Duke Fakir, last original Four Tops singer, dead at 88
Abdul (Duke) Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as I Can’t Help Myself, Reach Out I’ll Be …
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Coastal erosion threatens to wash away D-Day beaches
Visitors pepper the length of Utah Beach in Normandy, France, some pausing to take photos, others simply staring out across the English Channel. One passerby in a bright orange windbreaker …
$50K US bonus to Olympic champions is a good 1st step in increasing track and field’s profile
First, the good news: Olympic gold medals in track and field are now worth money, guaranteed. Wednesday morning, World Athletics announced it would pay a $50,000 U.S. bonus to gold …
Italy has a proud culinary history, but its present-day chefs can’t afford to work there
Like many young people growing up in Sardinia, Davide Sanna loved Italian cuisine and wanted to have a successful career as a chef. To do so, he had to move …
Pogues singer Shane MacGowan dead at 65
Shane MacGowan, the singer and main songwriter for the Pogues, who fused punk energy and traditional Irish music but whose lifestyle often overshadowed his musical contributions, has died. He was 65. …
Finding room for carry-on baggage has become ‘the Hunger Games’ of air travel, analyst says
Cost of Living5:00Cakes on a plane Flight attendant Cat Jones will never forget the day she spotted a woman carrying a wedding cake down the bridge to board her plane …