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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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Aviation pioneer and space-travel record breaker Wally Funk dies at 87
Funk became the oldest person to fly in space in 2021.
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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…
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Nationwide air traffic alert sparks three-letter joy for Trump
Palm Beach International Airport, located close to Donald Trump’s Florida home, has been officially renamed President Donald J Trump International Airport. The change was confirmed by a Federal Aviation Administration alert stating that the airport’s three-letter identifier would switch overnight from PBI to DJT, the President’s initials. The renaming follows a law signed by Florida…
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Palm Beach airport’s President Donald J Trump International rebrand celebrated as Trump plane touches down
Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been officially renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport, opening under its new name on Thursday. The change marks another prominent public landmark carrying the Trump name and is tied to the president’s long-standing connections to the area, most notably his Mar-a-Lago estate located a…