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Bulgaria’s ‘Bangaranga’ wins Eurovision, with Israel’s entry second
Bulgaria scored 516 points, well clear of Israel on 343 and Romania on 296.
Nectar Social, which offers an agentic OS for marketers, raised a $30M Series A led by Menlo Ventures, with GV and True Ventures among investors
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: Nectar Social, which offers an agentic OS for marketers, raised a $30M Series A led by Menlo Ventures, with GV and True Ventures among investors AI-powered marketi
Maduro's alleged 'bag man' Alex Saab arrested less than 3 years after Biden pardon: report
Alex Saab, a 54-year-old Colombian businessman and close ally of captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was reportedly deported after his February arrest in a joint U.S.-Venezuelan operation.The development comes less than three years after former President Joe Biden pardoned and released Saab in a controversial 2023 prisoner swap.The high-profile arrest highlights a new level of cooperation between U.S. authorities and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez.MADURO ALLY ALEX...
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Update after ‘horrific’ shark attack kills man, 38, off popular Aussie island
The attack happened about 1km off Rottnest Island's northwest tip.
Alex Smalley grabs lead at PGA Championship, Canadian Nick Taylor 2 shots back
The PGA Championship where no one could take control Saturday is now the major that practically everybody can win.
Massachusetts governor asks US Navy to help retrieve bodies, evidence from sunken fishing vessel
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has asked the U.S. Navy to help with the investigation into the sinking of a fishing vessel earlier this year that left seven crew members dead, the Navy and the governor's office confirmed to Fox News Digital.Healey and State Sen. Bruce Tarr sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy this week asking for help retrieving a video recorder and a hard drive from the wreck of the Lily Jean in January, which lies more than 300 feet down in the Atlantic about 25 miles o...
Some Datacenters Divert Power from Homes. Will It Drive Homeowners to Solar and Batteries?
An anonymous reader shared this report from Electrek: A Nevada utility just told 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents that it's redirecting 75% of their electricity supply to data centers, and they have less than a year to find a new power source. It's one of the starkest examples yet of the AI boom's impact on everyday Americans... NV Energy needs the capacity for data centers being built by Google, Apple, and Microsoft around the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center east of Reno, according to Fortune... Data...
Shaquille O'Neal trolls Charles Barkley during his LSU master's degree graduation ceremony
Shaquille O'Neal is already a multi-multi-multi-millionaire ex-NBA player who has dabbled in everything from broadcasting to business to even being a sheriff's deputy at one point, if I'm not mistaken.Now, one of the few people on Earth who has gummy candies shaped like his head, now has his master's degree.And what better time to troll his buddy and TV cohort Charles Barkley than right before he's accepting his degree during LSU's recent graduation ceremony?Shaq, of course, played his college b...
Julianne Moore slammed for saying she doesn't want to act in movies with 'explosions and guns'
Julianne Moore ruffled some feathers online after saying she doesn't like movies with "explosions and guns."During a recent interview with Variety at the Kering Women in Motion Talk at the Cannes Film Festival, the 65-year-old actress sparked backlash when she shared the kinds of projects she is interested in acting in at this point in her career, saying she is "less and less interested in tragedy.""Particularly now at a time when things are really rough globally, it’s very difficult for me to i...
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Mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt heads to the Valley, wooing voters in his rival's district
Pratt declined interview requests and did not give a speech, opting instead to talk to voters one by one in Sherman Oaks.
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The Trans Delusion: A Philosophical Nail In Its Coffin
The Trans Delusion: A Philosophical Nail In Its Coffin Authored by Chris Milton via The Daily Sceptic The arguments in philosopher Thomas Nagel’s seminal 1974 essay ‘What is it Like to be Bat?‘ can help us answer the question of whether a human born with XY chromosomes and a male body can be, can become or can know what it’s like to be a woman, or can know what inhabiting the world is like for a woman. Nagel - who randomly chose bats from the list of mammals - began from the premis...
Aaron Rodgers set to begin his 22nd NFL season after agreeing to a Pittsburgh Steelers contract
Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers again. Finally.The four-time NFL MVP agreed to a one-year contract worth $22 million guaranteed with the Steelers on Saturday, a source confirmed. The deal can climb to $25 million with incentives.The Steelers had expected this to be the case perhaps weeks or even months ago, but Rodgers took his methodical, sweet time before committing. Now, it's happening.So, we are about to witness Rodgers in his 22nd NFL season at age 42 (and 43 when that...
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What dealing with Covid-19 taught us about Hantavirus outbreak
The virus can incubate for up to 40 days before any symptoms appear.
