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A live albino alligator was allegedly recovered from an American man’s suitcase in Germany last month and the reptile is reportedly on the road to recovery.The three-foot-long alligator was detected at the Munich Airport in late September with one of the airport’s security checkpoint X-ray machines, according to a report by Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German newspaper.Custom officials reportedly found the alligator wrapped in cling film when they opened the suitcase.Fox News Digital reached out to the Munich Airport’s media relations team for comment and was redirected to the airport’s customs spokesman.3-LEGGED ALLIGATOR IN FLORIDA UNEXPECTEDLY GOES VIRAL ON TIKTOK: ‘DEFINITELY…

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When Zhongwang Holdings made the prestigious acquisition of an Australian superyacht builder in 2017, it represented the high-water mark of the Chinese aluminium processor’s ambitions. Five years on, the tide has turned dramatically in its fortunes, with Zhongwang declared bankrupt last month and leaving more than $60bn in debt.Its founder and former chair, Liu Zhongtian, said at the time that the deal to buy SilverYachts would help the company take on the marine sector “at full speed”, introducing its extruded aluminium to high-end boat building. Instead, it has become part of the company’s cautionary tale of debt-fuelled binge buying that…

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General Motors announced it had paused marketing spending on Twitter after Elon Musk took the reins at the social media platform. Detroit-based GM said Friday that it is “engaging with Twitter to understand the direction of the platform under their new ownership”. It added that it had “temporarily paused” paid advertising on the platform “as is normal course of business with a significant change in a media platform”, though it would continue to use the site to interact withcustomers. GM competes against Tesla, Musk’s electric vehicle company.The announcement came less than 24 hours after Musk, a self-declared “free speech absolutist”,…

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General Motors is pausing its advertising on Twitter now that the social media platform is owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the company said in a statement Friday. The nation’s largest automaker said that it is making the change while it evaluates “Twitter’s new direction.” It said it will still utilize the platform to interact with customers but will not pay for advertising. “We are engaging with Twitter to understand the direction of the platform under their new ownership. As is normal course of business with a significant change in a media platform, we have temporarily paused our paid advertising,”…

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That’s one less ring for Tom Brady. The seven-time Super Bowl champion has come to the “painful and difficult decision” of ending his 13-year marriage with Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen, 42, with whom he has two children. It has been a wild ride for the pair, who — mirroring Brady’s NFL career — have experienced their share of ups and downs, particularly at the end of the line when Brady, 45, swapped life with the New England Patriots for a new chapter in sunny Florida. Here’s a look back at Brady and Bündchen’s love life before the turnover on vows. December 2006…

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A version of this story appeared in The Point newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney will be leaving Congress soon, but she has pledged to remain active in national politics – doing everything she can to keep Donald Trump from the White House and election deniers from winning political offices. We got a clearer look at what that future for Cheney might look like this week. First, she endorsed Michigan Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in a nip-and-tuck race for Michigan’s 7th District. Cheney called Slotkin, who she…

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CNN  —  Federal officials on Friday warned that domestic violent extremists pose a heightened threat to the 2022 midterm elections, in a joint intelligence assessment sent to state and local officials and obtained by CNN. The bulletin, released by the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, US Capitol Police and National Counterterrorism Center, says that perceptions of election fraud will likely result in heightened threats of violence. The bulletin did not list any specific credible threats. “Following the 2022 midterm election, perceptions of election-related fraud and dissatisfaction with electoral outcomes likely will result in heightened threats of violence against a broad…

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CNN  —  A Pennsylvania man previously arrested for impersonating Donald Trump’s family members in fraud scheme pleaded guilty on Friday to threatening to kill a member of Congress and his staff. According to the Justice Department, Joshua Hall, 22, threatened to kill at least three congressional staffers and “beat the s**t” out of the congressman, claiming he had several AR-15s. California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell told CNN the threats were aimed at him and his office. “Joshua Hall made terrifying threats to the staff of a United States Congressman whom he disliked rather than attempting to effect change through any…

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The market for London’s most expensive homes has been thrown into disarray and is unlikely to recover until next year after last month’s “mini”-Budget sparked expectations of a sharp fall in property prices, according to the latest data.The number of property deals falling through in the capital’s most expensive postcodes, including parts of Mayfair and South Kensington, has leapt in the five weeks following the statement from former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on September 23, according to LonRes, which monitors London’s high-end property market.Since the “mini”-Budget, 262 prime home sales have collapsed, an 82 per cent increase on the 144 that…

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After more than a decade in development, China’s first passenger jet is finally on the runway. The single-aisle C919, built by state-backed aerospace champion Comac, won regulatory approval by authorities late last month, a move hailed as a major milestone by officials. Beijing has made no secret of its desire to break the duopoly enjoyed for decades by Airbus and Boeing, helping to smooth the C919’s development with up to $72bn in state-related support, according to estimates from US think-tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies.It may now have the green light from the regulator but the C919 still…

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