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Fire fighters are seen as they attempt to rescue a boy who crawled inside a claw-style vending machine in Titusville, Florida. - AP
Give me a toy: Boy gets trapped in vending machine
TITUSVILLE, Fla. - When a young Florida boy wanted a stuffed toy, he crawled inside a claw-style vending machine in the play area of a restaurant to fetch one. And, he got stuck inside the glass-encased structure. Thankfully, off-duty firefighter Jeremy House was also having dinner at the Beef O'Brady's restaurant in Titusville, on Florida's Atlantic coast. He yelled for someone to call 911 and his colleagues from a nearby fire station joined him in rescuing the boy named Mason. "He went in, but obviously he couldn't come back out the same way," said Battalion Chief Gregory Sutton. Mason sat atop the stuffed toys while firefighters took just 5 minutes to get him out. Sutton says the boy was embarrassed, but wasn't in distress. And the machine sustained minimal...
February 12, 2018

Give me a toy: Boy gets trapped in vending machine

A member of the Pena de Pavao de Krishna traditional carnival school performs in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Monday. - AFP
Rio de Janeiro samba parades give politicians a colorful lashing
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's samba parades began late Monday in a chance for a city struggling with violence and poverty to stage the "greatest show on Earth" - and to rage at unpopular politicians.The two-night extravaganza began in the Sambodromo, where 72,000 spectators sat in sweltering heat, with many thousands more milling around outside selling drinks, putting on costumes or simply soaking up the atmosphere because they were unable to get tickets.Thirteen samba schools from the top division were facing off in a talent contest taken every bit as seriously as the city's other great love - football.Each school gets about an hour to parade through the purpose-built stadium with about 3,000 dancers, singers and drummers dressed in over-the-top costumes. Last year,...
February 12, 2018

Rio de Janeiro samba parades give politicians a colorful lashing

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Royal wedding guess list: Who gets a nod from Harry, Meghan?
LONDON - Forget the Winter Olympics, the World Cup or the Champion's League. The real competition right now is who's going to be invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in May.Everyone who is anyone in Britain is angling for an embossed royal ticket.British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, who is seeking to add two more world championships to the three he already owns, says he would be happy to interrupt his high-level training for a trip to Windsor Castle on May 19. The ebullient Joshua has not been shy, tweeting a picture of himself and Harry with the question "Need a best man?""I'm single," the 28-year-old told the BBC, expressing an interest in seeing if the elegant, raven-haired Markle's "got any sisters."(For the record...
February 12, 2018

Royal wedding guess list: Who gets a nod from Harry, Meghan?

A woman attends the #MeToo Fashion show during New York Fashion Week on Saturday in New York City. - AFP
#MeToo fashion show opens with angel wing models, pig-faced men
NEW YORK - A fashion show inspired by the #MeToo social media campaign aimed at exposing sexual misconduct across the United States opened on Saturday in New York with models sporting angel wings handcuffed to men in pig masks.Dressed in a floor-length black and white gown with leather trim and wings at her shoulders, Cheyenne Jacobs, 22, stopped at the end of the runway to declare herself a survivor of sexual abuse, giving the audience a brief account of being sexually assaulted in high school and raped in college."I would like to take this moment as a stand of my healing, how far I’ve grown and also to say that this is not only a movement, not just stories, but we’re real people who have gone through real things," she said.The #MeToo Fashion Show during New York Fashion...
February 10, 2018

#MeToo fashion show opens with angel wing models, pig-faced men

Mennel Ibtissem
Muslim singer forced to quit French show over terror posts
PARIS - A French Muslim singer who became an overnight star after dazzling judges on a TV talent show quit the contest Saturday after coming under fire for past Facebook comments about terror attacks.Mennel Ibtissem, a 22-year-old student who wears a hijab, was one of the top contestants on The Voice, where her English and Arabic version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah caused a sensation.But within days of her performance she was under pressure to bow out over old Facebook messages that appeared to question the terrorist nature of attacks that claimed scores of lives in France in 2016.The posts have been deleted but screen grabs of the remarks have been circulated on far-right websites.In one post after the July 2016 truck attack in the city of Nice, in which 86 people were killed, she...
February 10, 2018

