Palestinian hospital official says at least 17 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian hospital official says at least 17 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza.
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NextSharkJapanese American photographer dies weeks after unprovoked attack in New York
Yasuomi Hashimura, a renowned 79-year-old Japanese American photographer, tragically died on Nov. 11, succumbing to injuries sustained weeks earlier in an unprovoked attack. An unnamed 32-year-old homeless man reportedly struck Hashimura's cane before shoving him, causing the elderly photographer to hit his head on the sidewalk. Hashimura’s legacy: Born in post-war Osaka, Hashimura rose to prominence in American advertising photography after moving to the U.S. in 1968.
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Bangladeshi fruit vendor moved to tears as banana he sold for 35 cents fetches millions
Shah Alam, a 74-year-old Bangladeshi fruit vendor in Manhattan, was shocked to discover that a banana he sold for 35 cents was later auctioned off for $6.2 million at Sotheby's auction house as the centerpiece of artist Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork called "Comedian." The piece, which features the banana duct-taped to a wall, was purchased by entrepreneur Justin Sun on Nov. 20. A banana’s value: Alam, who lives in a basement apartment in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts at a fruit stand outside the auction house, was moved to tears after learning of the sale from a reporter.
- Cinema Online
Strength in silence as Ady An faces single motherhood after husband's prison sentence
Celebrity friends praise the actress' strength amid husband's high-profile legal battle
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Vietnamese tycoon loses death row appeal over world's biggest bank fraud
She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.
- The Independent
Russian actress dies after being swept away by huge wave while doing yoga in Thailand
Warning systems had been in place for hazardous weather in the area
- CBC
Alberta RCMP officer charged with sexually assaulting 2 males in hotel room
An Alberta RCMP officer has been charged with sexually assaulting two males in an Airdrie hotel room in 2022. Leduc Const. Bridget Morla faces two counts of sexual assault. Morla was off-duty at the time of the alleged assaults, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).ASIRT announced the charges Monday following a two-year investigation. Morla, 39, has been a police officer for 13 years. She has been suspended with pay since the investigation commenced in late 2022, accor
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Killer who boasted ‘I’ll be 45 when I get out’ dies in prison aged 42
Callum Tole shouted, ‘Happy days. I’m still alive,’ after he was told he would spend the next 18 years in prison
- The Independent
Major development in Laos poisoning deaths case as alcohol factory owner arrested
British lawyer Simone White, 28, was among those killed after accepting vodka shots at a hostel
- The Daily Beast
Cops Reveal Unexpected Plot Twist in Case of Missing Hawaii Woman
Police on Monday announced a surprise discovery surrounding the disappearance of missing Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi, who vanished last month after landing at LAX airport. Investigators have been searching for Hannah Kobayashi since Nov. 11. She failed to board a flight to New York from LAX days prior, on Nov. 8. Her family and friends have also been actively involved in the search while dealing with the tragic suicide of Kobayashi’s father, Ryan, near LAX on Nov. 24, after he traveled from
- The Telegraph
US jets attack Iranian militias in Syria
American aircraft reportedly attacked Iranian-backed fighters in Syria as a renewed civil war threatened to engulf the country.
- BBC
'They threw her body into the ocean' - woman dies on boat headed for French island
Woman's body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean.
- People
Man Who Allegedly Googled ‘How Long Does It Take to Get Married After Spouse Dies’ Charged With Wife’s Murder
Naresh Bhatt was allegedly seen buying knives and cleaning supplies days after Mamta Kafle Bhatt disappeared
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10 Most Corrupt Countries in the World — As Far As We Know
In order to measure the most corrupt countries in the world, it's important to first understand what makes a country corrupt. According to Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, corruption is "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain."
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Florida woman sentenced to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase for hours until he died
A Florida woman was sentenced to life in prison Monday after she was found guilty of second-degree murder for zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase, leaving him inside for hours until he died.
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‘They’re Eating the Cats’: American Woman Jailed in Ohio
An Ohio woman has been jailed for a year for killing and eating a cat. Allexis T. Ferrell’s arrest received worldwide attention after it was falsely used as proof of claims by Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were eating their pets. Ferrell, 27, from Canton, Ohio, pleaded guilty on Monday to cruelty to animals and was given the maximum prison sentence by Stark County Common Pleas Ferrell’s Frank G. Forchione, according to the Canton Repository.
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A teenage boy was seen hanging out of a car window before being found shot. TikTok led cops to the suspects
Police harnessed the power of social media to help find Key’mydre Anderson’s alleged killers. Last week, Johnathan Pyle’s capital murder trial began, James Liddell writes
- The Independent
A quadriplegic woman was raped during a home invasion in 2000. 24 years on, DNA led cops to a suspect
Michael Lamonte Evans, 50, was charged with forcible rape over the December 2000 attack on the unnamed woman, who has since died
- BBC
Pro-Palestinian protest interrupts cathedral service
Father Barry Mathews urged protesters not to "use the church for a place of political statement".
- People
Days After Oregon Hiker Was Found Slain, Police Believe They've Found Bodies of Her 2 Dogs
Investigators were searching for the two large Malinois-mix dogs in hopes of also discovering their missing owner, a slain Oregon woman found dead on Saturday
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Chinese man claims he defaced Tokyo shrine over Fukushima discharge
Jiang Zhuojun, a 29-year-old Chinese national living in Japan, pleaded guilty to charges of property damage and disrespecting a place of worship in Tokyo District Court on Friday. Jiang, who was arrested in July, admitted to spray-painting the word “toilet” on a stone pillar at the Yasukuni Shrine on May 31, causing damage estimated at 4.6 million yen ($30,000). Prosecutors described Jiang as an accomplice who supported two other Chinese nationals, Dong Guangming and Xu Laiyu, by purchasing spray paint and driving them to the shrine.