Miscellaneous

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NRK profiles former Norwegian bank robber Martin Pedersen 19 robberies built on disguises and cash-heavy banks, crime celebrity fades as money leaves branches
nrk.no
Archipelago ferry rescues sauna group drifting on ice floe outside Stavsnäs Waxholmsbolaget vessel M/S Gällnö picks up five people and their gear, leisure on sea ice becomes a public transport diversion
aftonbladet.se
Rikers Island kitchens produce 7 million meals a year Business Insider reports security rules chain knives and lock lids, mass catering runs like custody not hospitality
businessinsider.com
Job seekers use Tinder as backdoor hiring channel Fortune reports swipe economy replaces ATS filters, informal networking grows as formal recruitment stalls
dnyuz.com
US courier sentenced in UK cocaine case then deported after 19 months Manchester Airport seizure shows asymmetric risk outsourcing, Punishment becomes border logistics
newsweek.com
Japan yukigassen snowball-fight federation seeks Olympic recognition Niche winter game becomes rules insurance sponsors, Play turns into compliance product
japantimes.co.jp
CBS revisits John Blauvelt case after wife’s 2016 murder Soldier allegedly fled with 17-year-old as manhunt drags on, True crime fills gaps where institutions cannot close cases
cbsnews.com
Juvenile clownfish shed white bars to survive anemone hierarchy OIST study links stripe loss to social context, Status signalling evolves faster when eviction risk rises
euronews.com
Las Vegas airport dog abandoned at JetBlue counter adopted by rescue officer Service-animal paperwork denial triggers 10-day hold and rehoming, Private responsibility succeeds where process ends
foxnews.com
Russian woman found alive 13 years after being declared dead Administrative identity systems turn registry entries into social reality, Coming back to life requires state permission
thedailybeast.com
Australia becomes corpse flower hotspot Botanic gardens propagate titan arum and brand blooms as events, conservation meets queue-managed disgust
theguardian.com
Willie Colón dies at 75 Bronx trombonist helped build Fania-era salsa industry, streaming age turns his kind of independence into metadata
nytimes.com theguardian.com latimes.com
Kermit the Frog relocates to Atlanta Georgia production ecosystem keeps absorbing Hollywood work, entertainment capital turns out to be a movable brand
cbsnews.com
Spanish police arrest three men over alleged opium poppy shipments to US CBS reports mail parcels used for botanical gray-market supply chain, Prohibition turns plants into paperwork crimes
cbsnews.com
Pecorino Romano production shifts away from Rome as US demand grows Business Insider reports Lazio holdouts survive via export-driven process discipline, Tradition sells best when it scales like industry
businessinsider.com dnyuz.com
US federal judge dismisses Buffalo Wild Wings boneless wings lawsuit Court treats menu language as consumer shorthand not anatomy, Litigation tries to regulate what the market already votes on
foxnews.com
72 tigers die in virus outbreak at Thailand tourist tiger parks Selfie economy concentrates apex predators into biosecurity liabilities, Exoticism marketed as control until pathogens do the accounting
independent.co.uk
Toby Carvery linked managers fell 500-year-old oak Independent reports tree still alive after company dead-anyway narrative, PR arrives after chainsaw
independent.co.uk
Gym culture embraces boy kibble meal-prep VICE reports dinner replaced by bulk protocol, self-imposed austerity sells as freedom
dnyuz.com
Deadly February for Tahoe skiers continues as resorts sell risk at scale CBS News and Miami Herald count more fatalities at Heavenly, State Department issues Europe avalanche warning after the marketing already worked
cbsnews.com miamiherald.com foxnews.com
Viral baby monkey Punch turns zoo care into global soap opera LA Times chronicles maternal rejection and stuffed-toy fandom, compassion becomes content and everyone gets to supervise for free
latimes.com
Anna Murdoch-Mann dies at 81 Ex-wife who helped build Rupert Murdoch media empire then took $1.7bn exit, Succession-style dynasty outlives marriage
theguardian.com
Butler Ohio mayor Wesley Dingus arrested on voyeurism charges Hidden camera allegedly records him sniffing teen’s underwear, small-town power meets cheap private surveillance
theguardian.com
