JOHANNESBURG — South African rioters blocked roads, looted shops and burned vehicles on Tuesday in several areas of the country’s capital, Pretoria, in a show of anger over the selection of the ruling party’s mayoral candidate ahead of local elections ... ....
A federal judge based in San Francisco, Calif. ruled last week two Starbucks customers may pursue a lawsuit accusing the coffee chain of cheating patrons by underselling lattes, Reuters reported.U.S.District JudgeSheltonHenderson said the California plaintiffs may seek damages from Starbucks in their proposed nationwide class action, including fraud and false advertising charges....
A jaguar that was used in an Olympic torch ceremony had to be shot to death after it escaped from its ties and attempted to attack a soldier according to the Brazilian army reported by The Associated Press. Juma the jaguar was on display as the Olympic torch ceremony taking place at the Jungle WarfareInstructionCenter in Manaus... "This scene is contrary to our beliefs and values ... - WN.com, Maureen Foody. ....
A Pakistani man whose girlfriend threw acid on him when he spurned marrying her has died of his wounds at a local hospital, The Associated Press reported.Police official Bashir Ahmed says the man, Sadaqat Ali died at a government hospital located in the city of Multan, a central Punjab province early Tuesday ... She was arrested by police hours after the attack and has now been charged with murder in the incident....
Ahead of the release of a new iPhone from Apple, there’s a good deal of speculation around exactly what form the new phone will take, along with both what features Apple will add and remove. Undeniably, one of the most speculated changes to the new iPhone 7 is the Apple’s decision to remove the dedicated headphone jack ... — BGR.com (@BGR) June 21, 2016 ... RELATED STORIES ON INQUISITR.. New iPhone 7 Release DateRumors....
... of the Year Award ... The award is given to a graduating high school senior who epitomizes the spirit of volunteerism as exemplified by the late Bob Borovy, a veteran, former Advisory Board member and active citizen....
Boutique, luxury yachts named a Top CruiseLine for Couples In the 2016 BRIDES Best Honeymoons Awards. SEATTLE, WA - May 26, 2016 - Boutique luxury cruise line Windstar Cruises, recently named a Top Cruise Line for Couples in the 2016 BRIDES Best Honeymoons Awards as voted by thousands of top Virtuoso travel agents, is making a Tahiti vacation more than a bucket-list proposition....
Attah, a native of Ghana, burst onto the scene with his portrayal of a child soldier in Netflix’s “Beasts of No Nation.” He won the best actor trophy at the SpiritAwards......
Plant’s story of how the song came about is an important element to the defense he and Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page are mounting against accusations they stole the song’s famous opening guitar chords from a song by Spirit, an L.A ... Plant addressed previous testimony that he had watched Spirit perform at a club in Birmingham, England, and socialized with the band members after that show....
Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant, who testified Tuesday in the trial over whether his band ripped off a Spirit song for “Stairway to Heaven,” said he doesn’t remember seeing Spirit perform....
Plant's story of how the song came about is an important element to the defense he and Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page are mounting against accusations they stole the song's famous opening guitar chords from a song by Spirit, an L.A ... Plant addressed previous testimony that he had watched Spirit perform at a club in Birmingham, England, and socialized with the band members after that show....
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page have completed testimony and the defense has rested in the trial of a copyright lawsuit claiming they stole a riff from the band Spirit for the intro to the hit "Stairway to Heaven." ... out with the band Spirit....
The singer and guitarist Page are facing a civil trial over claims that the opening guitar riff of their classic 1971 song was "lifted" from an instrumental track called Taurus by the US group Spirit... A lawsuit has been filed by Michael Skidmore, the trustee of Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe - known as Randy California - who drowned in 1997 having never taken legal action over the song ... "I don't remember seeing Spirit....
“We only would play here once, so it wouldn’t be too bad,” said the Ottawa Senators defenceman, who is in the Nevada hub for the NHLawards ceremony ... “Anytime you’re playing in warm weather, it seems to up your spirits a bit.” ... Andersen has won the William Jennings Trophy, but he shared the award for lowest goals-against average with John Gibson, who actually made one more start than Andersen....
The genesis of the song is at question in a high-stakes federal trial that accuses Page and Plant of lifting a riff from the obscure 1968 instrumental "Taurus" by the band Spirit. The estate of the late Spirit founder Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, is suing Page, Plant and their record label for copyright infringement....
Plant and Page are being sued for allegedly stealing the anthem's melancholic opening guitar arpeggio from "Taurus," the first album of long-defunct LA psychedelic rock band Spirit...Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has also rejected allegations that his bandmates had plagiarized parts of Spirit's 1968 track ... Spirit guitarist Randy California, who ......