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Three men have been criminally charged in Manhattan with possessing about 100 pages stolen from the singer Don Henley of handwritten notes and lyrics for the Eagles' blockbuster 1976 album "Hotel California."&nbsp;

Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski were accused on Tuesday of trying to sell the materials, worth more than $1 million, and lying to auction houses, prospective buyers and law enforcement about how they obtained them.&nbsp;

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the materials include lyrics to the songs "Hotel California," "Life in the Fast Lane" and "New Kid In Town," with many of the lyrics recovered through warrants.&nbsp;

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Horowitz, 66, of Manhattan; Inciardi, 58, of Brooklyn, and Kosinski, 59, of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and criminal possession charges, and Horowitz to hindering prosecution.&nbsp;

In a joint statement, their lawyers said Bragg's office "alleges criminality where none exists and unfairly tarnishes the reputations of well-respected professionals. We will fight these unjustified charges vigorously. These men are innocent."&nbsp;

Prosecutors said a prospective Eagles biographer had stolen the materials in the late 1970s, and sold them to Horowitz, a rare books dealer, in 2005.&nbsp;

Horowitz then allegedly sold the materials to Inciardi and Kosinski, who in turn tried selling them at Christie's and Sotheby's or coercing Henley into buying them back.&nbsp;

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The indictment contains dozens of emails about the defendants' alleged 7-1/2-year scheme, including Horowitz's suggestion that he pretend Eagles singer Glenn Frey had given him the stolen lyrics.&nbsp;

Frey "is dead and identifying him as (the) source would make this go away once and for all," Horowitz allegedly wrote in February 2017, 13 months after Frey's death.&nbsp;

In a statement, Eagles manager Irving Azoff said no one has a right to profit from "the outright theft of irreplaceable pieces of musical history. ...&nbsp;We look forward to the return of Don's property."&nbsp;

The song "Hotel California" is known for abstract lyrics that Henley has said describe American excess, and a long guitar outro from Don Felder and Joe Walsh. It won the 1977 Grammy award for record of the year.&nbsp;

In 2014, Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to "Like a Rolling Stone" fetched a record $2 million at Sotheby's.&nbsp;

