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Lego Exec Dies in Skiing Accident
Lego Exec Dies
in Skiing Accident

Lego Exec Dies in Skiing Accident

Michael Halbye was vice chair of the board of Lego's parent company

(Newser) - Michael Halbye, the vice chair of Lego's parent company, died Saturday after falling while skiing in Switzerland's Verbier region. He was 64. Halbye joined the board of directors of Kirkbi, which owns Lego, in 2020; he became vice-chair in 2022, People reports. He was also a friend of...

SOS: Historic Queen Mary Needs Saving

Ship's developer hits financial iceberg

(Newser) - The Queen Mary needs a new lease on life now that a developer is selling its interest in the iconic ship’s lease, the Press-Telegram reports. One of the partners of Save the Queen, which bought the Queen Mary’s lease for $43 million in 2007, is having financial issues,...

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