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$452 bill charged after requesting help for lost engagement ring

BY CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT

Q: I recently rented a car with Enterprise in Miami. While I was using the vehicle, I lost my engagement ring. I told an employee about it, and he agreed to look for my jewelry.

The next day, I called Enterprise to see if they had found the ring. An employee told me that they would charge me for some repairs while looking for the ring and that the ring was “a hazard.”

Two days later, I found my engagement ring at home. Eventually, I received a bill from the Enterprise department claims for $452, for damage

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New ‘Lord of the Rings’ film series in the works at Warner Bros.

It is one of the most beloved film series of all time, but Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy only scratched the surface of the rich world of Middle-earth created by JRR Tolkien.

And “multiple” new movies set in Middle-earth are in the works, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced on Thursday in an earnings call, after studio heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy signed a deal with Freemode, a division of Swedish entertainment company Embracer Group, which acquired the movie rights to Tolkien’s work in August last year. (Warner Bros. Discovery is the parent company

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New Lord of the Rings films in the works at Warner Bros. | Lord of the Rings

Cinema is heading back to Middle-earth, with Warner Bros. and New Line signing a deal to make more adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s chief executive, David Zaslav, announced on Thursday on an earnings call that a deal had been brokered to make “multiple” films based on JRR Tolkien’s books. The cost of the deal with Embracer Group, the Swedish gaming company that owns the rights to most of Tolkien’s world, has yet to be revealed.

The films will be developed through the Warner Bros production company New Line Cinema, which produced the

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Global crime rings are ‘targeting’ Canada as auto thefts rise, officials say

International crime rings are “targeting” Canada and orchestrating auto thefts across the country, including in Toronto, officials have told Global News.

In 2022, auto thefts overtook break-and-enters as the second most prevalent crime in the city, jumping up to 9,439 incidents from 6,518 in 2021, according to police data. That’s a 44.8 per cent increase.

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Scientists find dense rings around dwarf planet, but can’t quite explain why

New telescope data has revealed that a dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system has a dense ring around it, leaving scientists and astronomers confused as to why.

Scientists at the European Space Agency announced Wednesday that data and observations of the planet Quaoar which was collected between 2018 and 2021 —from ground-based telescopes, and the space-based telescope Cheops — led them to the discovery.

The ESA disclosed that Quaoar crossed in front of a succession of distant stars, blocking their light as it passed, in an event called an occultation. When the planet blocked that light,

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Lord Of The Rings Movies Get New Streaming Home Starting Tomorrow

Starting tomorrow, February 1, Peter Jackson’s acclaimed The Lord of the Rings trilogy will be available to watch on a new streaming service.


The Lord of the Rings trilogy will become available to watch on Netflix starting tomorrow, February 1. Based on the beloved fantasy novels by author JRR Tolkien, the first installment of Peter Jackson’s acclaimed The Lord of the Rings trilogy was released in 2001, chronicling Frodo’s (Elijah Wood) epic journey across Middle-earth to destroy the One Ring. All three films in Jackson’s trilogy

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10 Ways to Style Your Wedding Arch

Are you wondering how to style your wedding arch? Your wedding arch typically frames the location of your ceremony, providing a gorgeous backdrop for one of the most important moments of your life. It provides a stunning scene for your guests and makes your wedding photos look more beautiful and dramatic. If you’re wondering how to style your wedding arch, here are ten popular wedding arch styles to consider.

1. Go All-Natural with Greenery

If you want a lovely, nature-inspired backdrop for your wedding, consider going all-natural with a wedding arch made entirely out of greenery. There are many different