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Still Woozy review: Portland singer-songwriter charms Astor Theatre in Perth on Loveseat tour Still Woozy review: Portland singer-songwriter charms Astor Theatre in Perth on Loveseat tour For some Still Woozy Perth fans it was a dream come true to see the talented US musician in the flesh inside the intimate Astor Theatre this week. The Portland-based singer and producer is currently on his *********** and New Zealand Loveseat tour which kicked off in Perth on Tuesday night. Hundreds of music fans descended on the Mt Lawley venue with hyped anticipation to see Sven Gamsky in action, who is known for his dreamy, psychedelic alternative pop sound. Bounding onto the stage at about 8.30pm, Still Woozy burst into Again from his new album Loveseat released in June last year. A bundle of energy in ****** jeans and a planet graphic t-shirt, Gamsky showed off his dance moves before launching into 2021 track Window. Camera IconStill Woozy’s concert in Adelaide on Thursday night. Credit: Ashleigh Noordhoek Gamsky addressed the crowd: “We got here yesterday and we love it.” “We’re happy to be here, thank you. “It’s a Tuesday night, who’s ready to move their ****.” His fans responded with loud cheers as they geared up to hear more of his whimsical fusion of acoustic and electronic talent. The stage design was simple but fun with four giant lilac flowers placed in between his band which is made up of sister-in-law Tani Kahn on bass guitar and synth, Caleb Buchanan on bass guitar and synth, and Harry Terrell on the drums. Camera IconStill Woozy began recording his own music at the age of 13. Credit: Ashleigh Noordhoek It was refreshing to see a band so dedicated to delivering funky vibes. From giving it his absolute all onstage to jumping into the mosh to dance with surrounding fans, Gamsky’s passion for his craft was very much on show. Other songs that proved a fan favourite on the night included Rocky, Lemon, That’s Life and Kenny. His kindheartedness shone through when he asked the audience if anyone needed water to help deal with the stifling temperature inside the packed theatre. Several people were quick to raise their hands and Gamsky threw a bottle of water to one thankful fan. A short but sweet gig, Still Woozy wrapped his gig at about 9.40pm. Overall, the 32-year-old star was successful in transporting his Perth fanbase through a psychedelic journey on a weeknight no less. With people leaving the venue on a high, some where disappointed they weren’t able to secure merchandise t-shirts in the correct sizing due to stock selling out soon after the doors opened. Never the less, WA will welcome the energetic performer back in a heartbeat. The verdict 2.5 out of 5 stars Source link #Woozy #review #Portland #singersongwriter #charms #Astor #Theatre #Perth #Loveseat #tour Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

How to Record Phone Calls on Your iPhone With This iOS Feature How to Record Phone Calls on Your iPhone With This iOS Feature Apple released iOS 18.3 in January, and that update brought some bug fixes and improvments to your iPhone. But when Apple released iOS 18.1 in October, that update introduced call recording to the iPhone’s Phone app. Tech Tips Read more: Everything You Need to Know About iOS 18 This feature can be helpful for people who have iPhones for their businesses or work, or to keep track of instructions given over the phone. Once a call is recorded, it’s saved to your phone and you can listen back to the call or read the transcript of it. Here’s how to record a call and read the call’s transcript back with iOS 18.1. Before you record calls, you should check your local laws on call recording. According to the law resource website Justia, many states are one-party consent states, which means only one person has to consent to a phone call being recorded. In some states, like California, it’s ******** to record a call without the consent of both parties. What to know about phone call recording on your iPhone Call that number for a holiday surprise. Recording a call on your iPhone is pretty straightforward. Once you’re on a call with someone, tap the symbol in the left corner of your screen that looks like a sound bar and the recording button. After tapping that button, you and the person on the other line will hear a three-second countdown and an automated voice say, “This call will be recorded,” followed by a tone. You can stop recording the call at any time by hanging up or by tapping the Stop button on your screen. If you tap the Stop button, the same automated voice from before will then say, “This call is no longer being recorded.” You can then continue your conversation without it being recorded. Where to find phone call recordings on iPhone After recording a call, you can find the recording in your Notes app. It will be saved as “Call Recording” in the app, but you can rename whatever you want like you would any other note in the app. Tap Play to listen to the call, or tap the transcript below to read the call recording. To listen to the recording, tap the note and tap the Play button. You can also fast forward or rewind the recording like you would any other song or podcast. If you want to read the transcript, tap Transcript below the Play button and the transcript will take up your whole screen. You can tap the three dots (…) in the top right corner and then tap Add Transcript to Note to transfer a copy of the transcript to the recording’s note. This lets you scroll through the transcript and listen back to the recording at the same time. You can read the transcript in the Transcript page while listening to the recording, but it can be buggy and sometimes the transcript disappears before reappearing a second later. Once the transcript is in the note, you can scroll through the transcript to find what you’re looking for. To save yourself time, you can also tap the three dots (…) in the top right corner and tap Find in Note to search for a specific word within the transcript. For more on iOS 18, here’s what to know about iOS 18.3 and iOS 18.2. You can also check out our iOS 18 cheat sheet. Source link #Record #Phone #Calls #iPhone #iOS #Feature Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Big Tech presses on with massive AI spending plans for 2025 – Financial Times Big Tech presses on with massive AI spending plans for 2025 – Financial Times Big Tech presses on with massive AI spending plans for 2025 Financial TimesAmazon plans to spend $100 billion this year to capture ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ in AI CNBCOpinion: Here’s the $280 billion reason that AI-chip stocks will be just fine MarketWatchAmazon Pledges $26B Quarterly for GenAI and Retail Overhaul PYMNTS.com Source link #Big #Tech #presses #massive #spending #plans #Financial #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

IShowSpeed Doesn’t Know What He Is Getting Into With Kai Cenat IShowSpeed Doesn’t Know What He Is Getting Into With Kai Cenat Our favorite internet duo is back with new challenges for each other. This time, IShowSpeed and Kai Cenat have challenged each other to some big tasks. In a recent stream, Speed challenged his fellow streamer to finish One Piece by the end of 2025, and in return, Cenat challenged Speed to start and finish Elden Ring in one stream. No quitting or other excuses. What are these two goofballs up to this time? | Image Credit: Twitch/IShowSpeed The two have had a history of doing ridiculous and difficult marathons, both separately, and together. This challenge might be harder for Speed though, because if Cenat ends up really enjoying One Piece, it’ll stop being part of the challenge. But we’ve seen what Elden Ring does to novices and unsuspecting players. Who will win? IShowSpeed challenges Kai Cenat to watch all of One Piece this year One Piece vs Elden Ring, which streamer will win? | Credits: One Piece, Toei Animation Unlike Kai Cenat, who is somewhat familiar with Elden Ring, IShowSpeed already has a deep connection with One Piece. The anime is a big part of his life and Speed hasn’t hesitated to tell us how much it means to him. In a past stream, Speed admitted that One Piece “saved my life” during the 2020 quarantine, giving him something to look forward to when he was struggling with depression. Ishowspeed challenges kai cenat to watch all of one piece by the end of this year pic.twitter.com/LQrEui7bTJ — serium (@seriumvp) February 5, 2025 His love for the series has even led to collaborations with One Piece events, such as the One Piece Card Game Championship in January 2025. But watching 1,000+ episodes in under a year? That’s a challenge on a whole new level. Both challenges are endurance tests in their own ways. The rules of their bet are simple but brutal. Cenat must watch all of One Piece and provide detailed updates every two weeks on his stream, proving that he is following the story arc by arc. On the other hand, Speed must stream non-stop until he completes Elden Ring, with no breaks or quitting allowed. Who do you think would win? kai cenat has been fighting the final boss of elden ring shadow of the erdtree for 50 hours pic.twitter.com/4KWkCCcVR8 — Gene Park (@GenePark) June 25, 2024 Elden Ring requires skill and patience, extreme patience, which isn’t either of the two’s strengths as we all know. Cenat himself died over 1,000 times and spent 70 hours on a single boss in his DLC run. And while watching One Piece isn’t physically exhausting, dedicating hundreds of hours to an anime, keeping track of the story, and reporting on it regularly is no cakewalk. Kai Cenat already knows how hard Elden Ring can be Will Speed also take more than a hundred hours to beat it? | Image Credit: Twitch/KaiCenat Kai Cenat has already done his own Elden Ring challenge before, and it was nothing short of legendary. Last year, the streamer spent nearly 167 hours on a nonstop marathon dying 1,701 times before finally defeating the final boss and clearing the game. And even after that, he went on to tackle the newly released Shadow of The Erdtree DLC which added another 99 hours. The question now is: Can IShowSpeed handle that level of suffering? Both Cenat and Speed have a history of committing to ridiculous marathon streams. Their Minecraft Hardcore challenge lasted over 100 hours, filled with tense moments and comedic chaos. They even took things to another level with Chained Together, where they physically chained themselves in real life while trying to beat the game. Every time these two have collaborated, it becomes a spectacle and goes viral. This latest challenge is just another chapter in their ongoing battle to see who can endure more punishment for content. But who will win it this time? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Source link #IShowSpeed #Doesnt #Kai #Cenat Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

