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Asia stocks rise on softer yields, Japan firms past strong inflation data – Investing.com Asia stocks rise on softer yields, Japan firms past strong inflation data – Investing.com Asia stocks rise on softer yields, Japan firms past strong inflation data Investing.comAsian Equities Advance While Treasuries Hold Gains: Markets Wrap BloombergAsian shares gain as Treasuries find support ReutersAsia-Pacific markets mostly climb as investors assess slew of economic data CNBCAsian stocks rise and oil prices slip after Treasury yields ease AP News Source link #Asia #stocks #rise #softer #yields #Japan #firms #strong #inflation #data #Investing.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Bunbury concreter fined after ignoring order to rectify ‘highly deficient’ slab work Bunbury concreter fined after ignoring order to rectify ‘highly deficient’ slab work A Bunbury concreter has been fined $5000 after ignoring an official order to rectify slab work described as “highly deficient”. Source link #Bunbury #concreter #fined #ignoring #order #rectify #highly #deficient #slab #work Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

FDA Warns Consumers “Do Not Eat” Recalled Cucumbers in These 15 States FDA Warns Consumers “Do Not Eat” Recalled Cucumbers in These 15 States Before you whip up your next mix of greens, you may want to reconsider adding cucumbers. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are working in tandem with Bedner Growers, Inc. to recall cucumbers because of concerns over potential Salmonella infection. What product has been recalled? On May 19, 2025, the FDA alerted consumers that there was a recall on cucumbers that were grown by Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Product Sales, Inc. The cucumbers were sold to various retailers, distribution centers, wholesalers and food service distributors, including Bedner’s Farm Fresh Market in Florida. The recall encompasses cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers and sold between April 29, 2025 and May 19, 2025. What is the exact reason for the recall? In partnership with the FDA and CDC, Bedner Growers issued the recall after customers reported Salmonella infections linked to the cucumbers. As of May 20, illnesses have been reported by 26 people, nine of whom were hospitalized. The last of these people began experiencing symptoms on April 28, over three weeks ago. No deaths have been linked to the outbreak. According to the FDA, Salmonella infection typically occurs within 12 to 72 hours after ingestion of the affected food, with symptoms lasting up to seven days. Common symptoms include fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. What states are affected? Main concerns are centered around Florida, where the cucumbers were grown and distributed. However, cases have been reported in 14 other states, with more potentially on the way. What should I do if I have the recalled product? It may be difficult to wholly confirm if the cucumbers in your possession are the ones being recalled from Bedner Growers, as many have been sold without a label, product name or best by date. However, there are a few ways to potentially tell. First is by looking at the timeline of purchase. The affected cucumbers were sold between April 29, 2025 and May 19, 2025. The second is via the label. Cucumbers sold to distributors, restaurants and retailers by Bedner Growers should be labeled as “supers,” “selects” or “plains.” Restaurants, retailers and distributors are also actively notifying customers if they may have purchased or consumed the contaminated cucumbers. If you have purchased the affected vegetable, the FDA is urging customers to throw the cucumber(s) away, clean and sanitize surfaces touched by the cucumber(s) and contact your healthcare provider if you begin to experience symptoms of Salmonella infection. You Might Also Like Source link #FDA #Warns #Consumers #Eat #Recalled #Cucumbers #States Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

FTC Drops Case Over Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Deal FTC Drops Case Over Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Deal The US Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft’s $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,91,491 crore) purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard, saying on Thursday that pursuing the case against the long-closed deal was not in the public interest. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson is seeking to use the agency’s resources for cases that fit with President Donald Trump’s agenda, such as a probe related to whether advertisers colluded to spend less on X first reported by Reuters on Thursday. Ferguson is beginning to shut down some efforts started by his predecessor Lina Khan, including dropping a case on Thursday that had accused PepsiCo of price discrimination that favored Walmart. The FTC lost an appeal on May 7 seeking to reverse a judge’s decision declining to block the Microsoft-Activision deal, which closed in 2023. Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Thursday that the FTC’s decision to drop the case was “a victory for players across the country and for common sense in Washington, D.C.” When challenging a new merger, the FTC typically asks a judge to temporarily block the deal to give the agency time to challenge it in its own administrative court. But deals that are temporarily blocked are often abandoned. Though the FTC lost its case seeking to block the deal temporarily, the agency could have sought to unwind the acquisition at a trial that was scheduled for July. The Activision Blizzard transaction marked the largest-ever acquisition in the video gaming market. The FTC claimed the tie-up would allow Microsoft to fend off competitors to the Xbox console and to its subscription and cloud-based gaming business. © Thomson Reuters 2025 (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Source link #FTC #Drops #Case #Microsofts #Billion #Activision #Blizzard #Deal Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Apple raises trade-in prices for iPhones in China as amid competition Apple raises trade-in prices for iPhones in China as amid competition People stand in front of an Apple store in Beijing, China, on April 9, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Apple on Friday raised the amount of money people can get off their next iPhone in China by trading in their old device, rolling out further incentives to spur demand in a crucial market. The iPhone 15 Pro Max now has a trade-in value of up to 5,700 ******** yuan ($791), an increase from 5,625 yuan previously. For reference, a brand new iPhone 15 Pro Max starts at 7,999 yuan in China. The iPhone 15 Pro model can now be traded in for up to 4,750 yuan, up from 4,725 prior. There are also trade-in value increases across other models too. Apple has looked to offer discounts over the last year, especially around holiday periods in China. While the latest hikes are not huge, they signal Apple’s ongoing desire to galvanize sales in the world’s second largest economy, where it has faced falling market share and declining sales amid tougher competition from local rivals. In the first quarter of the year, Apple’s China shipments fell 8% year-on-year, while the company’s share of the smartphone market in the country declined from 15% to 13%, according to data from Canalys. Apple also reported this month that sales in its Greater China region, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, fell slightly on an annual basis. But Apple’s China headache goes beyond sales to questions over its supply chain and products. While U.S. President Donald Trump has paused most tariffs on China for now, there is still an ongoing discussion about whether chips and other electronics may receive a special duty. Apple, which makes around 90% of its iPhones in China via its manufacturing partner Foxconn, has been looking to move more production to India — though Trump has also voiced displeasure with that. The White House leader said this month that he told Apple CEO Tim Cook he doesn’t want the company building products in India and would rather them make devices in the U.S. Apple’s biggest challengers number Xiaomi and Huawei, with the latter seeing a stunning revival in its home market over the last 17 months thanks to breakthroughs in chips and aggressive launches of new devices. Xiaomi, which was the biggest player by market share in China in the first quarter, has meanwhile been ramping up its presence in the high-end device space to directly compete with Apple. On Thursday, the company launched the Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone that contains an in-house developed chip — something very few companies in the world have managed to do successfully. Xiaomi has also committed nearly $7 billion to develop more chips over the next 10 years, signaling its ambition to compete with Apple and Huawei. Source link #Apple #raises #tradein #prices #iPhones #China #competition Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Apple raises trade-in prices for iPhones in China as amid competition Apple raises trade-in prices for iPhones in China as amid competition People stand in front of an Apple store in Beijing, China, on April 9, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Apple on Friday raised the amount of money people can get off their next iPhone in China by trading in their old device, rolling out further incentives to spur demand in a crucial market. The iPhone 15 Pro Max now has a trade-in value of up to 5,700 ******** yuan ($791), an increase from 5,625 yuan previously. For reference, a brand new iPhone 15 Pro Max starts at 7,999 yuan in China. The iPhone 15 Pro model can now be traded in for up to 4,750 yuan, up from 4,725 prior. There are also trade-in value increases across other models too. Apple has looked to offer discounts over the last year, especially around holiday periods in China. While the latest hikes are not huge, they signal Apple’s ongoing desire to galvanize sales in the world’s second largest economy, where it has faced falling market share and declining sales amid tougher competition from local rivals. In the first quarter of the year, Apple’s China shipments fell 8% year-on-year, while the company’s share of the smartphone market in the country declined from 15% to 13%, according to data from Canalys. Apple also reported this month that sales in its Greater China region, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, fell slightly on an annual basis. But Apple’s China headache goes beyond sales to