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The world's largest wildlife crossing and five others are coming to Southern California
While construction continues on the world's largest wildlife crossing in Agoura Hills, planning is underway for five more crossings in the Mojave Desert and over I-15.
Trump shares stunning photos of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, says project is ahead of schedule
President Donald Trump on Saturday shared photos of a sample test at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is undergoing renovations ahead of America's 250th anniversary and expected to be completed by July Fourth.The images showed the basin with the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument in the background at each end.Blue skies and white fluffy clouds could be seen in the water's reflection."Looking really good! Should be completed before the Fourth of July, our target date," Trump wrot...
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Shoppers’ Frenzy for ‘Royal Pop’ Pocket Watches Forces Swatch to Shut Stores
The pocket watches, a collaboration with the luxury timepiece maker Audemars Piguet, drew crowds to stores and malls around the world.
California championship track meet forces trans athlete to share top podium spot with female
A division championship track and field meet in California saw a trans athlete share first place in three events with female competitors, despite winning each event by large margins.Trans athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley High School took first place in long jump, high jump and triple jump at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section finals in Division 3.Then, during podium ceremonies, announcers declared that each event had two co-champions, including Hernandez. This ...
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Solar Power Generation To Exceed Coal For First Time In Texas Grids
Solar Power Generation To Exceed Coal For First Time In Texas Grids Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Annual electricity power generation from utility-scale solar projects is predicted to exceed output from coal for the first time ever in 2026 on grids run by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). An aerial view of the Amazon Fort Powhatan Solar Farm in Disputanta, Va., on Aug. 19, 2022. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images This year, so...
Ancient Chinese movement shows promise for reducing blood pressure at home, study says
Researchers have shed fresh light on how a simple, centuries-old Chinese practice could be almost as effective as some medications in lowering blood pressure.Baduanjin is a form of exercise that’s been widely practiced in China for at least 800 years. It involves a series of eight slow movements, gentle breathing and meditation and typically takes only about 10 minutes to complete.In a clinical trial, researchers studied 216 adults age 40 and older with Stage 1 hypertension. Over the course of a...
Suspected drunk driver kills 2 pedestrians in violent chain-reaction crash on Manhattan's Upper West Side
A suspected drunk driver killed two pedestrians and injured several others Friday evening in a violent chain-reaction crash on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital.The crash happened around 6 p.m. near the intersection of West 109th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, a busy stretch near residential buildings, restaurants and Columbia University.Investigators said Elvin Suarez, 61, was driving a 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 SUV northbound on Amsterdam A...
Coca-Cola quietly axed one Reagan-era drink that disappeared from store shelves
A popular Minute Maid citrus drink that vanished from store shelves decades ago still lives on in the memories of kids who grew up drinking it in the 1980s.Coca-Cola, Minute Maid's parent company, quietly discontinued Five Alive around 1995. But nostalgic social-media posts keep wondering why.OLD-SCHOOL SODA WENT FROM BEING A TOP BRAND TO NEARLY UNFINDABLE"When did Five Alive fall off?" a person on Reddit wondered about a year ago.Another post from the same time showing an ad for Five Alive from...
Napoleon Solo wins 151st Preakness Stakes
Napoleon Solo took home the 2026 Preakness Stakes on Saturday, the 151st running of the race.The favorite in Taj Mahal, the 1 horse, was in the lead from the start until the final turn until Napoleon Solo made his move on the outside and took the lead at the top of the stretch. As Taj Mahal fell off, Iron Honor, the 9 horse, snuck up, but the effort ultimately was not enough. Napoleon Solo opened at 8-1 and closed at 7-1. Iron Honor, at 8-1, finished second, with Chip Honcho fishing third after ...
B.C. approved logging in threatened caribou habitat despite provincial recommendation against it
B.C.'s Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship warned that proposed logging near Quesnel Lake would harm threatened southern mountain caribou habitat. But the Ministry of Forests approved logging in the area anyway, drawing criticism from residents and conservation groups.
Vegas head coach John Tortorella keeps his lips sealed about massive fine, loss of draft pick
Usually, if an NHL team is going into its conference final with a cloud hanging over, it has to do with a player who's out of the lineup because of injury or maybe a suspension.Rarely is that cloud because the team just had its second-round pick that's just a month away, yoinked from them, and the coach was slapped with a $100,000 fine.But that's what's happening to the Vegas Golden Knights.And head coach John Tortorella does not want to talk about it... which is also kind of how all of this sta...
