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British widow ‘forced to bury her husband in an unmarked grave’ in Cape Verde after he fell ill and died there on holiday
A British widow has said she was forced to bury her husband in an unmarked grave in Cape Verde after he fell ill and died suddenly while on an all-inclusive holiday. Retired forklift driver Colin Timson, 74, from Heighington near Lincoln, began suffering sickness and diarrhoea and was found collapsed by his wife Jacqueline the…
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FAA sounds alarm as summer flyers approach July’s biggest air traffic crunch
The US Federal Aviation Administration has warned that Thursday, 9 July 2026 is set to be the busiest air travel day of the month, with more than 56,000 flights forecast across the country. Notably, the peak falls nearly a week after the Fourth of July holiday itself rather than during the holiday weekend, a pattern…
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Irishman jailed for just 14 years after he murdered Oregon nurse during sex, before dumping her body in Hungarian woods in hopes of wild boars taking it
An Irish man has been jailed for 14 years by the Budapest-Capital Regional Court for the murder of Mackenzie Elizabeth Michalski, a 31-year-old nurse from Portland, Oregon, who was killed while on holiday in Hungary in November 2024. The relatively short sentence — imposed without the possibility of parole — has drawn attention given the…
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DISTURBED’s DAVID DRAIMAN On Stepping Outside His Comfort Zone For ‘The Sound Of Silence’ Cover: Producer KEVIN CHURKO ‘Gave Me The Courage To Go There’
On the latest episode of the Detours & Destinations podcast, hosted by Rabbi David Ingber, Disturbed frontman David Draiman spoke about identity, faith, resilience and the origins of the band’s celebrated cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound Of Silence”. Draiman explained that the track pushed him well outside his usual comfort zone, requiring an…
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Meaningful Stone – “1+1= 0” (Feat. Jay Som)
South Korean indie-pop artist Kim Jimin, who records as Meaningful Stone, has released a new single called “1+1=0”, a collaboration with the acclaimed American musician and producer Melina Duterte, known as Jay Som. The track was made after Kim travelled to Los Angeles earlier in the year to work with Duterte, and it marks a…
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Body of teen football player who died during boating trip with friends is flown 800 miles for independent autopsy after his family hired George Floyd civil rights attorney
An 18-year-old American football player, Nolan Xavier Wells, was found dead on Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi on Monday, having stayed behind on the island while his friends returned to the mainland by boat during a Fourth of July trip. His family has since retained prominent civil rights lawyer Ben Crump — known…
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Trevor Donovan Signs To Play Time-Traveling Cowboy In ‘The Devil’s Train’
Actor Trevor Donovan has signed on to lead Jack Gill’s action-sci-fi-Western film The Devil’s Train, playing Hondo, a Hollywood stuntman who leads a double life as a time-travelling cowboy. The casting matters as it pairs a physically committed lead — Donovan intends to perform most of his own stunts — with veteran stunt coordinator Gill…
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Argentinian flight instructor jumps to death from plane, 22-year-old student forced to land alone
A 42-year-old flight instructor, Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, jumped to his death from a small two-seater aircraft over the province of Córdoba, Argentina, on Saturday 4 July, leaving his 22-year-old student to land the plane alone. The incident is a stark illustration of a mental health tragedy unfolding in extraordinary circumstances, and it drew attention both…
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‘Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash’ Hits 5.4 Million Viewers on ABC, Most-Watched Fourth of July Program This Year
“Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash”, a three-hour Fourth of July special hosted by Ryan Seacrest, drew an average of 5.4 million viewers on ABC, making it the most-watched primetime programme of the holiday this year. The result is notable because it is the first time in 16 years that any network has beaten NBC’s Independence Day primetime…