A walrus that became a global celebrity last year after it was seen frolicking and basking in a Oslo fjord before it was euthanized by the authorities has been honored with a bronze sculpture in Norway. The life-size sculpture by Norwegian artist Astri Tonoian was unveiled Saturday at the Oslo… Read More
‘Pure vomit’: Actor wins $1M in spat over ‘B movie’
Eva Green was awarded $1 million Friday by a British court in a sensational dispute over the collapse of a film project she feared was destined to become a “B movie” that could ruin her career. The film in question was a sci-fi thriller but the case played out in… Read More
Shanghai gives Panda a welcome return after 20 years abroad
Ya Ya the giant panda landed Thursday in Shanghai after departing from the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, where she spent the past 20 years on loan. The popular panda’s trip was closely followed online. Sponsored: Deadliest Drug Ever (are you taking it?) People shared screenshots tracking Ya Ya’s flight path… Read More
Europe narrowly avoids recession in Q1
The European economy scraped out meager growth in the first three months of the year, barely gaining momentum as stubborn inflation raises the price of groceries and erodes people’s willingness to spend paychecks that are failing to keep pace. Friday’s less-than-stellar increase of 0.1% from the previous quarter follows disappointing… Read More
What to know about Monday’s Met gala
Last year, it took 275,000 bright pink roses to adorn the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala, the biggest night in fashion and one of the biggest concentrations of star power anywhere. It remains to be seen how the museum’s Great Hall will be decorated come the first… Read More
Court bans sperm donor who fathered at least 550
A Dutch court on Friday banned a man from donating any more of his sperm after he fathered at least 550 children in the Netherlands and other countries and misled prospective parents about the number of offspring he helped to conceive. A judge at The Hague District Court ordered the… Read More
Court says naked landlord doesn’t justify a rent reduction
A German court said Wednesday that a landlord sunbathing naked in the courtyard of his building wasn’t a reason for his tenants to reduce their rental payments. The case involved a building in an upmarket residential district of Frankfurt, which included an office floor, rented by a human resources company…. Read More
Angry mob beats, burns, and hangs 13 suspected gangsters in street
An angry mob beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at a traffic stop in the Haitian capital, police and witnesses said. The vigilante violence underlined public anger over the increasingly lawless situation in Port-au-Prince where criminal… Read More
Lawyer claims ‘smoking gun proof’ in Marvin Gaye suit
A lawyer for the heirs of Marvin Gaye’s co-writer of the song “Let’s Get It On” told jurors at the start of a civil trial Tuesday that he has “smoking gun” proof that Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” violates the copyright of the soul classic. Attorney Ben Crump, representing heirs… Read More
Reeling UK economy gets tourism boost from this
Kelly Curto is taking her first trip outside the U.S., and the die-hard fan of the British royal family is making it the one at the top of her bucket list — heading to London for King Charles III’s coronation. After arriving on May 5, the 44-year-old school bus driver… Read More
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