questions over its supply chain and products. While U.S. President Donald Trump has paused most tariffs on China for now, there is still an ongoing discussion about whether chips and other electronics may receive a special duty. Apple, which makes around 90% of its iPhones in China via its manufacturing partner Foxconn, has been looking to move more production to India — though Trump has also voiced displeasure with that. The White House leader said this month that he told Apple CEO Tim Cook he doesn’t want the company building products in India and would rather them make devices in the U.S. Apple’s biggest challengers number Xiaomi and Huawei, with the latter seeing a stunning revival in its home market over the last 17 months thanks to breakthroughs in chips and aggressive launches of new devices. Xiaomi, which was the biggest player by market share in China in the first quarter, has meanwhile been ramping up its presence in the high-end device space to directly compete with Apple. On Thursday, the company launched the Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone that contains an in-house developed chip — something very few companies in the world have managed to do successfully. Xiaomi has also committed nearly $7 billion to develop more chips over the next 10 years, signaling its ambition to compete with Apple and Huawei. Source link #Apple #raises #tradein #prices #iPhones #China #competition Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Dave Shapiro, groundbreaking music executive, dies in San Diego plane ****** at 42 – AP News Dave Shapiro, groundbreaking music executive, dies in San Diego plane ****** at 42 – AP News Dave Shapiro, groundbreaking music executive, dies in San Diego plane ****** at 42 AP NewsRecap: 6 on private jet presumed dead after ****** into San Diego neighborhood NBC 7 San DiegoBusiness jet with 6 on board hit power lines before fatal ****** in San Diego neighborhood CNNMusic agent Dave Shapiro and ex-****** Wears Prada drummer believed killed in plane ****** San Diego Union-TribuneMontgomery Field Airport weather instruments not functioning properly at time of plane ****** KPBS Source link #Dave #Shapiro #groundbreaking #music #executive #dies #San #Diego #plane #****** #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Super Rugby Pacific: Western Force stars Carlo Tizzano and Ben Donaldson proud to sign new two-year deals Super Rugby Pacific: Western Force stars Carlo Tizzano and Ben Donaldson proud to sign new two-year deals A home Rugby World Cup and firm belief in what Western Force are building left Carlo Tizzano and Ben Donaldson with little doubt in their mind they were right where they wanted to be. The Force announced on Friday the Wallabies duo had both signed two-year deals extending their tenure out west and tying the pair to the club until the run-in to the 2027 World Cup. With Rugby Australia’s Wallabies selection policy unlikely to change in regards to limited opportunities for overseas players, proud Perth local Tizzano and fly-half Donaldson were eager to stay put. Both Tizzano and Donaldson have starred for the Force this season, with the former having equalled a league record for most tries in a Super Rugby season by a forward and the latter sitting second in the league for points and goal-kicking accuracy. And both had sizable offers to play abroad, but the pair both saw brighter futures in Australia — and specifically, in Perth with the Force. “Money’s not the be-all and end-all in the world. There’s definitely more value to stick around for a couple more years and grow the game,” Tizzano said. “To be honest, if I did sign overseas — I had a really good think about this — it’s me not backing myself to be the (best) openside (flanker) for the country and for Western Force, I’d kind of contradict myself and all my training and all my beliefs if I did that.” Camera IconCarlo Tizzano poses during a Rugby Australia press conference. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images for Rugby Australia “World Cups don’t come around very often, let alone a home World Cup,” Donaldson said. “To potentially, be selected in that, I’ve just got to keep grinding, keep working hard to put myself in the best position.” The pair join captain Jeremy Williams, back-rower Nick Champion de Crespigny and hooker Nic Dolly in having signed for the Force through to 2027 at least. Donaldson was enthused by the core the Force had built, despite the side’s season petering out and the club missing finals yet again after a strong start to the year. Camera IconBen Donaldson poses during a Rugby Australia press conference. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty Images for Rugby Australia “We’ve shown a glimpse of what we can do as a team, but it’s been a disappointing year for us. We haven’t made the finals, there’s a lot of things I still want to achieve here in Perth and with *********** rugby. “A lot of us aren’t from here (Perth), and it’s a real family club, so that’s the main thing for me. We haven’t played our best footy yet as well, so I’m really excited to see where we can take our rugby. “There’s been a lot of chop and change in the past couple of years with the squad, but from last year to this year, there are a few of us who have been here now. “All those learnings hopefully will come into place over the next couple of years. If we can keep a core group of players here with the coaching staff, there’ll be some good things coming up in 2027.” Tizzano is one of the rare few West Australians to have pulled on the green and gold jersey and said was inspired by past Force flankers such as Matt Hodgson, Richard Hardwick and Kane Koteka. Continuing to play in his home state was a big lure for the UWA product, but Tizzano said his teammates were just a big an influence. “Another real good reason for me sticking around is I’ve got some really close mates in this team, the types of guys that will be the best man on my wedding type of thing,” he said. “Those types of guys you want to share the field with at the end day when you’re in the 80th minute defending your line.” Source link #Super #Rugby #Pacific #Western #Force #stars #Carlo #Tizzano #Ben #Donaldson #proud #sign #twoyear #deals Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Researchers claim they may have found it in Turkey Researchers claim they may have found it in Turkey (NewsNation) — A team of researchers claims to have found what they believe is evidence of Noah’s Ark at the Durupinar site in eastern Turkey, using advanced scanning technology to support their theory that the biblical account represents historical fact rather than parable. Andrew Jones, lead archaeological researcher for Noah’s Ark Scans, told NewsNation his team has been investigating the ship-shaped rock formation since 2019. The site was discovered in 1959 by Turkish Army Capt. Ilhan Durupinar. “We have a shape of a ship, and then you look at the size of it … exactly 300 royal Egyptian cubits,” Jones said Thursday on NewsNation’s “Vargas Reports.” “That’s what Moses wrote in the book of Genesis.” Though many scientists say the rock is most likely a natural geological formation, the team conducted nondestructive geophysical scans, including ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography, which Jones said revealed structural patterns inconsistent with such formations. Neuralink patient explains first year of life with brain chip The scans detected what appear to be chambers and corridors extending up to 30 feet underground. They say the scans reveal buried timberlike patterns consistent with a man-made vessel. Soil testing revealed the formation contains nearly “three times more organic matter” than surrounding areas, with elevated potassium levels that researchers suggest could indicate decomposed wood. The site is located in the mountains of Ararat, matching the biblical account in Genesis that describes the ark’s resting place. Jones said the scans show three distinct layers of material, with what appears to be a central tunnel and side chambers with right angles, suggesting constructed walls and rooms. Jones acknowledged that others have previously claimed to discover Noah’s Ark but said his team will continue research until another site provides comparable evidence. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to NewsNation. Source link #Researchers #claim #Turkey Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes 'cents' – ABC News Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes 'cents' – ABC News Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes ‘cents’ ABC NewsTreasury Sounds Death Knell for Penny Production WSJThe Treasury unveils its plan to kill the penny CNNStop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny AP NewsNo more pennies: In big change, Treasury will stop minting them NPR Source link #Treasury #Department #phase #penny #Trump #coin #longer #039cents039 #ABC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Dingo stabbed after biting child, 9, on heritage-listed K’gari off central Queensland coast Dingo stabbed after biting child, 9, on heritage-listed K’gari off central Queensland coast A dingo has been stabbed after biting a young boy at a heritage-listed tourist spot in Queensland. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman confirmed the boy, aged 9, was bitten on the arm by a dingo at Yidney Rocks on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) about 11.47am on Friday. Camera IconA dingo is understood to have been stabbed after biting a child on K’gari, formerly Fraser Island, on Friday. Supplied Credit: News Regional Media The dingo was injured by passers-by who ran to the boy’s aid, the Department of Environment and Science (DES) said in a statement. Rangers are now searching for the dingo and will increase patrols in the area. “Visitors to K’gari/Fraser Island are reminded to keep a stick with them, and watch children at all times,” a DES spokesman said. The child was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital in a stable condition with help from Marine Rescue Queensland. More to come. Source link #Dingo #stabbed #biting #child #heritagelisted #Kgari #central #Queensland #coast Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

