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Bog Apple: NYC discovers stand-alone toilet pods

NEW YORK — Faced with closed restrooms, vandalized facilities and lavatory deserts, New Yorkers and visitors to the city alike confront a host of hurdles to relieve themselves when out and about.

August 7, 2025 Travel USA

New York City officials have ordered five trial 'Portland Loo' units to explore a possible solution to the lack of public restroom access facing city residents

Tourism boom sparks backlash in historic heart of Athens

ATHENS — Surrounded by a hubbub of blaring music, restaurant terraces and rumbling suitcase wheels slaloming between overflowing litter bins, Giorgos Zafeiriou believes surging tourism has made his historic Athens neighbourhood unrecognizable.

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August 7, 2025 Travel Europe

Ten million people are expected to visit Athens in 2025

Turkmenistan's methane-spewing 'Gateway to Hell' loses its anger

DARVAZA, Turkmenistan — People go to the “Gateway to Hell” gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed.

August 7, 2025 Travel International

The 'Gateway to Hell' was once a pit of blazing red flames and glowing red embers in the middle of the Turkmen desert

Disney settles Trump-supporting 'Star Wars' actor lawsuit

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) — A “Star Wars” actor who sued Disney for firing her over inflammatory social media posts about the Holocaust, the pandemic and trans rights has reached a settlement with the Hollywood studio, the entertainment giant announced Thursday.

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August 7, 2025 Celebrity

Gina Carano, who had a major role in the wildly popular Disney+ series 'The Mandalorian' until 2021, had claimed wrongful termination

U CAN'T PAY THIS: MC Hammer sued over delinquent car loan

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) — Baggy pants-wearing rapper MC Hammer is being sued in a US court for allegedly failing to pay off a car loan.

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August 7, 2025 Celebrity

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U.K. police charge three people after Palestine Action ban

LONDON — British police on Thursday said they had charged the first three people in England and Wales with supporting activist group Palestine Action since it was banned under anti-terrorism laws.

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August 7, 2025 World

Palestine Action has condemned the ban as an attack on free speech.

Trump demands new U.S. census as redistricting war spreads

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered officials to work on a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, as the White House presses Republican states to draw more favourable voter maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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August 7, 2025 World

Lawmakers in Texas are at loggerheads over a Republican move to ram through a redistricting measure seen as partisan.

Mind the gap: tourists drawn to Oman's giant sinkholes

WILAYAT TAQUH, Oman — Shrouded in fog in the lush mountains of southern Oman, a giant chasm plunges into the landscape, echoing with mysterious sounds that have spawned myths and legends among nearby tribes.

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August 7, 2025 Travel International

Related Items Mind the gap- tourists drawn to Oman's giant sinkholes The sheer drop of the Sheeheet pit, one of four that dot Oman's Dhofar region, is ringed with slippery mud, prompting the authorities to put up a fence and warning signs.

Mexican authorities accuse Adidas of cultural appropriation

MEXICO CITY — Officials in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca accused sportswear giant Adidas of cultural appropriation after the fashion brand debuted sandals similar to a traditional design from the region.

August 7, 2025 Fashion & Beauty

Sportswear giant Adidas is being accused of cultural appropriation for designer Willy Chavarria's latest shoe design

Backlash after 'interview' with AI avatar of US school shooting victim

NEW YORK — Independent journalist Jim Acosta faced a torrent of online criticism Wednesday after he posted an “interview” conducted with an AI avatar of a U.S. school shooting victim.

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August 6, 2025 World

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Bog Apple: NYC discovers stand-alone toilet pods

Tourism boom sparks backlash in historic heart of Athens

Turkmenistan's methane-spewing 'Gateway to Hell' loses its anger

Disney settles Trump-supporting 'Star Wars' actor lawsuit

U CAN'T PAY THIS: MC Hammer sued over delinquent car loan

U.K. police charge three people after Palestine Action ban

Trump demands new U.S. census as redistricting war spreads

Mind the gap: tourists drawn to Oman's giant sinkholes

Mexican authorities accuse Adidas of cultural appropriation

Backlash after 'interview' with AI avatar of US school shooting victim

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