A member of a UK parkour group will likely be banned from the Italian town of Matera after a jump caused damage to an ancient building.
Town officials condemned the individual before giddily announcing that NASCAR will be holding a street race at the same location next year.
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Former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has been fired after just one year with the Detroit Pistons. The team is still on the hook to pay out $65 million of Williams' remaining salary despite finishing with the worst record in the NBA.
It may seem like a big chunk of change, but think of it this way — Monty Williams aged just as much in one year with the Pistons as someone would if they had access to $65 million-worth of hard drugs all at once.
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Robert F. Kennedy has officially failed to qualify for the first presidential debate, meaning President Biden and Donald Trump will be taking the stage on their own next Thursday.
After it was explained to Kennedy that he simply doesn't have enough support in the polls, he took to trying to win voters' heart and minds by hunkering down and giving himself mercury poisoning again.
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The SS United States — a historic ship that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set back in 1952 — has been ordered to leave its berth on the Delaware River in Philadelphia by September 12.
U.S. District Judge Anita Brody said the ship didn't cause any issues, but couldn't keep up with inflation, so the space is being cleared for Jeff Bezos' newest mega yacht.
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A woman in Clinton, Maryland was shocked to learn that the vase she purchased at a thrift store for $3.99 was actually a priceless Mayan artifact.
Well, I shouldn't say priceless — she painted it completely white and resold it for $40 immediately after.
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A beach buried by the same volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii is now open to the public for the first time.
It's very exciting news, but if you see someone with their head playfully sticking out of the sand, do not get any closer — their buddy Vesuvius might've buried them a long time ago.
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