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Drilling kicks off at Great Southern WA Duketon gold project Drilling kicks off at Great Southern WA Duketon gold project Great Southern Mining has kicked off a reverse circulation drilling campaign at its Duketon gold project, which spans 178 square kilometres within 13 virtually contiguous leases in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields. The program has been designed to unlock the full potential of its promising Golden Boulder prospect which previously produced some impressive results before the rig is moved onto several other high-priority The company completed a share placement before Christmas to raise $2.4 million in fresh equity that will assist with the campaign, with directors sending out a positive message by stumping up $152,000 of their own money. Previous drilling at Golden Boulder included 4m grading 5.64 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, featuring a standout 2m running at 9.89 g/t gold. Another 3m hit came in at 4.80 g/t gold, including a 1m section at 12.45 g/t gold and a 4m hit graded 6.8 g/t gold within an 8m intercept of 3.9g/t gold. The new campaign will target the Main and East mineralised trends to build on a 1.4-kilometre strike length that was first unearthed in the 2024 campaign. Golden Boulder is one of GSN’s top-ranking prospects in the Duketon project. Golden Boulder hosts three mineralised trends and, prior to the company’s first campaign in 2021, it had seen minimal drilling since the 1990s. We are keen to execute a high-impact and cost-effective program. Historical workings at site from 1900 to 1955 produced nearly 1,800 ounces of gold at an impressive average grade of 28.6 g/t gold. Despite its rich past, however, much of the area has remained underexplored, with many of the drill holes not going deeper than 40m. Golden Boulder is in an up-market geological address on the well-known north-south trending Duketon Greenstone Belt which is host to Regis Resources’ 8-million-ounce Garden Well project slightly to the north. It is also close to Regis’ neighbouring gold deposits at Rosemont where it is sitting on more than 2 million gold ounces and its Ben Hur deposit with 390,000 ounces of gold. Adding to the prospectivity of Great Southern’s grounds, the massive Gold Fields-owned Granny Smith gold mine sits just 40km to the south and the Ashanti gold-owned Sunrise Dam gold operations are just a little further south again. These two operations alone have been responsible for more than 10 million ounces of gold production and potentially provide a strategic opportunity for Great Southern. Should the company make a discovery, it may be able to initially toll treat its ore at one of the massive mines to generate some early revenue. Separate to its ambitions to develop a gold mine in Western Australia, Great Southern recently jumped into bed with joint venture partner, Gold Fields Ltd to explore for big porphyry gold-copper systems at its massive Edinburgh Park Project in Queensland. A recent induced polarisation (IP) survey conducted by the mega miner unearthed a huge, 2km-wide geophysical anomaly, which it believes has the potential to host a large-scale intrusive related gold-copper and/or an epithermal gold deposit. Geochemical sampling over the interpreted anomaly stretches across 4kms by 1km and has kicked up high concentrations of gold, silver, copper and particularly molybdenum, a typical marker of a porphyry deposit. Evidence of outcropping rocks rich in sulphides above the anomaly from previous field mapping has only added to the excitement given sulphides can be a strong indicator of nearby mineralisation. With a drill rig now on site at Duketon and Gold Fields pushing on with helicopter-borne IP, aeromagnetic surveys and on-ground mapping at Edinburgh Park, Great Southern is not likely to be short of potentially interesting news flow in the coming months. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact: *****@*****.tld Source link #Drilling #kicks #Great #Southern #Duketon #gold #project Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Spectator killed by hammer throw at high school track and field event in Colorado Spectator killed by hammer throw at high school track and field event in Colorado The hammer throw, a track and field event, uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday. The event, a club track and field meet held at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, was halted after a hammer thrown by a participant went past the barriers and struck a man in the stands. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a UCCS statement obtained by multiple outlets. “We are heartbroken at this horrible accident and are focused on supporting all involved,” said UCCS chancellor Jennifer Sobanet said in the statement. The meet was canceled after the accident, and participants were told to go home. The hammer throw event uses a heavy hammer weight attached to a grip by a steel wire. Compared to discus, shotput and javelin, the hammer throw is a less common field event in the U.S. Some states, such as Ohio, have banned the sport from high schools altogether. UCCS said that the victim’s identity would be released by the coroner’s office for El Paso County, which includes Colorado Springs. The man was reportedly the parent of an athlete who attended a local high school, per local outlet KKTV, which cited a statement from the Colorado United Track Club. The meet was part of a three-meet series held on UCCS’s campus, per the school. Source link #Spectator #killed #hammer #throw #high #school #track #field #event #Colorado Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Norway set to be the first to fully transition to electric vehicles Norway set to be the first to fully transition to electric vehicles Oslo Taxi’s Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a ******** multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on September 27, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Norway is set to become the first country in the world to effectively erase gasoline and diesel cars from its new car market. Despite its vast oil and gas reserves, the Nordic country has long been recognized as a global leader in sustainable transportation. Its electric vehicle (EV) sales have increased from less than 1% of total auto sales in 2010 to a whopping 88.9% last year — and this trend doesn’t show any sign of slowing. Data published by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, which is responsible for the country’s national road network, found EVs accounted for more than 96% of new cars sold in the first few weeks of this year. It puts Norway within touching distance of going fully electric — realizing a non-binding goal that was first established by lawmakers back in 2017. Christina Bu, secretary general of the Norwegian EV Association (NEVA), which represents electric car owners in the country, expects Norway to hit this target. In fact, Bu said plans were underway to hold a party to celebrate what she said would be a historic milestone. “We have already invited a lot of politicians and different stakeholders to a party on the 13th of February because, we don’t know exactly until the year has ended, but everyone says we will end somewhere between 95% and 100% this year,” Bu told CNBC via video call. “So, in times like this with [President Donald] Trump withdrawing the U.S. from the climate agreement and everything, I think we need to celebrate the achievements that we have managed,” she added. An electric vehicle of ******* car manufacturer Audi is charged via a charging station outside the Norwegian capital Oslo on September 25, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Alongside a push to withdraw the U.S. from the landmark Paris Agreement, Trump also took aim at several low-carbon technologies last week. This included revoking predecessor Joe Biden’s non-binding executive order which targeted 50% electric vehicle sales by 2030. Trump’s executive order, which was criticized by EV advocates, was designed to “eliminate the electric vehicle (EV) mandate and promote true consumer choice.” A ‘new normal’ Norway’s Deputy Transport Minister Cecilie Knibe Kroglund said long-term and consistent policies designed to support the uptake of EVs — rather than imposing measures to ban the use of internal combustion engine vehicles — had been