Author: James Martin
A jury issued the verdict Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida finding Carnival liable for damages to the plaintiff, referred to as Jane Doe, for false imprisonment and sexual assault by a crew member, Fredy Anggara, in December 2018. The jury separately found that Carnival was not negligent and that the former crew member did not intentionally inflict emotional distress on Doe.The plaintiff filed a complaint against Carnival Cruise Line in November 2019, nearly a year after the incident took place. Anggara is not a defendant in the lawsuit.At the time of the sexual…
One of the most commonly asked questions that I run into while playing Runescape is people asking me if I found 95 prayer worth the 150M it cost me. I always reply with the exact same answer every time. YES! I have never for one second regretted spending most of my bank for the ability to use the ancient curse, Turmoil. Before we talk about why turmoil is worth the money, lets first talk about what it does. With turmoil activated, the players Attack and Defense is increased by 15%, plus 15% of the enemy’s level, and strength by 23%,…
Royal sources today soundly trashed claims that Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, joked to Prince Harry that it would be ‘funny’ if his unborn child with Meghan Markle had ‘ginger Afro hair’.The incendiary claims were made in Tom Bower’s new no holds-barred book: Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors. The bombshell book has made claims of war at the heart of the Royal Family and experts have claimed that it paints Meghan Markle as someone who found love with Prince Harry – and used his status for her personal advancement.Mr Bower’s book describes Meghan as ‘self-centred, manipulative and demanding’ and brands Harry ‘spoiled,…
San Diego Comic-Con 2022 kicked off with a trailer for the movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and it… actually looks promising? The upcoming film has an all-star cast with Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page and Hugh Grant, and blends action, fantasy, comedy and some of D&D’s most iconic monsters. “A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people,” the description reads. “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of…
What we learned: Friday 22 JulyWith that, we will wrap up the blog for the evening. Here are today’s major developments:Updated at 04.35 EDTKey eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureRed Meat Advisory Council: ‘Unfathomable’ Subway paid fine for passenger who accidentally broke biosecurity lawSpeaking of biosecurity laws, it appears the Red Meat Advisory Council is livid that Subway has paid the fine for someone who inadvertently broke the law. An individual accidentally brought in a Subway sandwich from Singapore, and the sandwich chain has decided to pay that fine themselves, which the RMAC say makes a…
Bosses at the Port of Dover today blamed French staff for a six-hour wait for passengers to board ferries as they declared a ‘critical incident’ on what is the busiest summer getaway on the roads in at least eight years.Port of Dover chief executive Doug Bannister complained that they had been ‘badly let down’ by ‘insufficiently resourced’ French border controls in Kent which have been ‘woefully inadequate to meet our predicted demand’.He added that Dover chiefs are ‘deeply frustrated’ by the low staffing and ‘even more deeply regret the consequences that will now be felt by so many’ as families…
Erik ten Hag believes Harry Maguire can “slow” the negativity the Manchester United captain can attract by performing to a high level.Maguire was booed at the start of Tuesday’s tour win over Crystal Palace in Melbourne and by England fans during March’s win over Ivory Coast.United’s manager was asked about each of these incidents. “Maguire we heard but you see, if you perform, it slows down,” Ten Hag said of the jeers during Palace victory. “I think he, the team, impressed by the way we played. I don’t think it’s the [thing] to find out if I understand it. It’s…
DENT (DENT): DENT is a blockchain-based platform that is working to create a global marketplace that allows everyone to buy and sell mobile data packages. DENT’s mission is to tokenise, liberate, and democratize mobile data and bandwidth. The company has developed a marketplace and a mobile application which allows buying and selling mobile data packages by employing the blockchain technology. The platform works on an Ethereum-based blockchain and is creating a transparent and easy data pricing landscape. How does it work? The working of the DENT platform is quite simple. All the users who are registered on the DENT network…
(CNN) — One of New York City’s best-known venues, Central Park’s Loeb Boathouse, will close this fall.The owner of the restaurant and event space, Dean J. Poll, filed paperwork with the city of New York stating his intention to close the business.”Due to rising labor and costs of goods, the business will be permanently closing effective 10/16/2022 affecting a total of 163 employees,” he wrote. The boathouse itself, however, will not close. The current building, which was built in 1954, belongs to the city. Central Park is owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, but day-to-day…
Currys is the UK’s leading tech retailer and has recently launched the 2021 Price Lock scheme. With prices rising across the UK, the new scheme will allow shoppers to buy top appliances without any inflated cost.Currys is freezing prices across essential and popular home tech appliances like washer dryers, coffee machines, freezers, laptops, TVs and more with the new Price Lock scheme.To help combat rising inflation costs, Currys will be keeping products at its lowest 2021 price, and held for 30 days, saving shoppers hundreds of pounds.They will find prices locked on 17 categories and the list will be reviewed…