1. Actress Margaret Nolan, whose gold-painted body was the
backdrop for the opening credits of “Goldfinger,” has passed away at the age of
76. *** Today’s riddle: How is a gold-plated “Bond Girl” like a
blow-up doll? They both become more valuable with inflation.
2. Wells Fargo recently fired more than 100 employees for
misrepresenting themselves to obtain money from a relief fund for small
businesses.
*** In a fraudulent attempt to
capitalize on the Wells Fargo brand, the employees had identified their jobs as
“stationmaster,” “stagecoach driver,” and “that guy who sits by the driver and
carries a shotgun.”
3. The German government has warned the King of Thailand, who
frequently travels to Bavaria for extended stays, to stop trying to rule his
country remotely from German soil. *** The
monarch’s arrangement came to light when a Thai citizen noticed that the king’s
most confusing edicts always seemed to coincide with Oktoberfest.
4. Wesley Barnes, the American who faced a prison sentence in
Thailand for posting a negative review of the Sea View resort, has apologized
for his blunt online comments and, in exchange, the resort has dropped its
complaint. *** In
a negotiated compromise regarding future reviews, authorities said Mr. Barnes
would be allowed to include an occasional negative comment, and Mr. Barnes
promised to use bold font, all caps, and multiple exclamation points only for
the positive stuff.
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