pivotal to the country’s transition. Comparatively, the European Union adopted legislation to effectively ban sales of new carbon-emitting cars from 2035, while the U.K. has said it will ban the ***** of new cars powered solely by internal combustion engines by 2030. We will not return to the bulky, noisy, dirty diesel car. I mean, for the majority. It is just not logical. Harald Nils Røstvik Professor at Norway’s University of Stavanger Some of Norway’s EV incentives include a VAT exemption, discounts on road and parking taxes and access to bus lanes. The government has also heavily invested in public charging infrastructure, and many Norwegian households are able to charge their cars at home. Kroglund described the changes as a “new normal” for the country of 5.5 million. “Transport is a big part of the answer for climate-friendly solutions. So, we need to make sure that some of the success we have had with cars can be used for other areas of the transport sector,” Kroglund told CNBC via video call. Kroglund said the country planned to fully transition to electric city buses in 2025, while making heavy-duty vehicles 75% renewable by the end of the decade. Vehicles have work done in the garage of the Bertel O. Steen (BOS.no) dealership in Lorenskog, Norway, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images While new car sales in Norway are close to 100% electric, there are still plenty of vehicles with internal combustion engines on the road. NEVA’s Bu said 28% of cars are fully electric at the national level, although this rises to over 40% in the capital Oslo. “So many middle-aged men have come up to me to say: ‘I was never going to get an electric car — not at all,’ and next they say: ‘But now I drive a …’ and they tell me the model they drive and get all enthusiastic about the technology and everything,” Bu said. “Our whole society has gone through this mental shift. I mean, it’s not like Norwegians are greener or more prone do this kind of thing than others. It was the policies that did it and people quickly understood and changed their thinking about this,” she added. The lack of an automaker lobby in Norway is thought to have benefitted the country’s EV adoption rate over the years. Indeed, Bu said while there have frequently been political debates about the merits of transitioning away from internal combustion engines, those opposing the switch “haven’t been strong enough or organized enough.” How do others compare? By contrast to Norway’s push to go fully electric, EVs accounted for 8.1% of total U.S. sales in 2024. That figure was up from a 7.8% share of the market in 2023, according to market research firm Cox Automotive. In the U.K., industry data showed that EVs made up nearly 20% of new car registrations in 2024. Rico Luman, senior sector economist for transport and logistics at Dutch bank ING, said Norway’s EV leadership shows that it is possible for other countries to follow suit. “Norway is a global front-runner, and in this respect also an example for other countries. Though, we also have to keep in mind that Norway is one of the most prosperous countries in Europe, which can easily afford relentless budgets,” Luman told CNBC via email. “Another point is that energy is relatively cheap in Norway (as large oil and gas exporter), which makes EVs more attractive. Most others can’t meet that level — and think of what happened in Germany after the sudden phase out for subsidies for the general public following budget constraints,” Luman said. Resident Baard Gundersen steps into his BMW iX all-electric vehicle in Baerum, a suburb of the Norwegian capital Oslo, on September 27, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Germany, Europe’s largest economy, abruptly removed EV subsidies in late 2023 in the wake of an agreement to overcome a budget crisis. The country’s ruling coalition government, which collapsed late last year, has since agreed on a proposal to provide some tax relief for electric cars amid falling sales. Harald Nils Røstvik, a professor at Norway’s University of Stavanger, said he does not expect Norway to backslide on its EV transition. “The advantages of an electric car versus a noisy diesel car are so many. It’s quiet, it’s more economical, they look good, it’s a kind of status symbol for many, it’s clean, you don’t need to shift your oil filter, you don’t have to open the bonnet,” Røstvik told CNBC via video call. “We will not return to the bulky, noisy, dirty diesel car. I mean, for the majority. It is just not logical,” Røstvik said. Source link #Norway #set #fully #transition #electric #vehicles Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Spaceship Builder lets you build and fly your own rocket through the vast depths of space Spaceship Builder lets you build and fly your own rocket through the vast depths of space Spaceship Builder has now released on Android and iOS Design your dream rocket Take part in battles against opponents as well as other players DR-Online Sp has just announced the release of Spaceship Battler, putting you in the cockpit of a fully customisable spaceship and challenging you to navigate the vast reaches of space. As a cadet in the Empire’s fleet, you’ll start with limited resources and a small ship, gradually working your way toward becoming a legendary commander. I don’t think I need to describe what exactly Spaceship Builder features as the name makes it fairly obvious. Starting from the ground up, you’ll design your dream spacecraft, customising every component to fit your strategy. Whether you prioritise firepower, speed, or durability, every decision will shape your ship’s performance in the unforgiving expanse of space. As you venture deeper into the cosmos, you will unlock more of the Empire’s tech tree, which features advanced parts and systems, bringing you closer to crafting the ultimate vessel. When it’s time to put your creation to the test, Spaceship Builder’s manual combat system lets you take full control. Space battles are fast-paced and strategic, requiring precise manoeuvres and well-timed attacks to outsmart your opponents. An Arena mode has also been added, where you can pit your ship against other pilots in thrilling battles to prove your skills. Make sure you use the latest Energy Turrets, Lasers, and Kinetic Turrets to ensure you’re always ahead in battle. Looking for more? Here’s a list of the best strategy games to play on iOS! Exploration also plays a major role in your journey. Each sector of space offers distinctive challenges, whether it’s hazardous environments or hostile enemies. You’ll collect Empire Credits as you take on missions and battles, using these rewards to enhance your ship’s systems, upgrade your resources, and unlock even more powerful technologies. Are you ready to become the Empire’s most skilled pilot? Then download Spaceship Builder now by clicking on your preferred link below. It is free-to-play with in-app purchases. Source link #Spaceship #Builder #lets #build #fly #rocket #vast #depths #space Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

3 dead, 2 police officers injured in grocery store shooting in Indiana – ABC News 3 dead, 2 police officers injured in grocery store shooting in Indiana – ABC News 3 dead, 2 police officers injured in grocery store shooting in Indiana ABC News3 dead, 2 officers wounded in shooting at Martin’s in Elkhart WNDUShooting inside Indiana supermarket leaves 3 dead, with 2 officers sustaining injuries Fox NewsElkhart police investigate officer-involved shooting leaving three dead, including suspect WSBT-TVIndiana grocery store shooting leaves 3 dead, 2 officers injured FOX 32 Chicago Source link #dead #police #officers #injured #grocery #store #shooting #Indiana #ABC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Abramovich dodged millions in tax with superyachts-for-hire scheme Abramovich dodged millions in tax with superyachts-for-hire scheme James Oliver, Harriet Agerholm and Will Dahlgreen BBC News BBC It was Christmas 2011, a year after Roman Abramovich had taken delivery of his new superyacht, Eclipse. But it seemed the oligarch would not be using it over the festive ******* – records show it had been chartered by a company based in the British Virgin Islands. And yet photographs from Christmas Day that year show Mr Abramovich in the Caribbean sunshine, standing on the swim platform at the rear of the yacht, with Eclipse’s large letter-E