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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian media mogul Silvio Santos, who went from street vendor to owner of a business empire including one of the country's largest TV channels, died at the age of 93, his broadcaster SBT said on Saturday.

Brazilian media mogul Silvio Santos dead at 93, SBT TV says

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

Boarding Voepass Flight 2283 with her four-year-old son and her mother, Josgleidys Gonzalez had embarked on a long trip that was to take them to her native Venezuela and then onward to Colombia. Brazilian airlines Voepass later confirmed that among those on board Flight 2283 were Josgleidys Gonzalez and her son, her mother Maria Gladys Parra, and their dog Luna.

Dashed dreams of migrant family on doomed Brazil flight

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The Independent

 Torrential rains in Brazil have eroded parts of a fossil site, revealing what scientists think could be the world’s oldest known dinosaur skeletons.The “almost fully preserved” dinosaur fossil, discovered next to a reservoir in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, could be around 233 million years old, researchers say.They suspect the fossil creature lived during the Triassic Period, when all of the Earth’s continents were a single landmass called Pangea, and dinosaurs had just emerged.Researchers suspect the unearthed fossil belongs to a member of the Herrerasauridae family of carnivorous dinosaurs that grew to about 2.5m in length.These...

Heavy rains in Brazil unearth what could be world’s oldest dinosaur fossil

 August 9-15, 2024A producer hauls a sack of yerba mate in Buenos Aires to protest President Javier Milei's plan to slash price controls and subsidies in various markets. Tropical Storm Ernesto makes lashes Puerto Rico. A plane crashes in Vinhedo, Brazil. Prince Harry and Meghan visit Colombia. This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.The selection was curated by photojournalist Esteban Felix based in Santiago, Chile.___Follow AP visual journalism:AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnewsX: http://twitter.com/AP_Images      Read More               She fought to become a midwife. Now she’s fighting to save mothers and their babies in South SudanUkraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilitiesThe collapse of an iconic arch in Utah has some wondering if other famous arches are also at risk      

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MICHOACAN, MEXICO—A section of a pyramid at the Ihuatzio Archaeological Zone, which is located in western Mexico near Lake Pátzcuaro, collapsed during heavy rain, according to an Artnet News report. The pyramid was constructed on a platform by the ancestors of the modern Purépecha people some 1,100 years ago, and is thought to have been used for human sacrifices to Curicaueri, a deity associated with victory and sunlight. Researchers from the Michoacan Center of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said that water seeped into cracks in the pyramid brought about by high temperatures and prolonged droughts. The ensuing collapse has damaged both the inside and the outside of the structure. INAH officials continue to assess the damage and plan to repair the pyramid. To read about the monarch butterfly migration to Michoacan and the importance of butterflies in ancient Mesoamerica, go to "Mexico's Butterfly Warriors."

1,100-Year-Old Pyramid Damaged by Heavy Rain in Mexico

A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed on the outskirts of São Paulo, according to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with dramatic footage from the scene showing the plane’s destroyed fuselage in flames on the ground. The airline earlier had reported that 62 people were...

Video shows passenger plane falling out of sky over São Paulo, Brazil

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Authorities investigating the Brazilian plane crash that killed all 62 on board last week now have the full transcript of the "black box" but its contents did not immediately explain the cause of the accident, local TV station Globo said on Wednesday. The transcript from the cockpit...

Brazil Plane Crashed Minute After Pilots Sensed Trouble, Black Box Indicates, According to TV Globo Report

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

Dick York ("Darrin #1") Would Have Stayed on 'Bewitched' Had He'd Been Given More Time To "Rest up"

Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

One person died and six people were missing after a luxury yacht was struck by a whirlwind and sank off the coast of the Sicilian capital Palermo, Italian media reported. Italy's fire brigade and coast guard had earlier said divers were searching for seven missing people and did not immediately confirm that a body had been found.

184-ft. Yacht 'Bayesian' Sinks Off Italy: One Dead, Six Missing

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

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CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

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Two Sweetwater County lawmakers seeking re-election filed a defamation suit Thursday against a political action committee affiliated with the hard-line Wyoming Freedom Caucus over mailers that attack them over a vote they say never happened.

Lawmakers sue Wyoming Freedom PAC over Trump-ballot mailers

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Researchers studying an underwater city in Italy say they have found an ancient mosaic floor that was once the base of a Roman villa, a discovery that the local mayor called "stupendous." The discovery was made in Bay Sommersa, a marine-protected area and UNESCO World Heritage Site off the northern...

Archaeologists make stunning underwater discovery of ancient mosaic in sea off Italy

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Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase “Who wants money?” has died after a...

Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93

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