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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
McCain calls brain cancer prognosis ‘very poor’
U.S. Sen. John McCain says doctors have given him a “very poor prognosis” as he battles brain cancer. McCain underwent surgery in July for a brain tumor that was later found to be a form of glioblastoma, the same type of cancer that took the life of his former Senate colleague Edward M. Kennedy in 2009. McCain tells CBS’ “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired Sunday night that he thinks about Kennedy a lot. He says Kennedy continued to work despite the diagnosis and “never gave up because he
Read More‘SNL’ hosts Dave Chappelle, Melissa McCarthy win Emmy Awards
Dave Chappelle and Melissa McCarthy are Emmy winners, earning trophies for their appearances on “Saturday Night Live.” Chappelle and McCarthy were announced as best guest actor and actress on a comedy series at Sunday’s creative arts awards, the precursor to the main Emmy Awards ceremony set for next weekend. Chappelle hosted the first “SNL” episode to follow last November’s presidential election. McCarthy played host on another episode and also gave a manic impersonation of then-White House press secretary Sean Spicer. The guest actor winners for a drama were Gerald McRaney Read More
At Maltese festival, climbing the greasy pole is part of the fun
ST JULIAN‘S, Malta (Reuters) – For more than a century, locals in the small Maltese town of St Julian’s have celebrated their patron saint by running up a steeply angled log, smeared with lard, protruding over the sea. The goal is to grab increasingly difficult-to-reach flags. The unconventional form of worship is the centerpiece of the Feast of St. Julian, which takes place in late August, and dates back to the 1800s. Men, women and children take part in the contest, running up a 30-foot-long pole, known as the gostra, Read More
U.S Coast Guard monitoring stranded cruise ships -chief
HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring two cruise ships that have been unable to dock due to tropical storm Harvey and is preparing alternative arrangements, one of its commanders said on Saturday in a press conference. Three cruise ships operated by Carnival Corp carrying about 20,000 passengers have been stranded in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico waiting to dock at Galveston port. Two of them were temporarily diverted to New Orleans on Friday and the third has stayed in Cozumel, Mexico, the firm said. “We
Read MoreFintech startup AutoFi raises $10 million
(Reuters) – AutoFi Inc, a financial technology startup catering to the auto industry, said on Thursday it raised $10 million in series A funding, bringing the total amount of equity funding to $17 million. The funding round included existing investors such as Crosslink Capital, Ford Motor Credit Co LLC and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. AutoFi’s platform helps prospective car buyers purchase and finance vehicles from a dealership’s website by connecting them to a network of lenders to complete the car-buying process. Currently, Ford Motor Credit Co, the lending arm of Ford Read More