Ballerina jailed in Russia could be released next year in prison swap: lawyer
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Ballerina jailed in Russia could be released next year in prison swap: lawyer

The Russian-American ballerina imprisoned in Russia for donating a little over $50 to a pro-Ukraine charity expects to be released in a prisoner swap next year, according to her attorney. Ksenia Karelina, 33, recently had her appeal rejected by the Second Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction, Radio Free Europe…

Piece of marble bought for  and used as doorstop could be worth millions of dollars
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Piece of marble bought for $6 and used as doorstop could be worth millions of dollars

A $6 piece of marble that was used as a doorstop is actually a treasured 18th century bust of a Scottish politician — and could be worth millions of dollars. The “Bouchardon Bust” — which depicts Scottish landowner and politician Sir John Gordon — was crafted by royal French sculptor…

Liam Payne’s alleged drug dealer speaks for first time, details star’s final days
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Liam Payne’s alleged drug dealer speaks for first time, details star’s final days

An Argentinian waiter accused of supplying drugs to Liam Payne has spoken out for the first time since the singer’s tragic death. Braian Nahuel Paiz, who has been identified by Argentinian police in an ongoing investigation, insisted there has been no wrongdoing on his part in relation to the One…

Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier
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Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. China’s navy is already the…

Amsterdam police use haunting hologram of murdered prostitute to solve cold case
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Amsterdam police use haunting hologram of murdered prostitute to solve cold case

A murdered Dutch prostitute is haunting Amsterdam’s famed Red Light District from beyond the grave — pleading with passers-by for help finding her killer. Bernadett “Betty” Szabó, 19, was a new mother who was stabbed “dozens of times” and left in a pool of her own blood in the Dutch…

Iran dismisses DOJ report of assassination plot against Trump
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Iran dismisses DOJ report of assassination plot against Trump

Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed a report released by the Department of Justice on Friday stating that it thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. A criminal complaint filed in a New York City federal court stated that an unnamed official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps told Farhad Shakeri,…

Australian scientists reveal mysterious black balls on Sydney beaches are mini blobs of poop
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Australian scientists reveal mysterious black balls on Sydney beaches are mini blobs of poop

Oh, crap! Thousands of mysterious black balls that washed ashore and closed a stretch of popular Australian beaches last month were discovered to be mini blobs of poop. Initially believed to be made of tar, scientists at the University of New South Wales confirmed the sticky balls are in fact…