Forbes listed Dr. Seuss – who was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on March 2, 1904 – No. 2 on its highest-paid dead celebrities of 2020. Source
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Warren Buffett has made $100 billion on his investment in Apple
The iPhone maker now makes up 40% of Buffett’s $280 billion investment portfolio. Source
Supreme Court to hear Arizona case with major voting rights implications
Arguments in the case come as a number of states are weighing sweeping changes to election laws that would restrict voting access. Source
The COVID baby boom is looking more like a baby bust
Data provided to CBS News by 27 states shows births dropped by about 7.2% in December 2020, nine months after COVD-19 was declared a pandemic. Source
Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie smashes auction record
The image of the 12th-century mosque in Marrakech at sunset is a piece of both political and Hollywood history. Source
Global carbon emissions already over pre-pandemic lockdown levels
Intergovernmental agency says resurgence in economic activity, lack of clean energy policies mean higher emissions than before pandemic in many nations. Source
Americans behind Nissan exec’s brazen escape from Japan face justice
Ex-Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son don’t deny masterminding Carlos Ghosn’s cinema-worthy escape to Lebanon in a speaker box. Source
279 schoolgirls released 4 days after mass-abduction in Nigeria
The girls were the latest victims in a series of student kidnappings that Nigeria’s president warns will continue if regional authorities keep paying ransoms. Source
Loved to Death
Lauren Astley was a popular teen; her ex-boyfriend, Nathaniel Fujita, a football star. Their breakup was intense — and she’s dead. “48 Hours” correspondent Tracy Smith investigates. | Read story here. Source
A Daughter, a Mortgage and Two Murders
A couple killed, a daughter suspected — could a mortgage application lead to the killer? Erin Moriarty investigates. Source