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One of the two giant inflatable ducks floating in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor has deflated, just a day after they were unveiled to revelers. Crowds of residents and tourists flocked to the promenade near the government headquarters in Admiralty to snap photos of the ducks by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. But many who arrived Saturday afternoon only found one duck intact, with the other reduced to a puddle of yellow plastic. Organizers say their staff found one of the ducks was overstretched due to the hot weather and rising air pressure, so they had to let the air out to avoid risk. Hofman’s rubber ducks have been on a world tour since 2007.

French judges have handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park. The suspect is a 31-year-old Syrian refugee with permanent residency in Sweden who has a 3-year-old daughter. His name was not released. The lead prosecutor said he was presented to investigating judges in the Alps town of Annecy on Saturday and handed the charges. He is in custody pending further investigation. Witnesses said he mentioned his daughter, wife and Jesus Christ during the attack. The prosecutor says the victims are no longer in life-threatening condition after Thursday’s stabbing.

Several crew members were injured on the Morocco set of the sequel to “Gladiator” on June 7 while filming a stunt sequence for the action film. “While filming a planned stunt sequence o…

This video features Lead Belly's "Hitler Song (Mr. Hitler)" from the 2015 box set 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection'. For more information a...