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Staff at a Virginia liquor store got a shock on Saturday when they came into work to find a raccoon had burgled the store, drinking its way through the spirits section.The “masked bandit” was found passed out in the bathroom between the toilet and bin having helped itself to bottles on a bottom shelf.Animal control officer Samantha Martin transported the “suspect” for questioning at Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter but not before it had a chance to sober up.After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover), the animal was safely released…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the Friends star’s overdose death was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Wednesday.Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence plus two years of probation to 44-year-old Dr. Salvador Plasencia in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles.The judge emphasized that Plasencia didn’t provide the ketamine that killed Perry, but told him, “You and others helped Mr. Perry on the road to…
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Rarely has a solo dissent in a Supreme Court case eventually triumphed, but that is likely to happen as a majority of the justices appear poised to accept the “unitary executive theory” of presidential power. This is the view that the president has authority over the entire executive branch of government,…
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is well underway…Race week is here, and the UAE is buzzing. With the season finale fast approaching, F1 drivers and teams have already descended on the country, and they’re making the most of their short downtime. From discreet dinners to product launches, here’s what they’ve been getting up to in the country before they jump back into their race suits.Here’s everyone spotted so far…Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) at J1 BeachFerrari star Charles Leclerc touched down in Dubai for the launch of Chivas Regal Crystalgold. As the brand’s Global Ambassador, the Monégasque driver attended the glittering event…
Three weeks after flash floods in Texas’ Hill Country killed more than 100 people, state lawmakers chastised Kerr County leaders for rejecting money a year earlier to create a warning system that could have alerted residents to rapidly rising water. Several lashed out as a Kerr official representing the local river authority tried to explain why it declined money from a $1.4 billion state fund to help guard against destructive flooding. One state senator on the special legislative committee tasked with investigating the deadly floods called the decision “pathetic.” Another said it was “disturbing.” State Rep. Drew Darby, a Republican…
A factory in China which has been accused of making “childlike” sex dolls has been placed under investigation by the local authorities and told to immediately halt production.The customisable dolls were reportedly being sold on major online shopping sites and social media platforms.Chinese state-owned news outlet The Paper said that local officials were attaching “great importance” to the issue.Last month, online retailer Shein – which started in China but is now headquartered in Singapore – banned the sale of all sex dolls globally after a public outcry over it selling dolls with a childlike appearance.The company said at the time…
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Hamas said it would hand over a hostage body on Wednesday, after Israeli forensic services concluded that remains returned a day earlier were not from one of two final deceased hostages.The handover of the last two hostages’ bodies in Gaza would complete a key condition of the initial part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war.Hamas said it would hand over the body at 5 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET).The armed wing of the Hamas-allied Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, the Al-Quds…
In Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, the Supreme Court on Monday considered whether federal courts of appeals should make their own determination on whether an asylum seeker experienced persecution, or leave it to the Board of Immigration Appeals, in a case that will clarify the circuit courts’ roles in the immigration system. The dispute began soon after Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, Sayra Iliana Gamez-Mejia, and their child arrived in the United States in 2021 and requested asylum, citing repeated threats of violence from a hit man, or sicario, working for a drug lord in their home country of El Salvador. Urias-Orellana contended that after his half-brother,…
Still in that long-weekend mode? Here’s a list of things to do in Dubai this weekend…The long weekend may be over and we’re technically back at work… but let’s be honest – with only a three-day work week, today feels like a fake Monday, and the weekend is practically already calling. Still clinging to that long-weekend energy? Here are some fun things to do in Dubai this weekend.A festive favourite returnsImage: What’s On ArchiveThe Souk Madinat Christmas Market magic kicks off on Friday December 6, when Fort Island transforms into a festive winter wonderland. A 36-foot Christmas tree, a market,…
A New Zealand man has been charged for theft after he allegedly stole a diamond-studded locket in a rather unusual way – by swallowing it. The ingested loot – a Fabergé egg locket valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600) – has not yet been recovered, police told local media outlets.Police were called to Partridge Jewellers in central Auckland last Friday afternoon and the 32-year-old man was arrested in store minutes later. He has undergone a medical assessment and remains in custody, police say. The allegedly stolen Fabergé egg is set with 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires, according to the…