logo behind him. Charter records such as this were part of a decade-long scheme to mislead tax authorities, now uncovered in an investigation by the BBC and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The scheme falsely presented the Russian oligarch’s fleet of yachts as a commercial leasing operation, to dodge millions of euros in VAT on their purchase and running costs. “There has been tax evasion,” Italian tax lawyer and professor Tommaso Di Tanno told the BBC. “This is criminal.” In a statement, lawyers for Mr Abramovich – who now reportedly divides his time between Istanbul, Tel Aviv and the Russian resort of Sochi – said he had “always obtained independent expert professional tax and legal advice” and “acted in accordance” with it. The billionaire, who was sanctioned by the *** in March 2022 over his connection to Vladimir Putin’s regime, bought five luxury yachts over the course of the 2000s that were involved in the tax scheme. Among them was the 115m (377ft) Pelorus, which he reportedly lent to Chelsea footballer John Terry for his honeymoon in 2007 – and Eclipse, which at 162.5m (533ft) was once the largest private yacht in the world and worth an estimated $700m (£559m). The scheme to dodge tax on the yachts – and other secrets of the sanctioned oligarch’s corporate empire – is laid bare in over 400,000 files and 72,000 emails leaked from a Cypriot corporate service provider, MeritServus. They show how MeritServus administered the oligarch’s businesses through a global network of companies owned by a series of trusts of which Mr Abramovich was the beneficiary. The BBC and its media partners have been reporting on the leaked files since 2023 as part of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ Cyprus Confidential investigation. We previously revealed Mr Abramovich’s financial links to one of Mr Putin’s closest associates, accused of holding the president’s wealth. The files reveal how Mr Abramovich’s advisers helped him avoid paying huge tax bills on the yachts’ running costs in EU waters by using companies to hire them out to himself or other companies he controlled. Documents show how the five yachts were leased to a company in Cyprus called Blue Ocean Yacht Management, which chartered them on to a handful of companies in the British Virgin Islands that appeared independent – but which were all in fact controlled by Mr Abramovich. ‘Aware of the risks’ The scheme to dodge VAT in Cyprus was set out in a revealing 2005 memorandum on the proposed “Operating Structure” for the management of Mr Abramovich’s yachts. “We want to avoid paying VAT on the purchase price of the yachts and where possible to avoid paying VAT on goods and services provided to the yachts,” wrote the memo’s author, Jonathan Holloway, then a director of Blue Ocean. Although Blue Ocean and the companies hiring the yachts were all owned by Mr Abramovich’s trusts, they were intended to appear unconnected “so that an investigator checking on our operation would see it as a legitimate structure”, Mr Holloway wrote in the memo he sent to some of Mr Abramovich’s closest associates. Mr Holloway warned them they should be “aware of the risks”. He wrote: “We all have to recognise that a determined investigator could eventually discover this is an in-house structure with the possible consequences that would entail.” Mr Holloway wrote that Blue Ocean, the companies to which it leased the yachts, and the ultimate “customer” should not have the same shareholders, directors or registered addresses, to avoid any “common link” that might arouse suspicion. As the memo noted, Mr Abramovich’s lawyer had agreed to put the ownership of Blue Ocean into an entirely separate trust – apparently distancing it from the other companies. Sure enough, ownership of the yacht management company Blue Ocean was subsequently transferred from the oligarch’s main trust to a new one, the Neptune Trust. ‘Hide the reality’ The way Mr Abramovich’s companies leased the yachts to each other, Prof Di Tanno told the BBC, was an “artificial structure” that evaded tax – a criminal offence. “My conclusion is that in the case, there has been a tax evasion… because all the parties know exactly what to do in order to hide the reality,” he said. Tax expert Rita de la Feria told the BBC she had seen in the yacht scheme “indications” that they “may be misrepresenting information”. “If that is the case, then we are now in the realm of evasion,” she added. Mr Holloway, who stepped down as a director of Blue Ocean about 15 years ago, told the BBC that he “joined Blue Ocean 20 years ago and was there for a relatively short ******* of time”. He said he had “managed literally hundreds of vessels from many different locations around the world”. “I can’t be expected to remember the individual circumstances of every vessel I have ever managed,” he said. Lawyers representing Mr Abramovich told the BBC he denied “any allegation that he had any knowledge” or was “personally responsible” or liable for “any alleged deception of any government authority” to evade tax. His lawyers said that just as Mr Abramovich sought professional legal and tax advice and acted on it, he expects that “similar advice was sought at the relevant times by those with responsibility for the day-to-day running” of the companies involved in the scheme. If this were a real superyacht leasing business, substantial profits might be expected. However Blue Ocean’s accounts show that from 2005 to 2012, its expenses almost matched its income. This meant almost no corporation tax was due as the company’s profits were tiny. A note from the Blue Ocean director suggests the close matching of expenses and income was no accident and the company would generate charters when the scheme needed to cover expenses. “At the beginning of each week we will have a meeting in Blue Ocean where we will look at our current bank balances and our cash needs for the next 1~2 weeks [sic]. If we see a need for a cash injection we will raise an appropriate time charter and invoices,” he wrote. Mr Abramovich stayed aboard the Pelorus in Lisbon during the Euro 2004 football championships There is also evidence in the leaked files that charter agreements were backdated. This includes a time charter agreement supposedly signed in July 2005 by Blue Ocean and another Abramovich company in the BVI called Eyke Services. However, records show Eyke Services did not exist at that point – it was not incorporated until a month later. In another case, a director of Blue Ocean requested the production of a backdated and signed time charter in order to obtain delivery of duty-free fuel for Mr Abramovich’s 86m (282ft) yacht Ecstasea – which could accommodate 15 guests in eight suites – saving the billionaire $44,000 (£35,000) in tax. In the documents, tax consultants from Deloitte in Cyprus wrote to Mr Holloway, the Blue Ocean director, saying if the ships were pleasure vessels, they would have to pay VAT. But if the vessels were classified as commercial, they would not. A leading superyacht lawyer Benjamin Maltby told the BBC the type of contracts used for many of Mr Abramovich’s luxury yacht charters were actually designed for commercial ships carrying dry cargos such as grain or steel. This gives us more evidence that the whole commercial “look” of the operation was a sham. ‘Lawyers got onto it’ Mr Abramovich’s superyacht scheme came under legal scrutiny twice, with varying levels of success, the BBC and Bureau of Investigative Journalism has learned. Richard Bridge captained two of Mr Abramovich’s yachts for almost six years from 2006 to 2012, including the Pelorus, and the giant Eclipse, the pride of Abramovich’s fleet. A couple of years after he finished working for Mr Abramovich, the captain was stopped and questioned at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport. Italian prosecutors had started proceedings against three of Mr Abramovich’s captains – including Mr Bridge – for unpaid excise duties on refuelling and tax evasion. But Mr Bridge told the BBC he had contacted Blue Ocean and “their lawyers got onto it”, telling him a few months later the case had been dropped. Italian court records seen by the BBC show proceedings were halted after the lawyers “produced documentation” proving Pelorus was “entered in the registers as a commercial boat as it is used for commercial purposes or for hire”. Getty Images Eclipse has often been seen in recent