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Arms tradeGaston and Helga Glock co-founded their gun business in 1963, and made billions from pistols such as the Glock 17. But they divorced in 2011, and now she is accusing him of racketeering, fraud, money laundering and more “Perhaps neither pathology nor psychology can provide a satisfactory explanation for why an ageing billionaire would spend his twilight years seeking to terrorise members of his own family.” Those are the words of John Da Grosa Smith, the Atlanta lawyer representing Helga Glock in a $500m (£311m) lawsuit against her ex-husband, Gaston Glock Senior.

The funniest things on the internetCulture@PixelatedBoat is one of our favourite Twitter accounts. He wouldn’t give us a real name or headshot, but did send this list of links for our regular series One of the absolute funniest things I’ve seen on the internet isn’t on this list. I was going to include a classic video of a crab waving a knife around. But sadly in researching this article I learned that the crab was not in fact some cool crustacean rebel without a cause who doesn’t take shit from anyone.

Our unequal earthFood & drink industryHere are some key findings of the investigation the Guardian published this week into America’s monopolized food system When you walk into a US grocery store the shelves seem to be teeming with choice, with countless brands appearing to offer every type of food and drink. But a joint investigation published this week by the Guardian and Food and Water Watch showed how this choice is largely an illusion.

Illinois This article is more than 6 months oldThree dead and 14 injured in Illinois after Greyhound bus crashes into trucksThis article is more than 6 months oldSt Louis-bound bus crashed into three semis parked along a highway exit to a rest area along Interstate 70 A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early on Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said.

US news Video shows moments before police killed Niani Finlayson seconds after responding to her 911 call The Los Angeles sheriff’s department (LASD) released body-camera footage on Friday of an officer fatally shooting Niani Finlayson, 27, who had called 911 for help during a domestic violence incident. The footage from the 4 December encounter showed that deputy Ty Shelton shot Finlayson four times within roughly three seconds of entering her home.

Michigan This article is more than 3 months oldBoopac Shakur, man known for luring alleged sexual predators, shot and killedThis article is more than 3 months oldRobert Wayne Lee, 40, made contact online with suspected pedophiles and recorded videos of in-person confrontations A man who gained a sizable social media following by posing as a child online to lure out alleged sexual predators was shot to death late last week during a confrontation at a restaurant in Michigan.

FilmObituaryClaude Rich obituaryFrench stage and screen actor whose 1963 role in the comedy-thriller Les Tontons Flingueurs made him a starClaude Rich, who has died aged 88, was a familiar face in French cinema and theatre for almost seven decades. The much-loved actor alternated between stage and screen, considering the latter as recreation, the former a passion. In fact, he had few really challenging roles on screen, despite having made films for the New Wave directors Alain Resnais, François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol.

A history of jazzJazz1928: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of jazz musicIn 1928, at 18, Belgian gypsy musician Django Reinhardt lost the use of the third and fourth fingers of his left hand in a caravan fire, forcing him to abandon both the violin and banjo and concentrate on the guitar, playing solos with only his index and second finger. He developed a unique style full of vibrato-humming fast runs, piano-like trills and sax-like speed.

SoccerIvory Coast midfielder cancelled his Everton contract in the summer after troubled stay and is waiting for his next move For many players, signing for a Premier League club is a dream come true. The sold-out stadiums, the salary, the fast-paced football. For Jean-Philippe Gbamin, who Everton bought for £25m from Mainz in 2019, it quickly turned into a nightmare. There are many factors which contributed to his four-year stint at Everton being an unmitigated disaster.