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HuffPostElon Musk’s Ex Grimes Speaks Out Following His Controversial Salute
The Canadian pop artist broke her silence on Musk’s one-armed gesture, making her stance clear.
- The Independent
Former classmate arrested nearly 50 years after teen was found dead on the second floor of her Hawaii school
Detectives had failed to identify a suspect in the murder case for decades
- INSIDER
I moved to China from the US to be a teacher. My $4,000 monthly salary went much further, but there were tradeoffs.
Tatiana Smith spent five years teaching in China. Although the cost of living was more affordable, she felt that China was as capitalistic as the US.
- The Telegraph
Six-year-old girl and father found dead after she failed to turn up for school
The bodies of a six-year-old girl and her father were discovered after she failed to turn up for school, police have revealed.
- People
Pregnant Woman Set to Give Birth Was Beheaded Weeks Before Due Date, Ex Sentenced for Murder
Liese Dodd's killer was sentenced to 60 years in prison last week
- People
Teen Couple Vanished During Night Out on the Beach in Hawaii, Then Human Remains Were Found
"We don’t know what happened that night. ... The waves were huge," the families of Samantha Chun and Joey Fujioka said
- Associated Press
1 person is killed and 2 injured in stabbing outside Nagano station in central Japan
One person died and two others were injured in a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano in central Japan, and police were looking for a suspect who fled, authorities said. Nagano police and fire department officials said a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. The stabbing occurred near a bus terminal outside Nagano station.
- People
Woman Vanished on a Hike with Mom and Was Later Found Slain in Woods. 4 Years Later, Suspect Is Arrested
Dakota Petrey is charged with the 2020 murder of Vanessa Ceja-Ramirez
- The Telegraph
Watch: Firefight erupts between Hamas and bandits over Gaza aid trucks
Hamas has been involved in a prolonged firefight with bandits trying to loot aid trucks, as the terror organisation struggles to assert control over Gaza.
- Associated Press
Boxer who was Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist is jailed for sexual assault of a minor
The boxer who became Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist was convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced on Thursday to just over three years in prison. The court originally sentenced him to four years, eight months in prison but reduced the sentence because of his cooperation with the trial, even though he has consistently denied the charges.
- People
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period
- The Independent
Megyn Kelly says she fully ‘disbelieves’ Blake Lively following Justin Baldoni footage release
‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ host called Lively’s sexual harassment accusations ‘absurd’
- The Independent
Suspect who posed as a child care worker is arrested after ‘raping teen waiting for the bus’
Derrick Dwayne Thompson, 57, drove a black Chevrolet Suburban advertising a fake childcare business
- Fortune
Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each
Ulbricht’s conviction has been wiped out, but his 144,000 Bitcoins are long gone.
- BBC
The long road to legalise same sex marriage in Thailand
LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmination of a decades-long campaign.
- The Wrap
Megyn Kelly Sides With Justin Baldoni After BTS ‘It Ends With Us’ Footage With Blake Lively: ‘I Actually Disbelieve Her Fully Now’ | Video
"What does she have to fear if she's telling the truth?" the podcast host asks The post Megyn Kelly Sides With Justin Baldoni After BTS ‘It Ends With Us’ Footage With Blake Lively: ‘I Actually Disbelieve Her Fully Now’ | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
- BBC
China sentences man to death over attack on Japanese school bus
It is the latest punishment imposed by the Chinese authorities following a series of mass attacks.
- The Telegraph
French woman who refused sex with husband not ‘at fault’ in divorce, ECHR rules
A French woman who refused to have sex with her husband was not “at fault” in her divorce, Europe’s top human rights court has ruled.
- CNN
Pete Hegseth paid $50,000 to a woman alleging 2017 sexual assault
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid $50,000 as part of a confidentiality agreement to a woman who alleged he sexually assaulted her, according to documents obtained by CNN.
- INSIDER
The cost of the Los Angeles wildfires' damage could be at least $250 billion. Here's who pays the bills.
With high property values, catastrophic damage, and lost economic activity, the Los Angeles wildfires could cost up to $275 billion. Here's who pays.