years off the coast of Turkey Mr Bridge said he was unaware Mr Abramovich also controlled the companies that were chartering the yachts. In Cyprus, tax officials were separately investigating Blue Ocean over up to €17m (£14.3m) in unpaid VAT, disputing the company’s claim to be “zero-rated” for VAT because it was a commercial operation. Blue Ocean’s lawyers said demands to provide evidence the vessels had been used commercially by the companies chartering them were “unreasonable and oppressive”, but they had asked its clients anyway and received no response. We now know that Blue Ocean’s clients were, of course, Mr Abramovich’s other companies. According to an appeal judgement in 2018, VAT investigators found Blue Ocean had failed to present any evidence the companies chartering the yachts were “engaged in economic activity” and its claim that the boats were used for commercial purposes was rejected. In the end, Cyprus pursued Blue Ocean for the lower figure of €14m (£11.8m). We do not know if the sum was paid – the company failed to attend its own appeal in March 2024 and was dissolved four months later. Cyprus Confidential is an international collaborative investigation launched in 2023 led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) into Cyprus firms which provided corporate and financial services to associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. Media partners include The Guardian, the investigative newsroom Paper Trail Media, the Italian newspaper L’Espresso, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ). 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Kastoria’s Hidden Delights: 3 Must-Visit Stops in Western Macedonia Kastoria’s Hidden Delights: 3 Must-Visit Stops in Western Macedonia Kastoria’s Hidden Delights: 3 Must-Visit Stops in Western Macedonia Source link #Kastorias #Hidden #Delights #MustVisit #Stops #Western #Macedonia Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Ellenbrook man, 31, charged with carrying a gun and a knife after dramatic police pursuit Ellenbrook man, 31, charged with carrying a gun and a knife after dramatic police pursuit An Ellenbrook man has been charged with 10 offences after allegedly being found carrying a gun and a knife following a police pursuit through Perth’s northern suburbs. Source link #Ellenbrook #man #charged #carrying #gun #knife #dramatic #police #pursuit Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Burned Coyote Wanders Pacific Palisades Street Burned Coyote Wanders Pacific Palisades Street Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways A burned coyote seen wandering the streets in the Pacific Palisades is a startling example of the largely unseen impact of wildfires on wildlife. The coyote was seen roaming, sometimes stumbling, along Palisades Drive on Sunday. It was clear that it had been heavily burned and as the photographer widened the angle, the scorched mountains that were likely the coyote’s home and source of food, could be seen in the background. The Palisades Fire started on January 7 and has scorched more than 36 square miles since then, making it the largest of the wildfires burning across the Los Angeles County area. That fire was 95% contained on Monday, according to Cal Fire. Sunday brought some good news with the region getting its first rainfall since the wildfires began. The burned coyote appeared to be shaking off some of that rain and while we don’t know where this coyote ended up, there are multiple wildlife rehabilitation centers rescuing animals injured in the wildfires. Anyone in California who sees injured wildlife can use the app Animal Help Now to report the sighting and get connected with the wildlife 911 service. You should never approach wildlife on your own, even if they are injured, but there are other ways to help. Experts say you can leave water out for displaced wildlife that might pass by, but be sure to keep your own pets indoors to avoid any potential face-offs with predators like mountain lions. MORE: Heavy Hail Falls On A Burned LA Area Wildfires are a natural part of the ecosystem and according to the National Forest Foundation, most animals can sense a fire and run away or stand in streams or bury themselves to avoid the danger. However the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires in recent years has made escape more challenging for wild animals, pushing them into nearby densely populated areas. So-called “megafires”, fires that burn more than 100,000 acres of land, also increase the risk of wildlife injuries and deaths, and the loss of vegetation can have long-term impacts for wildlife. One study that looked at the California megafires in 2020 and 2021 found that the fires impacted 100 vertebrate species, 16 of them were species of “conservation concern” like great gray owls and wolverines. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says after these most recent fires subside they’ll be working with partners to better understand the long-term impacts on wildlife including federally-protected species. MORE ON WEATHER.COM Source link #Burned #Coyote #Wanders #Pacific #Palisades #Street Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok – BBC.com Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok – BBC.com Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok BBC.comTrump says Microsoft in talks to acquire TikTok Fox BusinessWatch Trump Says He Expects a Lot of Bidders for TikTok BloombergTrump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok The Associated Press Source link #Trump #Microsoft #talks #buy #TikTok #BBC.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump warns of ‘wake-up call’ for US tech firms Trump warns of ‘wake-up call’ for US tech firms US President Donald Trump has called the rise of ******** company DeepSeek “a wake-up call” for the US tech industry, after the emergence of its artificial intelligence (AI) model sparked shockwaves on Wall Street. Shares in major tech firms like Nvidia fell sharply, with the chip giant losing more than $500bn (£400bn) in market value. What has shaken up the industry is DeepSeek’s claim that its R1 model was made at a fraction of the cost of its rivals – raising questions about the future of America’s AI dominance and the scale of investments US firms are planning. DeepSeek has become the most downloaded free app in the US just a week after it was launched. Responding to the news on Monday, Trump said the latest developments in China’s AI industry may be “a positive” for the US. “If you could do it cheaper, if you could do it [for] less [and] get to the same end result. I think that’s a good thing for us,” he told reporters on board Air Force One. He also said he was not concerned about the breakthrough, adding the US will remain a dominant player in the field. On Tuesday, shares in Japanese AI-related firms including Advantest, Softbank and Tokyo Electron fell sharply, helping to push the benchmark Nikkei 225 down by around 1%. Several other markets in Asia are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Mainland China’s financial markets will be shut from today and will reopen on 5 February. Stock exchanges in major chip producing countries Taiwan and South Korea are also closed today. DeepSeek is powered by the open source DeepSeek-V3 model, which its researchers claim was trained for around $6m (£4.2m) – significantly less than the billions spent by rivals. But this claim has been disputed by others in AI. Its emergence comes as the US is restricting the ***** of the advanced chip technology that powers AI to China. To continue their work without steady supplies of imported advanced chips, ******** AI developers have shared their work with each other and experimented with new approaches to the technology. This has resulted in AI models that require far less computing power than before. It also means that they cost a lot less than previously thought possible, which has the potential to upend the industry. “DeepSeek’s ability to rival US models despite limited access to advanced hardware demonstrates that software ingenuity and data efficiency can compensate for hardware constraints,” says Marina Zhang, an associate professor at the University of Technology Sydney, who focuses on China’s high-tech industries, told the BBC After DeepSeek-R1 was launched earlier this month, the company boasted of “performance on par with” one of OpenAI’s latest models when used