What we know about the Chicago man identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting near the DC Jewish museum What we know about the Chicago man identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting near the DC Jewish museum A suspect in the Wednesday fatal shootings of two members of the Israeli Embassy near the Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., has been identified as a Chicago man with no known criminal history who apparently has railed on social media against the ongoing bombing of Gaza by Israel. Elias Rodriguez, 31, of the 4700 block of North Troy Street, was being held for questioning, authorities said Thursday. He was interviewed by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department as well as the FBI, and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon, according to officials. A news conference was set for 4:45 p.m. in Washington. Authorities alleged Rodriguez walked into the museum after the shooting, was detained by event security and began chanting, “Free, free Palestine,” officials said. Police on Thursday had blocked the street outside his apartment building in the Albany Park neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side. By 8:15 a.m., a stream of heavily armed men, the letters FBI inscribed on their backs, were seen leaving the brick, U-shaped apartment building, where one apartment window had a sign in the window reading “Justice for Wadea,” a reference to the killing of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume by his family’s landlord in the suburbs in 2023. Neighbors on the block were startled to open their doors to the sight of federal agents clogging the street. “That’s terrifying,” one woman said when told why they were outside her home. John Wayne Fry is a neighbor who lives next door to the suspected shooter, a man he said lived in the apartment with a woman. He doesn’t know the relationship between the suspect and woman. But said they were friendly. “They were very friendly. You would never expect something like this. I mean, my goodness, they had Hello Kitty on their front door. I think you’re dealing with a young person who is sensitive,” said Fry, 71. “I don’t think we’re dealing with somebody who you would normally expect to be violent. You have to ask yourself what would cause a decent human being to do something crazy like this. What causes this? Because it shocked me.” Fry said that he heard the suspect was from Chicago but never thought it would be his next door neighbor. He was asked if they ever talked politics, and he said no. “Today, I regret I never had a conversation with him,” he said. After hours on the scene, FBI agents packed up their equipment and left the suspect’s apartment at about 1:45 p.m. They also towed away a gold Hyundai Accent with Illinois plates. The investigation is being run by federal authorities in Washington, with significant assistance from the FBI Chicago field office and other Chicago-based federal agencies. The FBI’s Washington field office put out a statement Thursday morning that “FBI Chicago is conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity in the Chicago area in relation to yesterday’s tragic shooting in Washington D.C.” In a social media account attributed to the suspect, a lengthy manifesto was posted at 9 p.m. Wednesday titled “Escalate for Gaza. Bring the War Home,” which decried the killings of tens of thousands in Gaza, lamented how civil protests had failed to stop it, and debated the morality of “armed demonstration.” The post ended with what appeared to be a reference to an “action” about to be taken. “I am glad today at least there are many Americans for which the action will be highly legible and, in some funny way, the only sane thing to do,” the post stated. Rodriguez was also once linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation — a far-left group that regularly posts anti-Israel rhetoric on social media. “End the genocide. Israel out of Gaza now,” the group posted Wednesday — just hours before the DC shooting. “We reject any attempt to associate the PSL with the DC shooting. Elias Rodriguez is not a member of the PSL,” the group said in an X post early Thursday. In an online bio for the site “The History Makers,” Rodriguez stated he was “born and raised in Chicago” and graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago with a major in English. He’d worked as an oral history researcher since 2023, cultivating biographies of accomplished leaders in the African American community,” the bio stated. He said he enjoys “reading, writing, fiction, live music, film, and exploring new places.” The bio was removed from the site Thursday morning. A UIC spokesman later confirmed Rodriguez graduated from the university in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in English. Most recently, Rodriguez had worked as an administrative assistant for the American Osteopathic Information Association, the organization confirmed Thursday. In a statement, leaders of the organization’s sister group, the American Osteopathic Organization, offered their condolences to the victims’ families and said they were “shocked and saddened to learn that an AOIA employee has been arrested as a suspect in this horrific crime.” The association and its sister organization would cooperate with law enforcement investigators in any way it could, the statement continued. At an unrelated news conference Thursday, Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling was asked whether Rodriguez was known to police. “What we know right now is that he doesn’t have a criminal background, but I won’t get too much into it because this is still an ongoing investigation with the FBI so we’ll keep it at that,” Snelling said. Snelling said the department had already “put special attentions” at places of worship, is monitoring social media and is in “constant contact” with Jewish leaders. On Thursday morning, Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement he was “horrified” to hear of the shooting and disclosed that a member of his staff was attending the event. “While they are shaken up, they are thankfully safe,” the governor said. “Law enforcement has apprehended the suspected gunman, and although the investigation continues, make no mistake: this was an attack on the Jewish community.” Pritzker, who is Jewish, has pledged Illinois’ support for Israel while also seeking to distinguish ****** militants from the ************ people, who he has said want peace in the region. But as someone who led the building of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, Pritzker expressed how the shooting resonated with him and what trauma it has caused. “Young Jewish people and diplomats came together in a museum built to honor their shared history but then had to flee gun shots and witness the killing of a young couple,” Pritzker said. “Whether it’s gun violence or the rising tide of antisemitism, Americans of all backgrounds have an urgent obligation to stand for peace and reject bigotry in all its forms and in every way possible.” It was not immediately clear whether Rodriguez had an attorney who could comment on his behalf. A telephone number listed in public records rang unanswered. Rodriguez had previously posted on X that it was time to bring the war in Gaza home. Reaction to the shooting continued to pour in from elected officials Thursday. At an unrelated press conference on summer safety in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson extended his “deepest condolences” to the families of those killed and to “the Jewish community as a whole,” condemning “all of these acts of anti-semitic brutality.” “We are not a better, stronger, safer city if our Jewish community is continuously under attack. We condemn these acts of terror and the anti-semitic sentiment that unfortunately has continued to spread throughout our city and around this country,” the mayor said. At the same event, Snelling pledged his department would “work across this entire city to make sure every single neighborhood is safe from hate and terroristic acts.” “In the city of Chicago, there’s no place for hate, there’s no place for terrorism, and we’re not going to tolerate it,” Snelling said. Lonnie Nasatir, the president of the Jewish United Fund, said he was “horrified, sad, but unfortunately not so surprised” that “two beautiful young people” lost their lives in a senseless act of violence. He said he’s also saddened that a Chicago resident could become so “infected with hate” so as to allegedly carry out the shooting. “We have been screaming from the hilltop … that what we’re seeing on our streets of Chicago, on our campuses in Chicago, is not innocuous rallying cries. These are rallying cries of hate. These are rallying cries to incite violence against Jews and Israel,” Nasatir said. “And unfortunately, we saw somebody that took those words and those mantras into serious and violent action last night.” Nasatir said all community leaders, including politicians, university officials and business professionals, must call out antisemitic words and actions. “People of goodwill throughout our community need to stand up and say, ‘no, you can’t normalize antisemitism,” Nasatir said. “It’s so acute right now, and it’s so in our face, and it’s now leading to the loss of life that our leaders need to step up and say, ‘we will not allow this in our buildings, in our streets.’” 50th Ward Ald. Debra Silverstein, the only Jewish member of the City Council, said she was “deeply concerned to learn that the attacker came from Chicago.” She said she spoke with Snelling and local police commanders, who told her there is “no known threat to our local Jewish community.” “However, out of an abundance of caution, the 24th District is increasing patrols and putting extra attention on our community,” Silverstein wrote. “I ask for law enforcement to investigate any ties to local extremist groups and to act swiftly to make sure the Jewish community in Chicago is kept safe.” U.S. Sen. ***** Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said it was “absolutely devastating” to hear of the shooting. His colleague, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-Ill.) called the shooting “absolutely horrifying.” “My heart goes out to the victims, their families and loved ones and the entire Jewish community in the wake of this inexcusable act of antisemitic violence,” Duckworth said. “Hate should never find safe harbor in America, and we should all be united in the fight against antisemitism.” Rodriguez was arrested at the scene where two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Lischinsky was a research assistant, and Milgrim organized visits and missions to Israel. They were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum when the suspect approached a group of four people and opened fire, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference. Rodriguez was observed pacing outside the museum before the shooting, walked into the museum after the shooting and was detained by event security, Smith said. The stunning attack prompted Israeli missions to beef up their security. The shooting comes as Israel has launched another major offensive in the Gaza Strip in a war with ****** that has heightened tensions across the Middle East and internationally. “These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!” President Donald Trump posted on social media early Thursday. “Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA.” Tribune reporters Madeline Buckley, Caroline Kubzansky, A.D. Quig and Rebecca Johnson contributed to this report Source link #Chicago #man #identified #suspect #fatal #shooting #Jewish #museum Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

