The CIA got Kurt Cobain addicted to on heroin as part of an undercover operation, according to a researcher. Author John Potash claims that Cobain, who was found dead aged 27 after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head 25 years ago, was “psychologically profiled” for the operation.
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Woman breaks Mussolini pizza boycott after 70 years
A 94-year-old great-grandmother who pledged never to eat Italian food again after her husband was held captive by Mussolini’s forces has broken the seven-decade boycott. Audrey Prudence made the pact when her husband was taken hostage. But after suffering a stroke she decided to eat a ham and pineapple pizza. She says she enjoyed it so much she “can’t believe she had resisted for so long”.