for tasks such as maths, coding and natural language reasoning. DeepSeek’s technology has been praised by high profile figures including OpenAI chief Sam Altman who called it “an impressive model, particularly around what they’re able to deliver for the price”, though he added that OpenAI would “obviously deliver much better models” moving forward. The ******** company claims its model can be trained on 2,000 specialised chips compared to an estimated 16,000 for leading models. But not everyone is convinced. Some have cast doubt on some of DeepSeek’s claims, including tech mogul Elon Musk. He responded to a post which claimed that DeepSeek actually has around 50,000 Nvidia chips that have now been banned from expert to China, saying: “Obviously.” The company was founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng in Hangzhou, a city in southeastern China. The 40-year-old, an information and electronic engineering graduate, also founded the hedge fund that backed DeepSeek. He was recently seen at a meeting between industry experts and the ******** premier Li Qiang. In a July 2024 interview with The China Academy, Mr Liang said he was surprised by the reaction to the previous version of his AI model. “We didn’t expect pricing to be such a sensitive issue,” he said. “We were simply following our own pace, calculating costs, and setting prices accordingly.” Source link #Trump #warns #wakeup #call #tech #firms Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation, plans fintech push SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation, plans fintech push TravelPerk CEO and co-founder Avi Meir. TravelPerk TravelPerk, a corporate travel platform, raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the firm at $2.7 billion, the company told CNBC. The fresh financing doubles TravelPerk’s market value from January 2024, when it raised $104 million on a $1.4 billion valuation. Noteus Partners also participated in this latest investment round. In addition to the funding round, the Barcelona-based startup revealed it acquired Yokoy, a Swiss spend management platform, a deal that will see it expand its reach into financial services and become a more unified travel and expenses platform. As a result of the acquisition, Yokoy investor Sequoia Capital will join TravelPerk’s cap table alongside existing investors General Catalyst, Kinnevik, Softbank’s Vision Fund and Blackstone. TravelPerk said the fresh cash would be used to accelerate growth, fuel expansion in the U.S. market and investment in product, tech and artificial intelligence. From Covid struggles to $2.7 billion Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo, president and chief operating officer at TravelPerk, told CNBC venture capitalists were drawn to the firm’s growth story after it rebounded from times of struggle faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. TravelPerk saw revenues decline rapidly in 2020 and 2021 as most business travel came to a standstill. Revenue has since grown to around five times the size it was before Covid hit, according to Taunay-Bucalo. “Why we are doing so well now is because we had that ******* where you had to be strong. You had to have a good foundation, you had to be scrappy,” he said. Hillary Ball, Atomico’s growth-focused partner, said the firm was drawn to investing in TravelPerk as it’s addressing “a complex and hard problem to solve” around corporate travel. “This is a market that resurged following the pandemic,” Ball told CNBC. “In the past year, the global value of corporate travel was $1.5 trillion — that’s up by 6% relative to pre-pandemic and 2019. It’s really clear that this is a market that’s here to stay and one that’s growing.” Corporate travel is a “mammoth area of spend” for businesses, she added. Last year, TravelPerk raised $104 million in venture funding from SoftBank and others to ramp up its investments in the development of AI technology and products. Later in the year the company subsequently raised a further $135 million in debt financing and acquired AmTrav, a Chicago-based corporate travel booking software firm, to help it expand in the U.S. market. The company subsequently raised a further $135 million in debt financing and acquired AmTrav, a Chicago-based corporate travel booking software firm, in June to help it expand in the U.S. market. “We think this is a very big market. We’ve sized it at about $200 billion, between the U.S. and Europe, of directly addressable market, SME and mid-market,” Carolina Brochado, found partner and deputy head of EQT’s growth fund, told CNBC. “We think that, out of that $200 billion, about half of that is unmanaged. So, it’s you and me at a company going to Booking.com for the hotel, going to Expedia for the flight. This is a very fragmented, disjointed experience.” Despite reaching scale with over 1,500 employees and a $2.7 billion valuation, Taunay-Bucalo said TravelPerk is in no rush for an IPO and is primarily focused on keeping customers happy. “There is no plan in the short term for it,” he said. “We want to be here in 100 years … We have this almost unusually long-term view for a tech company. And as a consequence, the way we see the world is a little bit different. We don’t want to do these quick things and then get out.” Not worried about AI ‘agents’ Taunay-Bucalo said TravelPerk will continue investing in AI to enhance its product offering and that the Yokoy acquisition will bring an “extremely strong AI team.” Devis Lussi, Yokoy’s chief technology officer, previously worked at the Swiss-French particle physics laboratory CERN. TravelPerk’s technology chief isn’t concerned by the emergence of so-called “agentic” AI, which refers to systems that can carry out actions autonomously on people’s behalf instead of relying on prompts. Last week, OpenAI released Operator, an AI agent that can perform tasks such as planning vacations and making restaurant reservations on a user’s behalf. “The reality is, things don’t change overnight,” said Taunay-Bucalo, discussing OpenAI’s Operaor announcement. “Anything that we see is happening, we’re going test it,” he added. “We’re going to test it. We’re going to release it. If it works, we keep it. If it doesn’t work, we kill it.” Source link #SoftBankbacked #TravelPerk #doubles #valuation #plans #fintech #push Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation, plans fintech push SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation, plans fintech push TravelPerk CEO and co-founder Avi Meir. TravelPerk TravelPerk, a corporate travel platform, raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the firm at $2.7 billion, the company told CNBC. The fresh financing doubles TravelPerk’s market value from January 2024, when it raised $104 million on a $1.4 billion valuation. Noteus Partners also participated in this latest investment round. In addition to the funding round, the Barcelona-based startup revealed it acquired Yokoy, a Swiss spend management platform, a deal that will see it expand its reach into financial services and become a more unified travel and expenses platform. As a result of the acquisition, Yokoy investor Sequoia Capital will join TravelPerk’s cap table alongside existing investors General Catalyst, Kinnevik, Softbank’s Vision Fund and Blackstone. TravelPerk said the fresh cash would be used to accelerate growth, fuel expansion in the U.S. market and investment in product, tech and artificial intelligence. From Covid struggles to $2.7 billion Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo, president and chief operating officer at TravelPerk, told CNBC venture capitalists were drawn to the firm’s growth story after it rebounded from times of struggle faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. TravelPerk saw revenues decline rapidly in 2020 and 2021 as most business travel came to a standstill. Revenue has since grown to around five times the size it was before Covid hit, according to Taunay-Bucalo. “Why we are doing so well now is because we had that ******* where you had to be strong. You had to have a good foundation, you had to be scrappy,” he said. Hillary Ball, Atomico’s growth-focused partner, said the firm was drawn to investing in TravelPerk as it’s addressing “a complex and hard problem to solve” around corporate travel. “This is a market that resurged following the pandemic,” Ball told CNBC. “In the past year, the global value of