‘Only sane thing to do:’ Writings, interviews tied to suspect in Israeli embassy staffer killings show political activism – CNN ‘Only sane thing to do:’ Writings, interviews tied to suspect in Israeli embassy staffer killings show political activism – CNN ‘Only sane thing to do:’ Writings, interviews tied to suspect in Israeli embassy staffer killings show political activism CNN2 Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed in Washington D.C. Shooting Near Jewish Museum: Live Updates The New York TimesLooked Distressed, Witnesses Mistakenly Helped Man Who Killed Israeli Staff NDTVThey came from thousands of miles apart to DC and found love. Then tragedy struck CNNThe Trump administration is rallying around Israel, but not Netanyahu Politico Source link #sane #Writings #interviews #tied #suspect #Israeli #embassy #staffer #killings #show #political #activism #CNN Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Dark Ages’ Most Spectacular Missions The Dark Ages’ Most Spectacular Missions Doom: The Dark Ages contains 22 chapters, and the majority of them can take around thirty minutes to finish. Alongside multiple collectibles, most chapters also offer two or three challenges that reward players with new skins and upgrade materials. One of the most challenging chapters in The Dark Ages is undoubtedly Chapter 18: Belly of the Beast. Completing this mission is essential to locate and rescue Commander Thira. If you’re struggling to finish it, here’s a guide on how you can conquer Belly of the Beast with ease in Doom: The Dark Ages. How to complete Chapter 18: Belly of the Beast in Doom: The Dark Ages? Chapter 18: Belly of the Beast in The Dark Ages kicks off by following the objective marker until you encounter consecutive opening mouths that will lead you to the wooden barrier, which can be broken using a Shield Charger. Once inside, get ready for a fight against a large wave of enemies, including two Enforcers and an Acolyte. After you’ve cleared the area, destroy the first demonic organ to proceed ahead. Make sure to Shield Throw energy nodes and Shield Recall statues to get access to the next organ area. The second area brings more chaos; you must defeat a wave of enemies and then destroy the organ. Be careful while fighting it out, as you must avoid the acid pools, which can rapidly drain your health. Continue pushing through the enemy waves until you make it to the third zone and destroy its organ. This area also has a massive acid pool and an optional location required for you to complete the “Swallowed Whole” mission. Doom: The Dark Ages is filled with challenging missions. (Image via Microsoft) Once you’ve defeated all enemies and destroyed the third organ, it’s time to use your Shield Recall statues to make a jump to the point of return and take down the main organ. One final Shield Charge through the wooden barrier will lead you to the concluding area of Chapter 17th: Temple of Lomarith. Get ready to fight through multiple heavy enemies, make your way through the main gate, and reach the next area. Pass through all the enemies once again, and you’ll finally be able to rescue Thira and complete Belly of the Beast. The Dark Ages has cranked up the difficulty level The difficulty level has been raised in Doom: The Dark Ages. (Image via Microsoft) Well, if you’re someone who has easily completed Belly of the Beast and other chapters in The Dark Ages without breaking a sweat, id Software has some news for you. During a recent Slayer’s Club livestream, game director Hugo Martin and Senior Community Lead Joshua Boyle shared that a recent update has increased the difficulty in The Dark Ages. Id Software has switched up the difficulty level in The Dark Ages in response to the community’s reaction and data collected since the launch. The developer released these changes without an official patch, and it’s mainly focused on switching certain enemy attacks and variables. The community’s reaction to the update is mixed, as they believe that the game is incredibly punishing now. The recent live stream is one of the many planned events where the developer team directly connects with fans and shares upcoming features for the game. It’s not something out of the blue, as we’ve seen id Software hosting similar streams for previous Doom games. With that said, have you completed the Belly of the Beast chapter in Doom: The Dark Ages? Let us know in the comments below. Source link #Dark #Ages #Spectacular #Missions Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Which ******** car brands offer the best warranty? Which ******** car brands offer the best warranty? There are a lot of new automotive brands arriving in Australia and they’re all making big promises. But *********** consumers can be a little wary, particularly considering that buying a new car – no matter how attractive its price tag and features are – is usually the second largest investment they will make after purchasing a house. So trust and reliability are important factors when making a car-buying decision; you want to know that if anything goes wrong you’ll be covered. Camera Icon2025 MG S5 EV Credit: CarExpert And that’s why there is a warranty war brewing, with many of the newest brands setting new aftersales benchmarks to provide consumers with the peace of mind they need. So, let’s see which of the newest automotive brands in Australia offer the best ownership credentials. MG Of the ******** brands MG sets the standard for aftersales ownership provisions with a 10-year, 250,000km warranty across its entire model range, including its latest hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles. Camera IconSupplied Credit: CarExpert For reference, Nissan offers a generous 10-year/300,000km warranty and Mitsubishi a 10-year/200,000km warranty, but both decade-long warranties are conditional on servicing at each Japanese brands’ authorised dealerships – if not the warranty is five years (or unlimited-km for Nissan and 100,000km for Mitsubishi). MG’s warranty applies to all cars registered after August 1, 2024 and used for private purposes only, regardless of where they’re serviced. For business operators and fleets, the warranty ******* is seven years or 160,000km, whichever occurs first. Also included during the warranty ******* is free roadside assistance. Chery/Jaecoo Chery and its subsidiary brand Jaecoo provide seven years of warranty coverage with unlimited kilometres for private buyers. For commercial use, the warranty duration remains the same, but the distance is capped at 150,000km, whichever comes first. Camera Icon2025 Jaecoo J7 SHS Credit: CarExpert For its range of electric vehicles (EVs) including the E5, Chery provides an eight-year/unlimited-km warranty on the high-voltage battery. It also offers free roadside assistance for the first 12 months, which is renewed annually for the duration of the warranty ******* if the vehicle is maintained through its authorised dealer network. Geely Newcomer Geely matches Chery for peace of mind, with a seven-year/unlimited-km warranty on vehicles bought for private use, and it guarantees that is high-voltage batteries will maintain at least 70 per cent of their original capacity over the first eight years. Camera Icon2025 Geely EX5 Credit: CarExpert For commercial use, the warranty coverage for both the vehicle and battery pack is reduced to 150,000km, without change to the time *******. Geely also provides free roadside assistance for the first year of ownership, which is extended up to seven years each time the vehicle is serviced through its dealer network. BYD BYD comes in next with a six-year warranty over 150,000km for both private and commercial customers. The high-voltage battery pack and drive unit (which includes the electric motor and power controller) are covered for eight years or 160,000km, whichever comes first, with a guarantee that the battery will retain at least 70 per cent of its charge capacity over this ******* of time. Camera Icon2025 BYD Sealion 6 Credit: CarExpert BYD also provides free roadside assistance for the first 12 months, which is renewed annually for up to six years with each logbook service. LDV You’ll need to read the fine print for each model in the LDV range to determine the warranty coverage as they differ drastically. For its T60 ute, the diesel-powered Max version has the longest warranty ******* at seven years and 250,000km, with five years of free roadside assistance, but the electric eT60 is only covered for five years and 160,000km. Its battery pack, however, is guaranteed to retain a useable state of change for at least eight years. Camera Icon2025 LDV T60 Max Credit: CarExpert The D90 large SUV, which uses the same fundamental mechanical underpinnings, is also covered for seven years with five years of roadside assistance, but the distance is reduced to 200,000km. The petrol-powered MIFA people mover has the same level of coverage as the D90, but the electric MIFA 9 only has a five-year/160,000km warranty while the battery pack is covered for eight years and 200,000km. The hard-working G10+ and V80 vans have the lowest warranty coverage at three years and 100,000km with free roadside assistance. Camera Icon2025 LDV G10+ Credit: CarExpert Interestingly, the mid-size Deliver 7 with a more powerful version of the same engine in the G10+ has a seven-year/200,000km warranty, while the electric eDeliver 7 is only covered for five years and 160,000km, but its battery is guaranteed for a longer distance of 250,000km over the first eight years. And LDV’s largest model, the Deliver 9, which is available as either a van, cab chassis or bus in short- and long-wheelbase configurations, has a three-year/160,000km warranty for remaining model year 2023 stock, while newer versions are covered for seven years and 200,000km, all with free roadside assistance. However, the electric eDeliver 9 is only covered for five years and 160,000km, and eight years for the battery pack. GWM/Haval All vehicles in the