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Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at age 91
(Reuters) – Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, who helped usher in the 1960s sexual revolution with his groundbreaking men’s magazine and built a business empire around his libertine lifestyle, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, Playboy Enterprises said. Hefner, once called the “prophet of pop hedonism” by Time magazine, peacefully passed away at his home, Playboy Enterprises said in a statement. Hefner was sometimes characterized as an oversexed Peter Pan as he kept a harem of young blondes that numbered as many as seven at his legendary Playboy Mansion. Read More
LeBron James remains interested in finishing career with Cavs
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James said he remains interested in finishing his career in Cleveland but will not make any commitments or discuss his 2018 free agency during the season. James is in the final year of his contract, though he has a player option for the 2018-19 season. There has already been significant speculation he may consider changing teams for a third time next season, but as has been his practice in the past, he left his options open. “[My feelings on Cleveland] haven’t changed, that’s why I sit
Read MoreSaudi is lifting Skype, WhatsApp ban, but will censor calls
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi government is lifting a ban on calls made through online apps on Thursday but will monitor and censor them, a government spokesman said. All online voice and video call services — like Microsoft’s Skype, Facebook’s WhatsApp and Messenger, and Rakuten’s Viber — which satisfy regulatory requirements were set to become accessible overnight. However, on Thursday morning, Messenger and Viber appeared to remain blocked inside the kingdom. Adel Abu Hameed, spokesman for telecoms regulator CITC, said on Arabiya TV on Wednesday that new regulations were aimed
Read MoreAnalyst estimates United could take big hit from Harvey
One big Harvey loser: United Airlines. An airline analyst estimates the carrier could lose $266 million from Houston flight cancellations caused by flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey. Cowen and Co. analyst Helane Becker says money from the flights is likely gone because people whose homes are damaged won’t feel like going on vacation after the storm. Becker estimated Tuesday the storm could cost Southwest $77 million and Spirit $11 million. The airlines didn’t immediately comment. United dominates Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Southwest is the biggest airline at Hobby Airport. Both Read More
U.S. judge blocks new movie about Lynyrd Skynyrd
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd won a permanent injunction blocking the production and distribution of a movie depicting the 1977 plane crash that killed the rock band’s lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant. In a decision made public on Monday, U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet in Manhattan said “Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash,” based on recollections of former drummer Artimus Pyle, violated a 1988 consent order governing the use of the Lynyrd Skynyrd name. The lawsuit had been brought against Pyle Read More
In a 1st, NKorea fires missile over Japan in aggressive test
In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said. The aggressive missile launch — likely the longest ever from the North — over the territory of a close U.S. ally sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile traveled around 2,700 kilometers (1,677 miles) and reached a maximum height of 550 kilometers (341 Read More
Bannon’s exit not seen to signal Trump shift to center
WASHINGTON/BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s ouster of chief strategist Steve Bannon is unlikely to mark the abandonment of the administration’s “America First” agenda that has unnerved investors and trade partners and split the White House into nationalist and globalist camps. Within hours of leaving Trump’s administration on Friday, Bannon was back at the helm of Breitbart News, the hard-right news site he ran before becoming the main architect of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Bannon can now do more to further conservative causes because “he can speak his mind”
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