Published by DPA Ten years after the death of Amy Winehouse, a bikini worn by the soul singer is set to join those of Marilyn Monroe, Scarlett Johansson and countless other celebrities in a south-west German town that calls itself the “capital of swimwear.” The Bikini Art Museum in Bad Rappenau is set to soon
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It comes as no surprise that we inhabit an unequal world. We have only to look around us to see that there are those blessed with material goods, living in areas where services are accessible and abundant, contrasted with those who lack even the essentials such as food and shelter. Here in America, as in most developed nations, we seldom consider what it means to have no constant clean source of water or minimal medical services. In Ethiopia, this is the norm. [Eva Trieger]
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Ira Spector, who contributed more than 30 columns to this publication on subjects including his childhood in Brooklyn, his service in the Coast Guard, his extensive travels, interesting personalities he had met, and his flamboyant tennis game, died Oct. 14, just four days shy of his 88th birthday. [SDJW]
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Just after 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, a 92-year-old woman was riding in a car with her daughter and granddaughter near the train station in Modi’in when she suddenly lost consciousness. Her conscientious daughter and granddaughter pulled the car over and called emergency services for help while attempting to perform CPR on the elderly matriarch in the car. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Noemie Dray was at her home in Modi’in when the emergency took place. Noemie was asleep after a late-night shift in the Pediatric Ward of Sheba Hospital where she works when she isn’t attending classes. Noemie heard the alert from her emergency communications device, got up, and ran out of the house, without even having time to change clothes. [United Hatzalah]
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Bert Edelstein elevated his hand one foot above the table at which he was sitting. “My correspondence file is almost this thick,” he commented. He sent letters to the House of Representatives and the Senate. After the House adopted legislation to recognize the Ghost Army with a Congressional Gold Medal, the focus turned to the U.S. Senate. Under the rules, for the measure even to be considered in committee, it must have at least 67 co-sponsors — two-thirds of the full Senate. The count is getting closer and closer. [Donald H. Harrison]
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The Salk Institute announced Friday that Irwin and Joan Jacobs, longtime supporters of the renowned scientific research organization, pledged $100M to launch Salk’s five-year, $500M philanthropic and scientific Campaign for the Future. [Times of San Diego]
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Tori Spelling said it was “really hard” to admit she needed help with raising her five children. The 48-year-old actress is mother to Liam, 14, Stella, 13, Hattie, 10, Finn, nine, and Beau, four, whom she has with her husband Dean McDermott, and has said she found it hard to
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Published by The Kansas City Star TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Republican leaders rejected comparisons of COVID-19 vaccine requirements to the Holocaust Friday after a former Kansas City, Kansas, mayoral candidate donned a yellow star to testify on the Legislature’s plans to resist federal rules. Two statements, posted to social media by Senate President Ty Masterson
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Andrew Garfield wants to keep his life as private as possible. The 38-year-old actor has said he’s “designed” his personal life to be out of the public eye because he wants to be able to be “a mess” and “stupid” without people watching his every move. He said: “I’m not
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Published by Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump Organization does not need to pay millions of dollars in legal bills for Trump’s former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen, a New York judge decided on Friday. Michael Cohen had sued the Trump Organization for failing to make good on a promise to pay legal costs
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In this week’s Torah portion (Parshat Vyetse), Philo’s comments about Leah and Rachel’s relationship is striking. One can see that it is not merely brothers who fight with one another. The same also applies to sisters—especially when it is over the love of the same man! Although the Bible is full of tales regarding polygamy, one should not infer that the biblical writers endorsed this ancient Bedouin practice, which still occurs today. Quite the opposite—the ideal marriage is between one man and one woman. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi
Published by BANG Showbiz English Ben Stiller and Cate Blanchett are set to star in a big-screen adaptation of the 60s cult spy TV series ‘The Champions’. The ‘Zoolander’ actor is directing and producing the flick and will also star alongside the ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ actress. The original UK series ran from 1968 to
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Jennifer Aniston has “always known” that Paul Rudd is the “sexiest man alive”. The 52-year-old ‘Friends’ star didn’t need PEOPLE magazine to give the actor the title of the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ – which they did earlier this week – as she thinks everyone has “always known this” about the
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Published by Loudwire The COVID crisis continues to generate strong opinions and KISS‘ Gene Simmons voiced his during an appearance on the livestream social selling network TalkShopLive (as seen below), hitting out at anti-vaxxers and decrying the politicization of vaccines while calling out both political parties in the U.S. Simmons was initially asked about the
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