KalGold charges ahead with high-grade WA Lighthorse gold discovery KalGold charges ahead with high-grade WA Lighthorse gold discovery Kalgoorlie Gold Mining’s share price rocketed today to touch 8.9 cents for a weekly gain of 456 per cent after a new gold discovery at the company’s Pinjin project in Western Australia’s renowned Laverton gold region. The new Lighthorse gold zone returned top-shelf assays of 17 metres grading 4.81 grams per tonne (g/t) from a depth of 48m and 4m at 4.72g/t from 52m. Management says the latest intervals form a high-grade centre to results announced in December, including 8m at 2.29g/t from 60m and 4m going 1.05g/t from 52m. Management believes extensive wide-spaced intercepts at the greenfields gold discovery suggest KalGold may have encountered a large primary gold system hidden under transported cover. The new find has a 600m strike running parallel to the Laverton Tectonic zone and remains open to the northwest and southeast. The deposit contains a 200m wide gold target that remains open down dip and features crosscutting mineralised structures extending for more than 800m and open to the northeast. KalGold says Lighthorse has a larger footprint than either of its nearby Kirgella Gift or Providence deposits and has never been drilled effectively, providing management with confidence that they may have a worthwhile discovery on their hands. A follow-up reverse circulation drilling program is now planned as a matter of priority to target the newly discovered zone. Drill rigs could be on site in March, subject to availability. This is what we’ve been chasing at Pinjin. Our systematic approach to exploration has paid off. Thick, high-grade gold mineralisation at Lighthorse is just 1 km west of our Kirgella Gift deposit, beneath transported cover in an area of zero outcrop. Painter said the Lighthorse discovery and recent finds by companies on nearby ground cement the southeastern section of the Eastern Goldfields as a hot spot for exploration. KalGold holds an extensive footprint in the area. The latest results have reshaped the company’s understanding of the mineralisation within the area which it believes extends across a broad area. The distribution of gold observed within the new zone appears typical of a weathered gold deposit. A horizontal supergene mineralised blanket extends east-west for about 500m at depths below 30m to 40m of transported cover. A previous air core drilling program at Kirgella West defined gold mineralisation and anomalism over a 1200m strike length and up to 320m in width. The gold results included coincident anomalies, returning assays containing arsenic, copper, zinc, potassium and rare earths, delivering pathfinder elements pointing to the new Lighthorse discovery.. WA’s renowned 30-million ounce Laverton Tectonic zone is one of the State’s most well-endowed gold regions and hosts several producing gold mines, including AngloGold Ashanti’s Sunrise Dam, Goldfields’ multi-million ounce Granny Smith operation and Ramelius Resources’ Rebecca project that contains a 1.1 million ounce gold resource. KalGold recently revealed a resource of 2.34 million tonnes grading 1g/t gold for 76,400 ounces with mineralisation starting from a depth of 3m at the Kirgella Gift-Providence deposits. The company also has the Bulong Taurus project, some 35 kilometres east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The site contains the outcropping La Mascotte gold deposit where it has defined a 2012 JORC-compliant inferred resource of 3.61mt at 1.19 g/t gold for 138,000 ounces. This project has further upside potential with several nearby satellite prospects and historic workings KalGold can explore further. The price of gold has been on an absolute tear of late, now sitting at US$2868 (A$4563) per ounce, which is stirring up plenty of interest among market punters and investors. KalGold’s big price move today is proof that a junior gold explorer kicking up decent drilling results will generate significant market attention. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact: *****@*****.tld Source link #KalGold #charges #ahead #highgrade #Lighthorse #gold #discovery Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, officials say. Here’s audio of its broadcasts A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria’s coast, officials say. Here’s audio of its broadcasts PARIS (AP) — The man is insistent: Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio. “Warship on your course,” he says. “I am drifting. I’m not under command.” The broadcast, according to military officials, came from a Russian spy ship, the Kildin, as the vessel packed with intelligence-gathering equipment drifted temporarily out of control off the Syrian coast on Jan. 23, with flames and ****** fumes rising from its smokestack. Trusted news and daily delights, right in your inbox See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. The Associated Press obtained audio of the broadcast, as well as video and photos showing the blaze, that three military officials said were gathered by a ship from a NATO nation operating nearby. The officials, also from a NATO country, spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss the fire and radio transmission that Russian authorities haven’t publicly reported. The audio provides an unusual peek inside Russia’s fleet of spy ships that NATO nations are watching closely because of concerns that Moscow might sabotage underwater cables and pipelines amid tensions over the war in Ukraine. Even though the Kildin was in trouble, the secretive ship didn’t respond to an offer of help from the NATO vessel, the officials said. The U.K. last month tracked another Russian vessel that it identified as a spy ship in the English Channel. The Defense Ministry said the Yantar “was caught loitering over critical undersea infrastructure” and that a Royal Navy submarine surfaced close to the ship “to warn it had been secretly monitoring its every move.” Fire temporarily disables the ship The 55-year-old Kildin gathers intelligence on NATO activities in the Mediterranean and had been operating near naval exercises by alliance member Turkey before the fire, according to the officials who spoke to the AP. They said the blaze burned for at least four hours and that the Kildin’s crew removed the covers from lifeboats though they never put them to sea. The Kildin also hoisted two ****** ****** from its masts — a maritime signal that the ship can no longer steer, the officials said. They said the crew eventually regained control and that the Kildin is still stationed and gathering intelligence off the Syrian port of Tartus, accompanied by a frigate and a supply vessel. It is not clear what caused the blaze. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he wasn’t aware of a fire aboard the Kildin and didn’t say what the ship was doing at the time. He dismissed suggestions that it reflected poorly on Russian naval readiness. “Assessing the state of the fleet based on the breakdown of one particular ship or one particular malfunction is not professional,” Peskov said. Retired Vice Adm. Michel Olhagaray, a former head of France’s center for higher military studies, said that even though the Kildin regained steering, the fire highlights the logistical difficulties for Russia of maintaining naval forces in the Mediterranean, far from its bases in the Arctic and the Baltic Sea. Moscow also is no longer able to use its ****** Sea Fleet for Mediterranean patrols because during the Ukraine war Turkey isn’t allowing warships to pass through the Bosporus, which links the ****** and Mediterranean seas. “The maintenance of this Russian fleet, particularly in the Mediterranean, is extraordinarily complex,” Olhagaray said. Audio captures radio exchanges The audio gathered by the NATO ship is a 75-second radio exchange between the Kildin and a Togo-flagged cargo ship, Milla Moon, the officials said. The AP also obtained a second recording of conversations among crew members aboard the NATO ship. In that, they can be heard identifying the exchange they’ve just monitored as being between the Kildin and a Togolese vessel. Military officials provided both recordings to the AP, which was not able to independently authenticate them. Ship-tracking websites that use the data vessels emit on their identity, position, speed and course show the Milla Moon lifted anchor off Tartus and started cruising northward along Syria’s coast on Jan. 23. That was the day of the Kildin fire, also in waters off Tartus, the military officials said. They said the Kildin at first identified itself to the Milla Moon as another ship, the Sky, and then asked to switch channels to continue the conversation. After the switch, the man with accented English is then heard identifying his vessel as a warship. “Motor vessel Milla Moon, this is warship on your course,” the voice can be heard saying on the clip. “Please hear me.” He asks the Milla Moon to steer clear. “I am drifting. I’m not under command,” he says. Milla Moon responds that it will plot a course away before signing off with, “You are welcome. Good watch. Goodbye.” ___ Associated Press writers Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia, and Helen Wieffering in Washington contributed to this report. Source link #Russian #spy #ship #caught #fire #Syrias #coast #officials #Heres #audio #broadcasts Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Look to India, Japan for ‘quality alpha’ amid market uncertainty, investor says Look to India, Japan for ‘quality alpha’ amid market uncertainty, investor says An employee counts Indian currency notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri | Reuters Investors searching for “quality alpha” in Asia over the next six to nine months should look to India and Japan given the uncertainty in China, according to Lincoln Pan, partner and co-head of private equity at the Asia-focused alternative investment firm PAG. “I think there needs to be more discussion, particularly in this part of the world, about India, and an understanding of what’s happening in that marketplace,” Pan told CNBC’s Emily Tan at a “Delivering Alpha” event in Hong Kong last month. “The strongest thing supporting the India market at this point is the growth of domestic equity flowing into the domestic equity markets,” the investor said, adding that India has “a tremendous amount of fundamental growth compounded by capital flows in the market.” Pan sees the private equity space in India — home to a new and growing generation of super-rich — as “an area of growth.” Elsewhere, the burgeoning interest in artificial intelligence and its ripple effect on infrastructure should have investors looking at “renewable energy development [and] data center development in Japan, as well as in southeast Asia,” he added. China concern Despite hope and speculation about a ******** recovery among investors, Pan said they would have to wait “until there is a sustained stimulus by the government to drive back the consumer economy.” “If you’re looking for alpha, I think it’d be very challenging to find right now in Greater China,” Pan told CNBC’s Tan. China has been striving to boost economic growth as a real estate slump and uncertainty about future income has continued to weigh on consumer spending and business confidence, adding to deflation concerns. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 5.4% in the final quarter of 2024, exceeding forecasts, as a flurry of stimulus measures powered the economy to meet Beijing’s growth target. However, some economists have suggested that China’s recovery may not be as rosy as the headline figures suggest, given the specter of deflation and U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of 10% additional tariffs on ******** imports. Head of China’s National Bureau of Statistics Kang Yi previously warned that the “unfavorable impact of external factors may deepen” this year. Source link #India #Japan #quality #alpha #market #uncertainty #investor Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

