Giorno: 22 Febbraio 2024

Elton John Items Fetch $8 Million at New York Auction

Nearly $100,000 for Elton John’s monogrammed silver boots and around $2 million for a triptych by street artist Banksy from his collection: the music icon’s personal items brought in almost $8 million at auction Wednesday in New York.[#item_full_content]

DHS: Less Than 1 Percent of ‘Paroled’ Migrants Left US

The Border Patrol, using “parole” powers, caught and released 2,572 illegal immigrants last year, but less than 1% of the migrants have been deported or otherwise confirmed to have left the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security.[#item_full_content]

5 people injured, suspect arrested after reported knife attack at German school

Five people were injured in an incident Thursday at a school in the western German city of Wuppertal and a suspect was arrested, police said. The incident took place at the Wilhelm Dörpfeld high school in the city’s Elberfeld district. Police said there was no shooting in the incident, German news agency dpa reported, but […]

Barge strikes China bridge, killing 5 and sending vehicles plunging into water

Five people were killed in China on Thursday after a barge struck a bridge near the southern city of Guangzhou, causing the roadway to collapse and sending vehicles plunging into the water.  Three small trucks, a minibus and a scooter fell off the Lixinsha Bridge around 5:30 a.m. after one side of the ship hit […]

Putin puts West on notice with flight on nuclear-capable bomber

Russian President Vladimir Putin flew on a nuclear-capable strategic bomber on Thursday, in a likely move to flaunt Russia’s nuclear capabilities in defiance of the West. Moscow said Putin took a brief flight on a modernized Tu-160M bomber, codenamed “Blackjacks” by NATO. State media showed Putin, 71, taking off in the giant plane from a […]