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by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:05 AM ET, Fri July 25, 2025 A crew member on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas fell overboard on Thursday, July 24 and died. According to local Florida news station 7 News Miami, the crew member, who remains unidentified, went overboard on Thursday. The ship’s man overboard call went off at around 7:00 p.m. while the ship was sailing to the cruise line’s private island, Coco Cay, in the Bahamas. Someone was able to film a portion of the rescue effort on their cell phone. The rescue team was able to recover the crew member’s…

Facebook Tweet Email Link The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to meet for ceasefire talks after days of cross-border violence, according to statements on Saturday from both sides as well as US President Donald Trump. Trump said earlier in the weekend that he had spoken with both Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and acting prime minister of Thailand Phumtham Wechayachai in his efforts to restore peace. “They have agreed to immediately meet and quickly work out a Ceasefire and, ultimately, PEACE!” Trump wrote on Truth Social in a series of posts on outlining his diplomatic efforts on Saturday.…

After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer is trying to shift the narrative with a tongue-in-cheek video starring actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow was, of course, previously married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin. And it was at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts that the company’s CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot were apparently caught dancing together on the “kiss cam.” When Byron and Cabot (who are reportedly married to other people) awkwardly tried to hide from the camera, Martin joked, “Either they’re having…

Facebook Tweet Email Link TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese voters rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in a recall election Saturday, dampening hopes for the ruling party to flip the balance of power in the self-ruled island’s legislature. The independence-leaning ruling Democratic Progressive Party won last year’s presidential election, but the China-friendly Nationalists, also known as the KMT, and the smaller Taiwan People’s Party have enough seats to form a majority bloc. Official preliminary results showed that the recall efforts failed to remove any of the two dozen KMT lawmakers.…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Comic-Con is headed to space for its third day. But first, it got animated.Fans got a sneak peek at “Coyote vs. ACME,” a hybrid live-action and animated project that was shelved by Warner Bros. in a cost-cutting move but will get a theatrical release in 2026. The movie features John Cena, who is also a star of the DC series “Peacemaker,” which will have a presentation Saturday in Comic-Con’s massive Hall H.Animation was the theme of Hall H Saturday morning, with the cast of “Bad Guys 2” teasing new footage from the movie and describing how…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:45 AM ET, Fri July 25, 2025 Scenic Group, which operates Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises, has announced a new partnership providing Allianz Partners travel insurance to guests. Guests can now purchase Allianz Partners travel protection during booking, allowing them to be reimbursed for unexpected trip cancellations, interruptions and delays, lost baggage and medical emergencies. Those who book insurance with Allianz also enjoy use of its Allyz mobile app and travel assistance.  Customers with an Allianz insurance plan can enjoy in-person or virtual doctor’s visits while traveling, a 24/7 travel assistance team, Global…

Tea, a provocative dating app designed to let women anonymously ask or warn each other about men they’d encountered, rocketed to the top spot on the U.S. Apple App Store this week. On Friday, the company behind the app confirmed it had been hacked: Thousands of images, including selfies, were leaked online.“We have engaged third-party cybersecurity experts and are working around the clock to secure our systems,” San Francisco-based Tea Dating Advice Inc. said in a statement. The app and the breach highlight the fraught nature of seeking romance in the age of social media.Here’s what to know:Tea was meant…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:30 AM ET, Fri July 25, 2025 Collette has launched a new tour exploring Southeast Asia, a 12-day trip called Journey Through Northern Vietnam. Starting at $2,999 per person, the itinerary visits Hanoi, Mai Chau, Ninh Binh and Ha Long Bay. Experiences range from visiting the home of a water puppetry artist to a food tour of Hanoi.  Travelers will take a boat tour through the UNESCO-listed Tràng An Grottoes, learn from a local family how to cook a traditional meal, sail overnight along Ha Long Bay, meet with a Vietnam war veteran, practice tai chi…

Facebook Tweet Email Link A 5-month-old Palestinian baby suffering from severe malnutrition died in her mother’s arms in Gaza Friday, one of the latest victims of a starvation crisis that has generated international outrage but continues to deepen. The girl – Zeinab Abu Halib – died Friday as her mother tried to get her to a hospital in southern Gaza. “Zeinab has been in and out of the hospital for the last three months,” her mother, Israa Abu Halib, told CNN on Saturday. “I had to walk for more than 30 minutes as there is no transportation… The dirt road…

BOSTON (AP) — Astronomer — the company whose CEO resigned after being caught on a KissCam at a Coldplay rock concert embracing a woman who was not his wife — is trying to move on from the drama with someone who knows the band pretty well.Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who was married to Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin for 13 years, announced Friday on X that she has been hired by Astronomer as a spokesperson. Astronomer, a tech company based in New York, found itself in an uncomfortable spotlight when two of its executives were caught on camera in an intimate embrace…