Scott Adams AI afterlife triggers family backlash Estate disputes deepfake avatar built by venture capitalist John Arrow, death becomes licensing fight between speech rights and property claims
businessinsider.com
Freiburg speed camera tickets horse Smart-city automation enforces rules without understanding objects, Kafka arrives on schedule
spiegel.de
Alex Honnold free-solos Taipei 101 on Netflix Returns to sleepless nights with toddler who escapes crib every 45 minutes, extreme risk looks manageable until family life audits it
independent.co.uk
US judge upholds $243m verdict over Tesla Autopilot fatal crash in Florida Jury assigns Tesla 33% blame despite driver searching for dropped phone, product-liability law becomes de facto regulator of autonomy marketing
independent.co.uk
Tourist bus breaks through ice on Lake Baikal Reuters reports lone survivor, Marked ice roads sell certainty until physics invoices
independent.co.uk
Osaka receives 21kg gold-bar donation earmarked for water pipes City faces 260km replacement backlog, private money funds maintenance politicians postpone
theguardian.com
Milan UniCredit vault traps would-be burglar for nine hours Time-delay safe locks keys until morning, old-school physical security embarrasses smart-surveillance era
euronews.com
Wired tests coffee grinders with particle-size analysis Home barista culture keeps importing lab metrology into the kitchen
wired.com
Dog adopted then found roaming Home Depot two weeks later Social media posts supply the missing context institutions did not
newsweek.com
György Kurtág turns 100 Budapest stages centenary with Kurtág Fragments documentary, cultural institutions celebrate an artist who never optimised for accessibility
euronews.com
Berlin police hands out misprinted rulers Promotional merch literally measures wrong, authority branding collides with basic competence
spiegel.de
Irvine police warn teens over Senior Assassin water-gun game Graduation tradition meets armed-response risk logic, State treats play like a public-order incident
latimes.com cbsnews.com
California restaurant service fee sparks tipping backlash LA Times frames dispute as reckoning with tipping racist origins, Moral politics replaces transparent pricing and voluntary exchange
latimes.com
Isaiah Zagar dies at 86 after reshaping Philadelphia with mirror mosaics Magic Gardens turned South Street into private-built urbanism, city development still tries to erase the handmade
independent.co.uk
UK Environment Agency launches drone-Lidar unit to target organized fly-tipping 33 pilots and 54 drones map illegal dumps for court, regulators chase black market created by disposal costs
independent.co.uk standard.co.uk
Lil Poppa death ruled suicide Billboard reports official determination, content economy keeps monetizing breakdowns it helps incentivize
billboard.com
Cees Nooteboom dies at 92 Dutch novelist-travel writer made movement a literary method, Europe celebrates borderless culture while regulating everything else
dnyuz.com
Toronto woman pleads guilty after hiding parents bodies in storage bin and freezer Wellness check exposes years of isolation and deception, Modern city life makes death administratively optional
globalnews.ca
William Shatner records heavy metal covers at 94 Black Sabbath Judas Priest Iron Maiden songs become spoken-word theater, Retirement denied by sheer voice acting
dnyuz.com
New York bartender builds $3m premium-ice business Michelin-starred restaurants pay for logistics and consistency, Market prices friction better than hospitality bureaucracies
dnyuz.com
University of Iowa fraternity hazing exposed by bodycam after fire alarm call 56 blindfolded pledges found in basement, campus micro-sovereignties collapse when state shows up with a flashlight
foxnews.com
Gordon Ramsay attacks Ozempic and Mounjaro menus GLP-1 drugs reshape restaurant ordering and portion economics, celebration rhetoric meets pharmacology and margin math
foxnews.com
Sinsheim invites seven-year-old playground tester to job interview User-led QA briefly escapes municipal compliance culture, bureaucracy still finds a way to hire the customer
spiegel.de
Indian cricket umpire dies after bee swarm hits match in Uttar Pradesh 15–20 players injured, Biological risk ignores event bureaucracy
independent.co.uk
London club The Box performers refuse to perform for Andrew and Tristan Tate Private property rights collide with reputation-based blacklisting, soft censorship thrives without state paperwork
dnyuz.com