After 110 Years, an Overdue Book Is Returned to a Library in Idaho

The person who checked out “New Chronicles of Rebecca” in 1911 can rest peacefully, as the Boise Public Library scrapped late fees for overdue books in 2019. Otherwise, the person would have owed around $800, because the library charged a

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Conviction Overturned In Rape Of ‘Lovely Bones’ Author 40 Years Later

A conviction in the rape of Alice Sebold, the award-winning author of “The Lovely Bones,” has been overturned 40 years later due to serious errors by the prosecution, officials said. Anthony Broadwater, 61, was cleared on Monday by New York

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Man Held in Hawaii for More Than 2 Years Over Mistaken Identity Sues the State

The confusion over Mr. Spriestersbach’s identity began in October 2011 when he fell asleep in the stairwell of a middle school in Honolulu. A police officer woke him up and asked him his name. Mr. Spriestersbach gave his grandfather’s last

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London Luxury Property Market Seen Highest Growth in 6 Years

Image: Fabian Kühne/Unsplash The luxury property market in London is on the road to recovery as a report published by Knight Frank saw that prices in the city’s upscale neighbourhoods have grown the fastest in six years.  The past few

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COVID-19’s global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems. Together, the United States, the European Union,

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Man Who Blackmailed Girls to Send Explicit Images Is Sentenced to 20 Years

A man in Washington State who posed as a teenager online and blackmailed girls as young as 12 across the country to send him sexually explicit photos and videos was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison, the federal

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Review: Kena: Bridge of Spirits is this year’s best Zelda 35th-anniversary gift

Fantastical effects and jaw-dropping art direction can be found at every turn in Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Alternate between massive battles, sweeping explorations, and chill meditative moments with your critter friends, known as the “Rot.” Friends along the way will

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Man once called world’s “largest facilitator of child porn” sentenced to 27 years

Enlarge / Eric Eoin Marques led away from the High Court in Dublin in August 2013 after US authorities formally requested his extradition. A man who operated a dark web service that hosted millions of child-sexual-abuse images was sentenced to

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Inside Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's Romance Through the Years

A lasting love! Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade are the definition of relationship goals, but they have also worked hard to ensure the longevity of their romance. The Being Mary Jane alum and former Miami Heat baller met in 2007

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Recent Ebola outbreak emerged from someone infected 5 years earlier

Enlarge / Health care workers don protective equipment before working with Ebola patients. A large international research group released a paper today suggesting that Ebola viruses can emerge from five years of dormancy to trigger a new outbreak of infections. While

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J. Lo and Diddy! Jay and Bey! Iconic Couples at the VMAs Over the Years

The MTV Video Music Awards may be intended to celebrate the best music videos of the year, but sometimes, the celebrity couples steal all of the attention. Us Weekly is looking back at the iconic duos who attended the show together — including some

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Jess and Nick! Ari and Pete! VMAs PDA Through the Years

Major makeouts! Stars take red carpet PDA to another level at the MTV Video Music Awards. In the early 2000s, celebrity couples including Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra, Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock, and Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson were

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Star Trek Day celebrates 55 years with Picard, Prodigy trailers, and more

Paramount+ celebrated 55 years of Trek on Star Trek Day 2021, a live-streamed event held at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California, on September 8, 2021. It’s been 55 years since the television debut of Star Trek: The

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