corporate travel was $1.5 trillion — that’s up by 6% relative to pre-pandemic and 2019. It’s really clear that this is a market that’s here to stay and one that’s growing.” Corporate travel is a “mammoth area of spend” for businesses, she added. Last year, TravelPerk raised $104 million in venture funding from SoftBank and others to ramp up its investments in the development of AI technology and products. Later in the year the company subsequently raised a further $135 million in debt financing and acquired AmTrav, a Chicago-based corporate travel booking software firm, to help it expand in the U.S. market. The company subsequently raised a further $135 million in debt financing and acquired AmTrav, a Chicago-based corporate travel booking software firm, in June to help it expand in the U.S. market. “We think this is a very big market. We’ve sized it at about $200 billion, between the U.S. and Europe, of directly addressable market, SME and mid-market,” Carolina Brochado, found partner and deputy head of EQT’s growth fund, told CNBC. “We think that, out of that $200 billion, about half of that is unmanaged. So, it’s you and me at a company going to Booking.com for the hotel, going to Expedia for the flight. This is a very fragmented, disjointed experience.” Despite reaching scale with over 1,500 employees and a $2.7 billion valuation, Taunay-Bucalo said TravelPerk is in no rush for an IPO and is primarily focused on keeping customers happy. “There is no plan in the short term for it,” he said. “We want to be here in 100 years … We have this almost unusually long-term view for a tech company. And as a consequence, the way we see the world is a little bit different. We don’t want to do these quick things and then get out.” Not worried about AI ‘agents’ Taunay-Bucalo said TravelPerk will continue investing in AI to enhance its product offering and that the Yokoy acquisition will bring an “extremely strong AI team.” Devis Lussi, Yokoy’s chief technology officer, previously worked at the Swiss-French particle physics laboratory CERN. TravelPerk’s technology chief isn’t concerned by the emergence of so-called “agentic” AI, which refers to systems that can carry out actions autonomously on people’s behalf instead of relying on prompts. Last week, OpenAI released Operator, an AI agent that can perform tasks such as planning vacations and making restaurant reservations on a user’s behalf. “The reality is, things don’t change overnight,” said Taunay-Bucalo, discussing OpenAI’s Operaor announcement. “Anything that we see is happening, we’re going test it,” he added. “We’re going to test it. We’re going to release it. If it works, we keep it. If it doesn’t work, we kill it.” Source link #SoftBankbacked #TravelPerk #doubles #valuation #plans #fintech #push Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Bush and Burbs: Corey Rocchiccioli, Charlie Stobo, Sam Fanning, Joel Curtis and more Bush and Burbs: Corey Rocchiccioli, Charlie Stobo, Sam Fanning, Joel Curtis and more West *********** off-spinner Corey Rocchiccioli has snared five crucial wickets to send University into a Premier Cricket one-day grand final. Source link #Bush #Burbs #Corey #Rocchiccioli #Charlie #Stobo #Sam #Fanning #Joel #Curtis Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New video appears to show origin of deadly blaze, attorneys say New video appears to show origin of deadly blaze, attorneys say LOS ANGELES – New surveillance video suggests the deadly Eaton Fire may have been sparked by one of Southern California Edison’s (SCE) power lines. The new video was obtained by the law firm Edelson PC from a gas station nearby. While investigators are still working to determine the official cause, Edelson PC founder, Jay Edelson, alleges this real-time video is the strongest evidence yet, that suggests the Eaton Fire started at an SCE transmission tower. In the edited video, attorneys for Edelson allege that the video shows arcing and sparks falling onto the dry hillside. A few minutes later, there is a flash of light, and within 10 minutes, the hillside begins to burn. Edelson PC has submitted a supplemental filing in support of its efforts to prevent SCE from destroying any critical evidence as authorities work to investigate the cause of the blaze. Edelson said they are asking a court to expand its existing order to encompass key physical evidence of the cause of the fire shown in the video. “It’s only by sheer luck this footage exists, as SCE’s very first move was to plot the destruction or alteration of key evidence, including evidence that at trial we believe will prove why this arcing occurred. Instead of embracing transparency, SCE has misled the public—disingenuously suggesting they had de-energized the relevant lines and even stooping so low as to blame a homeless encampment for the devastation,” Jay Edelson, founder of Edelson PC said in a statement. The legal and advocacy group of LA Fire Justice, which includes consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, held a press briefing to share additional videos, pictures, and graphic renderings of the possible origin of the Eaton Fire. Their findings concluded that the origin of the fire was the base of transmission line #3 and the transmission line was energized by SCE equipment. “There was an entire community that was leveled by Southern California Edison’s equipment. It did not have to happen, it should have not happened, it’s a repeat offender from the standpoint of Thomas, Woolsey, Bobcat, and now this,” said trial lawyer Mikal Watts. SoCal Edison responds SCE said they received the video on Saturday from the New York Times and immediately shared it with fire investigators. Kathleen Dunleavy, a spokesperson for SCE, said the video needs to be analyzed more, and it is premature to comment and speculate on what that footage means. “Southern California Edison is committed to transparency, and we’re committed to conducting this investigation in a thorough manner. This is an ongoing investigation and we are at a very early stage right now. Our hearts go out to everyone in Southern California who’s been impacted by these wildfires,” Dunleavy said to reporters Monday. RELATED:Eaton Fire: Lawsuit filed against Southern California Edison Multiple lawsuits have been filed against SCE alleging they failed to comply with essential electrical and fire safety standards, including failing to maintain power lines and overgrown vegetation. The Eaton Fire has burned 14,021 acres in Altadena and Pasadena since Jan. 7, leaving at least 17 people dead, according to Cal Fire. Nine firefighters were injured battling the blaze. It has destroyed 9,418 structures and damaged another 1,073. Source link #video #appears #show #origin #deadly #blaze #attorneys Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Elkhart police investigate officer-involved shooting leaving three dead, including suspect – WSBT-TV Elkhart police investigate officer-involved shooting leaving three dead, including suspect – WSBT-TV Elkhart police investigate officer-involved shooting leaving three dead, including suspect WSBT-TV3 dead, 2 officers wounded in shooting at Martin’s in Elkhart WNDU2 killed, 2 police officers wounded in shooting at Indiana grocery stor Yahoo! VoicesShooting inside Indiana supermarket leaves 3 dead, with 2 officers sustaining injuries Fox News3 dead, 2 officers injured in shooting near Elkhart grocery store WANE Source link #Elkhart #police #investigate #officerinvolved #shooting #leaving #dead #including #suspect #WSBTTV Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