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Three men have been criminally charged in Manhattan with possessing about 100 pages stolen from the singer Don Henley of handwritten notes and lyrics for the Eagles' blockbuster 1976 album "Hotel California." Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski were accused on Tuesday of trying to sell the materials, worth more than $1 million, and lying to auction houses, prospective buyers and law enforcement about how they obtained them. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the materials include lyrics to the songs "Hotel California," "Life in the Fast Lane" and "New Kid In Town," with many of the lyrics recovered through warrants. ALSO READ | Emmy Awards 2022: 'Succession', 'Ted Lasso' lead nominations; here's the complete list Horowitz, 66, of Manhattan; Inciardi, 58, of Brooklyn, and Kosinski, 59, of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and criminal possession charges, and Horowitz to hindering prosecution. In a joint statement, their lawyers said Bragg's office "alleges criminality where none exists and unfairly tarnishes the reputations of well-respected professionals. We will fight these unjustified charges vigorously. These men are innocent." Prosecutors said a prospective Eagles biographer had stolen the materials in the late 1970s, and sold them to Horowitz, a rare books dealer, in 2005. Horowitz then allegedly sold the materials to Inciardi and Kosinski, who in turn tried selling them at Christie's and Sotheby's or coercing Henley into buying them back. ALSO READ | Lionsgate to finance 'Creepers' adaptation from 'Rambo' creator The indictment contains dozens of emails about the defendants' alleged 7-1/2-year scheme, including Horowitz's suggestion that he pretend Eagles singer Glenn Frey had given him the stolen lyrics. Frey "is dead and identifying him as (the) source would make this go away once and for all," Horowitz allegedly wrote in February 2017, 13 months after Frey's death. In a statement, Eagles manager Irving Azoff said no one has a right to profit from "the outright theft of irreplaceable pieces of musical history. ... We look forward to the return of Don's property." The song "Hotel California" is known for abstract lyrics that Henley has said describe American excess, and a long guitar outro from Don Felder and Joe Walsh. It won the 1977 Grammy award for record of the year. In 2014, Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to "Like a Rolling Stone" fetched a record $2 million at Sotheby's. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. In a video address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday (July 12) claimed that Russia "doesn't have the courage" to admit defeat in Ukraine. Zelensky also warned the Russian military force that it is not that safe "anywhere on our land". Zelensky said: They [Russia] no longer have strategic power, character, or understanding of what they are doing here, on our land. There is not an iota of courage to admit defeat and withdraw troops from the Ukrainian territory." Mocking the Russian apparent ageing weapons and Soviet-era tactics, Zelensky said that the occupiers have already "felt very well what modern artillery is". He added that they will not have a "safe rear anywhere on our land". The Ukrainian president hailed the country's unity and insisted that the combination of unity of citizens and the strength of Ukraine’s armed forces meant the outcome of the war was "certain". He said, "They have felt that the operations of our reconnaissance officers to protect their homeland are much more powerful than any of their ‘special operations’. Russian soldiers, and we know this from interceptions of their conversations, are truly afraid of our armed forces." "The so-called second army of the world is afraid of Ukrainians and is able to do something only on the basis of bottomless stocks of old Soviet weapons," he further said. "They no longer have strategic strength, character, or understanding of what they are doing here on our land. They also don’t have even an iota of courage to admit defeat and withdraw troops from Ukrainian territory," he added. Ukraine 'destroys' Russian arms depot His comments came on a day when Ukraine said it destroyed an arms depot as part of a barrage of rockets and missiles on Russian military targets in the southern part of the country. Ukrainian military officials said that the strikes in the Kherson region destroyed artillery, armoured vehicles "and a warehouse with ammunition in Nova Kakhovka". WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Researchers announced on Tuesday (July 12) that surgeons at NYU Langone Health have successfully transplanted genetically-engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead patients. This is the first-ever successful pig heart transplant into a living person. Experts say it is an encouraging step for the medical field.&nbsp;

After this organ transplant milestone, the researchers said they believe they are moving a step closer to a long-term goal of using pig parts to address the shortage of human organs for transplant.&nbsp;

The doctors have said that the hearts exhibited normal heart function in the days following the surgery. There were no signs of rejection during the three-day experiments in June and July.&nbsp;

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It was revealed that the experiments followed the death in March of a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who made history two months earlier at the University of Maryland as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart. The reasons why his new heart eventually failed are still unclear.&nbsp;

Nader Moazami, the heart transplantation surgical director at NYU Langone Transplant Institute, oversaw the procedures. Moazami said that the institute hopes to move forward with clinical trials using the organs in the future.&nbsp;

In a statement, Moazami, said, "It brings me great excitement to tell you that the function of the heart was excellent. We did have to make some technical surgical modifications at the time of transplantation."&nbsp;

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Moazami further explained: "Part of that is because the pig heart is very similar, but is not identical to the human heart. Part of that was because in the first operation that we did, the heart was slightly undersized and we had to make some modifications."&nbsp;

The researchers said that hearts from pigs were engineered by Revivicor Inc and screened them for viruses using an enhanced monitoring protocol.&nbsp;

Xenotransplantation is safer in brain-dead recipients&nbsp;

For now, the researchers think xenotransplantation is safer in brain-dead recipients than in living patients. Also, more informative because biopsies can be done more often.

"We could determine that in tremendous detail by taking biopsies, looking at it under a microscope, doing special staining, analyzing, you know, the…, from a molecular standpoint, what was happening in that organ. So the detail, the amount we could learn was tremendous,"&nbsp;Moazami said.&nbsp;

NYU researchers also transplanted pig kidneys into two brain-dead recipients in 2021.&nbsp;

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Researchers announced on Tuesday (July 12) that surgeons at NYU Langone Health have successfully transplanted genetically-engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead patients.

