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BEIRUT — A few hours before dawn, a marina in Beirut’s Dubaiye neighborhood was deserted except for a few men hoisting a metal cage with the words “Live Lion” on it onto a yacht. The passenger was a baby who was rescued by a Lebanese animal rights group after being used as a living prop in a TikTok video. The Animals Lebanon group, joined by NPR, formed a small convoy along the coast and spaced them widely apart to avoid any perceived threat from Israeli drones flying overhead. As the sun began to rise, a plume of smoke hung over…

Rudy Giuliani handed over a vintage Mercedes-Benz, dozens of watches and other luxury possessions to two Georgia election officials he vilified after the 2020 presidential election, his attorney said. He denounced the “degradation” of the judicial system. The 80-year-old disbarred lawyer and former New York mayor has sold 26 watches, rings, cash and a 1980 blue Mercedes convertible that once belonged to Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall for $148 million. It is said that the documents were handed over to two women who won a defamation lawsuit. to his lawyer. Giuliani, once known as “America’s Mayor,” has been given until Nov.…

west palm beach, florida CNN — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday promoted two campaign spokespeople to lead the incoming administration’s communications department. President Trump has named campaign spokesman Stephen Chan as White House communications director. He announced Friday night that his campaign’s national press secretary, Caroline Leavitt, would become White House press secretary. The position of director of communications is separate from the role of press secretary, although in the past some people have held both roles at the same time. Chung will also serve as an assistant to the president. During President Trump’s first term, he served as Director…

NEW YORK (AP) – Rudy Giuliani on Friday awarded a $148 million libel judgment to two former Georgia election officials who won a $148 million judgment for defamation, including a number once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall. His lawyer announced that he had transferred his watch and Mercedes.Joseph Cammarata said in a letter filed late Friday in Manhattan federal court that a large quantity of watches and rings were delivered by FedEx to a bank in Atlanta, Georgia, in the morning.The 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 was delivered to an address in Hialeah, Florida, and undisclosed funds from Mr. Giuliani’s…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — On Wednesday’s talk show “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg celebrated her 69th birthday, but when the party turned to dessert, she went anonymous because of her political views. I guessed that the bakery had turned down the pastry order.According to multiple news outlets, the bakery is Holterman’s, located at 405 Arthur Kill Road in Staten Island. We’re more than just a bakery. Founded in 1878, Holterman’s is New York State’s oldest bakery. Founded 146 years ago, Holtermann’s is New York State’s oldest bakery. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela SilvestriAt the end of a recent broadcast, Mr. Goldberg’s…

An American Airlines jet departing from Hawaii on Wednesday was ordered to perform a sudden “climb” to avoid crashing into the mountains. According to broadcast audio, Flight 298 departed from Honolulu and was headed to Los Angeles International Airport when air traffic controllers at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport told the flight, “Turn right, climb sharply over terrain, then turn right.” ”, he said. Website LiveATC.The order was placed around 1 a.m. local time on Wednesday.According to the US Federal Aviation Administration, controllers ordered the flight to “perform a sudden climb as the flight crew failed to make the…

Paris prosecutors have ordered far-right leader Marine Le Pen to be sentenced to five years in prison and suspended from political activities for five years in connection with the illegal political party funding scandal.Nicolas Barrett called for the ban to take effect immediately after the ruling, even if her lawyers appealed and ruled that Le Pen could not run for president again in 2027.She and more than 20 other party officials are accused of hiring assistants to work on party business rather than the European Parliament, which paid them.Le Pen denies the charges, but told reporters the sentence was an…

The conflict over the Mountain West Conference’s policies toward transgender players intensified this week when volleyball coaches and current and former players filed a federal lawsuit alleging Title IX violations and violations of their free speech rights.The lawsuit against the Mountain West, San Jose State University and numerous academic officials aims to prevent San Jose State’s transgender athletes from participating in the Mountain West Conference Volleyball Championships later this month. The Athletic reported that. Among those filing the lawsuit are one of the player’s current teammates and one of the player’s coaches.The lawsuit has implications beyond this fall’s college volleyball…

This is the second time this year that the oarfish, a rarely seen deep-sea fish historically considered a harbinger of doom, has washed up on California’s coastline.The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, reported last week that one of its doctoral students encountered a specimen about 9 to 10 feet long on the beach in Encinitas, Southern California.These creatures, which have elongated ribbon-like bodies, usually live in regions of the deep ocean called the mesopelagic zone, where light cannot reach. It is sometimes called the fish of the end due to its mythical reputation for…

The volcano in front of the Mirage Hotel and Casino erupted for the last time before closing on July 17, 2024. Hundreds of workers went on strike early Friday morning at hotels near the Las Vegas Strip. About 700 hospitality employees at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas have left after contract negotiations between the hotel and the culinary union collapsed. The Culinary Union said Friday’s action was the first unrestricted strike in 22 years. Workers in the hotel’s culinary union also went on a 48-hour strike in May, which the union said was the first such strike in 22 years. “Virgin…