OMAHA, Neb. — Tornadoes caused destruction Friday in the Midwest, collapsing a building with dozens inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska. As of Friday night, there were several reports of injuries but no immediate deaths reported. Tornado warnings continued to be issued into the night in Iowa. Three people […]
As we mark Passover, when Jews celebrate their founding liberation from a tyrannical Pharaoh who enslaved them, the sages remind us Pharaohs come in all guises and liberation is not a one-time event. It must be re-enacted in each generation and in each heart. Today,16 million Jews in a world of eight billion face rising […]
Looking back, the details from that time are not hard to remember, at least some are not. They haunt and somewhere lodged in the cracks and crevices of the memories are indications of what was to come. Past as prologue, I guess, or as prophecy. I have avoided returning to these lectures for over a […]
In the early 2000s, one in 12 people living in Britain were born abroad. Now that figure is closer to – higher than even America, which is famously known as the land of immigrants. And the number is still rising rapidly; over the last two years, almost people have moved to the U.K. How did […]
Rags-to-riches tales, revenge plots, and plenty of twists—Chinese viewers are loving what they can find in internet “micro-dramas,” the latest big thing in Chinese entertainment of vertically-shot shows posted on social media with episodes that have runtimes of just a few minutes or less. But Chinese authorities, wary of losing control over messaging, aren’t loving […]
Artificial intelligence has been a tricky subject in Washington. Most lawmakers agree that it poses significant dangers if left unregulated, yet there remains a lack of agreement on how to address these concerns. However speaking at a discussion on Friday ahead of the White House Correspondents Dinner, a panel of experts with backgrounds in government, […]
(BRIGHTON, Colo.) — A former paramedic who administered a dose of the sedative ketamine to Elijah McClain, 23, who had been forcibly restrained after being stopped by police as he was walking home in a Denver suburb in 2019, avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his conviction for criminally negligent homicide and […]
almost found himself in legal trouble after he released a Kendrick Lamar diss track titled “Taylor Made Freestyle” with an AI-generated version of Tupac Shakur’s voice earlier this month. On Thursday, the song, which was originally released on April 19, was removed from Drake’s Instagram page and from his X account. An attorney with estate, […]
Recently, bird flu has been detected in a high percentage of commercial milk samples tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Many believe the actual percentage may be higher based on research from Ohio State University finding fragments of the virus in an even greater proportion of samples from Midwest processing facilities. This […]
(NEW YORK) — Finding success by hoping for the failure of Truth Social, former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, has rarely been this lucrative. Just ask a group of mostly amateur investors on Wall Street who have collectively made tens of millions of dollars over the past month by betting that the stock price […]
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot systems. The package also includes more munitions for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, […]
On Wednesday, the US president signed a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to a buyer in the United States within nine months or face a nationwide ban. The ban, passed by Congress and Senate, was folded into a bill that would provide billions of dollars in aid to […]
Mass graves with hundreds of bodies were discovered last weekend at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, prompting serious concerns according to the United Nations’ human rights office. Much remains unknown about the victims, but the discovery of the bodies comes after Israeli troops ended their two-week operation at Al-Shifa […]
There is no denying that 2024 has already been busy and booked for Zendaya. Since the beginning of the year, the Dune star has dominated the box office with her blockbuster sequel, received not one but two Vogue covers (the American and British editions), and been tapped to play Tashi Duncan, a powerful tennis competitor […]
London, England – April 27, 2024 – (SeaPRwire) – Pioneering the cloud mining industry, SFCrypto has been making waves in the cryptocurrency mining domain since its inception in 2018. With a user base exceeding 1.2 million globally, SFCrypto has cemented its position as a leader in the hash power market, offering users an intuitive and highly […]
SINGAPORE, April 26, 2024 — Ebang International Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: EBON, the “Company,” “we” or “our”), a global blockchain technology and Fintech company, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Total net revenues in the 2023 fiscal year decreased by 85.0% to US$4.9 million, from US$32.3 million in the […]
SINGAPORE, April 27, 2024 — JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ: YY) (“JOYY” or the “Company”), a global technology company, today announced that it has submitted its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, to the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024, Eastern Time. The annual report can be accessed […]
NEW YORK, April 26, 2024 — DDC ENTERPRISE LIMITED (NYSE AMERICAN: DDC) (“DAYDAYCOOK” OR THE “COMPANY”) announced today that on April 23, 2024, the Company received notice from NYSE American (the “Exchange”) that the Company currently is below the Exchange’s continued listing standards set forth in Section 1003(a)(i) of the NYSE American Company Guide, which […]
For years, researchers have been studying ways to prevent viral infections by strengthening immune defenses at the entry points of viruses into the body: the nose. A study recently published in PNAS presents a similar, if lower-tech, idea. Coating the inside of the nose with the over-the-counter antibiotic ointment Neosporin seems to trigger an immune […]
)MINNEAPOLIS) — The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to intervene to prevent and who says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. Donald Williams, a mixed martial arts fighter who testified against in his 2021 murder trial, alleging he was assaulted by police […]