GMW/Haval range are covered by a seven-year/unlimited-km warranty for private buyers, as well as for ABN holders, and general, national and government fleet use. However, commercial operators such as rental car, taxi and ride share operators have a limit on mileage of 150,000km. Camera Icon2025 GWM Tank 300 Credit: CarExpert For its passenger vehicles, including the Haval Jolion, H6, H6 GT SUVs, the Ora city hatch and regular Cannon ute, GWM provides five years of free roadside assistance. However, for owners of the Tank 300, Tank 500 and Cannon Alpha ute, this is extended to seven years. Zeekr Zeekr provides a five-year/unlimited-km warranty for its current range of vehicles – the ZeekrX and Zeekr 009 – for private buyers with free roadside assistance and connected services for the duration of the warranty *******. The high-voltage battery is guaranteed to retain a useable charge capacity for at least eight years and 160,000km. Camera Icon2025 ZeekrX Credit: CarExpert For commercial and fleet customers, the warranty ******* is reduced for three years and 120,000km. Xpeng The Xpeng G6 is covered by a standard five-year warranty but it has the shortest mileage clause here, at just 120,000km, though it does not stipulate between private and commercial use. Camera Icon2025 Xpeng G6 Credit: CarExpert The battery pack, drive motor and battery management system are guaranteed for eight years and 160,000km. However, buyers can choose to pre-purchase an extended warranty package from one to five years on the vehicle and an additional two years on the battery (providing up to 10 years of coverage) at an extra cost, ranging between $690 for one year on the vehicle to $2990 for five years, and $1990 for two years on the battery. Leapmotor One of the newest arrivals, Leapmotor, provides seven years of warranty coverage for its vehicle and eight years for its battery packs, with a total driving distance limit of 160,000km for both. Camera Icon2025 Leapmotor C10 Credit: CarExpert Early arrivals (MY24) of the C10 plug-in hybrid SUV are provided with five years of free roadside assistance while newer versions from MY25 have eight years. Deepal Deepal provides a seven-year/160,000km warranty for private buyers of its S07 electric SUV, as well as the soon-to-be-released S05 compact SUV and the quirky E07 ‘Multitruck’, along with one year of free roadside assistance. Camera Icon2024 Deepal S07 Credit: CarExpert The warranty coverage is reduced to just one year and 120,000km for commercial users Source link #******** #car #brands #offer #warranty Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Netanyahu condemns Starmer, Macron and Carney after DC shootings Netanyahu condemns Starmer, Macron and Carney after DC shootings Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer of being “on the wrong side of humanity” after the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington DC. The Israeli premier attacked the Prime Minister for “emboldening ******” a day after young diplomat couple Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were killed in the United States capital. He also condemned a recent joint statement between the Labour leader, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Mark Carney, which took aim at Israel’s “egregious” actions in Gaza. But Britain flatly rejected Mr Netanyahu’s “wrong side of humanity” claim. “I don’t agree with those comments,” Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard told LBC Radio. “We condemn in the fullest possible terms the ******* of the Israeli diplomats in the United States. “That is completely unacceptable. “But the argument that we have been making about how we bring peace to Israel and i the Palestinians is with a restoration of the immediate ceasefire, with ****** releasing the hostages without any further delay and for massive amounts of aid to get into Gaza to give the Palestinians the food, water and medical support that they need. “What we are seeing, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, is unacceptable.” Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim (Embassy of Israel to the USA) Meanwhile, Mr Netanyahu’s office thanked US President Donald Trump “for the efforts he and his administration are making against manifestations of antisemitism in the US”. His comments came after the *** this week suspended talks on a trade deal with Israel, summoned the country’s ambassador and imposed fresh sanctions on West Bank settlers. Elias Rodriguez, 31, the alleged Washington gunman, shot Mr Lischinsky and Ms Milgrim, who were due to get engaged, after they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum just after 9pm on Wednesday. The suspect was detained at the scene The American Osteopathic Information Association employee then chanted “Free Palestine” inside the building, where he was apprehended and arrested by police. He was charged on Thursday with two counts of first degree *******, ******* of foreign officials, causing death with a firearm and discharging a firearm in a crime of violence — and may face the death penalty if convicted. In London, a small group of people gathered outside Israel’s embassy on Thursday evening, holding pictures of the two diplomats who were killed. Mr Netanyahu directed blame for the killings towards Western leaders following the tragedy, suggesting their recent condemnation of Israel’s aid blockade and resumed offensive against ****** following the October 7 massacre was at least partly behind the incident. He also accused the three of buying into “****** propaganda” that Israel is starving Gazan children, and claimed the formation of an independent Palestine will allow radicals sent from Iran “take over” the territory and “destroy the Jewish state”. Mr Netanyahu said: “I could never understand how this simple truth evades the leaders of France, Britain, Canada, and others. They’re now proposing to establish a ************ state and reward these murders with the ultimate prize. “Well, for 18 years, we had a de facto ************ state. It’s called Gaza. And what did we get? Peace? No, we got the most savage slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. ****** was right to thank them Benjamin Netanyahu “You won’t be surprised to learn that ****** thanked President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer and Carney for demanding that Israel end its war in Gaza immediately. “****** was right to thank them, because by issuing their demand, replete with a threat of sanctions against Israel, against Israel, not ******, these three leaders effectively said they want ****** to remain in power.” Addressing the trio directly, he added: “I say to President Macron, Prime Minister Carney, and Prime Minister Starmer, when mass murderers, rapists, baby killers, and kidnappers thank you, you’re on the wrong side of justice, you’re on the wrong side of humanity, and you’re on the wrong side of history.” On the claim made by the United Nations’ humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday’s edition of BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme that 14,000 Gazan babies would die in 48 hours because of Israel’s aid blockaide, Mr Netanyahu responded: “International institutions are complicit in spreading this lie. The press repeats it, the mob believed it, and a young couple is then brutally gunned down in Washington.” On Tuesday, Sir Keir, Mr Macron and Mr Carney signed a joint letter opposing the expansion of Israel’s operations in Gaza “risks breaching international humanitarian law”, adding that the level of human suffering is “intolerable”. They also called on ****** to release remaining hostages it took in the “heinous attack” on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 people. Palestinians ride a cart past the rubble of houses in Gaza (REUTERS) Another statement followed, signed by 27 donor countries including the ***, condemning a new Gaza aid delivery model being promoted by Israel. Sir Keir condemned the Washington killings on Thursday, saying: “I thoroughly condemn the antisemitic attack outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC. Antisemitism is an evil we must stamp out wherever it appears. My thoughts are with their colleagues, family and loved ones, and as always, I stand in solidarity with the Jewish community.” Israel’s response has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians, according to health officials. Source link #Netanyahu #condemns #Starmer #Macron #Carney #shootings Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

G7 glosses over tariffs, pledges to cut global economic imbalances – Reuters G7 glosses over tariffs, pledges to cut global economic imbalances – Reuters G7 glosses over tariffs, pledges to cut global economic imbalances ReutersWorld’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices The GuardianG7 Finance Ministers Show Unity in Support of Ukraine Against Russia The New York TimesU.S., Canada Senior Officials Laud Productive Talks on the Sidelines of G-7 WSJBessent Wins G-7 Partner Plaudits in First Conference Abroad Bloomberg Source link #glosses #tariffs #pledges #cut #global #economic #imbalances #Reuters Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Man dies after medical episode during his own trial in Perth’s District Court, denied allegations of ******* Man dies after medical episode during his own trial in Perth’s District Court, denied allegations of ******* A man on trial accused of ******* had a medical episode in court before he was pronounced dead in hospital this week. Source link #Man #dies #medical #episode #trial #Perths #District #Court #denied #allegations #******* Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Chiquita Panama lays off thousands of striking banana workers Chiquita Panama lays off thousands of striking banana workers Chiquita bananas are seen on a supermarket shelf. Chiquita announced it would lay off thousands of workers in Panama, following what it called “unjustified abandonment of work” on its farms and operations centres since the end of April. Sven Hoppe/dpa Banana producer Chiquita on Thursday announced it would lay off thousands of workers in Panama, following what it called “unjustified abandonment of work” on its farms and operations centres since the end of April. In a statement published on X by Radio Panamá, Chiquita said that the walkout, which began on April 28, had caused losses of at least $75 million and irreversible damage to banana production. According to local media, around 4,900 non-permanent workers out of Chiquita’s roughly 7,000 employees in Panama are affected. The strike is part of a broader protest movement across the country against proposed reforms to the social security system. Workers from other sectors, including teachers, Indigenous groups and construction workers, have also joined demonstrations. Chiquita said it had repeatedly urged staff to return to work before making the decision to terminate contracts. Source link #Chiquita #Panama #lays #thousands #striking #banana #workers Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Newspaper headlines: 'Chagos surrender' and 'Shipshape Kate' – BBC Newspaper headlines: 'Chagos surrender' and 'Shipshape Kate' – BBC Newspaper headlines: ‘Chagos surrender’ and ‘Shipshape Kate’ BBCUK signs Chagos deal with Mauritius to seal future of US-*** air base ReutersUK plan to transfer Chagos Islands goes ahead despite last-minute legal injunction CNNUK politics: Starmer accused of being ‘beneath contempt’ for attack on Chagos deal critics – as it happened The GuardianThe U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base NPR Source link #Newspaper #headlines #039Chagos #surrender039 #039Shipshape #Kate039 #BBC Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

