Three former Love Island stars who became social media “finfluencers” have pleaded not guilty to plugging an unauthorised investment scheme. Biggs Chris, 32, Jamie Clayton, 32 and Rebecca Gormley, 26, pushed the unsanctioned venture to their Instagram followers, it is alleged. The trio appeared side by side in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on […]
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Cirque du Soleil founder’s remote private island in the South Pacific lists for over $950K a week
For anyone in search of a summer vacation without the crowds, there’s a private island paradise — 3,700 miles from the nearest continent — in search of renters with money to burn. Adrift in the Pacific Ocean more than 600 miles from already remote Tahiti, the French Polynesian island of Nukutepipi is on offer for slightly […]
Suspects in custody after deadly shooting at Fashion Island in Newport Beach
Two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with a fatal shooting outside of a sprawling shopping center in Orange County Tuesday. Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly how the violence occurred, but the incident at Fashion Island, located at 401 Newport Center Drive, unfolded around 3:30 p.m., with officials at the Newport […]
Rock Island Bridge opening delayed, again. When will you be able to hang out above the Kaw?
Ready to drink and dine atop a rusty locomotive bridge turned entertainment hotspot? It’ll be a little longer. The Rock Island Bridge, spanning the Kansas River to reconnect the West Bottoms with Kansas City, Kansas, will welcome guests later than expected after construction delays. The target open is September, though the launch could be pushed […]
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Driver drank 18 beers before fatal nail salon crash on Long Island, prosecutors say
The driver who authorities say plowed his SUV into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring nine others, told police he had consumed 18 beers the night before the accident, according to CNN affiliate WABC. Steven Schwally, 64, was intoxicated when he drove his SUV into Hawaii Nail & Spa. When police arrived on the scene of […]
Hurricane Beryl damages or destroys 90% of homes on one island, leader says
Hurricane Beryl’s historic rampage across the Caribbean left “immense destruction” when it passed St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the prime minister said. On the Caribbean country’s Union Island, 90% of the houses have been “severely damaged or destroyed.” “Union Island has been devastated,” Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said during a press briefing Monday. “Their roofs […]
Mississippi River expected to hit 20 feet in Rock Island
Flood predictions for the Mississippi River have been revised again. Current projections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say the river is expected to reach 20 feet at Lock and Dam 15 in Rock Island by July 7. Major flood stage is 18 feet. Matt Wilson, senior service hydrologist with the National Weather Service […]
Why one South Korean island is at war with deer
STORY: A menace on four hooves plagues the people who live on this remote South Korean island. :: Anma Island, South Korea After dark, it’s easier to see that Anma island’s deer outnumber residents seven to one. They chomp on crops and trees in their nocturnal wanderings. Villagers must live behind fences, penned into their […]
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Caribbean island
A dangerous and extremely powerful Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fuelled by record warm waters. Winds up to 150 mph, just shy of a Category 5 storm, blew off roofs, uprooted trees and caused […]
Ukrainian forces take back Snake Island from Russian troops
Ukraine has released previously unseen footage from its mission to liberate Snake Island from Russia as the country marks the two-year anniversary of the counter-attack. Swooping in on choppers and firing off rounds as soon as they land, the bodycam footage reveals how Kyiv’s forces captured the key Black Sea outpost on June 30, 2022. […]
Wanted: Rhode Island legislative candidates
A second floor hallway at the Rhode Island State House outside the Senate Chamber looking toward Smith Street is shown. (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current) Advisors attempted to dissuade Sam Bell from challenging longtime state senator Paul Jabour in the 2018 Democratic primary. Despite his political activism as former leader of the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats, […]