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Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dies aged 80
Veteran actor best-known for playing Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero, friend of Tony Soprano who becomes FBI informantVincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best-known for playing Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, has died. He was 80.Bob McGowan, who had managed Pastore since his run on The Sopranos, told the Associated Press that he learned of his death Saturday from another client and actor on the show, Vincent Curatola. Continue reading...
Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13
Aircraft crashes into field after departing from nearby city of Pisco, according to local authoritiesPolice in Peru report that 13 people, among them foreign tourists, have been killed in a plane crash in southern Peru, near the Nazca Lines.Local authorities in Nazca confirmed that 11 tourists and two pilots died when the Cessna Grand Caravan crashed in Pueblo Viejo, approximately 4 miles (6km) from the city of Nazca and roughly 12km from the Nazca Lines site. Continue reading...
'Princess Of Darkness': Woman Behind Trump's Fundraising Machine
O'Rourke is a well-established fundraiser based in Florida who worked on Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns before being chosen to lead fundraising for the entire 2024 campaign.
California announces minimum wage increase as governor taunts Trump
Gavin Newsom says new pay floor of $17.40, set to become highest of any US state, will go into effect on 1 JanuaryCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s minimum wage will rise to $17.40 next year, a ay floor set to become the highest of any US state.The pay bump will go into effect starting 1 January, Newsom announced on Friday. The state’s current minimum rate is $16.90. In a news release, Newsom touted the move as a salve for working families amid high living costs and took a jab at the Trump administration. Continue reading...
Nirmal Purja: The Elite UK Commando Who Rewrote Mountaineering History
Born in Nepal's Dhaulagiri region, Nimsdaihad a distinguished 16-year military career, spending six years in the elite Gorkha regiment, and ten years in the United Kingdom's elite Special Boat Service (SBS).
EU to hold urgent meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday over Ceuta crisis
Divisions remain in the bloc over mass crossing of migrants into Spanish territory in north AfricaThe EU is to hold an urgent meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday amid continued divisions in the bloc over the arrival of more than 50,000 migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta in north Africa.The decision was taken by officials representing EU member states and Frontex border agency experts at what was described as a “sobering” meeting on Saturday. Continue reading...
Dozens injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm
At least five taken to hospital and about 300 evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 yearsAt least 26 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s largest volcanic crater. Continue reading...
US Envoy Meets Bangladesh PM, Says Cooperation Can Yield 'Real Results'
Sergio Gor is the third senior US official from Washington to visit Bangladesh since the BNP-led government assumed office in February.
US Makes Visa Bond Program Permanent For 50 Countries. Is India On The List?
The US State Department has made its visa bond programme permanent, allowing consular officers to require certain B1/B2 visa applicants from 50 countries to post bonds of up to $20,000.
Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan
Other members of expedition led by world-renowned climber on Broad Peak also died, climbing company saysA world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and former UK Special Forces member has died after being among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.Nirmal Purja was killed leading an expedition of 10 other people on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when an avalanche struck at around noon on Thursday. Continue reading...
Iraq and Turkey strike a 1-year oil pipeline deal to boost exports during ongoing Hormuz closures
Iraq and Turkey signed a deal Saturday to increase oil exports through a pipeline to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, as Baghdad seeks to diversify its oil export routes and reduce reliance on Gulf shipping lanes.
A Ton Of Space Junk Returns To Earth Weekly As Rocket Launches Rise: Report
According to Mariusz Slonina, who heads space situational awareness operations for the Polish Space Agency, around one metric ton of space debris re-enters Earth's atmosphere every week.