Bulgaria wins Eurovision song contest with party anthem Bangaranga
Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision song contest with the party anthem Bangaranga.
Bulgaria wins its 1st Eurovision final over Israel in politically clouded song contest
Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision song contest with singer Dara's party anthem Bangaranga, beating 24 other competitors during Saturday's grand final in Vienna. Israeli's Noam Bettan came in second after the contest faced protests against the country's participation.
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Woman Gives Birth in Brooklyn Courtroom
A court officer delivered the newborn after a woman who was nine months pregnant appeared in court on low-level charges.
Man dies after attack by 13-foot great white shark near popular island resort: officials
A 38-year-old man died on Saturday after he was attacked by a 13-foot shark in Australia.The attack happened at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island on Australia’s western coast just before 10 a.m., police said. The island is located about 19 miles west of Perth.The man was brought back to shore but never regained consciousness."A 38-year-old man was in the water at Horseshoe Reef when he was believed to have been bitten by a shark," a spokesperson for St. John WA Ambulance told People.SURFER SAY...
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Nearly 2,500 Pounds Of Cocaine, 105 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized In Joint Operation By US Forces
Nearly 2,500 Pounds Of Cocaine, 105 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized In Joint Operation By US Forces Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. forces seized around 2,500 pounds of cocaine and 105 pounds of marijuana in two separate maritime operations involving foreign nations. In one operation, the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South and the Drug Enforcement Administration identified a drug runner from Colombia transporting narcotics. Forces from...
An Entire Wikipedia That's 100% AI Hallucinations
"Every link leads to an entry that does not exist yet," explains the GitHub page for a Wikipedia-like site called Halupedia. "Until you click it, at which point an LLM pretends it has always existed and writes it for you, in the deadpan register of a 19th-century scholarly press..." Every article is invented on demand. The footnotes are also lies... The hardest problem with an infinite, on-demand encyclopedia is internal contradiction... When the LLM writes an article, it is required to add a ...
Nous Research Proposes Lighthouse Attention: A Training-Only Selection-Based Hierarchical Attention That Delivers 1.4–1.7× Pretraining Speedup at Long Context
Nous Research has published Lighthouse Attention, a selection-based hierarchical attention mechanism that wraps around standard scaled dot-product attention during pretraining and is removed afterward
First day of Indy 500 qualifying gets rained out, sets up an altered format for Sunday
There was a lot of buildup and excitement going into Saturday's first day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, but the weather had other plans.Now, the qualifying procedure which was already slightly altered from previous years is getting altered again.Rain rolled into the Indianapolis area before cars were able to get on track. By late afternoon, IndyCar made the decision to scrap day one and do all of qualifying on Sunday.Of course, packing two days of qualifying comes with some concessions...
Carly Pearce knew her marriage was a mistake on her wedding night and 'blew up my life to get out'
Carly Pearce is opening up about the moment she knew her marriage was over, pretty quickly after saying, "I do."In a new interview on "The Person Who Believed In Me" podcast, the 36-year-old country singer shared that she knew on her wedding night that getting married was the wrong choice, saying "he made it very clear that I made a very big mistake.""There's a bit of Jekyll and Hyde...that I did not see until it was too late," she explained. "And that's something I'm grateful for my very short ...
Looksmaxxer Clavicular gets brutally framemogged by unlikely source during court appearance
Internet influencer Clavicular, who gained fame for popularizing the "looksmaxxing" movement (don't ask), has been making quite a name for himself as of late.Late last year, Clavicular (real name Braden Eric Peters) went viral for claiming "Euphoria" star Sydney Sweeney was "mid" looking while speaking to Daily Wire commentator Michael Knowles.Since then, it's been a wild six months for the internet's favorite looksmaxxer, including overdosing on a live stream and taking a fateful trip down to t...
Elon Musk Explains Why the SpaceX Board Must Be Powerless to Fire Him
He needs to "make sure SpaceX stays focused on making life multiplanetary." It should sound familiar by now.
Masked suspect charged with using fuel, fireworks in Walmart kids section as cover for massive jewelry heist
A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday after allegedly sparking a massive fire with camping fuel and fireworks inside a Maryland Walmart, creating a terrifying diversion to pull off a $10,000 jewelry heist.Anthony J. Rhodes, 36, of Berlin, New Jersey, was taken into custody without incident by local police and is currently sitting in a Camden County jail awaiting extradition to Maryland. His charges include first-degree arson and manufacturing an explosive device.The chaotic scene unfolded on th...