National Farmers’ Federation appoints Troy Williams as new CEO National Farmers’ Federation appoints Troy Williams as new CEO The National Farmers’ Federation has a new chief executive, with veteran businessman Troy Williams set to take the reins of Australia’s biggest agriculture lobby group. Mr Williams replaces former CEO Tony Mahar, who was in the role for eight years before stepping down late last year. NFF made the announcement on Tuesday, saying Mr Williams’ appointment “comes at a crucial time for farm advocacy” as the Federal election looms. “Over more than two decades, Troy has been a champion for businesses in highly regulated and trade-exposed industries, addressing issues from product regulation and international trade agreements to workforce planning and skills development,” NFF president David Jochinke said. “These are exactly the challenges faced by the businesses our members represent, and Troy’s experience will be invaluable in addressing them.” Mr Williams most recently served as CEO of the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia, the peak body representing independent providers in the higher education, training and skills sectors. He was previously CEO of the *********** Dental Industry Association, the *********** Institute of Building, and Skill360, which is one of the nation’s largest group training organisations. Mr Williams, who takes on the new role from March 3, said NFF had a “rich legacy” and he would focus on working closely with its member organisations — including WAFarmers — to tackle “critical issues impacting farmers”. “I’m looking forward to strengthening the NFF’s connection with its members to ensure their priorities are at the heart of our advocacy,” he said. “Whether it is advancing trade opportunities, addressing labour shortages, or advocating for sustainable farming practices, our activity must build upon the great work that’s already been undertaken to deliver practical results that empower farmers.” Despite having worked in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney, Mr Williams insisted he was “not a city person” with hobbies including shooting and dirt biking. He said he was keen to engage with stakeholders “from parliament to paddock” to ensure agriculture was prioritised in the national policy debate. “This year will be pivotal in shaping policies that secure the future of *********** farming and rural communities,” Mr Williams said. Mr Jochinke said Mr Williams was recognised for his “exceptional ability” to negotiate with senior government officials, politicians, and industry leaders. His predecessor Mr Maharwas appointed by the Federal Government as the *********** Energy Infrastructure Commissioner. Source link #National #Farmers #Federation #appoints #Troy #Williams #CEO Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Winning Powerball numbers for Monday, Jan. 27, a $56 million jackpot Winning Powerball numbers for Monday, Jan. 27, a $56 million jackpot Will a $2 Powerball ticket turn someone into a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, “it could happen to you.” After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball in the Saturday, Jan. 25, drawing for $46 million, the grand prize increased by $10 million for Monday, Jan. 27. Monday’s winning numbers were 2-40-47-53-55 and the Powerball was 20. Power Play was 2x. The one-time lump sum would be $24.9 million, according to Powerball online. We’ll see if there’s a winner or another rollover. In case you’re wondering, Saturday’s winning numbers were 8-15-17-53-66 and the Powerball was 14. Power Play was 3x. Though it resulted in a rollover, it wasn’t all bad news: One ticket in Texas matched five numbers to win a second-tier prize of $1 million. A “second-tier” win means a player correctly matched five numbers in the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery, and the overall jackpot typically rolls over. Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery. Good luck! Grand prize indeed! Powerball winner Edwin Castro publicly claimed $2.04 billion jackpot — on Valentine’s Day What were winning Powerball numbers for Monday, Jan. 27, 2025? 2-40-47-53-55 and the Powerball was 20 Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Monday, Jan. 27, winning numbers were 2-40-47-53-55 and the Powerball was 20. Power Play was 2x. We’ll see if there’s a winner, a secondary winner or another rollover. A $1.586 billion Powerball tale: From a small town to ‘Today’ show with Savannah Guthrie to $6.2 million home The last Powerball streak ended Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, when a ticket purchased in Oregon matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win $331 million. The jackpot reset to $20 million for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, which was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, and Inauguration Day 2025 for Donald Trump. Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current prize. When is the next Powerball drawing? Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. EST every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, including holidays. The next Powerball drawing will be Wednesday, Jan. 29, which is Lunar New Year. Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it. Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes “must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time ******* has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire.” When life gives you $2 billion lotto win you buy 2 multimillion-dollar homes 20 miles from each other What is the average chance of winning Powerball? Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies. Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous? According to Florida Lottery’s website, winners cannot remain anonymous: “Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner’s name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information.” However, the site states, the “names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner.” Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win. Who won, how long did it take to win Powerball, Mega Millions and those billion-dollar jackpots? What are the Top 10 biggest Powerball jackpots in history? Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of Jan. 27, 2025: 10. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland 9. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington 8. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts 7. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin 4. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more for Mega Millions and Powerball? What are the biggest lottery jackpots in US history? As of Jan. 27, 2025, there have been 12 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history. $1.58 billion Mega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida $1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina $1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine $1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois $1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon $1.22 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 28, 2024, California winner TBD $1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in New Jersey with the ticket purchased at ShopRite Liquor No. 781 in Neptune Township, New Jersey $1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California $1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan (This story was updated to include new information.) This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Powerball numbers for Monday, January 27, 2025, $56 million prize Source link #Winning #Powerball #numbers #Monday #Jan #million #jackpot Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iPhones, Macs, and More – The Hacker News Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iPhones, Macs, and More – The Hacker News Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iPhones, Macs, and More The Hacker NewsiOS 18.3—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users ForbesApple turns its AI on by default in latest software update CNBCHow to Turn Off Apple Intelligence on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac WIREDiOS 18.3 is here with a major change to how you enable Apple Intelligence TechRadar Source link #Apple #Patches #Actively #Exploited #ZeroDay #Affecting #iPhones #Macs #Hacker #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Peter Dutton wishes Anthony Albanese ‘happy retirement’ in cheeky FM radio challenge Peter Dutton wishes Anthony Albanese ‘happy retirement’ in cheeky FM radio challenge Peter Dutton has taken a cheeky swipe at Anthony Albanese’s recent property purchase, saying the $4.3 million NSW Central Coast house was his “retirement home”. Appearing on Perth’s Nova FM on Tuesday morning, the Opposition Leader took part in a challenge set by hosts Nathan Morris, Nat Locke and Shaun McManus to draw something for the Prime Minister. Mr Albanese had previously drawn a crude image of Mr Dutton, which the hosts presented to the Opposition Leader. “We did a thing here where we did a challenge where one of us that was drawing, and that was Albo, was given a butcher’s paper pad, a texta, and then he was given a word, and