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Bangkok The deaths of international visitors who drank beer tainted with methanol have deeply devastated the Lao government, which has promised to bring charges against those guilty. After visiting Vang Vieng, a picturesque village that is well-liked by international travelers, and consuming tainted wine, two Danes, two Australians, a Briton, and an American have perished. In its first formal remarks posted on the foreign affairs ministry website on Saturday, the government stated that it has been investigating the incident to determine its causes and to prosecute those responsible in line with the law. According to the statement, the government offers the families of the departed its sincerest condolences and genuine sympathies. KPL, the state-run news agency of Laos, reported on Friday...

Over the weekend, millions of people from all over the world rushed to the Colosseum to watch Gladiator II and Wicked, sending moviegoers flying from Oz. Wicked made an estimated $114 million from more than 3,800 theaters in its first weekend, dominating the box office in North America alone. The follow-up to the historical epic from 2000, Gladiator II, likewise brought in an estimated $55.5 million from over 3,500 theaters. The first weekend of both much awaited movies sparked many analogies to the Barbie and Oppenheimer phenomena of last summer, when they produced a cultural moment and an unparalleled box office event. Similar anticipation had been building online for months for Gladiator II and Wicked, with many fans preparing for what they called Glicked (pronounced glick-id). In Fand...

Beyonc and Kelly Rowland supported Michelle Williams during her triumphant Broadway comeback. On November 21, on the first night of Death Becomes Her, which starred Williams as Viola Van Horn, Destiny's Child got back together backstage. Through a series of adorable social media posts, Beyonc and her mother, Tina Knowles, chronicled the event. Beyonc posted a video montage on Instagram on Saturday, accompanied with her single II Most Wanted, which features Miley Cyrus. The brief movie included a number of images and videos, such as the theater's marquee, some of Williams in character, and adorable pictures of Rowland and her mother holding the playbill. She posted a backstage picture of Williams positioned between Beyonc and Rowland as they gave her a hug at the end of the video. Williams'...

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., made the suggestion on Sunday that firing any Justice Department employees who worked on cases including accusations against Trump should be one of President-elect Donald Trump's top objectives in his new administration. First and foremost, Schmitt stated in an appearance on NBC News Meet the Press that those responsible for this should be dismissed right away. And we'll see where that goes, Schmitt continued. "And anybody part of this, this effort to keep President Trump off the ballot and to throw him in jail for the rest of his life because they didn't like his politics and who continue to cast him as a quote, unquote threat to democracy, was wrong." His comments coincide with special counsel Jack Smith's plans to wind down the cases against Trump and step down...

According to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's (CSB) September conclusions, a chemical reaction at a Georgia facility caused a hazardous smoke plume and a severe fire that endangered neighboring communities and metropolitan Atlanta. Following an inquiry into the chemical fire that occurred on September 29 at a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, the board published its conclusions on Friday. According to the safety board, the primary substances involved were sodium dichloroisocyanurate (DCCA), trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA), and bromochloro-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (BCDMH), a group of chemicals frequently used for cleaning and disinfection. According to the CSB's investigation, the chemicals were kept in the plant's warehouse and produced heat, which ultimately caused them to ...

Three people have been taken into custody by UAE authorities in relation to the death of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who was discovered dead there. According to Zvi Kogan's identification documents at the time of his admission into the United Arab Emirates, where he lived as a resident, the three culprits engaged in his murder have been apprehended in record time, the UAE's Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday. Following the filing of a missing person complaint, a specialist squad promptly located Kogan's body, according to the ministry. After identifying and apprehending the suspects, they started the judicial process. According to the ministry's X statement, all incident facts will be made public after the investigations are complete. Kogan had been missing in the Gulf state since Thur...

The first openly transgender person elected to Congress, Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., referred to House Republicans' efforts to prohibit her from using the Capitol's women's restrooms as mean-spirited and an attempt to divert attention away from important legislative matters on Sunday. McBride told CBS News Face the Nation, "I think we are all united that attempts to attack a vulnerable community are not only mean-spirited but really an attempt to misdirect." We must be clear that any mention of any vulnerable group in this nation by the incoming administration or by Republicans in Congress is an attempt to divert attention. It is an effort to divert attention from what they are truly doing, she continued. Look at what they're doing with their right hand each and every time they use...

Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, was fined over $14,000 for making what the NFL considered a "violent gesture" during a game against the Buffalo Bills last week. Online videos and images seem to show the Super Bowl champion raising his hands in what appears to be a gun or rifle shooting motion during the game's fourth quarter on November 17. The Bills prevailed 30–21. Since the gesture was deemed "unsportsmanlike conduct," the NFL penalized Mahomes $14,069 for it. The football league declined to provide any additional commentary on the ruling. "The NFL and NFL Players Association have agreed on a set of game-related rules violations that may result in accountability measures to protect players from unnecessary risk and preserve competitive balance and game integ...

Janelle Jaros is reminded of someone else she loves when she looks at her kid. Sometimes when you stare at her, Shana appears. Dateline was informed by Janelle. Janelle's older sister, Shana Jaros, was only a few years older than Janelle. In their dreams, they would grow old together and watch each other have kids, like Janelle does now. At one point, my daughter declared she was going to solve this, which is why she wanted to become an investigator, Janelle added. Although Janelle's kid was never able to meet her aunt, she is aware of the tales her mother has told her. The nice ones, as well as the November 1, 1995 incident. The Jaros family was permanently damaged on that day. Shana Jaros, then eighteen, was killed on that day. Raised in Nokomis, Illinois, Shana was the oldest of four s...

A court document revealed that Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who is charged with U.S. bribery in connection with a shocking federal indictment against him, has received a summons from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In conjunction with a $750 million bond issue, the SEC is suing the head of the Adani Group and his nephew Sagar Adani, saying that they bribed hundreds of millions of dollars to support an Adani subsidiary while deceitfully claiming the company complied with anti-bribery laws and principles. According to the filing made Wednesday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York, the summons must be answered within 21 days. The SEC lawsuit requests limitations on the Adanis' ability to serve as officers of publicly traded firms as well as undisclosed financi...