'Normalise Indian hate': Musk's DOGE employee Marko Elez resigns after old ‘racist’ posts resurface online – Deccan Herald 'Normalise Indian hate': Musk's DOGE employee Marko Elez resigns after old ‘racist’ posts resurface online – Deccan Herald ‘Normalise Indian hate’: Musk’s DOGE employee Marko Elez resigns after old ‘racist’ posts resurface online Deccan HeraldDOGE Treasury Agent Reportedly Resigns After Racist Posts: Here’s What To Know About Musk’s Agency ForbesStaffer at Musk’s DOGE resigns after racist social media posts exposed CNBC Source link #039Normalise #Indian #hate039 #Musk039s #DOGE #employee #Marko #Elez #resigns #racist #posts #resurface #online #Deccan #Herald Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Moment unconscious man is rescued from out of control boat Moment unconscious man is rescued from out of control boat Members of the Volusia Sheriff’s marine unit responded to reports of a boat spinning out of control on Lake Dias, Florida on 4 February. Officers chased the fishing boat until a first responder was close enough to jump into the vessel and rescue the unresponsive man onboard. The sheriff’s office said the man was expected to make a full recovery. Source link #Moment #unconscious #man #rescued #control #boat Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

I like a large mouse as much as the next gamer, but the Turtle Beach Kone II Air is too much for me to handle I like a large mouse as much as the next gamer, but the Turtle Beach Kone II Air is too much for me to handle Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air: Two-minute review The Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air is a large gaming mouse with some useful features aimed at improving the user experience for players. It stands out due to that size and its shape, with its concave sides, the left of which juts out at the bottom to accommodate the Easy Shift button. The body is very smooth with no texturing. The white colorway features some subtle gray accents on the buttons and scroll wheel, and overall it looks relatively mature compared to other gaming peripherals, although it still isn’t exactly elegant. Compared to the best gaming mouse out there, the RGB lighting on the Kone 2 Air is relatively large, with two stripes running along the top, as well as the usual LED on the scroll wheel. The Kone 2 Air adopts a wide, squat stance and features a relatively flat top, so those with larger hands will likely find this fills their palms more substantially than other gaming mice do. With that large size, though, comes a heavy 110g weight. (Image credit: Future) By contrast, the clicks are light and snappy, yet well damped, and the same is true of the two side buttons and the DPI cycle button on top. The scroll wheel feels smooth to the touch and features 4D scrolling, allowing you to tilt it left and right for horizontal navigation. It also has a free spin function, activated by pressing the button above the DPI cycle. This allows you to disengage the notching to scroll much faster, yet it still feels reassuringly weighty and smooth. However, without free spin activated, there’s a little too much play in the wheel, making it hard to get a feel for single flicks. The scroll click, however, is reassuringly solid and easy to press in the heat of the moment, as well as providing satisfying feedback and a clearly audible click. The included USB cable is braided and light, so there’s next to no drag when using it. However, it doesn’t seem as thick or as durable as those on other gaming mice. It’s also quite short, so you’ll need your machine relatively close by if you want to play in wired mode. Turtle Beach’s peripheral software, Swarm 2, allows for numerous adjustments and customizations. There are numerous rebinding options, such as keyboard keys (including in combination with modifiers) and media controls, but there’s only two system level shortcuts available: one for shutdown and one for sleep. There’s also a wholly separate layer for assigning secondary inputs courtesy of Easy Shift, and naturally, you can also customize the RGB lighting in Swarm 2. Swarm 2 features some useful adjustments for gaming too, such as Motion Sync and Angle Snapping, as well as a debounce time slider between 0-10 (no unit is given here). However, there’s no setting labeled lift-off distance; instead, there’s what Swarm 2 calls DCU Calibration. You have settings for low and very low, as well as a custom setting which takes you to a calibrator, asks you to make circular movements with the cursor, and automatically selects an appropriate lift-off distance for you – although it doesn’t tell you what this distance is. There’s also the typical DPI settings, with five predefined points for you to adjust for cycling. There’s a DPI calibrator too, which asks you to hit a series of targets in order to automatically pick what it thinks is the best DPI setting for you. Macro recording is possible, and Swarm 2 even includes a range of default macros for a number of popular games and productivity software, including Microsoft Office and Photoshop. (Image credit: Future) Gaming with the Kone 2 Air is a mixed experience. All buttons are responsive and satisfying to use, but the overall form isn’t the most ergonomic, as the sides don’t offer enough grip, even if you apply the included grip tape. The indentation of each side only occurs towards the rear, and flattens out immediately, which meant my thumb and fingers couldn’t set in place for greater security. As a result, I had to squeeze tighter than I normally would for, which naturally compromises movement speed; I never truly felt comfortable holding the Kone 2 Air. That hefty weight the Kone 2 Air is saddled with only adds to the problem. It prevents glides from being smooth and seamless. The weight is also concentrated towards the rear, which makes the mouse feel unbalanced as it has a tendency to tilt backwards when lifting off. Thankfully, the Easy Shift button is easy to reach and hit with your thumb. The RGB lighting also changes color when held, which is a useful indicator that I was just able to make out in my peripheral vision, without it being distracting. When it comes to connectivity, using the Kone 2 Air via Bluetooth or the 2.4GHz is as quick and easy as can be, and switching between two devices on the fly works pretty much flawlessly, merely requiring a flick of the switch underneath. Turtle Beach states a very long battery life for the Kone 2 Air: 350 hours via Bluetooth and 150 via the 2.4GHz wireless dongle. Although I wasn’t able to test its limits during my time with it, I can say that after several days of varied use, it only dropped a few percentage points, so its claims would seem to hold water. The Kone 2 Air is a divisive gaming mouse, then. Those with larger hands may prefer it more, thanks to its size and weight. However, those after speed and comfort will be better served by lighter, higher-performing mice, such as the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro – and, if saving money is a top priority, the Logitech G305 Lightspeed and Cooler Master MM311 are better alternatives. (Image credit: Future) Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air: Price & availability $119 / £119 (about AU$182) Available now in ****** and white colorways Undercuts some popular brands The Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air costs $119 / £119 (about AU$182) and comes in two colorways: ****** and white. A wired only version is also available for considerably less, at $59 / £59 (about AU$90). Compared to the best wireless gaming mice, it sits towards the lower end of the market. It’s cheaper than popular offerings from Razer, including the DeathAdder V3 Pro. That mouse, though, is capable of polling at 8K (albeit requiring an additional adapter). There are some that undercut it, including mice in Logitech’s Lightspeed range, such as the G305 Lightspeed and G309 Lightspeed. However, the former can only connect wirelessly via the Lightspeed USB dongle (there’s no Bluetooth), and both have no rechargeable battery, requiring a AA each instead. Then there’s the Cooler Master MM311, our pick as the best gaming mouse for those on a budget. It massively undercuts the competition, and although this too has no rechargeable battery or Bluetooth connectivity, it still offers brilliant gaming performance with wireless capability. Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air: Specs Swipe to scroll horizontally Interface Wireless (2.4GHz and Bluetooth), wired (USB-C-to-A) Ergonomics Right-handed asymmetrical Buttons 7 DPI Up to 26,000 Switches Titan optical switches Weight 3.88oz (110g) Should I buy the Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air? Swipe to scroll horizontally Value The Kone 2 Air is priced well for a wireless gaming mouse with multiple connectivity options and a rechargeable battery, but there are better performers for even less. 3.5 / 5 Design The Kone 2 Air is large and thick, so those with smaller hands may want to look elsewhere. It’s not the most ergonomic, either. 3 / 5 Performance That size and weight inevitably affect performance, making fast movements and swipes hard to achieve. The Easy Shift feature is a boon, though. 3 / 5 Overall The Kone 2 Air certainly isn’t a gaming mouse for everyone, as its large size and heavy weight impact ergonomics and performance. There are some nice features here, but only those with large hands should consider it. 3 / 5 Buy it if… Don’t buy it if… Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air: Also consider Swipe to scroll horizontally Header Cell – Column 0 Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air Logitech G305 Lightspeed Cooler Master MM311 Price $119 / £119 (about AU$182) $59 / £59 / AU$99 $39 (about £31 / AU$59) Interface Wireless (2.4GHz and Bluetooth), wired (USB-C-to-A) Lightspeed wireless 2.4GHz wireless Ergonomics Right-handed asymmetrical Right-handed asymmetrical Right-handed symmetrical Switches 7 6 6 DPI 26,000 12,000 10,000 Switches Titan optical switches Mechanical Button Tensioning Not specified (mechanical) Weight 3.88oz (110g) 3.49oz (99g) 2.71oz (77g) How I tested the Turtle Beach Kone 2 Air Tested for several days Played FPS titles 10+ years PC gaming experience I tested the Kone 2 Air for several days, during which time I used it for playing games, productivity, and general use. I played Counter-Strike 2, the litmus test for gaming mice, as well as ****** Mesa. I made sure to try as many features and functions as possible on both the mouse and in the GG software. I have been PC gaming for over 10 years, and during that time I have experienced a variety of mice. I have also reviewed numerous units, ranging in size, weight, performance and price. Source link #large #mouse #gamer #Turtle #Beach #Kone #Air #handle Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Why Donald Trump is on the warpath against Islamic State in Somalia Why Donald Trump is on the warpath against Islamic State in Somalia Mary Harper Somalia analyst Getty Images Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia. But in typical Donald Trump style, after the new US president ordered an airstrike on the area last weekend, he posted on social media: “WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!” Trump said the hit, less than two weeks into his term, had targeted a senior IS attack planner and other militants in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland and had “destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians”. He boasted that he had succeeded where former US President Joe Biden had failed. “Biden and his cronies wouldn’t act quickly enough to get the job done. I did!” The fact that Somalia was the target of America’s first major military operation under the new administration surprised many in the country who feared the US was planning to abandon them. In his first term, Trump withdrew about 700 American troops, a decision reversed by his successor. The $600,000 (£492,000) a year deal the Somalia government recently signed with top Washington lobbying firm, the BGR Group, is an indication of how worried it is. Under Biden, US troops in Somalia were carrying