Researchers announced on Tuesday (July 12) that surgeons at NYU Langone Health have successfully transplanted genetically-engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead patients. This is the first-ever successful pig heart transplant into a living person. Experts say it is an encouraging step for the medical field. After this organ transplant milestone, the researchers said they believe they are moving a step closer to a long-term goal of using pig parts to address the shortage of human organs for transplant. The doctors have said that the hearts exhibited normal heart function in the days following the surgery. There were no signs of rejection during the three-day experiments in June and July. ALSO READ | Researchers discover that monkeypox patients shed significant virus load that are ‘potentially’ infectious It was revealed that the experiments followed the death in March of a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who made history two months earlier at the University of Maryland as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart. The reasons why his new heart eventually failed are still unclear. Nader Moazami, the heart transplantation surgical director at NYU Langone Transplant Institute, oversaw the procedures. Moazami said that the institute hopes to move forward with clinical trials using the organs in the future. In a statement, Moazami, said, "It brings me great excitement to tell you that the function of the heart was excellent. We did have to make some technical surgical modifications at the time of transplantation." ALSO READ | This magic chemical found in vegetables can double pace of your wound healing Moazami further explained: "Part of that is because the pig heart is very similar, but is not identical to the human heart. Part of that was because in the first operation that we did, the heart was slightly undersized and we had to make some modifications." The researchers said that hearts from pigs were engineered by Revivicor Inc and screened them for viruses using an enhanced monitoring protocol. Xenotransplantation is safer in brain-dead recipients For now, the researchers think xenotransplantation is safer in brain-dead recipients than in living patients. Also, more informative because biopsies can be done more often. "We could determine that in tremendous detail by taking biopsies, looking at it under a microscope, doing special staining, analyzing, you know, the…, from a molecular standpoint, what was happening in that organ. So the detail, the amount we could learn was tremendous," Moazami said. NYU researchers also transplanted pig kidneys into two brain-dead recipients in 2021. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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After the former Health Secretary Sajid Javid pulled out of the contest, a total of eight Conservatives are now in the race to replace Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister.

After the former Health Secretary Sajid Javid pulled out of the contest, a total of eight Conservatives are now in the race to replace Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister. The remaining candidates have won enough nominations from their colleagues to go through to the first round of voting on Wednesday. The candidates had to get the support of at least 20 Tory MPs to be in the race. The remaining candidates are: Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat and Nadhim Zahawi. Reports have mentioned that just minutes before the deadline, Javid withdrew. he said that he "looked forward to seeing the debate unfold". Apart from the health minister, junior minister Rehman Chishti also pulled out of the contest. The next process will include the first round of voting, which will take place on Wednesday. If a candidate gets less than 30 votes from their fellow MPs, she/he will have to drop out. Further votes, over the next few days, will decide the final two candidates, who will then go to a full ballot of around 160,000 Conservative Party members over the summer. Currently, former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign minister Liz Truss are top contenders for the top job. New UK PM will be announced on September 5 The ruling Conservative party earlier said that the new prime minister to replace Johnson will be announced on September 5. Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservatives' influential 1922 Committee, told reporters: "We do need to make sure there is a decent amount of time before the result is announced on 5th September." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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A tweet by former United States President Donald Trump apparently led the members of right-wing militia groups and other supporters to stage the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol.