Muslim singer forced to quit French show over terror posts

Drake
Drake visits Miami homeless shelter for women, kids
MIAMI - Drake made a surprise stop at a Florida homeless shelter for women and children, bringing a $50,000 check and toys and games for the kids.A news release from Miami's Lotus Village said Drake visited to support families who moved into the nonprofit's new shelter one week ago. Drake passed out $150 Target gift cards for the female residents.The singer was in town shooting a music video. He made a pit stop at a local high school on Monday, performing for students and leaving them a $25,000 check for school uniforms.The homeless shelter is trying to raise $25 million to expand its reach and become a national model for curbing homelessness among women and children. Its services include a community clinic, children's wellness center, yoga and a Zen garden. - AP
February 10, 2018

Drake visits Miami homeless shelter for women, kids

Madame Tussauds' unveils its new wax figure of British actor Tom Hardy which has a soft warm chest and a beating heart, in London on Friday. - Reuters
It's alive! Tom Hardy waxwork with beating heart unveiled in London
LONDON - Madame Tussauds waxwork museum is offering fans of actor Tom Hardy a new and unusual chance to get close to their idol - launching a waxwork figure of the actor with a beating heart, that visitors can pose with and even cuddle.The figure depicts Hardy seated on a couch, his arm resting on the back, to allow visitors to get close enough to feel or listen to its heartbeat. The museum said in a statement that it features a beating heart and a "soft, warm torso."The museum, which has branches around the world, allows visitors to touch the waxwork replicas of celebrities, occasionally leading to excessive familiarity.The New York branch of the attraction had to retire its figure of Canadian singer Justin Bieber in 2014 due to it being excessively groped by fans, local media...
February 10, 2018

It's alive! Tom Hardy waxwork with beating heart unveiled in London

Jennifer Salke
Harassment scandal-hit Amazon Studios to be led by woman
LOS ANGELES - Amazon said Saturday it had appointed NBC's entertainment president Jennifer Salke to head its movie and television studios following the resignation of Roy Price over allegations of sexual harassment.Price quit in October after a producer for "The Man in the High Castle" - one of the studio's highest-profile shows - said he had repeatedly propositioned her in 2015, making lewd suggestions during a taxi ride."I am both honored and emboldened by the opportunity to lead this extraordinary business," the new head of Amazon Studios said in a statement, adding that moving on from NBC was "bittersweet.""It's an exciting time to be a content creator, and I look forward to being on the front lines of an innovative business with...
February 10, 2018

Harassment scandal-hit Amazon Studios to be led by woman

Saudi Art Council Launches Fifth Edition Of 21,39 In Jeddah
Saudi GazetteThe Saudi Art Council opened doors to its first exhibition, part of the 21,39 series on Wednesday evening at Gold Moor mall in Jeddah’s Shatae district.The fifth edition of 21,39 showcases works of over 30 Saudi and international artists, in distinctive venues around the city from. The 87 days event will run until the 5th of May.‘Refusing To Be Still’ is the main group exhibition and will be held at three main venues: Gold Moor Mall, Rubat Al Khunji and an empty PepsiCo factory.The second group exhibition was launched at Jeddah based Athr gallery on Thursday, entitled ‘The Clocks Are Striking Thirteen’ featuring renowned Saudi artists, alongside Saudi Arabia’s first art book fair, and Ahmed Mater’s exhibition ‘Drum Roll, Please’ at King Abdullah Economic...
February 09, 2018

Saudi Art Council Launches Fifth Edition Of 21,39 In Jeddah

Moath Alofi presents treasures of Arabia
Saudi GazetteSaudi artist Moath Alofi returned with yet another extraordinary body of work to 21,39, a contemporary art exhibition organized by the Saudi Art Council in Jeddah. The Madinah based artist revealed two projects that included a short film with Saudi Art Council titled ‘Mihlaiel’ at Gold Moor mall and followed it up with a series of photographs at Athr gallery.Both projects aim to highlight and preserve the rich history of Saudi Arabia.“In both, I want to shock you, I want to make you wonder, ask questions; get you to search and arouse curiosity in the audience. In addition to that I wanted to bring stillness to life, showing the treasures of this beautiful country,” Alofi told Saudi Gazette.The 11.5 minutes long documentary captured significant landmarks and historical...
February 09, 2018

Moath Alofi presents treasures of Arabia

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