Новости за 25.05.2024

Nicki Minaj's Saturday night concert in England postponed after Dutch authorities detained the rapper over pot in bag.

A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming him when she falsely claimed that he exposed himself to a crowd, including children, in 2022. The Kootenai County District Court jury unanimously found that Summer Bushnell defamed Post Falls resident Eric Posey when she posted a doctored video of his performance at a Pride event with a blurred spot that she claimed covered his “fully exposed genitals." In reality the unedited video showed no indecent exposure... Читать дальше...

Hundreds of clowns have gathered in the streets of Peru’s capital to mark Clown Day, a holiday for which they have sought for years to gain official recognition. Saturday's colorful parade in Lima included awards for the best costumes, makeup, routine and improvisation. Marcos Chininín performs as the clown “Chalupa.” He says the country already has holidays celebrating lawyers and ceviche, and it should also have one highlighting clowns. He says the official recognition would give them access to... Читать дальше...

US Forecast for Sunday, May 26, 2024

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City/Town, State;Yesterday’s High Temp (F);Yesterday’s Low Temp (F);Today’s High Temp (F);Today’s Low Temp (F);Weather Condition;Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index

Albany, NY;82;61;85;62;A t-storm around;NNW;8;56%;64%;10

Albuquerque, NM;84;54;84;56;Mostly sunny;NNE;10;20%;0%;12

Anchorage, AK;57;45;58;47;Cloudy;SSW;7;66%;91%;2

Asheville, NC;74;58;83;62;A stray thunderstorm;SSE;4;67%;87%;9

Atlanta... Читать дальше...

Harry Connick Jr.'s picturesque property sits on Oyster Pond and comes with a terrace, swimming pool, and dock.

Stevie Nicks closed the first day of the three-day BottleRock festival.

Arizona state wildlife officials say a black bear was shot and killed by fish and game officers after it entered a home through an open door and injured a teenager in a mountain community near the New Mexico state line. The state Game and Fish Department says the 15-year-old boy received wounds to his face and arm and was treated at a hospital after the incident late Wednesday in Alpine. The teen's mother says on Facebook the bear fled from the cabin after her other son heard screams and went to help. Читать дальше...

A firefighter for Cal Fire was arrested and accused of exposing himself in Rancho Cordova earlier this year, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said.

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Brooklyn-set sex worker drama ‘Anora’ wins Cannes’ top prize, the Palme d’Or.

Real estate adviser Daniel Daggers introduces viewers to London's luxury housing market on the new Netflix series "Buying London."

Schuylar Jones, a globe-trotting American adventurer who went on to run an Oxford University museum, has died. He was 94. Jones grew up around Wichita, Kansas. He worked in Paris and Africa as a photographer before studying anthropology at Edinburgh University. After graduation, he did field research on people living in remote parts of eastern Afghanistan. That is according to an autobiography on Edinburgh’s website. Jones parlayed that research into an Oxford doctorate degree and went on to become director of Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum. Читать дальше...

The 77th Cannes Film Festival is drawing to a close Saturday with the presentation of its top award, the Palme d’Or, along with an honorary tribute for George Lucas. Arrivals are underway for the closing ceremony, which will be streamed lived on Brut beginning at 6:45 p.m. local time, 12:45 p.m. U.S. Eastern time. Coralie Fargeat’s body horror film “The Substance,” starring Demi Moore as a Hollywood actress who goes to gory extremes to remain youthful, won for best screenplay. Best actress went to an ensemble of actors... Читать дальше...

A New York man has pleaded guilty to charges that he snatched away a police officer’s can of pepper spray during a chaotic clash with officers guarding the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Authorities on Friday said Troy Weeks was among a group that tried to overwhelm officers who were blocking an entryway to the building as supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol grounds in protest of Trump’s election loss. He has pleaded guilty to felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting... Читать дальше...

U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of the best cities to live in, with Naples, FL, topping the list.

Walmart has ended a partnership with Capital One that made the banking company the exclusive issuer of Walmart’s consumer credit cards. The companies announced the change Friday. The companies said card holders can still use their Capital One Walmart Rewards cards, which will continue to accrue rewards unless customers are notified of a change. Walmart partnered with Capital One in 2019 but eventually soured on the deal. In 2023, Walmart sued Capital One, saying Capital One was taking too long to process payments and mail replacement cards. Читать дальше...

Longtime Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is ready to part ways with his stately stone home on more than 2 acres.

South Africa’s four main political parties have begun a final weekend of campaigning before a possibly pivotal election that could bring the country’s most important change in 30 years. The long-ruling African National Congress has been in the government ever since the end of white minority rule in 1994. Supporters gathered at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday to hear party leader and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speak. The ANC is under unprecedented pressure to keep hold of... Читать дальше...

British police say a small plane has crashed into a field in eastern England with U.K. media reporting that it was a World War II-era Spitfire fighter. Lincolnshire Police said emergency services were responding to reports that an aircraft had crashed on Saturday in a field at Coningsby about 150 miles or 230 kilometers north of London. The force said that “it is believed to be a single occupant aircraft and nobody else is thought to have been involved.” There was no immediate word on the condition of the pilot. Читать дальше...

Indian news reports say a massive fire has broken out in an amusement park in western India and at least 16 people are reported dead. The fire erupted at the park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state on Saturday. The cause of the fire is not immediately known. The top elected official in the state, Bhupendra Patel, said in a statement that instructions have been given to the municipal corporation and the administration for immediate rescue and relief operations in the park’s game zone.

At least 16 are dead in a fire in an amusement park in western India, news reports say.

Forecasters are warning of another day of heightened risk of dangerous tornadoes in the Midwest on and are telling people in south Texas they may experience triple-digit temperatures — and that's with four weeks to go before summer starts. Excessive heat, especially for May, is the danger in south Texas, where the heat index is forecast to approach near 120 degrees F (49 degrees C) during the weekend. The region is on the north end of a heat dome that stretches from Mexico to South America. That... Читать дальше...

A three-level penthouse just hit the market in New York City for $50 million, making it this week's most expensive home on Realtor.com.

A record was broken ahead of the Memorial Day weekend for the number of airline travelers screened at U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration said Saturday that more than 2.9 million travelers were screened at U.S. airports on Friday, surpassing a previous record set last year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. In Atlanta, the world’s busiest airport had its busiest day ever. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport broke a traffic record on Thursday when 111,000 passengers... Читать дальше...

Animal welfare officials say a dolphin stuck in a New Jersey creek for more than a week has died after a rescue attempt they say was attempted as a “last resort.” The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said crews first tried to herd the bottlenose dolphin out of Skeeter Island Creek in Cape May Court House, where it was reported May 16. Officials said they were trying to avoid physical capture but decided Friday to try that. So a net was deployed around the dolphin, but officials say the dolphin "immediately panicked and expired within two minutes.