ASX Runners of the Week: Oceana, Zoono, MetalsGrove & Raiden ASX Runners of the Week: Oceana, Zoono, MetalsGrove & Raiden The new week welcomed a sad end to ASX’s eight-day party. The market has been an absolute tear since United States President Donald Trump’s stopped his tariff trade war, rebounding 14 per cent in a little over a month. Following last week’s de-escalation between the US and China, which saw tariffs slashed a massive 115 per cent, Trump returned to his volatile ways announcing a “big beautiful” tax cut bill that promises to send already spiralling US debt skyrocketing over the next decade. The result was panic stations in US credit – which was already downgraded to start the week – and the Dow and Nasdaq tanked as bond yields surged with investors demanding more than 5 per cent yield on 20-year US treasury bonds. As a result, glittering gold surged back up nearly 5 per cent after a massive sell-off last week. Back home and the Reserve Bank of Australia handed down its latest 0.25 per cent rate cut to encourage business growth, with a surprising revelation emerging that the central bank had contemplated a ‘jumbo’ double rate cut. The RBA board was clearly worried about *********** industry weakness and a rollercoaster economy. Trump handed down yet more executive orders on resources, declaring “clean” metallurgical coal as a critical mineral. Uranium is likely to follow. In the same week, AustralianSuper announced it had become a substantial shareholder of Aussie producer Whitehaven Coal, insisting the commitment is “ESG consistent” and in line with “net zero emissions by 2050”. That sounds about right. A plethora of Aussie resource juniors copped takeover offers this week, which will all be scrutinised by the Foreign Investment Review Board. Mongolian-based Xanadu Mines, Arizona-based New World Resources, PNG-based Kingston Resources all received bids for their gold and copper projects. Adriatic Metals did not formally receive a takeover bid, but was forced to disclose it was in early takeover talks with Serbian neighbour Dundee Precious Metals, after a leaky media article unveiled the news before a deal could be struck. Unfortunately for Bulls N’ Bear’s ASX Runners list, Adriatic is only up 38 per cent on the speculation, tipping it a little over the $1.5 billion mark, but still outside the top four. This week’s list features a good variety of commodities and sectors. OCEANA LITHIUM LTD (ASX: OCN) up 115% (3.3c – 7.1c) This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is junior explorer Oceana Lithium. The company shot out of a cannon on Wednesday, to see its share price soar 115 per cent to 7.1c a share by Thursday from last week’s close of 3.3c. The move came after it announced a smallish $667,000 placement at 2.3c per share, orchestrated by the sharp folks at Westar Capital. The book must have been well oversubscribed as punters came out scrambling for shares on-market on Wednesday, following a capital raise to fund the company’s projects in Australia and Brazil. Oceana also mentioned the potential to additionally assess “new complementary project opportunities”, in a watch-this-space scenario. The cash injection will predominantly fuel Oceana’s ambitions across its Napperby project in the Northern Territory and Bangemall base metals project in Western Australia, while keeping the lights on with working capital. Napperby sprawls across some 650 square kilometres of granted ground and a further 512 square kilometres is under application in the heart of Central Australia’s Arunta Province, which is home to “hot granites” brimming with lithium, rare earths and uranium potential. Meanwhile, at the company’s Bangemall project in WA’s Gascoyne, Oceana has reported a strong electromagnetic (EM) anomaly at 100-150m depth, hinting at a potential fault zone loaded with zinc, copper or cobalt. Historical sampling and a Rio Tinto hole intersecting 15m of 0.2 per cent zinc suggest this ground could be a base metals bonanza. Historic holes don’t accurately pierce the EM anomaly, leaving it begging for follow-up drilling. With funds in the bank and the company’s technical team buzzing about its untested EM targets, Oceana’s got a serious run and could soon be on its way to drilling for massive sulphides. ZOONO GROUP LTD (ASX: ZNO) up 97% (3.9c – 7.7c) This week’s runner-up is biotech battler Zoono Group Limited, which took off on Tuesday after the company unveiled a blockbuster exclusive supply contract with eco-food packaging company Sharpak Aylesham and food supply chain group OSY. The deal is set to put Zoono’s antibacterial packaging expertise front and centre in the United Kingdom’s soft fruit packaging game, utilising the company’s proprietary bacteria combat techology to fight viruses and mould. Zoono says the deal puts it the fight against a US$2.6 trillion global food waste crisis. Sharpak’s packaging brought in an impressive $1.5B in revenue last year, as it supplied a hefty chunk of soft fruit packaging for Britain’s top supermarkets. Teaming up with OSY’s application tech, Zoono’s shelf-life extension products will coat packaging for grapes, cherries and more, with a five-year deal for minimum purchases of NZ$30.7M (A$28.17M). The market went bananas, with the share price surging 97 per cent from last week’s close to a peak of 7.7c on $800,000 worth of stock changing hands. After three years of Zoono pivoting from a battered antimicrobial market to niche food chain solutions, its trials with three major *** supermarket chains and global food producers are showing promising results. Commercial viability has been nailed for a range of produce. Camera IconThis week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Oceana Lithium Credit: File METALSGROVE LTD (ASX: MGA) up 86% (5c – 9.3c) This week’s bronze medal goes to newly refocussed African gold explorer MetalsGrove Limited. The company’s share price crept up on a week where there was no news to the market and surprisingly very little volume. The tightly held stock enjoyed a belated market awakening to the company’s freshly minted gold joint venture (JV) permits in Côte d’Ivoire, where the greenstone belts are brimming with multi-million-ounce potential. MetalsGrove’s three Central West gold JVs span a substantial 950 square kilometres of Côte d’Ivoire’s gold country, just 60km northeast of the 3.8-million-ounce Abujar gold mine. The company says its projects are sitting pretty on the same Birimian greenstone belt as Abujar, in a country seemingly constantly turning up multi-million ounce open-pit deposits. The company has made a few savvy appointments since its acquisition, roping in three West African gold gurus – Peter Ledwidge, Colin Carson and Rob Perring – as strategic advisors. Each are well versed in the West African gold landscape and have many success stories between them. As market pundits wake up MetalsGrove’s latest golden opportunity, the company’s permits are already turning up targets ripe for exploration, with aeromagnetic surveys hinting at priority targets for near-term drill bit testing in the white-hot jurisdiction. RAIDEN RESOURCES LTD (ASX: RDN) up 75% (0.4c – 0.7c) The final spot on Bulls N’ Bears Runners of the Week goes to junior goldie Raiden Resources, after a haul of shallow gold hits were recorded from its phase two drilling program at its Vuzel project in Bulgaria. All eight holes drilled hit near-surface gold. The Bulgaria project is shaping up as a potential monster, with top intercepts including at surface hits such as 24.8 metres at 1.96 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, with a sizzling 13.3m section at 3.4g/t and another at-surface hole dishing up a meaty 56m at 1.09g/t. The flat, shallow gold system means cheaper, faster drilling and, with only 1.5km of a 4km target zone tested, the company’s rigs are continuing to spin. Raiden says more assays are on the way from the project, which is less than 20km from Gorubso-Kardzhali’s gold processing plant. The area is relatively unknown for its gold, but home to several majors, including Dundee Precious Metals’ Ada Tepe mine. The market went wild for Raiden’s results and the plentiful paydirt results sent its share price up 75 per cent to close at 0.7c on Monday from a handy $820,000 worth of stock traded. The company says the results are key to unlocking the deposit’s geology at Vuzel, paving the way for more precision strikes on its high-grade zones. Raiden seems to be just scratching the surface at its 4km long anomaly and looks primed to assault its promising gold prospect, especially considering the company’s substantial $15M cash war chest. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact: *****@*****.tld Source link #ASX #Runners #Week #Oceana #Zoono #MetalsGrove #Raiden Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

