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New Yorker's 5-Year Free Hotel Stay Ends In Ownership Battle Prosecutors claimed the accused attempted to assert ownership of the New Yorker Hotel building and even tried to charge rent from another tenant. A man in New York City found a way to live in a prominent Manhattan hotel without paying anything for five years by exploiting a lesser-known local housing regulation. Prosecutors have now accused Mickey Barreto of taking things too far, reported  news agency Associated Press .  They claimed Mr Barreto attempted to assert ownership of the entire New Yorker Hotel building and even tried to charge rent from another tenant. The report added that Mr Barreto, 48, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with filing false property records. He expressed surprise at the police's aggressive approach, stating that he believed the matter should be handled as a civil case rather than a criminal one, the report added. Mr Barreto's recent indictment on fraud and criminal contempt charges...

MLB launches investigation into allegations around Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter. Here’s what we know Major League Baseball announced it has launched an investigation into the allegations surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani and his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara on Friday. “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhari from the news media,” the league said in a news release. “Earlier today, our Department of Investigations (DOI) began their formal process investigating the matter.” The longtime interpreter for Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani  was fired Wednesday  after the player’s lawyers accused him of “massive theft” of millions of dollars and placing bets with a bookmaker under federal investigation, according to  ESPN  and the  Los Angeles Times , which first reported the story. The attorneys have not detailed how t...

In Japan, even Taylor Swift can't make it to the top of the music charts Western songs out, U.S.-influenced K-pop in as listeners come to ignore nationality TOKYO -- Japanese, who previously favored musical artists from the U.S. and Europe as part of their admiration for Western culture, are increasingly tuning them out. Instead, South Korean K-pop songs, which have an ambience similar to those from the West, are increasingly popular with those who are looking for something beyond domestic J-pop music. Yet J-pop too is gaining momentum thanks to strong melody lines that spread on social media, making the competition even harder for Western artists. Even songs by Taylor Swift, whose shows in Tokyo made headlines in February, do not rank high in sales in Japan. "I've stopped listening to Western music," a 23-year-old graduate student told Nikkei recently. "It just happened naturally as I was keeping up with the trends." He now listens to K-pop songs while comm...

  What is Art? For as long as humanity has existed, art has been part of our lives. For many years, people have been creating and enjoying art.  It expresses emotions or expression of life. It is one such creation that enables interpretation of any kind. It is a skill that applies to music, painting, poetry, dance and more. Moreover, nature is no less than art. For instance, if nature creates something unique, it is also art. Artists use their artwork for passing along their feelings. Thus, art and artists bring value to  society  and have been doing so throughout history. Art gives us an innovative way to view the world or society around us. Most important thing is that it lets us interpret it on our own individual experiences and associations. Art is similar to live which has many definitions and examples. What is constant is that art is not perfect or does not revolve around perfection. It is something that continues growing and developing to express emotions, tho...