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BRICK, NJ — Brick Township school buses were adorned with black ribbons on Monday as the school district joined family and friends in mourning Peter Morris, the director of transportation for the Brick Township Schools and a Brick Schools alumnus, who died Saturday evening. He was 56 years old. “Pete was Brick through and through!”…

Artist Damien Hirst burned 1,000 of his paintings on Tuesday, livestreaming the event on Instagram. The pieces were part of a collection called “The Currency,” in which Hirst let buyers choose between owning a physical work or a digital NFT in its place. “A lot of people think I’m burning millions of dollars of art but…

Robbie Coltrane, the Scottish actor who played a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72. Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright said he died Friday at a hospital in Scotland. She did not give a cause. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and other “Harry…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s judiciary raised the death toll Monday in a blaze at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, saying at least eight prisoners were killed as protests continue nationwide. Click Here: argentina rugby jersey Details remained scarce over the fire at Evin prison, which broke out Saturday night as nationwide anti-government protests triggered…

Haitians are paying tribute to singer Mikaben, whose death Saturday night during a concert in Paris left his country reeling.  The 41-year-old recording artist, whose real name is Michael Benjamin, suffered a suspected heart attack during a performance, shocking fans who saw him collapse as he made his way off stage. He was appearing at…

An American citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States, his son said Tuesday. Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a 72-year-old retired project manager living in Florida, was arrested last November while visiting family in the kingdom and was sentenced earlier…

As WNBA star Brittney Griner continues to be held in Russia over a drug conviction, Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry acknowledged her ongoing detainment during the team’s championship ring ceremony on Tuesday — which was also Griner’s 32nd birthday. Curry noted her birthday and told the home crowd that he wanted to “use our platform and…

Beijing — Chinese censors on Friday scrubbed from the internet reports that a teenager had died in a quarantine facility after the case sparked anger and prompted citizens to question the country’s “zero-COVID” policy. China is the last major country committed to a zero-tolerance anti-coronavirus strategy, responding to dozens of outbreaks with lockdowns and sending…

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open in August. The ITIA announced the punishment Friday for Halep, a former No. 1 player who is currently No. 9 in the WTA rankings. She won Wimbledon in 2019, beating 23-time…

Another star bid farewell to New Japan Pro Wrestling at Saturday’s NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya event.   EVIL was victorious in the main event against Tama Tonga, capturing the NEVER Openweight Title. This match seemingly marked Tama’s final appearance in NJPW, initially ending in a double DQ due to interference from various factions.…