First responders fed up with dangerous stretch of I-75, issue warning First responders fed up with dangerous stretch of I-75, issue warning The Brief Recent crashes have first responders in northern Oakland County teaming up to share a united message. The I-75 construction detour near Grange Hall Road has been a troubled stretch. The 15-mile stretch in question runs from Independence Township to Genesee County. FOX 2 – A stretch of I-75 has become a source of frustration for first responders in Oakland County. After two recent serious crashes – one which was fatal, they want drivers to slow down. The backstory Days after we spoke to first responders about a fiery Jeep ****** along an I-75 construction detour near Grange Hall Road, another ****** happened along the same corridor Tuesday. This time, the driver didn’t survive. “Last night, sadly, a person got out of a vehicle,” said Matt Covey, fire chief, Springfield Township Fire Department. “We don’t know what the issue with the car was. He got out of the vehicle and they were struck by another vehicle. Sadly, that young man is no longer with us.” It is just the latest tragedy related to the I-75 construction that has united the fire chiefs from Springfield Township, north Oakland County Fire Authority, and Groveland Township. The chiefs say since MDOT began road repairs along the 15-mile stretch from Independence Township to Genesee County. Drivers haven’t used caution. “Two years ago, I told my family don’t ever drive that road or that stretch of construction — that 15 miles,” said Covey. “Go around it. I told them that same thing this year. “The problem is access and the problem is speed. The problem is we have people that are driving insane through that area.” Matt Weil is the Oakland County Fire Authority chief. “If you’re in a construction zone, you need to take caution,” said Matt Weil. “Drive slow. Go the posted speed limit. Don’t go 100 miles per hour through there. I say that because I’ve clocked people with radar at 100 miles an hour through there.” In a statement, MDOT says it’s met with first responders to improve emergency access — which includes adding pull-offs, more signage, and a temporary freeway off-ramp among other additions. The organization is working on four-way stops at I-75 and Grange Hall, working with GPS providers to only show approved detour routes, and adding temporary traffic control adjustments to M-15. “I would say if any officials from MDOT are watching, help us the best you can,” Covey said. “Help us formulate some solutions out there. We want to keep the passer-bys in our community safe. We want to keep our firefighters safe, and the paramedics units that are out there, and the police.” First responders say if you get into a ****** along the I-75 construction corridor, stay in your vehicle if it’s safe. The Source Information for this report is from interviews with Matt Covey, fire chief, Springfield Township Fire Department and Oakland County Fire Authority Chief Matt Weil. Source link #responders #fed #dangerous #stretch #I75 #issue #warning Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

iPhone design guru and OpenAI chief promise an AI device revolution | Artificial intelligence (AI) iPhone design guru and OpenAI chief promise an AI device revolution | Artificial intelligence (AI) Everything over the last 30 years, according to Sir Jony Ive, has led to this moment: a partnership between the iPhone designer and the developer of ChatGPT. Ive has sold his hardware startup, io, to OpenAI and will take on creative and design leadership across the merged businesses. “I have a growing sense that everything I have learned over the last 30 years has led me to this place, to this moment,” he says in a video announcing the $6.4bn (£4.8bn) deal. The main aim will be to move on from Ive’s signature achievement designing Apple’s most successful product, as well as the iPod, iPad and Apple Watch. The British-born designer has already developed a prototype io device, and one of its users is OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman. Speaking to Ive in a glossy, nine-minute promo heavy with patented Silicon Valley optimism, Altman says of the mystery gadget: “I think it is the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen.” Jony Ive (left) and Sam Altman in their promo video. Photograph: Youtube Regardless of the hyperbole, expectations would be vaulting anyway. Ive and Altman are worth backing, given the products they have overseen, but observers say they have set themselves an ambitious goal – one made all the more difficult by the legacy of Ive’s time at Apple. “It really will have to be amazing to prise people away from today’s screen-based devices,” says Martha Bennett, an analyst at Forrester Research. Bennett points to the failure of AI hardware devices such as Humane’s defunct AI “pin” – a small, wearable AI assistant that received poor reviews – as an example of how the duo have a “steep hill to climb”. Ive described the Humane pin and the equally small-scale Rabbit R1 device as “very poor products”. So what was the prototype that Altman was testing? He has told employees that OpenAI plans to build 100m AI “companions” that will be part of users’ everyday life, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The product will be “unobtrusive” and capable of being fully aware of a user’s surroundings and life, the paper report added, and it will be a third core device that someone will have on their desk after a MacBook Pro and an iPhone. The device is neither a phone nor a pair of glasses; Altman said Ive had been sceptical about building something to be worn on the body, according to the WSJ. The video indicated that the fruits of the io deal – a complex arrangement whereby Ive’s LoveFrom design company assumes design and creative oversight of OpenAI and io – will emerge next year. skip past newsletter promotion Sign up to Business Today Get set for the working day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion Benedict Evans, a tech analyst, says Ive has clearly been brought onboard to answer a key question for OpenAI and Altman: “How do they somehow bootstrap themselves into becoming a major platform company?” Evans adds: “This is an AI research lab that is running around trying to find solutions that will turn it into the next Apple or Google.” AI models are essentially becoming commoditised – “It’s not clear how you differentiate them from each other,” says Evans – and now Altman is trying to find hardware to combine with OpenAI’s groundbreaking software. “OpenAI is trying to do a lot of things at once, and this io deal is part of that. Sam is trying to build the plane while flying it,” he adds. The Ive-Altman video is shot in Roman Coppola’s Cafe Zoetrope in San Francisco, a pointed reference to a past visionary. Ive and Altman believe that AI will bring them the hardware of the future. Source link #iPhone #design #guru #OpenAI #chief #promise #device #revolution #Artificial #intelligence Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

White House releases RFK Jr.-led report on chronic disease – ABC News White House releases RFK Jr.-led report on chronic disease – ABC News White House releases RFK Jr.-led report on chronic disease ABC NewsTakeaways From the White House’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report The New York TimesRFK JR’s highly anticipated MAHA report paints dismal state of child health, national security concerns Fox NewsMAHA Commission report paints a dark picture of U.S. children’s health NPRThe findings — and scientific problems — in White House ‘MAHA Report’ The Washington Post Source link #White #House #releases #RFK #Jr.led #report #chronic #disease #ABC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’ | Elon Musk Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’ | Elon Musk Along a flat coastal highway in south-east Texas, surrounded by wetlands and open plains, the artefacts of a new American oligarchy appear in quick succession. Three towering rockets stand upright on the horizon. A fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks speeds by. A large mural of the Shiba Inu “doge” dog stares ahead, its arms crossed. There is a 12ft-tall bust of the world’s richest person, painted in bronze, facing a dusty roadside. “ELON aka MemeLord”, a plaque beneath reads. It’s not exactly romantic poetry, but the whole scene reminds me of the sonnet by Shelley: “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” While old Ozymandias may have seen his fiefdoms crumble, Elon Musk’s empire is possibly only just beginning. Here in Cameron County, on the southern tip of the Lone Star state, where Google Maps proudly displays the newly declared “Gulf of America” just offshore, Musk has situated his self-described mission to save humanity and populate Mars. Just a few miles from his painted bust is the Starbase industrial complex, a rocket-manufacturing facility and launch arena, which commands the vista for miles. It is also the site of the multibillionaire’s latest venture to acquire even more political power. Fresh from an extended stay in Washington as the de facto leader of the government-slashing, conflict-of-interest-riddled, so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), Musk has returned in time to see Starbase become its own city. We are here shortly before the vote, where there is little doubt that the 280 eligible voters (the vast majority of whom are employed by or connected to Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX) will approve the incorporation of a new, 4 sq km (1.6 sq mile) municipality. How Elon Musk ‘colonised’ a corner of Texas to build his own space city – video There remain many questions about why the company, which did not respond to any of my written questions and interview requests, would move for such recognition. It brings limited local powers, including the ability to impose minor property taxes and grant building permits, as well as the mandate to create its own fire department and – to some alarm – police department. And yet, as the US lurches further into what many describe as an era of norm-shattering digital dystopia under the second presidency of Donald Trump, the goings-on here, in this remote enclave by the US-Mexico border, already bring a sense of grizzly prescience. As we pull off the highway into the Starbase neighbourhood (Boca Chica village, before the vote), we are trailed almost instantly by two white security trucks with flashing yellow lights. We drive along the main residential drag, where dozens of shiny, silver Airstream trailers – housing for SpaceX staff – sit in neat symmetry. We pass the newly renamed “Memes Street” (formerly it was Weems Street), marked with a ****** street sign accompanied by a small image of Musk’s pioneering Starship rocket. Locals on the beach before Starship’s third flight test last year. