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Amarachi Orie, CNN Around 1,500 items that once belonged to the late British rock star Freddie Mercury are going up for auction, including never-before-seen handwritten draft lyrics to “We Are the Champions,” one of the band Queen’s most famous songs. The objects are being offered for sale by Mary Austin, a close friend of Mercury,

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN An American woman has been arrested in Sydney after arriving on a flight from Los Angeles with 24-carat gold-plated handgun packed in her luggage. The 28-year old woman, who arrived in Sydney on Sunday, did not hold a permit to import or possess a firearm in Australia, the Australian Border Force

Issy Ronald, CNN A huge plan of the Titanic used during a 1912 inquiry into the ship’s sinking has sold at auction for £195,000 ($243,000). Annotated with red and green chalk marks showing where ice was believed to have penetrated five water-tight bulkheads, the 33-foot (10-meter) long plan “is quite simply one of the most

Story and photographs by Peter Yeung, CNN At first glance, Ima Keithel is much like any other market. Lines of vendors are here from dusk until dawn, eagerly flogging everything from fresh fruit to fish and fabrics. But after walking through its huge network of more than 5,000 stalls spread across three multi-story buildings and

Oscar Holland, CNN Trade union leader Babul Akhter was working at Bangladesh’s labor ministry in Dhaka on the morning that Rana Plaza, a nine-story building crammed with garment factories, collapsed. He rushed to the scene in Savar district, around 20 miles outside the capital. There he heard the cries of trapped workers emanating from the

By Janelle Davis, CNN Tacos come in many regional variations, and if you’re a fan of Mexico’s popular comfort food, you may be familiar with the version called birria that’s been all the rage in the United States for the past few years. On TikTok, the hashtag “birriatacos” has a whopping 1.2 billion views. For

AJ Willingham, CNN Joseph Bologne, also known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is not quite a household name — yet. The 18th century Afro-Caribbean historical figure is best known as a composer, sometimes called “The Black Mozart” for his bright, virtuosic works and peerless talent on the violin. He was also the son of an

By Forrest Brown, CNN The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. We mark it again this Saturday. Decades after that optimistic first event, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reminds us that “global climate change has had an alarming effect on Earth and its inhabitants.” Waves upon waves upon yet more waves

Zeena Saifi, CNN A group of celebrity activists are trying to destigmatize being Palestinian, telling the human stories of an oppressed nation in a new documentary. The documentary “Walled Off,” takes its title from a hotel owned by anonymous British street artist Banksy in the biblical city of Bethlehem. Located a few steps from Israel’s

Hafsa Khalil, CNN If you’ve ever wanted an extravagant pad with an Upper East Side zip code in which to ponder your feuding family’s business empire, then Kendall Roy‘s triplex apartment could be the place for you. You’ll just need a Roy-sized bank balance to buy it. The penthouse at 180 East 88th Street, which

Amarachi Orie, CNN Bottles of beer brewed 86 years ago for the coronation of Edward VIII, but which were left unopened upon the event’s cancellation, will go on sale next month. Edward VIII ascended to the British throne in January 1936 following the death of his father, George V. But he abdicated in December of

Lianne Kolirin, CNN A German artist has rejected an award from a prestigious international photography competition after revealing that his submission was generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Berlin-based Boris Eldagsen won the creative open category at this year’s Sony World Photography Award with his entry “Pseudomnesia: The Electrician.” The eerie black and white image shows

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN What does intimacy look like for seniors? There’s no end to sex scenes and other steamy content featuring the young and unwrinkled, but past a certain age, popular culture largely draws a blank — or treats sex as a punchline. Last year, the artist Marilyn Minter set out to change that, gathering

Robert Codero | Daniel Yaw Miller When Daniel Solomon was a college student at Indiana University back in 2014, he had a dorm room hustle selling fashion to friends on the men’s basketball team who struggled to find the hottest clothes and shoes in their size. O.G. Anunoby, a top player for the Indiana Hoosiers,

By Rebekah Riess A ground stop was temporarily issued at Nashville International Airport after a noxious odor was detected on one of the airport’s concourses Sunday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA said the stop was ordered “to facilitate the safe resumption of operations.” The airport evacuated Concourse C due to the

By Forrest Brown, CNN Two simple words can spark mouth-watering bliss or a series of blistering retorts in Texans: Breakfast tacos. In the Lone Star State, who gets the credit for these morning tortilla sensations can be a matter of habañero-hot debate. A highly contested Eater article in 2016 helped start a full-on Breakfast Taco

By Janelle Davis, CNN. Recipe by Alejandro Gutiérrez If you’re exploring the food of Nuevo León, be prepared for vegetables to take a back seat because this is the land of meat. The signature dish of the state in northeast Mexico is carne asada, meaning “grilled meat.” The Spanish term, however, signifies more than a

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Wienermobile is becoming a Weddingmobile — at least for a few days. The iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be briefly transformed into the “Wienermobile of Love” in Las Vegas, according to a news release from the meat brand. Hot-dog-loving couples will be able to elope at the Wienermobile, and be