The famed musician and multiple-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee sued a 55-year-old woman from Ratingen, Germany, because she tried to sell a “Live USA” Clapton CD on eBay for 9.95 euros, or approximately $11 U.S. Gabriele P., as the woman was referred to in court documents, must reportedly pay about $4,000 U.S. in court fees for both herself and Clapton. The German publication Bild reported that the lawsuit was filed in Düsseldorf Regional Court....

The after-effects of Labrador Waylon’s snack have gained more than 2 million views on TikTok, with viewers delighted by his reaction. Catnip, or Nepeta cataria, is a green herb that has long been recognized for its intoxicating effects on animals. While catnip might leave your feline friend going a little bit crazy—known to have a similar effect on cats as heroin and morphine do in people—dogs have a different reaction to the plant....

Truss announced her resignation as prime minister after serving in the position less than seven weeks after she said she could not “deliver the mandate on which [she] was elected.” She said she will remain prime minister for another week until a replacement has been found. “The King has asked me to become Prime Minister because this nonsense has gone on long enough,” read the tweet, which was accompanied by a photo of Larry sitting in front of a photoshopped podium....

In a video shared on TikTok, by gofetch, a page that shares “the cutest pups” reels on TikTok, the rottweiler appears to be sad and annoyed at the extra hair it’s getting on its face from his husky pal, who was also getting a haircut. In the same video, which has reached over 213,900 likes, 502 comments, and 5,065 re-shares, the husky can also be seen looking apologetic toward Rocky, as if he knew what was happening....

The clip, shared on TikTok by Emily Beaver to her account @lovebeav, showed her dad holding the Shih Tzu named Wilson, each wearing their own festive party hats to celebrate the dog’s big day. Unfortunately for the Shih Tzu, no one else showed up, and the caption on the video reads: “he doesn’t have any dog friends because he’s mean to every dog he meets”. Wilson may not have had any canine friends in attendance to celebrate with him, but the family still managed to make a party out of it....

Seconds later he can be seen in footwell of the passenger seat of a car, eyes closed, blissfully leaning his head on someone’s lap. In a later comment, the original posters clarify, “FYI: He had vet-prescribed anti-anxiety medication. We don’t want to say what or how much he had as each dog might need different doses/meds,” adding, “If your dog is also struggling, we recommend talking to a vet or dog behaviourist....

Not the only feline to delight viewers this week, a video of two identical cats cuddling up together was branded “impossible to resist,” while just last week a rescue cat that was finally ready to accept kisses from its owner spread happiness online. Nala the cat lives with owner Amy Lewandowski in San Diego, California. Under the handle miloandnala2, Lewandowski shared the video of her polydactyl cat. Sometimes dubbed “mitten paws,” polydactyl cats are born with more than the usual number of toes on their paws....

The school fired the football coach a day after the Seminoles’ 27-10 loss to rival Miami on Saturday. Taggart went 9-12 in less than two seasons with the team and was 0-3 against in-state rivals. MORE: Willie Taggart fired at Florida State According to Darren Rovell, Taggart’s $17 million buyout is the second largest in college football history. Sure, being fired is never fun. But when your employer gives you a big chunk of change to walk away, it has to make things a bit better....

Posting in Reddit’s “True Off My Chest” forum under the username u/A_Mandinha, the girl’s older sibling wrote: “I f**king hate my dad and what he did to my sister.” The post has garnered 9,500 upvotes and hundreds of comments from disgusted Redditors. You can read the full post here. u/A_Mandinh told Redditors that his parents got divorced last year and that he and his sister both live with their mom because their dad “preferred it that way....

In a recent post on Reddit’s “Antiwork”, u/Dbl_Vision showed the subreddit’s 1.43 million members a stern message posted outside a Dollar Tree location. Posted with the title “Stay classy, Dollar Tree,” the Redditor shared a photo of a stern message posted outside of a Dollar Tree location. Addressing store employees directly, the handwritten message reads: “Associates, EVERYONE is working Christmas Eve (This is retail after all) & if you call in I will personally drive to your house and blast opera music outside your bedroom window while you sleep!...

