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In 2015, the global media was abuzz with the reports of a purported discovery of a Nazi gold train believed to be buried in Poland. During WW2, the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR) was formed to confiscate priceless treasures of historical and monetary value from German-occupied Europe. The ERR focused on Jewish and Masonic cultural treasures, encompassing over 21,000 individual objects from Jewish-owned collections, however, this was later extended to anything of value in Jewish homes, businesses and shops, as these objects were now deemed “ownerless” by Nazi decree. With Nazi expansion across Europe, the collections found in national museums, galleries,…
Even after Princess Kate revealed her cancer diagnosis, a photo agency marked her footage with an ‘editors note.’ Image Credit: Getty Images Princess Kate‘s cancer revelation video was reportedly given a new label by a photo agency for allegedly not complying with its “editorial policy.” Her Royal Highness, 42, posted the video to her and husband Prince William‘s official social media pages on March 22. “This Handout clip was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images’ editorial policy,” E! News reported on Monday, April 1. Getty followed up with the outlet in a statement, noting…
An airstrike killed six international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver, the aid group said Tuesday, hours after it brought a new shipload of food into northern Gaza, which has been isolated and pushed to the brink of famine by Israel’s offensive. The group said Israel had conducted the strike. That couldn’t be independently confirmed as of late Monday.The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that, “Following the reports of the incident concerning the employees of the WCK organization in the Gaza Strip, the IDF began an in-depth investigation of the incident by the…
Palworld announces a dating simulator as part of an April Fool’s Day joke, but players aren’t opposed to the idea becoming a reality. Palworld has announced a dating simulator as an April Fool’s joke, but players would like to see the idea become a reality. Palworld is a mix of elements such as open-world survival, crafting and base management, RPG, and monster collection. Because of such a unique combination, Palworld quickly became one of the most popular releases of the year. Palworld players’ adventures through the Palpagos Islands have rather dark aspects, such as the possibility of smuggling and even…
A newly added store page and a post from an Xbox employee suggest Hollow Knight: Silksong news might be coming sometime soon. A new store listing and a Tweet from an Xbox employee have fans hopeful that a Hollow Knight: Silksong update could be imminent. A new store listing and a tweet from an Xbox employee might not seem like a lot to go on, but an update concerning Hollow Knight: Silksong is long overdue. As it was heavily implied that Silksong was slated to release in the first half of 2023, fans are looking for an update sometime soon.…
Ubisoft is now laying off more employees, continuing the gaming industry trend of 2023 that saw members of many gaming companies let go. Layoffs are sweeping the gaming industry and Ubisoft has announced more. Nearly 10,000 people were laid off last year as the industry started to shift in a different direction. Many companies are looking towards live service games to make the money necessary to survive and Ubisoft has been a part of this trend. Its Skull and Bones was released in February, and continues to capitalize on the live service concept. Regardless, it seems preventing layoffs was not…
World TT Champion Remco Evenepoel has called out the UCI over an apparent mis-match between an email his team received stating that time trial head socks had been banned on April 1 and a statement on the UCI website that they were no longer allowed from April 2. At Itzulia Basque Country’s opening time trial, Bora-Hansgrohe riders, including stage winner Primož Roglič, continued to use the head socks for the event, despite their imminent ban by the UCI. Soudal-QuickStep, on the other hand, did not do so, with Evenepoel claiming that his squad had received an email stating that they were banned…
Dean noted that his and Tori’s divorce was a ‘long time coming’ in a new comment. Image Credit: Getty Images Dean McDermott broke his silence on his divorce from estranged wife Tori Spelling. The 57-year-old actor’s comment came hours after the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 50, discussed her and Dean’s marriage on her “Misspelling” podcast. “Tori and I are good,” Dean said in a video published by Daily Mail on Monday, April 1. While answering a videographer’s question about him and Tori, the Canada native added that their divorce was a “long time coming” before getting into his car and…
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) will not be starting the Itzulia Basque Country after he crashed while training and has been taken to hospital.Pidcock was set to be one of the starters in the first hour of the opening stage, a hilly 10-kilometre time trial starting and finishing in the coastal city of Irun.But according to a post by Ineos Grenadiers on X, formerly Twitter, the Briton crashed while on the recon of the course and has been taken to hospital.”I crashed in the recon this morning, the wind took me out in a corner on the circuit and I hit…
Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N high-performance electric compact crossover has just gone on sale, but over in Korea a dedicated racing version is about to be launched. It’s called the Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup, and it is being developed for a new electric category in the Hyundai N Festival one-make racing series. BMW is working on a mid-cycle refresh for its M3 sedan, and the updates will extend to the M3 Touring wagon sold overseas. Prototypes for both body styles are currently out testing ahead of a likely debut late this year or early next. Audi is working on a…