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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell’s onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, prompting the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery sued Farrell in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking at least $10 million, alleging that Farrell’s behavior on the tour had ranged from erratic to out-of-control, culminating in the assault, where Perry punched Navarro both on stage and backstage. “With a series of swift blows, he single-handedly…

WHY IT RATES: Emotions by Hodelpa’s parent company is taking remarkable action in an effort to offer eco-friendly and sustainable travel experiences to its guests.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior EditorHodelpa Hotels, parent company of Emotions by Hodelpa, is proud to announce a major milestone in its ongoing sustainability efforts: more than 25,000 pounds of recyclable materials have been collected and properly processed across its properties during the first half of 2025. As part of its commitment to responsible tourism and environmental care, Hodelpa Hotels recycled:60.19 lbs of paper1,287.96 lbs of plastic9,915.91 lbs of cardboard1,287.96 lbs of glass610 gallons of used vegetable oilThese…

Elon Musk is a man who named a government agency after a memecoin, designed a robotaxi test network in the shape of a phallus, and once went to court for tweeting weed jokes in relation to Tesla stock. So it’s not surprising that his company xAI’s first AI companions on the Grok app are a lustful anime girl and a homicidal panda. You can see why I had no choice but to ask my boss to buy me a $30 “Super Grok” subscription so that I could spend my Tuesday afternoon talking to these characters. It’s curious timing for xAI…

Seattle Reuters  —  The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators. One of the industry’s most influential voices, International Air Transport Association head Willie Walsh, a former airline pilot, said on Wednesday in Singapore there was a strong argument for video cameras to be installed in airliner cockpits to monitor pilot actions to complement voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators. Aviation experts have said a preliminary…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:15 AM ET, Wed July 16, 2025 Tauck will host a river cruise retreat for women in travel this fall.The special 7-day sailing, called “Cruise Control,” will take place from November 4-10 on the Danube River. Participants interested in personal and professional growth can enjoy speaker presentations, wellness sessions, networking opportunities and social gatherings during the voyage. The voyage will be hosted aboard Tauck’s MS Savor riverboat, sailing from Budapest to Vienna.“Cruise Control will delve into the unique challenges faced by women in travel while providing actionable strategies for success,” says Jennifer Tombaugh, chief executive…

Security researchers say Chinese authorities are using a new type of malware to extract data from seized phones, allowing them to obtain text messages — including from chat apps such as Signal — images, location histories, audio recordings, contacts, and more. In a report shared exclusively with TechCrunch, mobile cybersecurity company Lookout detailed the hacking tool called Massistant, which the company said was developed by Chinese tech giant Xiamen Meiya Pico. Massistant, according to Lookout, is Android software used for the forensic extraction of data from mobile phones, meaning the authorities using it need to have physical access to those…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:40 AM ET, Wed July 16, 2025 A new luxury all-inclusive resort is coming to the UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserve island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands this summer—called Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura. Located on the island’s Sotavento Beach, the resort is the first luxury all-inclusive hotel on the island. It’s accepting reservations for stays beginning in mid-August.  The new resort’s “Wellness. Designed by Destination.” concept centers around a balanced lifestyle and personalized travel pace, inspired by the region and the guests themselves.A premium ocean front room at the new Paradisus Fuerteventura resort. (Photo Credit: Melia Hotels…

OpenAI researcher Jason Wei will join Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab, reports Wired, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Another team member, Hyung Won Chung, may also join Meta.  Sources told Wired that both the researchers’ internal OpenAI Slack profiles are currently deactivated.  Wei and Chung would be Meta’s latest grab as CEO Mark Zuckerberg works to catch up in the race to AGI, or superintelligence, by luring top tech talent with astounding compensation packages. Wei’s main focus at OpenAI was o3 and deep research models. He came to the ChatGPT-maker after working on chain-of-thought research at Google. Chung, who…

Athens, Greece CNN  —  Greek police have arrested five people in the case of murdered UC Berkeley professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski, including his ex-wife and her current partner. The arrest warrants were issued after the five people were brought in for questioning. Jeziorski was shot dead on July 4 while visiting Athens to see his children and attend a family custody hearing. According to Greek national broadcaster ERT, the five people are expected to testify in front of a prosecutor on Thursday morning. ERT reported that the arrests include two Greek nationals – the 43-year-old ex-wife of the victim and her…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff’s office isn’t doing enough to protect his multimillion-dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so.The petition filed last month by Littrell’s company in a Florida Panhandle county touches on a perennial tug-of-war between usually-wealthy oceanfront property owners and beach-loving members of the public, especially in Florida, which has 825 miles of sandy beaches.Under Florida law, any sand on a beach below the high tide water mark is public. Many homeowners own the sand down to the…