out special operations, training an elite Somali force and conducting regular airstrikes. @PuntlandSSR The Golis Moutains are where the IS militants hide out and where the Puntland security forces try to hunt them down A day before the airstrike, the Washington Post published an interview with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in which he pleaded for the US “not to pull out the American advisers and consultants who are supporting the training of our special forces”. A post on X from his office after the strike also had a touch of desperation about it, acknowledging “the unwavering support of the United States in the fight against international terrorism” and welcoming “the continued commitment under the decisive leadership of President Donald Trump”. But airstrikes are different from troops on the ground and Trump did not stop aerial bombardments in his first term. In fact, he increased them to nearly 400. “The strike does not mean that the US government is going to step up its military engagement in Somalia,” says Matt Bryden, the strategic adviser of Nairobi-based Sahan Research. “Several American officials expected to assume leadership positions on African affairs no longer perceive Somalia’s federal government to be a credible partner and are deeply critical of the high levels of security assistance provided in recent years to very little appreciable effect.” Puntland’s counter-terrorism approach is different from that of the national Somali government, with which it cut ties in March last year. It is more self-reliant and not as heavily dependent on support from African Union troops – of which around 12,000 are on the ground – and global powers including the US and Turkey. As Mohamed Mubarak, head of Puntland’s security co-ordination office, points out it is troops from the north-east that have been battling IS for years with little help or thanks from others. “It is not fair to put the airstrike front and centre while we have been fighting and dying on the ground,” Mr Mubarak says. al-kataib It is not clear whether Abdulqadir Mumin, IS-Somalia’s influential leader, was killed in a US airstrike last year, or if he now leads IS globally “Regardless of what the rest of the world is doing, we are fighting IS, which is an international problem,” he says. “We have not seen much support except from Kenya, Ethiopia and the UAE. We don’t know if the Americans will conduct more than one airstrike.” Puntland says its forces have captured 48 caves and IS outposts – and destroyed dozens of drones and explosive devices – since launching its full-scale “hilaac” or “lightning” offensive last year. Although IS has been active in Somalia for about a decade, it has posed less of a threat than the Islamist group al-Shabab, which controls large parts of the country and has been described as al-Qaeda’s most successful affiliate. However, in recent times, IS has become more significant – locally, regionally and internationally. The authorities in Puntland and unnamed US officials say IS-Somalia’s leader, the orange-bearded, bespectacled Abdulqadir Mumin, is now the global head of IS. Initial reports suggested he had been killed in a US airstrike last May but have never been confirmed. Whether or not Mumin is the head of IS or is alive or dead, IS-Somalia has become increasingly worrying for foreign states. Reuters Puntland has trained an elite force to go after IS militants As Trump said: “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our allies.” According to Tricia Bacon, director of the policy anti-terrorism hub at American University in Washington DC, “IS-Somalia has taken on more responsibilities within the Islamic State network, particularly in Africa but beyond the continent as well”. With branches of IS operating across the continent, from Mozambique to Mali, from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Nigeria, IS-Somalia serves as a crucial nerve centre. Ms Bacon warns that IS-Somalia is looking beyond Africa too. “It is positioned to facilitate and contribute to IS attacks in the West, including the United States. It also seeks to inspire attacks in the West,” she says. “International partners should provide more support to Puntland’s ongoing efforts against the group.” Mr Bryden says collusion with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels across the Red Sea in Yemen is also an issue. “Like al-Shabab, IS-Somalia has received arms and training from the Houthis in Yemen, which is a source of concern for the US government and its allies,” he says. @USAfricaCommand The security forces in Somalia hope the Trump administration’s airstrike will not be a one-off A growing number of foreign fighters are joining the group, enhancing its strength in terms of numbers and expertise. A major source of IS-Somalia recruits are thought to be Ethiopian migrants, who gather in Puntland’s port city of Bosaso in the hope of a sea crossing to a better life abroad. IS offers them better pay than they would earn in the Gulf states and experts say that some of the group’s senior commanders are Ethiopian. “We assess that IS-Somalia is 80% or more foreign fighters, mostly from North Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania and the Middle East, in that order,” says Mr Mubarak. He estimates the group is about 1,000-strong; UN monitors put it at around 600 to 700. Last October, the head of the US Africa Command, Michael Langley, said he thought IS had grown in northern Somalia by about “two-fold” in a year. The group staged one of its most sophisticated ever attacks in December, hitting a military base in Puntland’s Bari region. The group released a statement saying not a single Somali was involved. The 12 attackers came from seven countries – Tanzania, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen and Ethiopia. The movement has also become more effective at raising money. The US, UN and Somalia experts say a key part of IS’s financial infrastructure – the al-Karrar office – is based in Puntland, disbursing funds and expertise to other branches of the group in Africa and beyond. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said IS-Somalia had raised nearly $2m in the first half of 2022 by taxing local businesses, imports, nomads and farmers. If Puntland’s forces are to succeed in driving out the militants, air support will prove invaluable. Shortly after the US strike, Puntland police said the head of IS-Somalia’s assassination squad, Abdirahman Shirwa Aw-Said, had surrendered. But experts say such strikes will need to be consistent to hunt down existing IS cells in Somalia and stop others mushrooming. It is unclear whether the US and its unpredictable leader have the appetite to keep bombing Somalia’s north-eastern mountains. Mary Harper has written two books about Somalia, including Everything You Have Told Me Is True, a look at life under al-Shabab. You may also be interested in:Getty Images/BBC Source link #Donald #Trump #warpath #Islamic #State #Somalia Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

WNCL: West *********** debutant Emily Arlott takes three wickets in victory over ACT Comets WNCL: West *********** debutant Emily Arlott takes three wickets in victory over ACT Comets An English debutant — plucked from a season in Perth grade cricket — has helped Western Australia power to just their second win of the Women’s National Cricket League season. Source link #WNCL #West #*********** #debutant #Emily #Arlott #takes #wickets #victory #ACT #Comets Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google (GOOG) aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google’s head of quantum told Reuters on Wednesday, in a challenge to Nvidia’s predictions of a 20-year wait. “We’re optimistic that within five years we’ll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers,” founder and lead of Google Quantum AI Hartmut Neven said in a statement. Real-world applications Google has discussed are related to materials science – applications such as building superior batteries for electric cars – creating new drugs and potentially new energy alternatives. Google’s prediction arrives amid wider uncertainty about when such a breakthrough will occur. Predictions from investors and experts range from several years to at least two decades. For decades, scientists have been discussing quantum computing, which promises to deliver machines that are thousands of times more powerful than traditional computers. Traditional computers process information one number at a time, whereas quantum computers use “qubits” that can represent several numbers at once. Governments and businesses have kept a close eye on quantum computing’s potential to disrupt modern cybersecurity and other fields such as finance and healthcare. Quantum computing resembles artificial intelligence in some ways. AI before ChatGPT’s launch in 2022 was understood mostly by scientists. Scientists had been quietly producing breakthroughs to accelerate the field but there was no firm understanding of when AI would be commercially useful. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang has said that quantum computing is much farther away than five years. At an analyst event at the CES trade show in Las Vegas in January, Huang predicted practical uses for quantum computers are about 20 years away. “If you kind of said 15 years… that’d probably be on the early side,” Huang said, “If you said 30, it’s probably on the late side. But if you picked 20, I think a whole bunch of us would believe it.” Huang’s comments ripped about $8 billion in market value from a handful of quantum computing stocks. The sector was given a boost in December when Google announced it had cracked a key challenge in the field with its new chips. Google has been working on its quantum computing program since 2012 and has designed and built several quantum chips. By using quantum processors, Google said it had managed to solve a computing problem in minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe. Story Continues Google’s quantum computing scientists announced another step on the path to real world applications within five years on Wednesday. In a paper published in the scientific journal Nature, the scientists said they had discovered a new approach to quantum simulation, which is a step on the path to achieving Google’s objective. (Reporting by Max A. Cherney in San Francisco. Editing by Gerry Doyle) Source link #Google #commercial #quantum #computing #applications #arriving #years Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Amazon Pledges $26B Quarterly for GenAI and Retail Overhaul – PYMNTS.com Amazon Pledges $26B Quarterly for GenAI and Retail Overhaul – PYMNTS.com Amazon Pledges $26B Quarterly for GenAI and Retail Overhaul PYMNTS.comAmazon plans to spend $100 billion this year to capture ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ in AI CNBCOpinion: Here’s the $280 billion reason that AI-chip stocks will be just fine MarketWatchAmazon to spend $100bn this year in AI drive Financial Times Source link #Amazon #Pledges #26B #Quarterly #GenAI #Retail #Overhaul #PYMNTS.