Joe Lara, ‘Tarzan: The Epic Adventures’ Star, Dies in Plane Crash at 58

Joe Lara, ‘Tarzan: The Epic Adventures’ Star, Dies in Plane Crash at 58

Joe Lara, ‘Tarzan: The Epic Adventures’ Star, Dies in Plane Crash at 58

Joe Lara, the star of 1996’s “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,” died Saturday when a small plane crashed into a Tennessee lake, according to local authorities and the Associated Press. He was 58.

His wife, author and faith-based diet program founder Gwen Lara, was also involved in the crash, along with five others. The Associated Press reported that authorities at the scene indicated there were no survivors in the crash.

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Keep, shop, or drop: Analyzing the Penguins roster heading into the offseason

Keep, shop, or drop: Analyzing the Penguins roster heading into the offseason

Keep, shop, or drop: Analyzing the Penguins roster heading into the offseason

Well, now that it is officially the offseason for the Pittsburgh Penguins it is time to start analyzing what will be done — or needs to be done — over the coming months as the team tries to shake off another early postseason exit.

This one seems different than the previous two. While the 2019 sweep to the New York Islanders seemed like an organization that lost its way,

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Gunman who killed eight co-workers at California transit facility knew victims well, mayor says

Gunman who killed eight co-workers at California transit facility knew victims well, mayor says

Gunman who killed eight co-workers at California transit facility knew victims well, mayor says

A gunman opened fire Wednesday morning at a public transit rail yard in San Jose, California, killing at least eight co-workers and wounding others, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said.

The gunman, an employee of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), is dead, Davis said. He has been identified as Sam Cassidy,

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Elliot Page shares shirtless photo: ‘Trans is beautiful

Elliot Page shares shirtless photo: ‘Trans is beautiful

Elliot Page shares shirtless photo: ‘Trans is beautiful

Elliot Page continues to share milestones from his journey as a transgender man.

The “Umbrella Academy” star, 34, posted a shirtless photo Monday on Instagram to document his first time swimming in men’s swim trunks. The photo is the first shirtless image of himself Page has shared since revealing he underwent top surgery, a procedure to remove one’s breast tissue
In the photo,

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China mourns a beloved scientist who saved millions from hunger — and detains those who insult him

China mourns a beloved scientist who saved millions from hunger — and detains those who insult him

China mourns a beloved scientist who saved millions from hunger — and detains those who insult him

As people across China this weekend mourned Yuan Longping, a symbol of China’s scientific prowess and national hero, even the slightest voice of discord was too much for the Chinese government.

Yuan, who cultivated the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice strain and saved millions from hunger, died of organ failure at the age of 90 on Saturday.

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Netflix’s ‘Army of the Dead’ is a Return to Form For Zack Snyder

Netflix’s ‘Army of the Dead’ is a Return to Form For Zack Snyder

Netflix’s ‘Army of the Dead’ is a Return to Form For Zack Snyder

Zack Snyder has been put through the professional and personal wringer in recent years. After directing two underwhelming additions in the polarizing DC Extended Universe (DCEU), all eyes were on Snyder and the highly anticipated “Justice League.” What should’ve been a landmark cinematic event ended up a box office bomb defined by its tumultuous production.

The saga of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” — spanning multiple years and full of controversy,

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Millions of mice are swarming Australian towns. Now there’s a plan to end the plague with poison

Millions of mice are swarming Australian towns. Now there’s a plan to end the plague with poison

Millions of mice are swarming Australian towns. Now there’s a plan to end the plague with poison

The only good mouse is a dead mouse,” Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister declared this week, as New South Wales stepped up its war on mice with a plan to poison the plague infesting large parts of the state.

For months, mice have ravaged fields and infested homes in eastern Australia, from the Victoria border in the south all the way to the country’s northern state of Queensland,

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Dead puppies and kittens in crates reveal the dark side of China’s mystery box craze

Dead puppies and kittens in crates reveal the dark side of China’s mystery box craze

Dead puppies and kittens in crates reveal the dark side of China’s mystery box craze

In the video, the sound of scared animals is deafening.

As a flashlight rolls over towers of boxes in the back of a delivery truck, tufts of fur can be glimpsed through tiny air holes. Those are the luckier animals — other boxes appear completely taped up.
Animal rights group Love Home filmed this raid on May 3 in the central Chinese city of Chengdu,

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India lashed by strongest cyclone to ever hit west coast as it reels from Covid disaster

India lashed by strongest cyclone to ever hit west coast as it reels from Covid disaster

India lashed by strongest cyclone to ever hit west coast as it reels from Covid disaster

India was slammed on Monday by the strongest storm on record to reach its west coast, hampering authorities’ response to the Covid-19 crisis in some of the country’s hardest hit regions.

Tropical Cyclone Tauktae, a storm with wind speeds equivalent to a high-end Category 3 hurricane that formed in the Arabian Sea, made landfall Monday night local time in Gujarat.

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What we know about the Covid-19 variant first found in India

What we know about the Covid-19 variant first found in India

What we know about the Covid-19 variant first found in India

A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, spreading to dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain will overwhelm health care systems, reverse reopening plans and even potentially undermine the rollout of vaccines.

Experts believe the B.1.617 variant is driving the huge wave in infections seen across India in recent weeks.

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