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Man fed up with nagging wife hides in forest for 10 years

A gardener got so fed up with his wife's nagging he ran away from home and lived in the woods for ten years.

Malcolm Applegate, 62, was married to his wife for three years before upping sticks after the relationship reached breaking point.

"For three years it was alright, we got on with one another and the gardening got too much for her.

"I just upped and left, I got fed up with her because we used to get so many arguments.

He secretly left his family home when increased working hours angered his wife, but the gardener has now told how he emerged from hiding.

"My recent walk through London raised almost £300 for Street Souls, not bad for a man in his sixties.

"I'd like the people who donate to Emmaus to know that I am grateful for being given a second chance at life. »

Tesla starts shipping Powerpacks to Puerto Rico

Authored by electrek.co

Now we learn that Tesla is indeed stepping it up with now a new shipment of Powerpacks.

Now several Tesla Powerpacks were spotted at the San Juan airport in Puerto Rico over the weekend (pictures via José Valiente):.

But Tesla is looking to work with Puerto Rico beyond short-term solutions and actually try to rebuild the grid to be more resilient with solar power and energy storage. »

Man arrested after cops mistook doughnut glaze for meth awarded $37,500

Authored by whas11.com

(INSIDE EDITION) -- A Florida man has received $37,500 after cops arrested him when they mistook doughnut crumbs for meth.

“I kept telling them, ‘That’s glaze from a doughnut,’” Rushing told the Orlando Sentinel.

“They tried to say it was crack cocaine at first, then they said, ‘No, it’s meth, crystal meth.’”. »

Here's Courtney Love, trying to warn people about Harvey Weinstein back in 2005

Authored by avclub.com

The moment came during a red carpet bit, as comedian Natasha Leggero asks Love if she has any advice for young women moving to Hollywood.

Love clearly hesitates for a moment, noting, “I’ll get libeled if I say it…”, but then rapidly plunges into a piece of what would later prove to be very good advice: “If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a private party at the Four Seasons, don’t go.”.

Love—who was blasted during the 2005 event with jokes about her sobriety and stability—says she ended up paying dearly for that five seconds of blunt honesty. »

FCC Chief Is 'Complicit' in Trump's NBC Threat, Ex-Chairman Says

Authored by bloomberg.com

Tom Wheeler, who led the FCC during President Barack Obama’s second term, said Sunday that Pai’s silence in defending the First Amendment against the president is “shocking.”.

NBCUniversal, the parent company of the network, is owned by Comcast Corp., which owns 10 NBC stations, including in New York and Los Angeles.

Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democratic FCC commissioner, said on CNN Sunday that the FCC must support the First Amendment and can’t dictate what content should be on the airwaves. »