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Aussie men fail to fire at ATP event in Dallas Aussie men fail to fire at ATP event in Dallas *********** involvement at the ATP’s Dallas Open is over after Rinky Hijikata was beaten in straight sets by world No.25 Tomas Machac. After Aleksandar Vukic and James Duckworth suffered first-round defeats, compatriot Hijikata was eliminated in round two, 6-4 7-6 (7-0), in just 88 minutes. The sixth-seeded Czech broke in the seventh game of the opening set, before taking it out after holding serve two more times. Hijikata, the world No.73 from Sydney, broke for 2-0 in the second set but immediately relinquished his advantage in the third game. Machac was broken again when serving for the match at 5-4, but swept through the tiebreaker to set up a quarter-final clash with ********* Denis Shapovalov, a late night 2-6 6-3 7-6 (7-2) winner over top seed Taylor ******. Elsewhere on Friday (AEDT), third seed Tommy Paul and fellow American Reilly Opelka were victorious, but compatriots Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Michael Mmoh were knocked out. Defending champion Paul downed close friend Ethan Quinn 6-4 5-7 6-4, after failing to serve it out in the second set. “I’ve been in these situations a little bit more,” 27-year-old Paul said when addressing the difference maker in the match. “I felt a little more comfortable probably. That’s how you win the big matches, being better in the big moments. I tried to do that today. It would’ve been nice to serve out the second set, but do it in three.” Source link #Aussie #men #fail #fire #ATP #event #Dallas Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Flight attendant reveals which class of passengers is the ‘most demanding’ — and it’s not who you think Flight attendant reveals which class of passengers is the ‘most demanding’ — and it’s not who you think They’re just plane rude. A wise Real Housewife once sang: “Money can’t buy you class.” And now, a flight attendant is singing a similar tune about this obnoxiously “demanding” class of frequent flyers. Paula Gahan, a flight attendant of 10 years, revealed the most annoying class of airplane passenger she’s encountered. Wosunan – stock.adobe.com “Most passengers are delightful, so it’s hard to pick one class that is more difficult,” Paula Gahan, a cabin crew member of 10 years, told The Telegraph. “But if I had to pick one, it would be premium economy.” It’s the folks flying in a little bit of luxury, but with a whole bunch of attitude. Only slightly superior to travelers in basic economy, premium economy status — for which seats are a bit more expensive than the lowest fares — often affords trippers on domestic flights priority boarding, a little extra legroom and maybe a snack. And on international flights, premium passengers are typically treated to better meals, fewer seats per row, dedicated lavatories and a “welcome aboard” drink. Gahan praised business class and first-class flyers for their oft-gracious behaviors. hreniuca – stock.adobe.com But, according to Gahan, those cut-above cloud-cruisers let the perks go to their heads. “Premium economy passengers are stuck in a bit of a quandary,” she said. “They can’t quite afford business but feel they are a little too good for economy.” “Wedged between two worlds, glimpsing life beyond the business class curtain, they’re in a state of turmoil,” added Gahan, based in the ***. The veteran flight attendant went on to praise economy flyers as the most “easy-going” passengers. She, too, hailed first-class customers for being mild-mannered — mostly because fewer and fewer folks can afford flying in the plane’s swankiest section these days, making it less likely for flight attendants to encounter a bad apples in the bunch. Gahan claims premium economy passengers “demand” more from flight attendants due to their superiority complexes. bongkarn – stock.adobe.com And the jet-setters of business class, a privileged position that ranks just below first-class, are “used to” being pampered at 30,000 feet, says Gahan, so they’re courteous rather than condescending. But she claims that the wannabe elitists in premium economy aren’t as debonair. “These people tend to complain the most, demand everything they can get, and have their fingers glued to the call bell,” Gahan groaned. “There must be a metaphor for life in there somewhere.” Unfortunately, however, for Gahan and her colleagues, the “most difficult” troublemakers — regardless of where they’re seated on an airbus — are often social media tastemakers, per ex-Virgin Atlantic worker Skye Taylor. “I think if you’re looking at superstars and people who can afford their tickets, they generally were lovely people and very respectful,” the 49-year-old previously stated. Taylor named social media personalities as the most “difficult” airplane passengers. Seventyfour – stock.adobe.com “The main problems lie in the routes like Dubai and Vegas where you get the influencer type that maybe hasn’t paid full price,” said Taylor, adding that influencers with penchants towards flying while under the influence of drugs and alcohol are the worst. “You never can tell what’s going to cause somebody to, you know, act out of character,” she said, “and it’s very hard to assess what they’ve taken.” Here is Gahan’s breakdown of aircraft classes. Economy class This class is the cheapest option for flyers. Limited services are offered to passengers in this cabin and they sit in standard seats. Premium economy class This is a step up from economy. Passengers are often given wider and more comfortable seats with better leg room. Meal options are more varied than in the lower cabin. Business class This cabin offers much more comfortable seating and sometimes reclining seats that can turn into a bed. Passengers here are given more privacy, better food, and more hands on service. First-class This is the most premium class of flying with tickets often setting people back tens of thousands of pounds. Passengers are offered chef-like dining, expensive drinks, and more attentive care. Fully reclining seats and even private seats can be expected. Some airlines make Wi-Fi and showers available for these passengers. Source link #Flight #attendant #reveals #class #passengers #demanding Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

As Baltic states break from Russian grid, they brace for retaliation As Baltic states break from Russian grid, they brace for retaliation Heavy snow in Tallinn, Estonia Karl Hendon | Moment | Getty Images The Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are bracing themselves for possible sabotage and cyberattacks this weekend as they complete their long-awaited decoupling from Russia’s power grid. The Baltic states are due to fully disconnect from the Moscow-controlled “BRELL” energy network on Saturday, before completing their connection to the European electricity system on Sunday. The move is seen as a crucial way to strengthen their electricity systems, ensure energy independence and security, and to dismantle the remnants of the post-Soviet era that have tethered the Baltic states to Russia. Gert Auväärt, head of Estonia’s Cyber Security Centre, told CNBC that the country was working closely with its neighbors in the cybersecurity domain to prepare for potential risk scenarios when the decoupling takes place. “The transition has been thoroughly planned, and experts assess the likelihood of serious problems as low. However, Russia may attempt to exploit this ******* to create uncertainty,” he said in emailed comments Thursday. “Thanks to strong national and international cooperation, Estonia is well-prepared even for worst-case scenarios — though this does not mean such threats will materialize,” he added. Whether Russia will let the Baltics’ momentous disconnection from “BRELL” — an acronym for Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that refers to their 2001 agreement to synchronize their power grids — go unanswered remains to be seen. But the potential for retaliation from Russia is being taken seriously by Baltic energy ministries and transmission system operators like Elering, Estonia’s state-owned grid operator. “The preparations are complete, and we are ready for desynchronisation,” Kalle Kilk, head of Elering, said in a statement Thursday, describing the process as a “unique undertaking in the recent history of energy, in terms of its scale and complexity.” “Although major technical changes always involve certain risks, we have analysed them thoroughly and developed appropriate action plans. With a planned transition, the average electricity consumer should not notice any change.” “What cannot be predicted one hundred percent, however, is a situation where energy is used as a weapon. So, what is dangerous is not so much disconnecting from Russia, because we have been preparing for this for years, but continuing to be connected to the Russia electricity system,” Kilk said. CNBC has asked the Kremlin and Russian energy ministry for comment and is awaiting a response. Countdown to ‘energy independence’ Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined the EU in 2004, changing the dial in the nations’ relationships with Russia indefinitely. Since then, the states have looked to align their electricity networks with the rest of the EU. The bloc provided more than 1.2 billion euros’ ($1.24 billion) worth of grants for the synchronization, which is seen as a strategic priority. Lithuanian Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas (r-l) speaks at the joint press conference for the meeting of Baltic energy ministers with Latvian Climate and Energy Minister Kaspars Melnis, Estonian Climate Minister Yoko Alender and State Secretary in the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment, Krzystof Bolesta in January 2025. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The sense of urgency around decoupling accelerated after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the conflict prompting fears among other former Soviet republics — including the Baltics — that they could also face similar Russian aggression in the future. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia’s continuing use of Soviet-era energy infrastructure was also viewed as a source of major insecurity, with concerns that Russia could disrupt power supplies at will. The Baltic states are seen to be on the “frontline” with Russia and its ally Belarus (Latvia has a border with both, Estonia borders Russia while Lithuania shares a frontier with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad) and their former Soviet status has made them a target for “hybrid” threat activities, ranging from cyberattacks to suspected sabotage of power and communication cables under the Baltic Sea. Cyberattacks against Estonia surged in 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Estonia’s Auväärt told CNBC. “These ranged from hacktivist-driven DDoS [distributed denial-of-service] attacks to more sophisticated, targeted operations against government agencies and businesses. While Estonia has become adept at countering these threats, the overall risk level remains high. It is often difficult to determine whether hostile cyber activity is linked to specific events or part of a broader strategy,” he noted. Final chapter With the Baltics’ and Russia’s energy systems remaining interlinked despite the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the planned decoupling from Russia over 30 years later is both significant and symbolic. “The move by the three Baltic states will be the culmination of multi-year and multi-billion-euro efforts to delink critical energy infrastructure from the Soviet-era networks, which is viewed as a source of insecurity,” Andrius Tursa, Central and Eastern Europe advisor at risk consultancy Teneo, said in emailed comments this week. “The countries have boosted the physical and cyber security of their energy systems in anticipation of potential external disruption efforts during this highly symbolic and technically complex transition,” he noted. Disconnection from the Russian-run network will take place on Saturday morning, starting in Lithuania and ending in Estonia. The Baltic States will then carry out joint frequency and voltage tests over the weekend “to assess the procedural and