated Press last…
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18 arrested in Tennessee in human trafficking bust

18 arrested in Tennessee in human trafficking bust

In The News
By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT A two-day undercover operation in Spring Hill, Tennessee, last week resulted in the arrests of 18 men who are accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. The operation began July 8 and was aimed at combating human trafficking in middle Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Authorities placed decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to prostitution and commercial sex cases. “The focus of the operation was to identify and recover potential victims of human trafficking as well as identify those seeking to engage in commercial sex acts with…
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