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Person is rushed to hospital after a ship crashes into a crane at port – as pictures show mangled wreckage
A person has been taken to hospital after a ship collided with a crane at a port, according to the Daily Mail, with images showing significant wreckage at the scene. The incident highlights the potential dangers of heavy machinery accidents at working ports, though the full circumstances of how the collision occurred have not been…
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Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera
Following the success of its $99 Kodak-branded Snapic A1, Reto Project is releasing the Kodak EC35, an even more affordable 35mm film camera for just $34.99. The EC35 certainly isn’t fancy. Its 25mm acrylic lens with a fixed f/10 aperture and 1/100 shutter speed basically put it on par with a drugstore disposable. The fact…
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Beloved grandma crushed by fallen tree in freak accident during dangerous Maine storm
A grandmother in Maine was killed after a tree fell and crushed her during a severe storm that swept through the state, in what has been described as a freak accident. The woman, named locally as Amy Tatlock, was remembered by family and friends as a beloved matriarch, and her death highlights the dangers posed…
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‘Real Housewives Of Orange County’ Star Jeana Keough Diagnosed With Tongue Cancer At 70
Jeana Keough, one of the original stars of The Real Housewives of Orange County, has been diagnosed with tongue cancer at 70, her daughter Kara Bosworth revealed. Bosworth shared the news via a GoFundMe campaign to help cover treatment costs, explaining that what began as a minor dental complaint escalated into a serious illness after…
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L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch Dead at 59, Days After Going Public With Brain Cancer Battle
L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has died at the age of 59, just days after publicly revealing she was battling brain cancer. The band confirmed her death on Instagram, describing her as a “beloved bandmate, friend, and fellow troublemaker” who had fought the disease courageously, while a representative told Rolling Stone that Finch was a “true…
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‘Bill’s glitzy wedding probably didn’t help matters’… How the Chawkes lived the charmed life of high society heirs, all of which came crashing down in a Limerick Court Room
Bill and Alison Chawke, heirs to a prominent Irish pub-business family, were jailed after pleading guilty to an unprovoked assault on two men at a Co Limerick hotel in 2023. The case has drawn attention because it contrasts the siblings’ privileged public profile with the seriousness of the violence and its lasting impact on the…
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WWE’s Charlotte Flair thanks NBA star for donation to family of 8-year-old who died after tragic cancer battle
WWE star Charlotte Flair says Tyrese Haliburton donated $10,000 to a GoFundMe covering funeral costs for 8-year-old Scarlett Guillen's family.
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‘The Count’: The drug dealer who inspired a classic 1977 Eagles song
The article explains that the Eagles’ 1977 song ‘The Last Resort’ was partly inspired by a drug dealer known as ‘The Count’, whom band member Don Henley encountered in Los Angeles. It argues that the figure embodied the excess, exploitation and moral decay that the song criticises, making him a small but telling influence on…
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Jennifer Finch, L7 Bassist and Tireless Indie-Rock Champion, Dies After Battle With Brain Cancer
Jennifer Finch, bassist, singer and songwriter for pioneering indie-rock band L7, has died aged 59 after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer. Her death, confirmed by the band’s representative, prompted an outpouring of tributes from across the music world, reflecting the esteem in which she was held on the 1990s alternative rock scene. A…
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Health officials identify source of US explosive diarrhoea outbreak
US health officials have traced a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection causing “explosive diarrhoea”, to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, which supplies Taco Bell. The Food and Drug Administration confirmed a positive sample came from lettuce sourced in central Mexico, but the affected batch falls outside the recall Taylor Farms had already…