Slipper

The aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz" gave into the temptation of "one last score" after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes must be adorned with real jewels to justify their $1 million insured value.

In an incident reminiscent of the Oscar-winning movie Parasite, a Turkmenistan citizen named Jumamyrat Jumalyev has been found living on the upper floor of a duplex house in Istanbul's Mecidiyeköy district for a while.

British company offers an annual fee of 4,000 pounds for the testing of slippers, according to BTA.

The offer comes from the brand "Bedroom Athletics".

The slipper tester must make sure the items are comfortable and keep their feet warm.

An unlicensed 90-year-old street vendor has been fined 2,600 euros by her local tax office in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, because she didn't keep accounting records.
Sousana Iliadou, who sold handkerchiefs and woolen slippers at an outdoor market in the suburb of Ambelokipi, was notified about the fine on Wednesday.

More than 100 inmates serving time in Istanbul's Maltepe L-Type Closed Penitentiary Institution have been manufacturing slippers for Turkish and international luxury brands and hotels in ateliers run by a female entrepreneur.

A 62-year-old mother from the Honaz district of the Aegean province of Denizli on Dec. 9 was acquitted of charges over throwing a slipper at her 38-year-old son, Doğan News Agency has reported.

A 62-year-old mother is facing two to five years in prison for throwing a slipper at her 38-year-old son in the southwestern province of Denizli amid worries from the defendant's lawyers that the case could set a precedent.

The son, Hasan Güzel, filed a complaint to police about his mother, Şenay Güzel, after she allegedly threw a slipper at him.

The number of victims from yesterday’s industrial fire in the Philippines rose to 72, which several workers still missing.

The local mayor expressed his hope that some of the workers may have broken free. The Kentex Manufacturing Inc-owned industrial building made slippers and flip-flops.

Most people associate "Cinderella" with Disney but the tale actually originated in Ancient Greece. The first recorded Cinderella-like figure is told in a story from the 6th century BC when Greek courtesan Rhodopis had one of her slippers stolen by an eagle who flew it all the way across the Mediterranean into the lap of an Egyptian king.

A female opposition deputy’s fiery speech at Parliament has triggered a new social media protest in Turkey, with hundreds of women expressing anger at male dominance by sharing photos of their shoes and slippers.