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Kelly Clarkson claims she’s still waiting for her American Idol prize almost 25 years after winning Season 1 of the singing competition television series in 2002. While talking with The Traitors winner Rob Rausch, 27, on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the 43-year-old singer said she could relate “so hardcore” to the fact that Rausch was still waiting to be paid his US$220,800 prize after winning the reality competition show.“You probably weren’t alive when I was on American Idol,” Clarkson said to Rausch on Tuesday. “I literally was on the show, and they were like, ‘Oh, you win a million dollars’ or whatever.…

PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that all five collective bargaining units at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division have ratified new collective bargaining agreements, securing an immediate 18 percent or higher base wage increase for union-represented shipbuilders. This is the largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history and will extend the contract through March 8, 2031. The Ingalls Shipbuilding Collective Bargaining Agreement, for union-represented shipbuilders, provides historic wage growth of 35 to 47 percent through 2031. Shipbuilding leadership anticipates this will improve recruitment and attrition that will enable accelerated throughput.   “This agreement strengthens our partnership with…

Anthropic’s latest update to Claude will allow the AI chatbot to generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations during your conversation. If Claude determines a visual is useful based on the context of your chat, it will insert the image in-line, rather than in its side panel.As an example, Anthropic says a conversation about the periodic table could lead Claude to generate a visualization of it, featuring interactive elements that let you click inside the table for more information. Another example shows how Claude can generate a visual related to a question about how weight travels through a building.Though Claude…

February same-store sales increased 4% year-over-yearThe average price paid for the top 500 items in February increased 2.7% year-over-year NEWARK, N.J., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NRSInsights, a provider of sales data and analytics drawn from retail transactions processed through the National Retail Solutions (NRS) point-of-sale (POS) platform, today announced comparative retail same-store sales results for February 2026. As of February 28, 2026, the NRS retail network comprised approximately 38,700 active terminals across 33,600 stores, reflecting the expected normalization from seasonal retailers following the year-end cycle alongside continued year-over-year expansion of the core independent retail base. February Highlights(Same-store sales,…

Dallas, TX , March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — James S. Bell. PC, the nationally recognized trial law firm representing Dr. Shawn DeRemer, has released an official statement addressing the recent national media reports involving allegations tied to the DeRemer Department of Labor matter, firmly asserting Shawn DeRemer’s innocence after multiple federal and local investigations concluded without charges. This release comes directly from James S. Bell. PC, the law firm serving as legal counsel for Dr. DeRemer, in response to allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate conduct that gained national attention earlier in February. According to the firm, the accusations…

Aurora, CO , March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Colorado weather does not forgive weak construction. Intense UV exposure, heavy snow accumulation, and unstable soil place constant pressure on outdoor structures. Those conditions demand more than standard deck framing. Colorado Elite Outdoor Contractors builds decks engineered for those realities. That construction approach is now expanding into Castle Rock and Parker, where the company is emerging as a trusted deck builder Castle Rock homeowners rely on for climate-ready outdoor structures. Colorado Elite Outdoor Contractors builds decks with Colorado’s environmental conditions as the starting point for every project. Rather than relying on…

KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Outset Media Index (OMI) entered its soft launch as a standardized benchmark designed to bring data-driven clarity to media analysis, an area where teams have long relied on fragmented traffic signals and limited visibility data. It currently indexes over 340 publications with regular crypto coverage, including niche outlets as well as finance, tech, and general news portals with dedicated crypto sections. The scoring framework is built to scale into other domains as the dataset expands. OMI includes 37 performance and workflow metrics across reach, engagement, distribution dynamics, and…

TORONTO, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PATTISON Outdoor is now expanding its transit advertising portfolio East to West in Toronto with the TTC now operating on Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West, Toronto’s new LRT lines. Line 5 and 6 provide riders with convenient and reliable light rail transit service along these busy corridors of the city. Direct connections with TTC’s Lines 1 and 2, and links to regional transit are helping riders connect to major arteries of the city like never before. PATTISON is delivering visibility along these new routes with presence at 17 stations, providing…

Registration for New Programming Including ‘Take a Shot at Hockey’ and ‘Get in the Game’ Set for April, Ahead of June Ice Return Kalamazoo, MI, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Bear Sports Group today announced the next chapter for the former Wings West ice facility in Kalamazoo, which will reopen ahead of the 2026-27 season as BIGGBY® COFFEE Ice Cube – Kalamazoo, through a strategic partnership with Michigan-founded BIGGBY® COFFEE. As part of the arena’s revitalization efforts, Black Bear is bringing new hockey and skating programming, expanding opportunities for community use, and announcing the grand opening of bar-and-grill…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 12, 2026 11:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The RCMP say an additional round of polygraph tests took place last month in their investigation into the disappearance of two young children from rural northeastern Nova Scotia. Jack and Lilly Sullivan were four and six years old when they were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S., early last May.Police confirmed that further polygraphs, also known as lie-detector tests, happened in February. More on Canada More videos They would not say who was tested…