Woman who turned in Lady Gaga’s stolen dogs — and got arrested — sues for $500,000 reward

LOS ANGELES — A woman who was convicted after turning in two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs stolen in a violent robbery is suing the pop star, arguing she was never paid a $500,000 reward promised for the dogs’ return. Two months after pleading no cont…

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‘An addiction’: masks come off slowly in Hong Kong as habit outlasts Covid – Financial Times

‘An addiction’: masks come off slowly in Hong Kong as habit outlasts Covid  Financial TimesHong Kong removes mask mandate for residents and travelers  The Japan TimesFor the Covid-19 opportunists, it’s the end of a three-year windfa…

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‘Railroads have just had too much power,’ Buttigieg says in Kansas City after Ohio train disaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday pledged to hold American freight railroads to stricter standards in the wake of a train disaster in Ohio last month and Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s respons…

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Deputy commissioner highly critical of botched arrest of Kumanjayi Walker, inquest hears

Murray Smalpage tells coroner he is ‘struggling to find a reason’ for deviation from arrest plan on day Warlpiri teen was killed by Zachary RolfeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free a…

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