(CNN) — A French tourist has been ordered to pay a €1,000 ($1,200) fine after attempting to fly out of Sardinia with more than four pounds of local sand in his luggage.The Italian island’s idyllic white sand is protected, and tourists face fines and even jail time for removing it from local beaches. Anyone who removes […]
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[Deadline] The home where Lakers legend Kobe Bryant grew up as a teenager is on the market. Bryant’s childhood home, including his original basketball hoop, is on the market for $899,000, according to its broker, Compass. The Bryant family returned from Italy and moved into the 1950s Colonial-inspired home when he was a teenager. […]
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[TMZ] LIFE IS PRECIOUS, SO LIVE IT WELL!!! Jacob Blake has finally spoken to the public from his hospital bed where he lies paralyzed from the waist down — and his message is simple … don’t take life for granted. A video was posted this weekend by Blake’s family attorney, Ben Crump, […]
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[Business Insider, Reuters] Two drug companies at the forefront of the US race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, Moderna and Pfizer, are expected to join a pledge that promises to put safety before speed. In an early draft obtained by the Wall Street Journal, the companies promise to only seek emergency FDA […]
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[Forbes, Getty Images] It is a little annoying when you see an obvious trading set up but you don’t press the button. This is one such instance I wrote about in July: “I should buy Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, but again while the Nasdaq zooms with Fed new money, the time is not […]
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[NBC NEWS] “I could tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family,” Johnson said Wednesday. Actor and former wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said Wednesday that his family recently tested positive for the coronavirus and are now […]
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[Fox News] Dangerous road conditions were reported due to the snow in the area It may be the tail end of summer, but some parts out West on Monday skipped right to winter. Higher elevations in parts of Wyoming and Montana saw some snow on Monday as a cold front brought in weather more appropriate for winter than late August. The National […]
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[Bloomberg] Someone seems to have rigged Amazon system to get orders first Operation reflects ferocious rivalry for gigs in a bad economy A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon.com Inc. delivery stations and Whole Foods stores in the Chicago suburbs: smartphones dangling from trees. Contract delivery drivers are putting them there […]
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[Zippia] It’s been a weird past five months. From wonky new habits, to diy projects, and copious amounts of food and alcohol, America is coping. Although, some states seem to be coping better than others. While folks in some states are foregoing meat and quitting smoking, in other places they’re […]
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Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., known simply as “Big John” throughout college basketball, has died at age 78. Thompson, who led Georgetown to the 1984 national championship, built the program into a juggernaut, taking the Hoyas to three Final Fours in the 1980s while also winning seven Big East titles and […]
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