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Tourist ‘still in shock’ after waiter’s disgusting request to chef uncovered | World | News

Tourist ‘still in shock’ after waiter’s disgusting request to chef uncovered | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

Tourists were shocked to find something they had not ordered on their bill after dining out while on vacation. Maria Clara and her family were visiting a restaurant in in Romagna, Italy on August 19, according to reports. She ordered a breakfast of scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. “I’m still in shock, I can’t believe this happened to me,” Maria Clara told local media. When her food arrived, she noticed the scramble was runny and asked her server if she could have “the eggs a little more cooked”. The server allegedly scoffed that they “don’t make raw eggs here”. “In the end, they arrived very soft, but I didn’t ask for them to be recooked,” she recalled. “I let it go because I didn’t want to argue,” Clara said. Clara later noticed a horrifying message on her receipt. She included the receipt in a one-star Google review of the establishment. It read: “This is pissing me off. Burn the eggs and spit in them.” This was flagged with the managers. Clara said the 17-year-old server …

I visited my family’s ancestral home in Guangdong and uncovered our family history

I visited my family’s ancestral home in Guangdong and uncovered our family history

Published by Sam Flores

As we left the family home in Gulao with my son’s small hand in mine, I felt the weight and wonder of everything that came before us – the untold stories of migration, the losses and loyalties, the family feuds, the letters carried across oceans, the memories my grandmother guarded, and the resilience that carried us through generations. While the immense wealth that our forefathers built is long gone, the story of our origins had become the true inheritance. Coming back to Gulao as three generations was both a step into the past and a promise for the future. In learning the paths our ancestors walked, we are learning how to soften what was hard, honour what was beautiful, and pass on a gentler inheritance to my son, who will one day ask where he came from. I am glad that, at least, we have been able to pave a path to those answers. Source link

Ontario regulator AGCO fines Betty Gaming after underage gambling failures uncovered online

Ontario regulator AGCO fines Betty Gaming after underage gambling failures uncovered online

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The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has fined Betty Gaming Ltd. C$120,000 after determining weaknesses in the company’s age-verification and player eligibility systems let underage users access its Betty.ca online gambling platform. AGCO penalizes Betty Gaming Ltd. $120,000 after underage individuals created and funded online gambling accounts Learn more: https://t.co/Xc33iNBOc1 pic.twitter.com/88mMrtgt6C — Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (@Ont_AGCO) August 6, 2026 The regulator said Betty informed the AGCO in November 2025 after identifying a vulnerability affecting its age-restriction and eligibility controls. As a result, nine people younger than 19 successfully opened accounts, deposited money, and gambled on the site. Another 14 underage individuals created accounts but never deposited funds. AGCO widens enforcement as compliance failures by Betty Gaming draw penalties Ontario’s gaming rules require operators to have reliable safeguards that stop underage access and confirm player eligibility before any account is created. According to the AGCO, those protections are designed to keep young people away from gambling while reinforcing trust in the province’s regulated online gaming market. The monetary penalties relate to alleged …

Nazi boat uncovered in Danube drought

Nazi boat uncovered in Danube drought

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A sunken Nazi warship has resurfaced in the Danube owing to falling water levels. The vessel, dating back to the Second World War, was exposed on the riverbed of the Danube in Prahovo, Serbia, in the heatwave sweeping across Europe. The boat is believed to have been scuttled by the Germans as they fled the Russian Red Army in the final days of the conflict. The EU has previously committed to recover similar Kriegsmarine wrecks, which have emerged across the Danube, Europe’s second-largest river, in recent years. Roughly 200 vessels lie at the bottom of the waterway, including destroyed cargo ships, tugs and barges, according to the European Investment Bank. The ship was discovered in Prahovo, Serbia – Djordje Kojadinovic/Reuters Strewn across the riverbed, some of the ships still have turrets, command bridges, broken masts and twisted hulls, while others lie mostly submerged beneath sandbanks. As a result of the debris and its recovery, Serbia was estimated to be losing roughly €5m (£4.3m) a year from commercial shipping delays along the river. The bank has …

Family of woman who died after falling into scalding, uncovered NYC manhole files lawsuit

Family of woman who died after falling into scalding, uncovered NYC manhole files lawsuit

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The family of a woman who died after falling into an uncovered 10-foot-deep manhole in Manhattan filed a lawsuit against New York City’s largest utility, saying she experienced “unfathomable” pain. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Con Edison’s “careless, grossly negligent, reckless, wanton and willful” disregard for safety caused the death of Donike “Donna” Gocaj, her family said in the lawsuit filed Thursday. Gocaj, 56, had parked her car in midtown Manhattan on May 18 and was headed to her job as an overnight cleaner when she stepped out of her vehicle and into the uncovered manhole near East 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue, police said. ConEd was responsible for keeping that opening covered and safe from anyone possibly falling into it, according to a lawsuit filed by Gocaj’s estate. The manhole was “open, uncovered, unguarded, unbarricaded and unprotected, without any warning, barrier, cone, light, signage or other safeguard of any kind,” said the New York County civil complaint. The utility company said surveillance footage suggested …