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images On the adjacent LBJ Boulevard, lined with modest homes and customised Cybertrucks parked outside, we pass what is reportedly Musk’s personal residence, a small bungalow winged by a high ****** fence. As I get out, I chat with the security guard who has trailed us for the past five minutes. He informs me with a smile that while the roads may be public, if I step on to the front lawns of any of the homes, he’ll seek to have me arrested. “It’s private property,” he says. Time to leave. While downtown Starbase may be a little averse to visitors, it’s a different story in the ranchlands outside. Musk founded the facility in late 2014, and its rapid expansion in recent years has drawn a small platoon of Mars obsessives to the area. A few miles away from the production site, at a staging location seen in the distance, a Starship rocket is preparing for a static engine test. Clouds of vapour cascade from the 170ft vehicle, and small groups of awestruck spectators congregate at intervals on the roadside. Street signs in the Starbase neighbourhood are adorned with rocket ships and sophomoric jokes. Photograph: Tom Silverstone/The Guardian Many are livestreamers and photographers who document the minutiae of Starbase’s activities in extraordinary detail; surveying the serial numbers of components, the progress of launchpad construction and the particulars of planning documents, to assess when the next Starship launch is likely to take place. “When you’re standing here it’s a weird combination of the wild, wild west and the brand new future,” says a livestreamer named Caesar G, who works for an independent YouTube channel called NASASpaceflight, which has 1.32 million subscribers. He’s focusing a long lens camera on the testing taking place a few miles away, arms flailing with excitement. “Take the politics out of everything,” he says. “This is the coolest thing that’s going on, engineering-wise. We are catching rockets!” While there is no doubt that the midair mechanical capture of a 232ft rocket booster, as happened here first in October of last year, is an extraordinary technological achievement, I do wonder how it is possible to distinguish it from politics, given the company’s owner is also accused of making a fascist salute during Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Anthony Gomez, a manager of the Rocket Ranch campground: ‘There are asteroids floating around in space that can make the entire world wealthy.’ Photograph: Tom Silverstone/The Guardian Shaun Gisler, a self-described “aerospace histographer”, who is also livestreaming at the roadside, chimes in on this point. “He’s accused of a lot of things,” Gisler says. “A lot of that is just white noise. I’m looking at the result out here and I’m seeing success. We’re hoping this gets to a point where it becomes so big, it helps bridge the [political] gap.” The full engine test does not happen for another five hours, but both men are committed to waiting out in the humidity to film it. We drive a little farther inland to meet with Anthony Gomez, a manager of the Rocket Ranch campground, which caters to hundreds of travelling space tourists every year. Gomez moved here in 2021, abandoning his life in Florida to witness what he believes are the beginnings of a programme that will save humanity. We head to a viewing platform which commands an uninterrupted view of the launchpads and is fronted by a fire trench designed to protect visitors in the wake of a catastrophic rocket explosion. He wells up describing the feeling of watching a takeoff here. “Every cell and molecule is shaking with some form of elation,” he says. “It is overwhelming. It’s the apex of human technology. And when that thing takes off, somehow that is communicated. Somehow that information is delivered into your heart.” At the ranch, a cabin displays fragments of recovered Starship debris, and a large mural recreates Michelangelo’s ‘The Creation of Adam’, replacing God’s finger with one belonging to a Tesla humanoid robot named Optimus. We are meeting just days after a federal budget proposal by the Trump administration advances crippling cuts to low-income housing assistance while greenlighting a $1bn investment in Mars programmes, which is likely to benefit Musk. Visitors surround the SpaceX Starship as it sits on a launch pad at Starbase last October. Photograph: Sergio Flores/AFP/Getty Images Gomez, who does not identify as a Trump supporter, is unfazed by the apparent cronyism, arguing that homelessness is “the average human’s responsibility”, not that of the government. Plus, he argues, space exploration may one day allow us to retrieve gold- and platinum-encrusted asteroids to cure global poverty. “There are asteroids floating around in space that can make the entire world wealthy,” he claims. He acknowledges that the technology to receive such a planetary boon is probably centuries away, but argues that the new private space race should “give people a focus of hope”. It can be hard to unpick the politics here; a mixture of right-leaning libertarianism that feels largely mainstream, and visions of a tech utopia that seem more grounded in science fiction than reality. “If you want to take people to Mars, it’s going to include everyone on Earth,” Gomez says when I ask about Musk’s clear nods to white nationalism. “Why would you have any specific hate towards anybody?” skip past newsletter promotion A weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our lives Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion There are, of course, many expert scientific critics of Musk’s highly ambitious Mars plan, which has humans reaching the planet before the end of this decade. How would astronauts be protected from cosmic radiation during the journey and while exploring the red planet? How would Starship refuel for a return trip? Can SpaceX even get Starship to orbit Earth in the first place? (The last two launches have ended in explosive failure.) But perhaps the most pressing question is why humanity would want to spend trillions of dollars on such a project while pervasive crises on Earth persist. You don’t need to look far in Cameron County to see this rammed home. This is a low-income, majority Latino community of just over 400,000 people, where almost a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. Brownsville resident Josette Cruz, who says her rent has significantly increased in the recent year. Photograph: Tom Silverstone/The Guardian In the county’s main population hub, Brownsville, disdain for the Starbase facility and its impending city status seems to be the predominant view. While Musk’s foundation has made charitable donations to the local school system and downtown revitalisation efforts, many people I speak to have seen little positive impact. Some complain that their homes shake during launches. Others say that the arrival of heavy industry has beaten up the county highways with little sign of repair. More object to ongoing gentrification. Josette Cruz, a local organiser and lifelong Brownsville resident, points to soaring housing costs associated with an influx of new residents tied to SpaceX expansion and increased tourism. Her rent, she says, has risen from $725 a month to an almost unaffordable $1,000 in just a few years. Realtor signs now spring up in her neighbourhood with images of cartoon rockets. “The fact that people can come here and say, ‘We’re going to have our own election, we’re going to build our own town’, what kind of mentality says that, if not one that is rooted in a colonial, settler mindset?” she says, shrugging. “They want to go to Mars to colonise it.” We take a trip back out past the Starbase facility to Boca Chica beach, a public state park just a few hundred feet from the Starship launch pads. The juxtaposition here is stark. Warnings not to disturb the nesting grounds of the critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle are stationed across the beach entrance, framed by the giant launch pads and frantic construction work just metres away. In September last year SpaceX was fined almost $150,000 by the Environmental Protection Agency for spewing hundreds of thousands of gallons of polluted wastewater on to the surrounding wetlands after rocket launches. It is a charge the company has continued to deny. Using a low-income community for experimental rocket testing is another example of environmental racism We meet local environmentalist Bekah Hinojosa, who in 2022 was arrested by local police over alleged involvement in the graffiti found on a Musk-sponsored mural in Brownsville. The three words, written in blue, read: “gentrified stop spaceX”. Hinojosa was apprehended in her pyjamas after plain-clothed officers arrived at her doorstep. Three years later, having pleaded not guilty to a class three misdemeanor, she is still awaiting a trial date. Like many generational residents, Hinojosa’s family have visited this beach for decades, coming to fish at the shoreline and enjoy the tranquillity. But every launch now means a beach closure, and many fear the incorporation of Starbase city will lead to further restrictions on access. “Using a low-income community for experimental rocket testing is another example of environmental racism,” she says, as a group of sandpiper birds paddle in the surf nearby. “Billionaires should not own a beach. We will continue speaking up because, for us, it’s about continuing to exist here.” A protest on Boca Chica beach, organised on the same day as the Starbase City vote. Photograph: Tom Silverstone/The Guardian Just coming down to the water’s edge can now feel like an act of resistance, it seems. The morning of the Starbase vote brings with it dark skies and torrential rain. We make a final trip to the complex and stand in the drizzle outside the polling station. It’s a cafeteria open only to SpaceX employees, but a small huddle of journalists seems to keep the security guards away this time. Most voters say they have been told by their employer not to talk to the press. But a stroke of luck allows us to meet one of the handful of residents who cast a ballot in opposition. She is one of the few hold-out residents, still living in a privately owned home on Memes Street. I can only imagine what it must be like to have your permanent address changed to a sophomoric joke. “I was here before SpaceX and I have no loyalty issues,” she says after casting her ballot and declining to be named. I ask how she feels about populating Mars. She grimaces and walks away. The vote ends up passing by a majority of 212 to six. A 97% margin. The city’s new mayor, Robert Peden, is a SpaceX vice-president. He ran unopposed. Three days later the Federal Aviation Authority, an agency previously purged by Doge, approves an aggressive new SpaceX flight programme that will allow the company to quintuple its annual launches from five to 25. The next Starship is scheduled to take off later this week. Its hulking steel shell glistens in the rain as we drive away. Source link #Fear #hope #loathing #Elon #Musks #city #wild #wild #west #future #Elon #Musk Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]