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The nightlife of Russia’s elite has long been famously rakish but a recent party crossed an invisible line and provoked a public scandal. One pop star ended up in jail and several others issued public apologies while an ensuing lawsuit demanded a fortune in reparations. CBC | World News
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard released from prison years after convincing boyfriend to kill abusive mother
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on parole. CBC | World News
Read More »Mansion with Harrier jump jet on sale for £3.95m sparks interest
Savills lists Durford Edge, an impressive £3.95m estate showcasing a six-bedroom rural mansion with historic gardens by Gertrude Jekyll. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza flee for 2nd time in Israel-Hamas war
Israeli tanks advanced deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of thousands of already displaced Palestinian families to flee in a new exodus. CBC | World News
Read More »Hunger for gold means the Amazon has reached ‘tipping point’ of mercury contamination from illegal mining
The rising value of gold worldwide has amplified illegal mining in the Amazon, where liquid mercury is being dumped in the Amazon River and causing scientists to warn that Indigenous communities and the environment could pay a far greater price. CBC | World News
Read More »Storm Gerrit blasts U.K., ripping roofs off homes and leaving thousands in the dark
A storm that battered the United Kingdom with high winds, heavy snow and rain has damaged houses, cancelled trains and left thousands of people without electricity across Scotland and parts of northern England. CBC | World News
Read More »AP investigation: hundreds possibly undercounted in Kakhovka Dam disaster
AP investigation finds Russian authorities deliberately underreported hundreds of deaths in Kakhovka Dam disaster. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Canadian Israeli Judih Weinstein was killed during Oct. 7 attack, kibbutz says
Judih Weinstein, a Canadian Israeli woman whose fate had been unknown since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas, died during the initial attack, her kibbutz said in a statement on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Outraged pub landlord fumes at ‘freeloaders’ who think complaining gets them freebies
The outraged pub landlord warned other pubs in the Evesham area not to serve the woman or her partner because they believed they were just after a freebie. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Iran vows to ‘remove Israel from existence’ after military chief is killed in air strike
Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years. Daily Express :: News Feed
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