Declaration of Independence copy seized by British in 1776 uncovered in London

Declaration of Independence copy seized by British in 1776 uncovered in London

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LONDON — A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence lost for 250 years has been discovered in London, where it is the only known example of its kind outside the U.S. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Printed in Exeter, New Hampshire, just days after the Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776, the document was intended to spread news of American independence throughout the American colonies. The early copy remained tucked away in Britain’s National Archives until a volunteer cataloging records from the American Revolutionary War came across it in May among the papers of Royal Navy captains. Only 11 copies of the so-called Exeter printing are known to survive, and until this discovery, none had been found outside the U.S., Britain’s National Archives said in a news release Thursday. The copy of the “Exeter Declaration” found at the National Archives.The National Archives The Declaration was among a collection of papers the Royal Navy seized in December 1776 after it captured the American …

We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development

We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development

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Understanding embryonic development could improve IVF success PHILIPPE PLAILLY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY We now know the master gene that controls embryonic development in people. Called NANOG, its role has been identified by making precise changes to the DNA of fertilised eggs using a technique called CRISPR base editing. The discovery might lead to ways to boost the success rate of IVF, among other conditions. “The other reason we study these early stages of human development is that it has really profound importance for stem cell biology,” says Kathy Niakan at the University of Cambridge. “A better understanding will help stem cell research and regenerative medicine, and that could have a transformative impact that can affect all of our lives.” It’s long been known from animal studies that NANOG plays a role in embryonic development. The gene was named after the Celtic world of the ever-young, Tír na nÓg, because its activation is what makes stem cells immortal. Crucially, though, the team’s work shows that NANOG has a different role in people than in other animals, such …

Tunnels Dating to Henry VIII’s Reign Uncovered Beneath English School

Tunnels Dating to Henry VIII’s Reign Uncovered Beneath English School

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Tunnels dating to Henry VIII’s reign have been discovered on the grounds of New Hall School in Chelmsford, England. The news was first reported by the BBC earlier this month. Workers repairing a ha-ha, a ditch traditionally used to contain livestock without interrupting the view across an estate, uncovered a tunnel entrance, along with Tudor-era artifacts including pottery, bones, and glass bottles. New Hall School is named for New Hall, a house Henry VII acquired from his future (and ill-fated) wife Anne Boleyn’s family in 1517 and rebuilt as the much grander Palace of Beaulieu. A favorite royal residence in the 1520s, the house’s importance declined after Henry’s death, and it was removed from Crown possession during Elizabeth 1’s reign. Related Articles In the 18th century, much of the palace was demolished save for the north wing, which was greatly altered. In 1798 it was purchased by nuns of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher, who opened New Hall School there in 1799. A Catholic school to this day, the school is now an independent …

Inspectors uncovered widespread sports gambling materials displayed throughout Pennsylvania federal penitentiary

Inspectors uncovered widespread sports gambling materials displayed throughout Pennsylvania federal penitentiary

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Federal inspectors say sports gambling materials were sitting out in the open across several housing units at USP Canaan, according to a newly released watchdog report examining conditions inside the federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania. Investigators from the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General arrived for an unannounced inspection in June 2025 and said they repeatedly encountered betting-related flyers and other gambling materials in inmate common areas. “We observed gambling flyers under televisions, on tables, and on top of a correctional officer control panel,” the report said. One flyer was “partially covering a Prison Rape Elimination Act reporting poster.” Inspectors said the activity appeared widespread rather than isolated to one section of the prison. “We observed sports gambling flyers posted throughout the common areas in all five housing units we visited,” the report stated. Investigators also found “a gambling table mat with playing cards,” including “markings for a dealer and for bet placements.” Concerns over visible gambling contraband activity in USP Canaan The report described the materials as openly displayed and easy to spot during …

Earliest use of anaesthetics uncovered in Chinese doctor’s tomb

Earliest use of anaesthetics uncovered in Chinese doctor’s tomb

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Scissors and tweezers from the tomb of Xia Quan, with residues containing the anaesthetic aconitine Courtesy Xue Ling, et al Two medical instruments recovered from the 15th-century tomb of a Chinese surgeon carry traces of an anaesthetic compound, the earliest chemical evidence ever found of doctors attempting to reduce the pain of a medical procedure. The surgical scissors and tweezers were unearthed in 1974 from the tomb of a famous doctor named Xia Quan who lived from 1348 to 1411, in Jiangsu province. Congcang Zhao at Northwest University in Xi’an, China, and his colleagues used lasers to study the composition of residues on the instruments, revealing traces of aconitine. This compound is produced by plants of the Aconitum genus, commonly known as wolfsbane and monkshood. They are frequently listed as ingredients in ancient Chinese medicinal prescriptions. Aconitine interacts with sodium channels in the cell membranes of neurons. At the right dose, it has an anaesthetic effect, but it is highly toxic and is rarely used today due to the risks of poisoning. The residues are …