How I Added an LLM-Based Grammar Checking + TeX Math Import To LibreOffice
Former Microsoft programmer Keith Curtis "wrote and self-published After the Software Wars to explain the caliber of free and open source software," according to his entry on Wikipedia, "and why he believes Linux is technically superior to any proprietary OS." He's also KeithCu (long-time Slashdot reader #925,649), and has written a blog post on "How I added an LLM-based grammar checking + TeX math import to LibreOffice." : At Microsoft, I spent five years working on the text components R...
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Train cart found with 6 dead migrants inside came from Long Beach, officials say
Six migrants were found dead inside a train car in Laredo, Texas, Sunday, and officials say the train originated from Long Beach.
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Train car found with 6 dead migrants inside came from Long Beach, officials say
Six migrants were found dead inside a train car in Laredo, Texas, Sunday, and officials say the train originated from Long Beach.
Montreal Victoire move closer to Walter Cup title with Game 2 overtime win over Ottawa Charge
Maggie Flaherty scored 14:12 into overtime to give the Montreal Victoire a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Charge in Game 2 of the PWHL's Walter Cup final on Saturday at Place Bell in Laval, Que.
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FBI Offers $200,000 Reward To Catch Former US Air Force Specialist In Iran Spying Case
FBI Offers $200,000 Reward To Catch Former US Air Force Specialist In Iran Spying Case Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI on Thursday said it is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Iranian regime. A FBI agent at the Department of Justice in Washingto...
Former college soccer player killed in boat crash after group allegedly took vessel without authorization
A 24-year-old former student-athlete was killed in a boat crash in Massachusetts after she and her friends allegedly took a vessel without authorization before it crashed into a pier.Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dankert, a former soccer player at Union College, was killed after a recreational powerboat crashed into a pier near a runway at Logan International Airport around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Massachusetts State Police.The fatal crash drew attention after authorities said the group allegedl...
Wash Post editorial board accuses Maine progressive Graham Platner of offering voters 'fantastical solutions'
The Washington Post editorial board took aim at progressive Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Thursday, accusing the Democratic challenger to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, of offering "fantastical solutions" to voters’ real-world concerns."These extreme policy proposals deserve as much scrutiny as his covered-up Nazi tattoo," the board wrote. The subheadline warned, "The Senate hopeful is long on anger and short on real solutions.""Consider the novice candidate’s new plan to address rising...
What to read this weekend: Celestial Lights and If Destruction Be Our Lot
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The flowkey app is just $40 through 5/17 if you're finally ready to learn piano
TL;DR: The flowkey app makes piano practice approachable, and the 1-year Classic Plan is down to $39.99 with code MAY10 through May 17. A surprising number of adults secretly want to learn piano. Very few of them want to sit through formal lessons or spend six months playing Hot Cross Buns with the emotional intensity of a hostage negotiation. Read the rest The post The flowkey app is just $40 through 5/17 if you're finally ready to learn piano appeared first on Boing Boing.
Canadian Police respond to BBQ food theft, culprit found to be fox with mouthful of hot dogs
There's really nothing better than firing up a grill and having a nice barbecue, but few things are as enraging as getting ready to cook and realizing something is missing.For me, that usually means I totally forgot to check the propane gauge beforehand.But in one Canadian outdoor cook's case, someone burgled all of his grub... and that someone turned out to have paws... four of them.According to the Alberta RCMP, officers were alerted to a "theft involving BBQ goods."Credit to the boys in blue ...
The Apple-OpenAI Alliance is Fraying, Setting Up a Possible Legal Fight
Bloomberg reports that Apple's two-year-old partnership with OpenAI "has become strained, according to people familiar with the matter." Bloomberg describes OpenAI as "failing to see the expected benefits from the deal and now preparing possible legal action." OpenAI lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on a range of options that could be formally executed in the near future, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. That could i...
Hill County, which faced eight new data centers, passed what may be Texas' first county-wide ban on them, for one year; the state trails only VA in data centers
Mike Lee / Politico: Hill County, which faced eight new data centers, passed what may be Texas' first county-wide ban on them, for one year; the state trails only VA in data centers Opposition to da
'Pawn Stars' icon Rick Harrison says Trump tax policies change everything for small businesses
"Pawn Stars" personality Rick Harrison told Fox News that workers at his Las Vegas businesses are seeing "astronomical" boosts to their tax returns thanks to President Donald Trump’s small business tax policies.Appearing on "Saturday in America," Harrison told Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany that policies like tax-free overtime and equipment write-offs have injected a major boost into Nevada’s economy."I’ve had at least 10 employees tell me that their tax return was kind of, you know, they consid...