Posting in Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole” forum on Thursday under the username u/throwawaydrivingl7, the 26-year-old man explained that his girlfriend paid for him to take private driving lessons because he doesn’t know how to drive. Already, the post has received more than 8,500 votes and over 4,000 comments. “I was never taught to drive, and it’s not really necessary because I can Uber, take the bus, or my girlfriend can drive,” he wrote....

Posting to Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole” forum on Sunday, the Redditor—whose account has since been deleted—explained that the groom was her father-in-law. So far, the post has received more than 8,300 up-votes and over 1,700 comments. The unnamed Redditor shared that she and her husband arrived at the reception to find that they’d been seated at the same table as her estranged mother-in-law. According to the post, neither the Redditor nor her husband has spoken to the mother-in-law in three years because she “stopped answering messages and stopped reaching out....

Posting to the discussion-based site on December 30 under the account name AnotherannoyngSIL, the woman began by explaining that despite having a fractured relationship with her sister-in-law she thought they’d made a “positive turn.” This is because she had “taken my older son and hers to the pantomime as I’ve got a broken leg (though she has made a big thing about helping out).” However she then revealed: “Unfortunately she’s just text me to say “BTW I’ve had a positive lateral and waiting on my PCR but decided to take the boys anyway as xxx (her son) was looking forward to it, I’m sure that’s fine”....

City park closures have inconvenienced families citywide, posing health challenges for kids who need fresh air and playtime. But it’s Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews who’ve been adamant about the urgency of reopening parks, not least because they’ve seen their neighborhood playgrounds locked and welded shut. Public parks have become the latest flash point in de Blasio’s ongoing struggle with his Jewish constituents. As readers may recall, the mayor publicly blasted Jewish New Yorkers for a Williamsburg funeral in late April....

The supposedly inexorable force of globalization can’t change that. After years of pressure from the Americans, Europeans and Japanese, South Korea has cut tariffs, taxes, rules and regulations, becoming one of the most open car markets in the world–on paper. Nevertheless, South Koreans almost never buy foreign cars. The combined marketing might of the world’s great carmakers persuaded South Koreans to buy 4,400 imports last year–a mere 0.4 percent of the total market....

Bach wrote in an op-ed piece for USA Today that the IOC will apply a “zero tolerance policy not only with regard to individual athletes, but to all their entourage within its reach.” That could include penalties that stretch beyond individual athletes implicated in doping to national federations as a whole, and potentially result in athletes from “contaminated” federations being compelled to prove they are clean rather than presuming all are on the level until they fail a drug test....

McCaffery says he learned of his son Patrick's condition last week. A biopsy was performed on Monday and surgery has been scheduled for next week at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics — one day before Patrick's 14th birthday. The tumor has not been diagnosed as cancerous, and McCaffery says a further course of action will be determined once the mass is removed. McCaffery and his wife, Margaret, have three sons and a daughter....

Questions over what constitutes a proper absentee ballot request form came after county auditors in Linn, Johnson and Woodbury counties mailed out more than 200,000 absentee ballot requests pre-filled with voter identification information. The ballots violated Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s order that forms be left blank, rendering them invalid, according to two district judges. An estimated 64,000 ballot requests were already returned by the time the judges ruled....

The maps redrawn by the Legislative Services Agency create a southeastern Iowa 1st Congressional Congressional District that looks friendly for Democrats. The lines place Linn, Johnson and Scott counties in one district, and in south-central Iowa, the 3rd District would tilt toward Democrats because of the inclusion of Polk County, which includes the state’s large population base. “Our nonpartisan redistricting process in Iowa is considered one of the fairest in the nation....

Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesperson for the Iranian armed forces, told Russia’s state-run Sputnik news outlet that Iranian authorities were still investigating the reported limpet mine attack that struck the cargo ship MV Saviz, a vessel linked to the country’s elite Revolutionary Guard. Once the source of the attack is established, retribution would follow, he said. “We need to ascertain the source of the incident. If we uncover the source of the attack on the ship, we will definitely respond, we will never be silent,” Shekarchi said....