technical measures of the Baltic States for maintaining frequency and their ability to cope independently,” grid operator Elering said. Electric power line towers of the Kurzeme Circle (Kurzemes Loks) on June 18, 2020 in Tukums, near Riga, Latvia. Latvia completed a new high-voltage power line to Estonia in late 2020, in another bid to align the Baltics’ electricity grids with European Union neighbours instead of Russia. Gints Ivuskans | Afp | Getty Images The desynchronization process completes on Sunday afternoon when the Baltic states connect and synchronize their grids with the continental European network, known as the Synchronous Grid of Continental Europe or UCTE. Latvia’s Climate and Energy Minister Kaspars Melnis said there had already been attempts to spread misinformation about the switchover, stating that “in complex geopolitical conditions, it is true that society is more vulnerable, and as the set date for the conclusion of the synchronisation project comes closer, the more we encounter misleading information.” “Therefore, we urge the public to treat information critically, not to fall foul of any emotionally charged pronouncements, and not to share news that has not been verified,” he said in comments posted on Latvian grid operator AST’s website. Synchronization with the rest of the continent was crucial for the Baltics, he added, and “aims to ensure that we can maintain and control the grid ourselves, ensure stability and so that we are not dependent on the actions of our neighbours.” There’s palpable relief about the forthcoming synchronization among Baltic energy operators; grid operator AST even features a countdown to the “Baltic States’ energy independence” on its website. Source link #Baltic #states #break #Russian #grid #brace #retaliation Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

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‘Recovery operation’ poll for battered state Liberals ‘Recovery operation’ poll for battered state Liberals The conservatives in Australia’s most cashed-up state can get off the canvas after a thumping at the last election, but they face another four years in opposition. A Newspoll published by The *********** newspaper on Friday had Labor ahead of the Liberals 56-44 on a two-party preferred basis – a swing of almost 14 per cent from the 2021 election. If replicated across Western Australia, it would hand the Liberals a further 12 seats but still leave them facing a third-consecutive landslide defeat. Former premier Colin Barnett says his party had a “very high mountain to climb” to win office and “a credible result would be to win back a further 10 seats” giving it 13. “That would be about a 10 per cent swing, which I think is very much achievable,” he told AAP on Friday. “It would take a significantly ******* swing, probably a 20 per cent swing or so, to get anywhere near getting into government. “So it’s a recovery operation for the Liberal Party.” Mr Barnett said winning 10 to 15 seats at the March 8 state poll would allow the WA Liberals to become a “formidable opposition”. “And very much in the game to win the election in 2029.” The Liberals and the Nationals have just three lower house seats each to the Labor government’s 53 after an unprecedented landslide victory in 2021. Mr Barnett said it was an unusual election based on then-premier Mark McGowan’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s closed border policy. He said many traditional WA Liberal voters also used the state poll to express their dissatisfaction with the Morrison government over its opposition to WA’s pandemic response and its handling of various issues. These included Brittany Higgins’ ***** allegations, former attorney general Christian Porter and former prime minister Scott Morrison appointing himself to multiple ministerial roles, along with his support for businessman Clive Palmer’s legal challenge against the WA border closure. “Generally not a ******* of good behaviour or publicity coming out of the Liberal government in Canberra,” Mr Barnett said. The upcoming state election was also likely to be impacted by voters’ opinions about the current federal government, Mr Barnett said. He said WA was a mining and agriculture state and the Albanese government’s nature-positive laws and the live sheep export ban had not gone down well with voters. “A lot of people will vote Liberal because they’re very dissatisfied with (Prime Minister) Anthony Albanese in particular, and federal government, and that’s perhaps not understood that well on the east coast,” he said. One of the candidates is television presenter and Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas who is running in the former safe Liberal seat of Churchlands. WA Premier Roger Cook has targeted Mr Zempilas over various issues, including using his mayoral social media account to promote his WA election campaign. Mr Barnett said the Labor government was scared of Mr Zempilas’s potential in parliament. “Basil is an outstanding candidate and I very much hope he will win Churchlands,” he said. “He will be a very powerful and effective member of parliament and I think that explains why the Labor Party are putting so much attention on him because they’re afraid of him.” Source link #Recovery #operation #poll #battered #state #Liberals Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

As Baltic states break from Russian grid, they brace for retaliation As Baltic states break from Russian grid, they brace for retaliation Heavy snow in Tallinn, Estonia Karl Hendon | Moment | Getty Images The Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are bracing themselves for possible sabotage and cyberattacks this weekend as they complete their long-awaited decoupling from Russia’s power grid. The Baltic states are due to fully disconnect from the Moscow-controlled “BRELL” energy network on Saturday, before completing their connection to the European electricity system on Sunday. The move is seen as a crucial way to strengthen their electricity systems, ensure energy independence and security, and to dismantle the remnants of the post-Soviet era that have tethered the Baltic states to Russia. Gert Auväärt, head of Estonia’s Cyber Security Centre, told CNBC that the country was working closely with its neighbors in the cybersecurity domain to prepare for potential risk scenarios when the decoupling takes place. “The transition has been thoroughly planned, and experts assess the likelihood of serious problems as low. However, Russia may attempt to exploit this ******* to create uncertainty,” he said in emailed comments Thursday. “Thanks to strong national and international cooperation, Estonia is well-prepared even for worst-case scenarios — though this does not mean such threats will materialize,” he added. Whether Russia will let the Baltics’ momentous disconnection from “BRELL” — an acronym for Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that refers to their 2001 agreement to synchronize their power grids — go unanswered remains to be seen. But the potential for retaliation from Russia is being taken seriously by Baltic energy ministries and transmission system operators like Elering, Estonia’s state-owned grid operator. “The preparations are complete, and we are ready for desynchronisation,” Kalle Kilk, head of Elering, said in a statement Thursday, describing the process as a “unique undertaking in the recent history of energy, in terms of its scale and complexity.” “Although major technical changes always involve certain risks, we have analysed them thoroughly and developed appropriate action plans. With a planned transition, the average electricity consumer should not notice any change.” “What cannot be predicted one hundred percent, however, is a situation where energy is used as a weapon. So, what is dangerous is not so much disconnecting from Russia, because we have been preparing for this for years, but continuing to be connected to the Russia electricity system,” Kilk said. CNBC has asked the Kremlin and Russian energy ministry for comment and is awaiting a response. Countdown to ‘energy independence’ Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined the EU in 2004, changing the dial in the nations’ relationships with Russia indefinitely. Since then, the states have looked to align their electricity networks with the rest of the EU. The bloc provided more than 1.2 billion euros’ ($1.24 billion) worth of grants for the synchronization, which is seen as a strategic priority. Lithuanian Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas (r-l) speaks at the joint press conference for the meeting of Baltic energy ministers with Latvian Climate and Energy Minister Kaspars Melnis, Estonian Climate Minister Yoko Alender and State Secretary in the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment, Krzystof Bolesta in January 2025. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The sense of urgency around decoupling accelerated after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with the conflict prompting fears among other former Soviet republics — including the Baltics — that they could also face similar Russian aggression in the future. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia’s continuing use of Soviet-era energy infrastructure was also viewed as a source of major insecurity, with concerns that Russia could disrupt power supplies at will. The Baltic states are seen to be on the “frontline” with Russia and its ally Belarus (Latvia has a border with both, Estonia borders Russia while Lithuania shares a frontier with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad) and their former Soviet status has made them a target for “hybrid” threat activities, ranging from cyberattacks to suspected sabotage of power and communication cables under the Baltic Sea. Cyberattacks against Estonia surged in 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Estonia’s Auväärt told CNBC. “These ranged from hacktivist-driven DDoS [distributed denial-of-service] attacks to more sophisticated, targeted operations against government agencies and businesses. While Estonia has become adept at countering these threats, the overall risk level remains high. It is often difficult to determine whether hostile cyber activity is linked to specific events or part of a broader strategy,” he noted. Final chapter With the Baltics’ and Russia’s energy systems remaining interlinked despite the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the planned decoupling from Russia over 30 years later is both significant and symbolic. “The move by the three Baltic states will be the culmination of multi-year and multi-billion-euro efforts to delink critical energy infrastructure from the Soviet-era networks, which is viewed as a source of insecurity,” Andrius Tursa, Central and Eastern Europe advisor at risk consultancy Teneo, said in emailed comments this week. “The countries have boosted the physical and cyber security of their energy systems in anticipation of potential external disruption efforts during this highly symbolic and technically complex transition,” he noted. Disconnection from the Russian-run network will take place on Saturday morning, starting in Lithuania and ending in Estonia. The Baltic States will then carry out joint frequency and voltage tests over the weekend “to assess the procedural and technical measures of the Baltic States for maintaining frequency and their ability to cope independently,” grid operator Elering said. Electric power line towers of the Kurzeme Circle (Kurzemes Loks) on June 18, 2020 in Tukums, near Riga, Latvia. Latvia completed a new high-voltage power line to Estonia in late 2020, in another bid to align the Baltics’ electricity grids with European Union neighbours instead of Russia. Gints Ivuskans | Afp | Getty Images The desynchronization process completes on Sunday afternoon when the Baltic states connect and synchronize their grids with the continental European network, known as the Synchronous Grid of Continental Europe or UCTE. Latvia’s Climate and Energy Minister Kaspars Melnis said there had already been attempts to spread misinformation about the switchover, stating that “in complex geopolitical conditions, it is true that society is more vulnerable, and as the set date for the conclusion of the synchronisation project comes closer, the more we encounter misleading information.” “Therefore, we urge the public to treat information critically, not to fall foul of any emotionally charged pronouncements, and not to share news that has not been verified,” he said in comments posted on Latvian grid operator AST’s website. Synchronization with the rest of the continent was crucial for the Baltics, he added, and “aims to ensure that we can maintain and control the grid ourselves, ensure stability and so that we are not dependent on the actions of our neighbours.” There’s palpable relief about the forthcoming synchronization among Baltic energy operators; grid operator AST even features a countdown to the “Baltic States’ energy independence” on its website. Source link #Baltic #states #break #Russian #grid #brace #retaliation Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