NASCAR tire carrier saves reporter from runaway pit box before Craftsman Truck Series race
The NASCAR Cup Series All-Star race is on Sunday at Dover International Speedway, but there was a wild scene on Saturday when one pit crew member put his body on the line to save a reporter in the path of a runaway pit box.Friday night was the Craftsman Truck Series race, and of course, before the race, teams have to set up their pit boxes.However, as it was being moved into position, Spire Motorsports went rogue and started barreling toward the pit wall.People could be seen scrambling to get ou...
Molly Sims turns heads in orange bikini for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue
Molly Sims showcased her toned body in the pages of the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit sssue.The 52-year-old actress and model posed for the iconic magazine for the eighth time in her career, wearing a number of two-piece sets in the photos, including an orange string bikini she wore while posing on a cliff along the ocean.She also shared a slideshow of photos from inside the magazine on her Instagram, in which she can be seen in a number of different bikinis while posing on the beach."If only...
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Pakistan Uses Diplomacy To Secure LNG Supply from Hormuz
Pakistan Uses Diplomacy To Secure LNG Supply from Hormuz Submitted by Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Pakistan has negotiated the passage of vessels laden with Qatari LNG out of the Strait of Hormuz in a diplomatic feat that no other energy buyer has managed so far in the Iran war. Pakistan, which was the mediator of the U.S.-Iran talks and is passing messages from one to the other, appears to have used well its close ties with both Qatar and Iran to negotiate the successful imp...
The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush
The vibes around the current AI boom aren't great, even in the tech industry.
UK defense shortfalls highlighted as Britain avoids Iran offensive role amid Trump criticism
LONDON: The United Kingdom announced Tuesday it will be deploying military assets "as part of a future defensive mission to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz."While the move can be seen as a positive step in repairing relations with the U.S., Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s reluctance to join the U.S. in "Operation Epic Fury" against Iran has still ruffled feathers in Washington most notably those of President Donald Trump.Trump has dismissed Starmer as "no Churchill." In a rece...
Peter Jackson Sure Wants to Do More ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies
Warner Bros. and Jackson don't want to stop at just two more 'Lord of the Rings' movies, but will Tolkein's estate and fans let them continue?
Tom Brady cracks jokes about 'cranky' Bill Belichick, Jets, Eli Manning in motivational commencement speech
Tom Brady was tapped as the commencement speaker for Georgetown University's business school graduation, and he gave his speech the only way Brady would know how.The seven-time Super Bowl champion was praised highly by those who spoke before him, prompting Brady to quickly crack a joke seemingly about his former head coach Bill Belichick."I don’t do well with compliments. I had a coach for 20 years tell me how sh---y I was every day," Brady said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM...
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Israel kills Hamas military chief who planned October 7
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Israel kills Hamas military chief who helped plan October 7 attack
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Woman Gives Birth to a ‘Bouncing Baby Boy’ in Brooklyn Courtroom
A court officer delivered the newborn after a woman who was nine months pregnant appeared in court on low-level charges.
Social media reacts to controversial one-punch knockout in boxing match
A boxer was knocked out within the first five seconds of a bout on Friday, but many fans have red flags up.Edwin Castillo, 23, lost his fight to Viktor Jurk, 26, in a heavyweight fight on the undercard of Karen Chukhadzhian vs. Paddy Donovan in Germany.Jurk landed a devastating left hook just as the two met in the middle of the ring, and Castillo went right down to the canvas.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJurk was rather nonchalant following the punch as Castillo lay on the f...
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Ebola may have been spreading undetected for three weeks as death toll climbs to 88
The virus spreading has also been identified as a rare strain which has no vaccine.
Ban on backyard barbecues on certain days in California floated as others push back hard
A mayoral candidate in California is taking heat this week for proposing that her city ban backyard barbecues on days that carry high wildfire risk.Nithya Raman is a Democratic Los Angeles City Council member currently challenging Republican Spencer Pratt in the heated race for L.A. mayor.The Democratic Socialists of America backed both of Raman's earlier city council campaigns, though they declined to endorse her mayoral run.MEAT-ONLY DIET FOLLOWERS CLAIM DISEASE REVERSAL AS EXPERT SAYS AMERICA...
Country star Morgan Wallen walks out with Florida legend Tim Tebow, refuses to Gator chomp
Country music superstar Morgan Wallen is one of the hottest acts on the planet right now and is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.His 2026 "Still The Problem" tour has been rolling through the United States and packing seats at every stop, and that wasn't any different when Wallen made it to the Sunshine State.His first of two shows in Gainesville, Florida, saw the country sensation playing to a sold-out crowd at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium where the Gators play, and speaking of the Ro...
