Sharks swimming in the Caribbean are fueled by a cocktail of drugs dumped into the water by human pollution. Researchers have discovered that sharks in the Bahamas are testing positive for substances including cocaine, caffeine, and painkillers. The findings, published in the journal Environmental Pollution, were based on scientists’ analysis of blood samples from 85 sharks off the coast of Eleuthera, one of the most remote islands in the Bahamas. Of those tested, 28 sharks from three different species tested positive for drugs. Two of the sharks had cocaine in their system. Caffeine and painkiller compounds were far more common in the tested sharks, pointing to widespread pollution seeping even into relatively remote waters. Scientists say the exposure to cocaine could be caused by the sharks biting into things, like packets of drugs, out of curiosity. “They bite things to investigate and end up exposed,” researcher Natascha Wosnick of the Federal University of Paraná told Science News. The study’s authors said the findings point to a broader issue: rising levels of pharmaceutical and illicit waste, linked to urbanization and tourism, that are entering marine ecosystems.

Some airline passengers are discovering a little too late that their “flight” never leaves the ground. A string of travelers say they were caught off guard after booking tickets through American Airlines—only to find themselves boarding a bus instead of a plane. The confusion stems from routes operated by Landline Company, a service that partners with airlines to offer bus routes that carry official flight numbers. Kennedy Woodard-Jones, 27, told The Washington Post she believed she had booked a first-class flight from South Bend, Indiana, to Chicago O’Hare. Nothing seemed unusual—she checked in online, selected a seat, and went to the gate as normal, she told the outlet. It wasn’t until an American Airlines–branded bus pulled up that she realized something was off. The arrangement isn’t hidden, exactly. The airline’s website notes when a route is “operated by Landline” and includes a small bus icon indicating that part of the journey is on the ground. Still, she’s not alone. Another traveler, Shawnte Crossley, told the outlet she was left baffled during a similar booking—at one point asking bus staff how passengers would get to the plane.

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The teenage son of billionaire investor Ronald Perelman, 83, and Dr. Anna Chapman has died on the island of St. Maarten, according to Page Six. Oscar Perelman was just 15 years old. His passing on Tuesday night was reportedly related to a chronic medical issue. A source told Page Six that Oscar was a “kind, smart child.” Perelman married psychiatrist Anna Chapman in 2010. The couple had their son, Oscar, through a surrogate the same year. A source told Page Six that the couple had wanted a baby together for a while and that Ronald had never looked “happier or more content.” After Oscar, Perelman and Chapman welcomed another baby by surrogate in 2012. Ronald has been married five times and has fathered eight children in total. Perelman adopted three children with his first wife, Faith Golding, Steven, Josh, and Hope before Faith gave birth to their fourth child, Debra. Their marriage lasted until 1984. Perelman married Claudia Cohen in 1984 with the pair having one child together, Samantha, who died in 1993 after a secret seven-year battle with ovarian cancer. Perelman married Patricia Duff in 1995 and the pair had a daughter, Caleigh Sophia. Perelman was also married to actress Ellen Barkin from 2000-2005. He made his fortune in the 1980s through a string of successful investments, including with Revlon and Panavision. He then became a towering philanthropist in New York, making large donations to several area hospitals, including NYU Langone Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center. His net worth dropped significantly in recent years, from an estimated $19.8 billion in 2018 to $1.9 billion in 2022.

A group of Hollywood A-listers was forced to flee from one of the world’s top hotels on Wednesday after it caught fire. Among the A-listers was Sarah Michelle Gellar and her Ready or Not 2: Here I Come co-stars, who were forced to evacuate from the Bristol Hotel in Paris when a fire broke out in the kitchen, TMZ reported. There were 400 people in the hotel at the time, with some gathered for a press conference for Ready or Not 2. Two ​members of staff were injured in the fire as they tried to put it out, with another person also injured. All the guests have now returned safely, the hotel said in a statement. More than 100 ⁠firefighters attended the scene. The Bristol Hotel is often used by world leaders when they visit the French President, as well as by celebrities. The five-star hotel was featured in Woody Allen’s 2011 film Midnight in Paris.

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An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after its front tire blew. Flight 1461 had taken off Wednesday from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina at about 7 p.m. and was scheduled to land at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International about an hour and 45 minutes later. When the Boeing 737-800 arrived in Newark, though, it experienced a “malfunctioning nose landing gear” and had to make an emergency landing, a Port Authority spokesperson said. No injuries were reported, and the plane was towed to the gate after landing. The emergency landing came two days after Newark faced a temporary ground stop after smoke disrupted operations inside the air traffic control tower. It also follows a deadly crash in nearby LaGuardia Airport, where on Sunday an Air Canada flight crashed into a firetruck that was on the runway, killing two pilots and hospitalizing dozens of passengers.