2026 Nissan Leaf Spotted in the Wild, EV Maker Confirms It’s in the Works 2026 Nissan Leaf Spotted in the Wild, EV Maker Confirms It’s in the Works PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Though it has not yet been announced, the 2026 Nissan Leaf is in the works, Nissan confirms to PCMag, but whether it will get its rumored redesign remains to be seen. Nissan updated the Leaf for the 2025 and 2024 model years, but gave it only minor tweaks. It’s the most affordable EV in the US, starting at $28,140, but suffers from a boring design and outdated tech, such as a CHADeMO charge port and low battery range. We predicted Nissan might discontinue the model due to these hurdles, but it now seems poised to reintroduce the Leaf to the market with some serious upgrades. The 2026 model has been spotted on the road testing in a camouflaged disguise, with one sighting back in December, another in early January, and a third posted to Reddit today. Rumors suggest the new Leaf will be built on the same EV platform as the Nissan Ariya, which has a CCS charge port (not CHADeMO), making it compatible with Tesla Superchargers. It also has a more modern design, premium interior, and higher $39,770 starting price. Does that mean Nissan will bump up the price of the Leaf for the 2026 model year as well? It remains to be seen, but we’d wager the price will go up at least a little bit. The new Leaf is also getting a new battery, Automotive News reports, and the battery is the most expensive component of any EV by far. But a new one could bring more range and better tech. The Leaf has been a rare bright spot on the struggling Japanese automaker’s business. It’s experiencing somewhat of a revival, with sales up 57% in 2024, CleanTechnica reports. But sales for the company as a whole have been down, prompting layoffs and talks of a merger with Honda. But now it appears the deal might be off, based on reporting from Reuters today that claims Nissan did not accept Honda’s terms. Source link #Nissan #Leaf #Spotted #Wild #Maker #Confirms #Works Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Trump DOJ ending task force targeting Kremlin oligarchs with sanctions – The Independent Trump DOJ ending task force targeting Kremlin oligarchs with sanctions – The Independent Trump DOJ ending task force targeting Kremlin oligarchs with sanctions The IndependentNew attorney general’s orders include dissolving teams focused on foreign influence The Washington PostTrump’s Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs The Associated Press Source link #Trump #DOJ #task #force #targeting #Kremlin #oligarchs #sanctions #Independent Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Women accuse surviving brother of Al Fayed of ******* assaults Women accuse surviving brother of Al Fayed of ******* assaults Jo Adnitt and Kirstie Brewer BBC News Investigations Shutterstock Ali Fayed bought Harrods with his brothers Salah and Mohamed in 1985 Three former Harrods employees have accused Mohamed Al Fayed’s only surviving brother of ********* assaulting them while they were working for the department store. Speaking publicly for the first time, the women say Ali Fayed, 82, assaulted them in the 1990s when he and his brothers, Mohamed and Salah, owned and ran Harrods. A spokesperson for Mr Fayed, who lives in the US, said the businessman “will not be scapegoated” and he “unequivocally denies any and all the allegations of wrongdoing” and that “the incidents simply never took place”. Warning: This story contains descriptions of ******* violence The alleged ******* assaults happened in London, Scotland, Switzerland and the United States. One of the women, a former interior designer for Harrods, says one assault happened on a work trip while she was staying with Ali Fayed and his family at their former home in Connecticut. “His hands were everywhere,” she says, and he stopped because “one of his little boys started calling for him”. All three women say prior to Ali Fayed’s alleged assaults, they had also been ********* abused by his older brother. Police say 111 women have now made allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed, who added the Arabic “Al” prefix to his surname sometime in the 1970s. One of the women, Amy, has told the BBC she wants “an explanation” from Ali Fayed, and an “understanding of what was going on that can help [her] step forward and begin healing”. All three say they didn’t feel able to speak out at the time. “This is my chance to finally stand up for myself. I’m not going to be that scared 24-year-old who doesn’t know what to do,” says Frances – who, like Amy, has waived her right to anonymity. Shutterstock Ali Fayed with his older brothers Salah Fayed and Mohamed Al Fayed Frances took a job working for Harrods in the store’s interior design studio in 1989. It wasn’t long before Mohamed Al Fayed began to bully and ********* abuse her, she says. Frances says she recalls him regularly trying to grab her breasts and grope her while at work, or subjecting her to “foul” verbal tirades. Despite not having much experience, Frances says she was tasked with renovating Mohamed Al Fayed’s sprawling Scottish Balnagown Estate, including a farmhouse belonging to his younger brother, Ali. Frances describes Ali Fayed’s demeanour as calmer than that of Mohamed. “I think for a moment I thought maybe he would be kinder to me,” she says. “But he wasn’t.” Ali Fayed, like Mohamed, also had a private office and private apartment in 60 Park Lane in central London. It was in Ali’s office where Frances says his ******* abuse started with him “trying to kiss” her, followed by him “groping” and “molesting” her. She says both the Fayed brothers would regularly give her gifts. “With Mohamed, it would often be wads of cash, Ali would give jewellery or clothes. It would be a see-saw between abusive behaviour then praise for my work and these lavish items.” The abuse escalated in 1992, she says, when she flew to Connecticut to discuss interior design plans with Ali Fayed’s wife. Frances describes what she says happened to her in Ali Fayed’s US home “It was this huge private house and it was decorated in an English country house style. I don’t think I’d ever seen anything like it in my life,” says Frances. “I remember his wife taking me into this picture-perfect American rich town.” Frances says she was staying in a guest room at the family’s house when Ali Fayed told her to get changed for dinner one evening. “I was in the bathroom and got undressed. When I came out in my underwear, he [Ali] was just standing there in the room. I hadn’t heard him come in or knock.” Frances says Ali Fayed got her on the bed and tried to get on top of her. His hands were “inside my bra, inside my pants. I knew what his intention was”. According to Frances the alleged attack stopped when one of Ali’s children called out for him. Afterwards, she says she sat on the bed, “frozen”. A spokesperson for Ali Fayed said the businessman “is not a perpetrator” and will “robustly defend himself against these unsubstantiated claims”. When Frances returned to work in London, she says Mohamed Al Fayed “exploded” and started “aggressively spitting abusive words” because he apparently believed she and Ali had had sex . She says he told her: “I’m done with you… go be with my brother.” “From that point, I’d still see Mohamed, and he’d still call me every name under the sun, but he didn’t actually physically abuse me,” says Frances. “Now I was in fear of two of the owners and I knew if I spoke out it would get worse. I could be threatened, I could be fired. I just felt I had to keep on going and, at some point, this horror would pass.” ‘I remember him laughing’ Frances says Ali Fayed ********* assaulted her again later that year on a trip to Balnagown, where she was adding the finishing interior touches to his farmhouse. Ali called her into his private office, she says, then dragged her onto his lap and started kissing her neck and touching her breasts as he spun around in his chair. She says she could feel he was ******** through his trousers. “I remember him laughing,” recalls Frances, who says she eventually managed to break free and run out of the room. “Laughter is meant to be nice. It wasn’t. I left him there just laughing at me.” Ali Fayed would often try to ********* touch her when they met, she says, “always laughing and joking and making out it was fun”. The following year, Frances says she was fired for being in a relationship with another employee, something she says Mohamed Al Fayed forbade among staff. Harrods later settled a case she brought for unfair dismissal. Frances describes her time after leaving Harrods as “going underground and shutting myself down”. She struggled to work and trust people and eventually moved away. She says Mohamed and Ali Fayed “took away” her confidence and dignity. “To this day I suffer with terrible anxiety and panic attacks and I don’t like people in my space,” she says. Frances Frances spent four years working at Harrods as an interior designer Mohamed Al Fayed and his younger brothers bought Harrods in 1985. While Mohamed was the chairman, running day-to-day operations of the luxury department store, Ali Fayed was a director and also helped oversee the House of Fraser group, which they owned in the early 1990s. The new claims point to the “breadth of abuse” by Mohamed Al Fayed and “raise serious allegations” against his brother Ali, Harrods told the BBC in a statement. “We could not possibly speak on behalf of any individual who can, and should, respond to these allegations directly,” it added. The store, which came under new ownership in 2010, said it hoped survivors were looking at “every appropriate avenue to them in their pursuit of justice, whether that be Harrods, the police or the Fayed family and estate”. Ali Fayed, who was granted British citizenship in 1999, co-owns luxury British shirtmaker Turnbull and Asser with his sons – but resigned as director on 8 December 2024, 10 days after these allegations were put to him by the BBC. All three women alleging abuse by Ali Fayed initially spoke to filmmaker Keaton Stone, who has been investigating Mohamed Al Fayed since 2018 and whose work informed the BBC’s recent documentary and