Shirtless Cardinals fans take over empty section in electric scene during walk-off win over the Royals
You never know what you are going to see at the ballpark.During the ninth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night at Busch Stadium, fans started migrating to an empty section in right field and took their shirts off.The game was tied 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning when the group of fans made their way to the empty section. About 100 fans first started the movement, and as the game went to extra innings, the entire section was packed with shir...
Watch out: The hole locations for PGA Championship round three are absolutely diabolical
There’s been a lot of talk about the pin locations at this year’s PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. The windy conditions have made the course difficult enough. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler called Friday's pin locations for round 2, "kind of absurd" and "the hardest set of pin locations that I've seen since I've been on Tour."It seems the greenskeepers and superintendent pulled a Michael Jordan and took those comments personally. Today’s pin locations are some of the most difficult, diabo...
California Law Limits 'Recyling' Logo in New Attack on Plastic Waste
"Most of the plastic waste in California is about to lose the recycling symbol," writes the Washington Post's "climate coach." The "chasing arrows" symbol, created in 1970 by a college student inspired by the burgeoning environmental movement, has been stamped indiscriminately on plastic bottles, clamshell takeout containers, chip bags and more for decades. The majority of the items emblazoned with the mark have been virtually impossible to recycle for most people. California lawmakers say they...
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Mamdani’s Nakba Day Social Media Post Marks Shift for N.Y.C. Mayors
Pro-Palestinian New Yorkers celebrated Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to post about the Palestinians’ day of remembrance, but the move was criticized by some Jewish leaders.
Former MMA fighter dead after saving four girls from strong current at one of world’s deepest lakes: report
A former mixed martial artist died after playing hero, saving four girls from a strong current, according to reports.Medet Zheenaliev, 30, spotted four girls swimming in Lake Issyk-Kul in his home country of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, and one of them was reportedly pulled under the current.Zheenaliev and a friend went into the water to save the girls, but the fighter never resurfaced, according to The Sun.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDivers found his body the next day.FATHER DIE...
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"You Should Be Preparing Your Criminal Defense": Becerra Feels The Heat In Final California Governor's Debate
"You Should Be Preparing Your Criminal Defense": Becerra Feels The Heat In Final California Governor's Debate Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, Seven candidates vying for California’s governorship squared off Thursday in their fifth and final debate, with frontrunner Xavier Becerra facing down an onslaught of attacks from the right and the left over his policy record, a campaign fraud scandal, and what rivals described as a deceptive flip-flop on healthcare policy. ...
SpaceX is reportedly getting ready to go public as early as June
Reuters reported that SpaceX could make the initial announcement by next Wednesday.
Protesters demand New York Times retract controversial 'dog rape' article, fire Nicholas Kristof
NEW YORK – Protesters gathered Thursday outside The New York Times building in New York City expressing outrage over an opinion piece by liberal columnist Nicholas Kristof that contained allegations of serial sexual abuse by Israelis against Palestinian detainees.The article featured the testimony of men and women who alleged "brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators." The article mentioned several claims, including that Palestinians "had t...
2026 Preakness Stakes post positions, morning-line odds, picks: Three horses to bet at Laurel Park
For a second straight year, the Kentucky Derby champion, Golden Tempo, has opted out of the 2026 Preakness Stakes, so there won’t be a Triple Crown winner.Rather than run in the Preakness, Golden Tempo’s connections are pointing their thoroughbred toward the Belmont Stakes at the Saratoga Racetrack next month. The second jewel of the Triple Crown is relocating in-state (Maryland) to Laurel Park while the Preakness’s traditional track, the Pimlico Race Course, goes through renovations.GOLDEN TEMP...
Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work
ArXiv is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers.
License plate cameras at Home Depot and Lowe’s spark privacy fears
You pull into a Home Depot or Lowe's parking lot to grab mulch, paint or a new patio chair. You probably expect security cameras near the entrance. What you may not expect is a camera that captures your license plate as you drive in or out.That is now reportedly happening at some Home Depot and Lowe's stores in Connecticut. The cameras are automated license plate readers, also known as ALPRs. They photograph the back of a vehicle, record the plate number and log details such as time and location...
‘The Batman Part II’ Turned to Social Media to Reassure Its Fans
Matt Reeves said 'here, damn' and finally did something to get people off his back about 'The Batman Part II.' Did it work?
American Jobs with AI Exposure Really Are Starting to Disappear, Data Show
It's a slight drop so far, but a bleak trend nonetheless.
