NEW YORK (AP) — Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II underwater epic “Das Boot” launched him into a successful Hollywood career that included the “In the Line of Fire” movies , “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm”, died. He was 81 years old. Petersen died Friday at his home in the …
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CHAUTAUQUA, NY (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” prompted death threats from the Iranian leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen on Friday by a man who rushed onto the stage as the author was about to give a talk in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, …
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Celebrities and world leaders expressed their shock on social media as author Salman Rushdie fights for his life on a fan after being stabbed on Friday. The 75-year-old writer was attacked on stage at a literary event in upstate New York and will likely lose one of his eyes as a result of the unexpected …
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An Albanian actor and his wife who rushed from the sixth floor of their apartment building in New York may have struggled with each other before the fatal plunge. Investigators are probing the possibility of a fight between the couple, a senior law enforcement source told the New York Post on Tuesday. “There were signs …
The Port of New York and New Jersey on Tuesday announced new rates tied to empty containers and export volume in its battle to ease container congestion. Loaded and empty containers that are considered long-lived will be subject to a quarterly “Container Imbalance Charge”. The tariff will take effect September 1, pending the mandatory 30-day …