American musician Dash Crofts, best known for creating 1972’s double-platinum single “Summer Breeze,” has died at 85. Crofts was one-half of the musical duo Seals and Crofts, alongside multi-instrumentalist Jim Seals, who died in 2022 at the age of 79. Crofts died on Wednesday from complications of heart surgery, his family told TMZ. The duo’s producer, Louie Shelton, released a tribute to the drummer, writing, “Sad to hear our dear brother and partner in music has passed away today. Sending love and prayers to all his family and many fans.” Seals and Crofts found success as a musical duo throughout the ‘70s, also releasing “Diamond Girl” in 1973, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The two ended their collaboration in 1983, but reunited a few times in the ’90s and again in 2004. “Around 1980, we were still drawing 10,000 to 12,000 people at concerts,” Seals once told the Los Angeles Times, “but we could see, with this change coming where everybody wanted dance music, that those days were numbered.”

Shia LaBeouf is terrorizing his local tennis club, according to TMZ. Citing sources, it says the actor—who starred as tennis bad boy John McEnroe in the 2017 film Borg vs McEnroe—is the subject of an email sent to New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club members warning them of a “new neighboring resident whose continued outbursts have affected the club environment.” TMZ says the actor has been known to sit across the road from the Louisiana club in his Porsche, delivering “random outbursts when interacting with members coming and going.” It also claims that despite not being a member of the club himself, the 39-year-old Transformers star has offered members money to play with him, and has interrupted classes. Members have been told not to engage and report any major incidents to the club as it works “to resolve this matter and ensure the continued tranquility of the club.” It also said it would temporarily close the entrance on LaBeouf’s street to limit contact. The actor was accused of using homophobic language in a Big Easy bar and arrested with a battery charge in February following a meltdown at Mardi Gras. The Daily Beast has contacted representatives for LaBeouf and the tennis club for comment.

President Donald Trump’s war in Iran is predicted to cause a steep rise in inflation in the U.S. A devastating forecast from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says that the Middle East conflict could see U.S. inflation rise to as much as 4.2 percent this year. The multibillion-dollar war could also slow U.S. economic growth to 2 percent this year, before sliding down further to 1.7 percent in 2027. The estimates are devastating for Trump, who made tackling high inflation and rising prices one of his main 2024 vows. Instead, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war has sparked a worldwide fuel crisis, sending gas prices soaring in the U.S., with inflation predicted to follow suit. “The breadth and duration of the conflict are very uncertain, but a prolonged period of higher energy prices will add markedly to business costs and raise consumer price inflation, with adverse consequences for growth,” the Paris-based OECD said. The organization also warned that the war in Iran will affect global GDP growth, which is now projected to ease from 3.3 percent in 2025 to 2.9 percent in 2026 before marginally increasing to 3 percent next year.

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The skeleton of one of history’s most swashbuckling figures may have finally been found buried beneath the floor of a church in the Netherlands. The remains, in situ for the past three and a half centuries, are believed to belong to Charles de Batz de Castelmore, better known as Count d’Artagnan—a real-life French musketeer, close aide to King Louis XIV, and the inspiration for Alexandre Dumas’s beloved adventure stories. D’Artagnan was killed during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673 and was long rumored to have been buried at St. Peter and Paul Church in the city, though no evidence had ever surfaced—until now. Jos Valke, a deacon at the church who helped unearth the skeleton, told the BBC he is 99 percent certain the remains are d’Artagnan’s. “We became quite silent when we found the first bone,” he said, citing a buried bullet, a coin dated 1660 and the skeleton’s position beneath the former altar as key indicators. A sample has been sent to Germany for analysis.

A drunk man who is accused of crashing through a locked gate and driving onto the active runway of an airport before entering a plane has been identified. Bryan J. Parker, 58, of Holly Hill in Volusia County, Florida, drove a blue Ford Mustang through the secure gate of Daytona Beach International Airport at around 4:25 p.m Wednesday, cops said. A report from the Sheriff of Volusia County said Parker was “highly intoxicated” and claimed witnesses saw his vehicle enter the active taxiway and nearly hit an Embry-Riddle plane that was taxiing. Parker then got out of his car and attempted to enter an occupied, running aircraft. After being unsuccessful, he ran to another aircraft, which he entered. In the sheriff’s latest update on the incident, it stated that an airport operations technician gave chase, removed him from the plane and placed him on his truck’s tailgate. Parker jumped off and ran toward a third plane before being caught and placed in handcuffs. Overall, the incident happened in around 30 seconds, airport officials added. Parker said he was under the influence of alcohol and drugs and did not remember what led to the bizarre incident. Multiple charges are pending upon completion of the investigation.