What a scammer sees the moment they Google your name
Google your name right now. Not on a people-finder site. Not through a data broker. Just Google. Plain search bar, your full name, nothing else. What shows up in the first 10 results may make your stomach drop.Your LinkedIn page. A Facebook profile. An address from a people-search site that Google indexed and ranked on page one. A photo from a community event you forgot you attended. A relative's obituary that mentions your name and theirs.You didn't post most of it. You didn't agree to have it ...
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Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension
‘What kind of a truce is this?’ ask displaced Lebanese as Israel strikes hit.
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Israel strikes south Lebanon a day after ceasefire extension
‘What kind of a truce is this?’ ask displaced Lebanese amid Israel's strikes.
SF vibes are frenetic over the huge divide in outcomes and career uncertainty for software engineers; over 5 years ~10K people in AI attained retirement wealth
Deedy / @deedydas: SF vibes are frenetic over the huge divide in outcomes and career uncertainty for software engineers; over 5 years ~10K people in AI attained retirement wealth The vibes in SF fee
Second FDA executive departing organization in less than a week as top drug regulator claims she was fired
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, former acting director of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), became the second high-ranking official to depart the FDA this week after claiming she was fired Friday.Høeg's departure came after that of former FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, who publicly resigned Tuesday after rumors that President Donald Trump was unhappy with him swirled for days.Høeg, who worked closely with Makary on regulating drugs before being ele...
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Tehran Claims US Faces Escalating Economic Fallout From 'War Of Choice' As Hardship Mounts Inside Iran
Tehran Claims US Faces Escalating Economic Fallout From 'War Of Choice' As Hardship Mounts Inside Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Saturday that the United States would face mounting economic fallout from its "war of choice" against Iran, as both sides appear settled into a long game of waiting to inflict the most severe economic and political damage on the other. In a post on X, Araghchi said Americans would bear the escalating financial costs of the conflict wi...
Anthropic's Mythos Helped Build a Working macOS Exploit in Five Days
"The vulnerability is simple in practice," writes Tom's Hardware: "run a command as a standard user and gain root (administrator) access to the machine." And it was Mythos Preview that helped the security researchers at Palo Alto-based Calif bypass a five-year Apple security effort in just five days. The blog 9to5Mac reports: Last year, Apple introduced Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), a hardware-assisted memory safety system designed to make memory corruption exploits much harder to execut...
Microgreens sold in Ontario, Quebec recalled due to possible E. coli contamination
Several types of organic microgreens sold in Ontario and Quebec under the Farm Boy and Kyan Culture brands have been recalled due to potential E. coli contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.
Largest children’s hospital in US to open ‘detransition clinic’ after $10M settlement with Trump DOJ, state
Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) in Houston agreed to stop administering puberty blockers to children, pay $10 million in penalties and open a "detransition clinic" after a sweeping probe from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the state of Texas.The resolution brings to a close a years-long investigation by Texas' Healthcare Program Enforcement Division, which concluded that TCH fraudulently billed Texas Medicaid for "unallowable and illegal ‘gender-transition’ interventions," Texas Attorn...
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California man facing federal charges in international turtle trafficking plot
Federal authorities charged a Daly City man in an international trafficking plot to smuggle nearly 300 poached loggerhead musk turtles from Florida to Taiwan.
Five-star Texas AandM offensive line commit gets torched on social media for awkward hat ritual
The excitement around college football recruiting is starting to reach a fever pitch as the temperatures continue to rise and we inch closer to summer.Part of that is due to the fact that we are still a long way away from any meaningful college football being played, but it's also because a lot of big dominoes on the recruiting board are starting to fall.Most casual fans may not think of late spring and early summer as big months for five-stars to make their verbal pledges, but if you look at th...
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New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Job Is Impossible
New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Job Is Impossible Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Congratulations to Kevin Warsh on officially becoming the next Federal Reserve chair. Unfortunately for him, he may have just accepted the worst job in global finance at the worst possible moment. Warsh was narrowly confirmed this week in the most partisan Fed chair vote in modern history, inheriting a central bank that has spent years under political attack while gliding straight into a macroeconomic ...
Meet LiteLLM Agent Platform: A Kubernetes-Based, Self-Hosted Infrastructure Layer for Isolated Agent Sandboxes and Persistent Session Management in Production
Running AI agents in a local script is straightforward. Running them reliably in production across teams, across restarts, with isolated environments per context is a different problem entirely. Berri
JD Vance warns blue state officials could face prison over billion-dollar fraud epidemic
Vice President JD Vance predicted federal investigators will uncover criminal wrongdoing tied to alleged taxpayer-funded welfare fraud in states including California.Vance told Fox News' Kayleigh McEnany the administration’s anti-fraud task force is looking into whether government officials enabled the alleged scams. He warned that anyone who covered up the abuse "ought to go to prison.""I guarantee there's [going to] be some criminal wrongdoing that we're [going to] find, because there's so muc...