A tweet by former United States President Donald Trump apparently led the members of right-wing militia groups and other supporters to stage the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol. Lawmakers said on Tuesday (July 12) that the particular tweet by Trump is seen as a "call to arms". On January 6, the members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers stormed Congress along with thousands of other Trump loyalists. It was an apparent attempt to block certification of Democrat Joe Biden's presidential election victory. Without giving any proof, Trump has claimed multiple times that the election was marred by fraud. The incident is being probed by a House select committee. The latest hearing from the committee attempted to flesh out links between Trump and the far-right extremist groups. The House committee made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans examined the impact of a tweet that Trump sent on December 19, 2020. In the tweet, Trump had urged his supporters to descend on Washington on January 6 for a rally he promised would be "wild." The tweet was sent a little more than an hour after Trump met at the White House with his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former general Mike Flynn, and Sidney Powell, another attorney, for a strategy meeting that one aide described as "unhinged." Committee member Jamie Raskin said that Trump's "1:42 am tweet electrified and galvanized his supporters, especially the dangerous extremists in the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys and other racist and white nationalist groups spoiling for a fight against the government." Representative Stephanie Murphy, another committee member, said the tweet "served as a call to action, and in some cases as a call to arms, for many of President Trump's most loyal supporters." Trump tried to contact witness In an explosive revelation, representative Liz Cheney, the vice-chair of the House committee investigating the attack on Congress, said that the 76-year-old Trump had recently attempted to contact a committee witness. The witness, who was not identified, did not take the call from Trump and alerted their lawyer, Cheney said, adding that the committee has "supplied that information to the Department of Justice." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Amid the widespread protests over the country's worst economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew out of the country early Wednesday in a military plane heading to the neighbouring Maldives, news agency AFP reported, quoting local officials. News agencies confirmed that he landed in the Maldives.&nbsp;

The 73-year-old leader, his wife and a bodyguard were among four passengers on board an Antonov-32 aircraft which took off from the main international airport, said the immigration officials.&nbsp;

"Their passports were stamped and they boarded the special air force flight," an immigration official involved in the process told AFP.&nbsp;

Sri Lanka economic crisis&nbsp;

Sri Lanka has suffered through months of food and fuel shortages, lengthy blackouts and galloping inflation as the nation ran out of foreign currency to import vital goods.&nbsp;

In a dramatic turn of events on July 9, hundreds of thousands of people in Colombo stormed the presidential palace, demanding Rajapaksa take responsibility for shortages of medicines, food and fuel.&nbsp;

Protesters forced Rajapaksa to agree to resign. After that, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also said he would step down to allow an all-party interim government to take over.&nbsp;

Sri Lankan parliamentary speaker said on Monday (July 11) that the country's parliament will reconvene on July 15 and a new president will be elected on July 20. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is planning to resign on Wednesday as the South Asian nation continues to face its worse economic crisis.&nbsp;

In a statement, speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that the nominations for the next president will be presented to parliament on 19 July. On 20 July parliament will vote to elect a new president.&nbsp;

Abeywardena said, "During the party leaders' meeting held today, it was agreed that this was essential to ensure a new all-party government is in place in accordance with the Constitution and to take forward essential services."&nbsp;

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Amid the widespread protests over the country's worst economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew out of the country early Wednesday in a military plane heading to the neighbouring Maldives, news agency AFP reported, quoting local officials.

Amid the widespread protests over the country's worst economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew out of the country early Wednesday in a military plane heading to the neighbouring Maldives, news agency AFP reported, quoting local officials. News agencies confirmed that he landed in the Maldives. The 73-year-old leader, his wife and a bodyguard were among four passengers on board an Antonov-32 aircraft which took off from the main international airport, said the immigration officials. "Their passports were stamped and they boarded the special air force flight," an immigration official involved in the process told AFP. Sri Lanka economic crisis Sri Lanka has suffered through months of food and fuel shortages, lengthy blackouts and galloping inflation as the nation ran out of foreign currency to import vital goods. In a dramatic turn of events on July 9, hundreds of thousands of people in Colombo stormed the presidential palace, demanding Rajapaksa take responsibility for shortages of medicines, food and fuel. Protesters forced Rajapaksa to agree to resign. After that, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also said he would step down to allow an all-party interim government to take over. Sri Lankan parliamentary speaker said on Monday (July 11) that the country's parliament will reconvene on July 15 and a new president will be elected on July 20. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is planning to resign on Wednesday as the South Asian nation continues to face its worse economic crisis. In a statement, speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that the nominations for the next president will be presented to parliament on 19 July. On 20 July parliament will vote to elect a new president. Abeywardena said, "During the party leaders' meeting held today, it was agreed that this was essential to ensure a new all-party government is in place in accordance with the Constitution and to take forward essential services." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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