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A war hero who was a stranger in his own land
Jesse Leroy Brown was hurtling over the North Korean countryside in his Corsair fighter 17 miles behind enemy lines when he discovered that he was in trouble. "Jesse, something's wrong," one of the men in his squadron radioed him. "You're bleeding fuel." It was the beginning of the Korean War, but...
London 2012 Olympics: 23 competitors return positive drug tests
Olympic chiefs have announced 23 competitors at the London 2012 Games have failed retrospective doping tests. Those athletes are from five different sports and six different countries. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) retested 454 selected doping samples from the 2008 Games in Beijing and a further 265 from London...
“DYING JOLIE IS LOSING THE BATTLE”: SHOCKING NEW PHOTOS OF ACTRESS
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is about to die. It is reported National Enquirer magazine published photos of skinny Jolie on the cover, according to Lux is . “Dying Angie loses battle 79 pounds and was hospitalized.”, – Reads the headline on the cover. According to the tabloid, the actress was urgently...
Queen Elizabeth II Had a Blast at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
Queen Elizabeth II couldn't contain her excitement as she attended the Royal Windsor Horse Show, with the monarch flashing a smile and laughing with glee as her horse won big during the event. After her beloved horse, Barber's Shop, won the the Tattersalls & RoR Thoroughbred Ridden Championship at Windsor Castle...
Why are women banned from Mount Athos?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Mount Athos in Greece to mark the 1,000-year presence of Russian Orthodox monks there. The Mount — actually a 335 sq km (130 sq mile) peninsula — may be the largest area in the world from which women, and female animals, are banned. Andy Walker asks why the ban exists. If...
‘The Voice’ Winner is already known! Who was your favourite?
Finally, after all these seasons, coach Christina Aguilera has a champion on The Voice: Alisan Porter. Aguilera, who is an original coach of the NBC singing competition, turned her chair around when Porter, a former child actress, sang Linda Ronstadt's Blue Bayou during the blind auditions of the show. Porter, who had the...
Atomic Bomb Survivors To Attend Hiroshima Event For Obama Visit
At least three atomic bomb survivors will attend an event in Hiroshima on Friday when President Barack Obama becomes the first incumbent U.S. leader to visit the site of the world’s first atomic bombing, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. Obama has said he will not apologize or address the debate on whether the...
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in marriage split
Film star Johnny Depp and his actress wife Amber Heard are to divorce, US court documents have revealed. Heard, 30, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences. They married 15 months ago and have no children. They have recently been embroiled in a legal case in Australia after Heard took...
Headteacher incredibly claims Harry Potter books could DAMAGE childrens’ BRAINS
A HEADTEACHER has urged children not to read fantasy books including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones because he claims they can DAMAGE their brains. Graeme Whiting has come under fire after he issued the warning telling his pupils not to read the Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games and any Terry Pratchet books because they...
PHOTOS: Kate Middleton Goes Braless At Movie Premiere
Kate Middleton went braless on the red carpet at the world premiere of “Spectre” Monday. Though the pale blue gown she was wearing had a modest neckline and no leg slit, the duchess still managed to make it a little scandalous by not wearing a bra, which could be easily seen through its transparent back. While the...
How Stone Age people buried their dead
A 12,000-year-old grave in Israel is unlocking more secrets of one of the most extensive and earliest funeral feasts on record About 12,000 years ago, a great feast was held in honour of a mysterious woman. The group filled her grave with strange objects. Then, bizarrely, they threw the remains of their meal into the grave. The...
The star of the “Clone” Giovanna Antonelli: how she looks today (Photos)
Since the display of the series on television in more than 30 countries have passed 10 years. At the moment, Giovanna is 35 years old and she is still in demand at...