Analogue 3D's latest update lets you save whenever you want
No more frustrating deaths in between save points.
It's Game 7, and we have a bet locked in as the Cavaliers and legacies are on the line against the Pistons
The NBA takes a lot of flak for having meaningless games, and I can definitely understand it, watching on a random Wednesday in January. However, the playoffs have delivered over and over to viewers and rewarded us for putting up with garbage regular-season games.This will be the fourth Game 7 of the playoffs. Three series have been sweeps, and the other three have been six games. That shows competitive hoops. Now, how do we bet this Game 7 in the Eastern Conference?The Cleveland Cavaliers blew ...
Demi Moore, Heidi Klum bring bombshell glamour to Cannes in head-turning looks
Sequins sparkled, trains swept the red carpet and diamonds flashed in every direction as celebrities stepped out for the 79th Cannes Film Festival in France.Hollywood heavyweights and screen legends dressed to the nines on the French Riviera, delivering elegance with every step and camera flash.Demi Moore stunned in multiple head-turning looks, including a red gown featuring oversized sculptural shoulders and a body-hugging silhouette. She accessorized with diamonds dripping from her ears and wr...
Mets pitcher Clay Holmes suffers broken leg after getting hit with 111 mph line drive: 'A huge blow'
The New York Mets starting rotation took a major blow on Friday night.Starting pitcher Clay Holmes broke his right leg after getting smoked by an 111 mph line drive by New York Yankees designated hitter Spencer Jones in the Mets’ 5-2 loss at Citi Field.In the top of the fourth inning, with the Mets down 3-0, Jones ripped Holmes’ 94 mph sinker right back at him. The ball ricocheted off Holmes’ leg into foul territory on the first-base side. The 33-year-old pitcher jogged to first base and then wa...
The Search for the Next 'James Bond' Actor Has Begun
Variety reports: Amazon MGM Studios started auditioning actors for the part of 007 in the past few weeks, Variety has learned... The next James Bond film will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, the filmmaker behind the "Dune" franchise, "Arrival" and "Sicario." Amy Pascal of the "Spider-Man" films and David Heyman of the "Harry Potter" series will produce the picture, which will feature a script from "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight. Tanya Lapointe ("Dune") is executive producing the film. ...
Conservatives targeted overwhelmingly for ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ political jabs, analysis finds
A whopping 91% of "Saturday Night Live" jokes targeted conservatives this season, according to a new analysis by Media Research Center’s NewsBusters, and President Donald Trump remained the show’s favorite punching bag.According to the analysis, provided exclusively to the New York Post, "Weekend Update" delivered 205 jokes aimed at conservatives compared to just 18 targeting liberals and three nonpartisan jabs during the season’s first 19 episodes.Trump alone accounted for more than 100 punchli...
Engadget review recap: Razr Fold, Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, Ultrahuman Ring Pro and more
A roundup of recent reviews published by Engadget.
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50 Empty Waymos Invade Upscale Tiny Atlanta Neighborhood
50 Empty Waymos Invade Upscale Tiny Atlanta Neighborhood With Waymo robotaxis now operating in 11 major U.S. markets, these fully autonomous Jaguar I-PACE SUVs are becoming increasingly visible to everyday folks. This wider rollout means more public encounters and more viral footage capturing robotaxis in the wild. One such incident occurred in a northwest Atlanta neighborhood this week, where residents told local media outlet WSB-TV that more than 50 empty Waymo SUVs flooded thei...
Yankees favored over Mets in rivalry week matchup as Carlos Rodon returns to the mound
It is rivalry week in baseball, and I can't say I fully understand what that looks like for some of these teams. The Toronto Blue Jays, for example, are playing the Detroit Tigers. Is that just because they are in close proximity? Or, is it because Canada is too nice to have a real rival, so they just assigned them the Tigers?Who knows. Either way, we have an all-New York matchup, and I think we get a good price on one of the teams today.The New York Yankees are among the best teams in baseball ...
'Athletes deserve better': 2 Cycling Canada board members resign in response to program cut
Just days after five national cycling team athletes launched an appeal against Cycling Canada to be reinstated for competition, two board members have now resigned from the national sport organization in response to the decision.
