A man in his 80s was caught on video driving a compact luxury Mercedes-Benz A Class sedan down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome before getting stuck partway down. A video taken by a hotel worker from a window shows the car slowly making its way down the steps early …
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19 June
Telegram founder and billionaire Pavel Durov plans to leave fortune to his 100
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, a messaging app, has fathered more than 100 children, all of whom will share in the inheritance of his multi-billion-dollar fortune, he told French magazine Le Point in a wide-ranging interview published Thursday. Durov, who told the magazine that he recently drafted …
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17 June
Meet the NYC dad who won a Pedro Pascal look
When George Gountas’ wife couldn’t bear to watch Pedro Pascal‘s character die on “Game of Thrones” because he looked too much like her husband, she had no idea it would one day pay off in free burritos. The New York City father and “Daily Show” lighting designer proved his uncanny …
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17 June
Cannabis use linked to a doubled risk of heart disease death, new study finds
With growing marijuana use across the country, studies have looked at the link between cannabis use and cardiovascular problems — but new research is showing the magnitude of such risk. In the study, published Tuesday in the journal Heart, researchers found cannabis use is linked to a doubled risk of …
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17 June
Federal judge strikes down Trump cuts to NIH medical research grants linked to diversity, gender
Washington — A federal judge struck down sweeping Trump administration orders that resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of National Institutes of Health research grants because they were linked to topics like diversity, gender identity and vaccine hesitancy. “The ideologically motivated directives to terminate grants alleged to constitute DEI, ‘gender …
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13 June
Las Vegas Strip shooting that killed man and wife was livestreamed by victims, police say
The two people killed in a shooting over the weekend on the Las Vegas Strip captured it on video while livestreaming to their shared YouTube channel, according to a police report. The married victims were identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Tanisha Finley, 43, and Rodney Finley, 44. …
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13 June
Air India plane crash investigators find first “black box” from Boeing 787
Ahmedabad, India — One of the so-called “black boxes” — the flight data and cockpit voice recorders — from Air India flight 171 was recovered from the charred wreckage of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in India’s western city of Ahmedabad, an Indian aviation official said Friday. The passenger jet slammed …
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13 June
Retailers cash in on Army’s 250th anniversary and “No Kings” protest
Merchandise has cropped up for sale on Amazon, Temu and other online retailers in a move to cash in on two coinciding events: the Army’s 250th anniversary parade and the “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration. For the Army’s 250th anniversary, hundreds of items appeared for sale on Amazon …
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11 June
Head of FEMA’s storm response center leaving agency amid leadership exodus
The head of FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center — a position responsible for the government’s response to storms — submitted his resignation letter Wednesday and will formally depart the agency in two weeks. Jeremy Greenberg’s planned departure comes less than two weeks into hurricane season and amid a major leadership …
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10 June
Leaders of sex
The leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” were found guilty Monday in what has been described as an abusive scheme to coerce their employees into performing traumatic and demeaning tasks with little or no pay, authorities said. A Brooklyn jury deliberated for less than two …
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