podcast about Mohamed’s predatory behaviour. Mohamed Al Fayed never faced charges while he was alive, but the women believe his brother Ali should now be investigated by police. “Whether any charges would be brought, I don’t know, but I believe he should be investigated for what he did,” says Amy. Amy says, to this day, she tries to “stay invisible” in certain social situations She worked as a personal assistant to Mohamed Al Fayed for almost three years, and says he ********* abused her throughout her time at Harrods. The abuse escalated, Amy says, when Mohamed let himself into her room on a work trip to Paris and tried to ***** her. She says she “endured” the abuse, thinking “that was just what being a young woman meant, it was a hazard of the workplace”. Amy says she remembers Ali Fayed coming into Mohamed’s Park Lane office – and also taking phone calls from him. “He gave me the nickname ‘Amy speaking’ which he thought was hilarious,” she recalls. “He would giggle when he spoke to me.” A year or two into the job, Amy says Mohamed told her to go to Switzerland with Ali to help with some personal assistant duties like filing and paperwork. The pair travelled together on a Harrods private jet, she says, and were driven to the upmarket resort of Gstaad, where the Fayed family owned a ski chalet. “Once we got to the chalet, aside from the elderly housekeeper, it was myself and Ali alone for three days. It was strange,” says Amy. “No efforts were made to even create something for me to do.” The trip was taken out of season and Amy says Ali Fayed seemed bored. He suggested they go to the local public swimming pool, she says, and when they got there it was deserted. “That’s when Ali’s demeanour changed and he became giddy,” says Amy. “He pulled me in under the water, and groped and fondled me, making me feel very, very uncomfortable – very much trapped. I was terrified thinking how am I going to get out of this.” Amy says Ali Fayed laughed as he “groped” her, before she managed to break free of his clutches. After the alleged assault, Amy says they both returned to the chalet and she was left alone for the rest of the evening, feeling isolated and afraid. The inside of a birthday card Amy says Ali Fayed sent her in 1994 Like the other two women, Amy didn’t tell anyone about the alleged abuse by either of the brothers. Amy says she didn’t want to upset her loved ones and didn’t necessarily feel people would believe her. “By not saying anything, I think it’s a coping technique, to just put it away,” she adds. Amy went back to work after the alleged assault took place in Gstaad, but eventually resigned. She says she “escaped and ran away” to work abroad. “I wanted to just remove myself from it all”, she says, but “the trauma” lived with her. “To this day, in certain social situations, I don’t want to be noticed, I try to stay invisible,” she says. Ali Fayed denies all the allegations of wrongdoing – said his spokesperson – and “will not allow false accusations to go unchallenged”. A third woman, who we are calling Laura, told us she recalls Mohamed Al Fayed summoning her to his office and telling her “with a smirk on his face” that his brother Ali wanted to see her. “I remember it vividly because I had no comprehension of who Ali was, I’d never even seen him,” she says. “I don’t know how I was spotted or ‘selected’ for him.” Laura had been working directly for Mohamed Al Fayed in Harrods’ HR department and says his ******* harassment towards her had become commonplace, escalating to two serious ******* assaults. Laura says Mohamed sent her to their office building in Park Lane one evening, but when she arrived there was no work to be done. She says she was sent through to Ali Fayed’s apartment where he was waiting. Laura says he told her they would be having dinner, and then presented her with a bottle of wine from the year she was born and a necklace. “I wondered how he knew things about me,” she says. Alone in his apartment, Laura says Ali Fayed ordered her through to the bedroom where she says she was subjected to a serious ******* assault. She says she felt “numbed with fear” and had to do whatever she was told in order to “get out of there”. “Afterwards he just told me I could go.” Laura says she never saw Ali Fayed again but kept the necklace from that night and it has recently been valued at £6,500. The abuse at Harrods “took its toll” says Laura – even after she left the store. She bottled it all up for 25 years, she says, and still hasn’t told some of her loved ones what she went through. All three women are pursuing civil legal action against Harrods through Justice for Harrods Survivors. “We applaud the bravery of the women who have spoken out on their allegations against Ali Fayed and reiterate our commitment to securing justice and accountability for all survivors,” says their barrister Maria Mulla. “We repeat, no stone will be left unturned in pursuit of this aim.” The BBC spoke to three other women who said they had been either ******, ********* assaulted or trafficked by the other Fayed brother, Salah, who died of pancreatic ******* in 2010. The women who accuse Ali Fayed question what the three brothers knew about each other’s behaviour. “Looking back now, maybe they found it amusing to see how far the boundaries were with us between the brothers,” says Amy. “Maybe there was competition. I really don’t know, but I do feel it was all amusing for them.” Ali Fayed’s spokesperson says he “unequivocally denies any and all allegations of wrongdoing. The alleged incidents simply never occurred. Mr Fayed is not a perpetrator and will not be scapegoated. He will robustly defend himself against these unsubstantiated claims and will not allow false accusations to go unchallenged.” If you have information about this story that you would like to share please get in touch. Email [email protected].***. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. Source link #Women #accuse #surviving #brother #Fayed #******* #assaults Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Alaska authorities search for missing passenger plane Alaska authorities search for missing passenger plane Alaskan authorities are searching for a Bering Air passenger plane with 10 people on board that has been reported missing while en route from Unalakleet to Nome. Alaska’s Department of Public Safety says the small turboprop Cessna Caravan plane had nine passengers and a pilot and work is continuing to get its current coordinates. Its last position, flying over water, was received by FlightRadar24 trackers 38 minutes after departing Unalakleet at 1438 local time on Thursday for a flight that usually takes under an hour. Bering Air did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The airline is an Alaska-based operation with about 39 planes and helicopters. Source link #Alaska #authorities #search #missing #passenger #plane Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Michael Jordan’s Son Tried To Let The Cops Know Who His Famous Father Is During DUI Arrest Michael Jordan’s Son Tried To Let The Cops Know Who His Famous Father Is During DUI Arrest Marcus Jordan seemingly tried to use his famous father, Michael Jordan, to escape trouble during a recent DUI incident. The 34-year-old was taken into custody in the early hours of Tuesday morning and was charged with DUI ****** with property damage, possession of ********, and resisting an officer without violence. He was later released on a $4,000 bond and has yet to make any public comment about the situation. Following Marcus Jordan’s arrest, several social media users criticized his behavior and asked him to get his act together. Marcus Jordan Tried To Get Out Of Trouble By Name-Dropping His Famous Father MEGA New footage obtained by Page Six has revealed that Marcus Jordan name-dropped his NBA legend father, Michael Jordan, during a recent run-in with the police. The exchange took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning when the 34-year-old was found sitting with an unidentified woman inside a blue Lamborghini SUV that had gotten stuck on train tracks. In one scene, Marcus could be seen saying, “There’s nothing in my pockets,” as one of the officers attempted to search him. He followed up the remark by bringing up his father’s name, seemingly thinking it would convince the officers to cut him some slack. “Bro, I’m Marcus Jordan. I’m Michael Jordan’s son,” the 34-year-old called out while being patted. “I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m just trying to get home. And I made a wrong turn, OK?” He added, “And clearly, we would just like to get our car off the f-cking train tracks, which we were not trying to be on.” The 34-year-old Used Vulgar Language During The Incident Orange County Jail / MEGA The police had initially arrived on the scene to investigate how Marcus ended up on the train tracks but soon discovered that his speech was slurred, and he seemed impaired. “I can smell alcohol coming from you, and you’re on train tracks,” said one of the officers in the video. In response, Marcus said he was “not inebriated” before later admitting that he had “a little bit” to drink. The 34-year-old also began using vulgar language when the cops handcuffed him and started a proper search of him. “You wanna see my d-ck? You wanna check under my nuts, too?” Marcus rudely barked at the officers. He added, “The way you f-cking searching [me] … There ain’t sh-t. It’s just a big d-ck and some big ******.” Marcus Jordan Failed All The Sobriety Tests Maitland *** / MEGA In line with police procedures, Marcus was given sobriety tests, including being asked to breathe into a breathalyzer. The athlete failed all the tests, which confirmed that he was indeed driving under the influence. The situation turned worse for Marcus as the search conducted on him turned up a substance that later tested positive for ********. He was later taken to Florida Orange County Jail, where he was charged with DUI ****** with property damage and possession of ********. Marcus was also charged with resisting an officer without violence, stemming from his attempt to fight off an officer who tried to place him in the back of the squad car during the arrest. He was released on a $4,000 bond later that morning and has yet to address the incident. Social Media Users Slammed Marcus Jordan After His DUI Incident MEGA In the wake of his arrest, Marcus received a barrage of criticism from social media users. “Dude had all the opportunity, just chose a different route,” one wrote while another commented, “Rich kids always doing the most. You gotta Picasso in yo house!” A third user said, “This shows that it doesn’t matter who your parents are. U gonna be who u gonna be.” Two others commented, “Boy, gotta be one of the biggest nepo baby disappointments,” and “You just out here embarrassing your father, huh ?” Someone else wrote, “He’s still smoking ********??? Embarrassing,” while another penned, “This guy needs to get it all the way together.” More Netizens Troll Marcus Jordan For His Arrest Maitland *** / MEGA Several other fans also trolled the athlete and made fun of his arrest. “When Michael Said Hit The Line, He Meant Free Throws, Bro. Not That,” a user remarked. Another joked, “Those 6 rings your pops got mean nothing in the slammer!” A third person compared him to LeBron James’ son, Bronny, saying, “Bronny James 1st career 3 ball in the NBA the same day Marcus Jordan gets arrested for ******** possession.” “He might need help. He’s the only child that stays in the highlines. Prayers for all parties involved,” one more individual shared. Source link #Michael #Jordans #Son #Cops #Famous #Father #DUI #Arrest Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]