then I had to stand behind him, and guess what he had drawn . . . the word was Peter Dutton,” Morris said. “This is an original by Anthony Albanese.” Taking a framed copy of the portrait, Mr Dutton said: “That’s impressive, and that really sums up the PM’s total skill set there.” “He’s an overachiever . . . there’s a striking resemblance . . . and the big smile as well I like.” Camera IconMr Dutton joked that the Prime Minister’s drawing of him really summed up “the PM’s total skill set”. Credit: Unknown/Nova But the hosts offered the Opposition Leader the chance to response, taking up a pen to draw the Prime Minister’s new home purchase a $4.3 million home in Copacabana, NSW last year. “This is Copacabana, the retirement home,” Mr Dutton said, writing: “Happy Retirement”. “What do you think,” Dutton asked. Camera IconMr Dutton with his drawing. Credit: Unknown/Nova “You know what, polite but also kicks him in the ******,” Morris said. Asked about the purchase on Sunday, Mr Albanese denied the property was a sign his three-decades long run in politics was due to end. “I’ve met someone I want to spend the rest of my life with, and what happens when people make that decision, if they’re in a position to, they go and get a mortgage together,” the Prime Minister said. “And it’s mortgaged, and I sold another property, a property that I had in order to assist with that, so that down the track … we can have somewhere close to where Jodie grew up, where Jodie’s parents and family all are. “And it wasn’t a political decision. It was very much a personal one.” Mr Dutton’s three day trip to Perth came as a Newspoll showed a majority of Australians now believed the most likely outcome from the election was a Coalition Government. Source link #Peter #Dutton #wishes #Anthony #Albanese #happy #retirement #cheeky #radio #challenge Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

You May Not Have Known This, But People Are Protesting Donald Trump Around The World. Here Are 21 Photos You May Not Have Known This, But People Are Protesting Donald Trump Around The World. Here Are 21 Photos Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways We are only seven days into Donald Trump’s presidency, and he’s already made several controversial policies. Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images Amid pardoning about 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters to enacting mass deportations, rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and ordering the US to back out of the World Health Organization, people are already expressing concern over what is to come. And it’s not just those in the US. You may not know this, but people around the world have been protesting Donald Trump’s actions and presidency since his inauguration. From Berlin to Mexico and right here in the US, here are 19 images from anti-Trump protests. 1.London, ***: Sopa Images / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 2.Chicago, Illinois: Scott Olson / Getty Images 3.Brussels, Belgium: Thierry Monasse / Getty Images 4.Mexico City, Mexico: Nurphoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images 5.Panama City, Panama: Arnulfo Franco / AFP via Getty Images 6.Washington, DC: Amid Farahi / Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images 7.Mexico City, Mexico: Nurphoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images 8.London, ***: Wiktor Szymanowicz / Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images 9.New York, New York: Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Images 10.Berlin, Germany: Sean Gallup / Getty Images 11.Panama City, Panama: Arnulfo Franco / AFP via Getty Images 12.Tijuana, Mexico: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images 13.Naples, Italy: Kontrolab / KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images 14.Chicago, Illinois: Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Images 15.London, ***: Sopa Images / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 16.Mexico City, Mexico: Silvana Flores / AFP via Getty Images 17.Boston, Massachusetts: Vcg / VCG via Getty Images 18.London, ***: Yui Mok – Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images 19.Naples, Italy: Kontrolab / KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images 20.Berlin, Germany: Omer Messinger / Getty Images 21.And finally, Tijuana, Mexico: Picture Alliance / dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images What are your thoughts about these images? Let us know in the comments. Source link #People #Protesting #Donald #Trump #World #Photos Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Gazans Crowd the Road North, Joyful but Anxious – The New York Times Gazans Crowd the Road North, Joyful but Anxious – The New York Times Gazans Crowd the Road North, Joyful but Anxious The New York TimesPalestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war The Associated PressUpdates: Israel allows displaced Palestinians to return to north Gaza Al Jazeera EnglishDetails on continued hold of Israel-****** ceasefire as thousands return to northern Gaza CBS NewsVideo: See displaced Palestinians return en masse to northern Gaza CNN Source link #Gazans #Crowd #Road #North #Joyful #Anxious #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

How ChatGPT, Gemini and DeepSeek deal with Tiananmen Square and Taiwan questions – video | DeepSeek How ChatGPT, Gemini and DeepSeek deal with Tiananmen Square and Taiwan questions – video | DeepSeek The new ******** AI that rivals US big tech at a fraction of the cost has seen its popularity soar. However, despite its appeal to international users, the app appears to censor answers to sensitive questions about China and its government We tried out DeepSeek. It works well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan Source link #ChatGPT #Gemini #DeepSeek #deal #Tiananmen #Square #Taiwan #questions #video #DeepSeek Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

How star Hawk Will Day plans to go to the next level in his return to action How star Hawk Will Day plans to go to the next level in his return to action A Hawthorn midfielder is looking to add more strings to his bow as he makes a return from a season-ending collarbone injury. Source link #star #Hawk #Day #plans #level #return #action Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Woman charged after striking multiple Eagles fans celebrating Super Bowl berth Woman charged after striking multiple Eagles fans celebrating Super Bowl berth The Brief Rebekah DeShields, 26, was charged with aggravated assault and other charges after police say she struck multiple people with her vehicle near Broad and Spring Garden streets on Sunday. Thousands of fans flooded Broad Street after the Eagles clinched a Super Bowl berth by winning the NFC Championship. PHILADELPHIA – A woman is facing several charges after police say she drove her vehicle into multiple people. The incident occurred after many Eagles fans packed the streets of Philadelphia to celebrate the team’s NFC Championship\ win. What we know At around 9:31 p.m. Sunday, police say a silver 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 struck multiple pedestrians at 1400 Spring Garden Street before being stopped by police. They say eight people were hurt in the ordeal with injuries ranging from minor pain to fractures. The driver was identified by police as 26-year-old Rebekah DeShields of Narberth. Rebekah DeShields, 26, was charged with aggravated assault and other charges after police say she struck multiple people with her vehicle near Broad and Spring Garden streets after the NFC Championship game. She was taken into police custody and faces the following charges: Aggravated Assault, Driving without a License, Simple Assault, Reckless Driving, and related offenses. The victims were treated for their injuries. The backstory Hours after the Philadelphia Eagles clinched a Super Bowl berth by winning the NFC Championship against the Washington Commanders, many fans took to Broad Street to celebrate. Video shows several people on the ground as the driver makes a U-turn and continues to drive towards large groups of people gathered in the street. The Source The information in this story is from the Philadelphia Police Department. Source link #Woman #charged #striking #multiple #Eagles #fans #celebrating #Super #Bowl #berth Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]