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"Call Out National Guard": Musk Reacts To Women Being Punched In New York
03/29/24 3:21 PM
Several users agreed with Elon Musk's statement and said there is a need for harsh punishment for such crimes.
"In Training Now": Musk's Grok-1.5 AI Chatbot To Be Available Next Week
03/29/24 4:41 PM
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI's latest Grok-1.5 chatbot will be available on his social media platform X next week, the billionaire said in a post on X on Friday.
"Manufacturing Defects": Texas Attorney General Probes Boeing Supplier
03/29/24 5:12 PM
Texas's attorney general has launched an investigation into Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems over "reoccurring issues" with some parts it provides to the US aviation giant, his office said Thursday.
''Stupid Brown Guy'': Video Shows Canadian Man Abusing Pizza Delivery Guy
03/29/24 1:14 PM
It all started when an intense argument broke out between the delivery agent and the customer over the payment mode.
'Flavor wizard:' Japanese chocolatier conquers Belgium
03/25/24 11:02 AM
When Yasushi Sasaki moved from Japan to Belgium at the age of 19, he spoke not a word of French and had no clue what he would do with his life.Last month, at the age of 52, he was named Brussels' chocolatier of the year by the prestigious Gault&Millau food guide -- no small triumph in a country that considers itself the homeland of chocolate."Whenever I go home to Japan and mention Belgium, people say to me 'Ahhh.... chocolate!" Sasaki told AFP.Dubbed a "flavor wizard" by the food guide, Sasaki conducts his experiments in a little workshop behind his store, in the Brussels commune of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre."Chocolate? From the moment I chose the profession it became my whole life," he said. "It's a hobby, a job, a pleasure.""I knew nothing, I started from scratch. But I think I made the right choice."Originally from Nara, near the city of Osaka, Sasaki draws inspiration from his homeland -- but with a light touch. Not all Japanese flavours sit well with a chocolate ganache or praline."Green tea is very strong and marries very well. So does yuzu," the citrus fruit, he explained as he doled out tips to his team of young Japanese staff."Kaki and mandarin -- nope."Sasaki selects his suppliers with care. The green tea for instance comes from Kyoto, where he orders directly from a cousin who works in the sector.With cocoa prices soaring, he is also careful to control costs."We are artisans but we are also businesspeople," he said. "To keep working as artisans, we have to sell what we make."- 'My own way' -Sasaki may have learned the trade in Brussels but he does not consider himself heir to a Belgian tradition."I have my own way, my own taste," he said. "I know my strength is my own way, not copying other people."Today, Sasaki exports his creations back to his home country, where sales peak around Valentine's day, the chocolate moment of the year in Japan.As Easter draws near, he is readying for another big highlight of the chocolate calendar.Much as he is delighted to be honored by Gault&Millau, Sasaki would have one word of advice for the guidebook -- to tip off its laureates before going public, so they have time to prepare."It's a huge impact all of a sudden," said Sasaki, whose turnover suddenly jumped by 20 to 30 percent.For now, though, Sasaki has no plans to expand."I've been making chocolate for years. I'm just going to keep making good things, doing my thing," he said.
'Hoodwinked and ashamed': Man who brokered Trump's Scottish golf resort has deep regrets
03/29/24 11:42 AM
The man who helped broker the deal for former President Donald Trump to set up a golf resort in Scotland now has deep regrets.The BBC reports that Neil Hobday, the project director for Trump's golf resort in Aberdeenshire, has apologized for pushing through a deal that he says has not delivered on its promises to local residents.Hobday tells the BBC that he now thinks Trump was lying when he vowed to invest £1 billion into the project to make it a massive tourist destination that would provide the community with an economic boom."I don't think even if he could raise the money to build the whole thing out, he wanted the golf course and that was it," he tells BBC. "He was willing to fight the environmental battle and create this impression that this was a $1 billion project and Scotland absolutely needed it. But I think he never really had the money or the intention of finishing it."ALSO READ: A criminologist explains why Judge Cannon must step away from Trump trial immediatelyThe BBC then goes into detail about the promises the Trump Organization made to Aberdeenshire and the reality of how the project really unfolded."The original proposal also included approval for a 450-room hotel, 950 holiday apartments, 36 golf villas and 500 houses for sale," reports BBC. "None of these elements, and the thousands of new jobs promised, have materialized so far -- and the golf resort has yet to turn a profit, racking up £13.3m in losses since it opened."All of this has led Hobday to have a profound feeling of regret for his role in helping Trump secure the rights to build the course."I feel very hoodwinked and ashamed that I fell for it and Scotland fell for it," he said. "We all fell for it. He was never going to do it."
'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions
03/29/24 4:54 AM
“Oppenheimer” has finally opened in the nation where two cities were obliterated by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist at the center of the film
'Racist' Cartoon Targets Indian Crew On Ship After US Bridge Collapse
03/29/24 5:16 PM
Six people are presumed dead after an out-of-control cargo ship smashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. While several are praising the Indian crew on the ship a 'racist' cartoon depicting the incident has stirred a storm.
'Why are you yelling?' Fox News MAGA pundit loses it after he's called out by Dem
03/28/24 8:29 PM
Fox News pundit Leo Terrell was enraged Thursday after left-leaning contributor Jessica Tarlov pointed out that she was the only Jewish American on the panel. During a segment about President Joe Biden's fundraiser in New York City, Terrell ranted that there was a lack of support for Israel. "He has abandoned Israel," Terrell said of Biden. "And you want to know, it's not just Israel. He abandoned Jewish Americans attending universities." "Joe Biden will do anything to win Michigan," he continued. "Throwing our biggest ally under the bus? Throwing Jewish Americans under the bus at these universities? Shame on Joe Biden! This is ridiculous! It's outrageous." Tarlov tried to weigh in "as the only Jewish American on the panel." "Don't do that!" Terrell exclaimed. "That's not the point!" "You said Jewish American," Tarlov pointed out. "I am a Jewish American." "OK. You're a big-time Democrat, and you're going to defend Joe Biden, notwithstanding the numbers," Terrell griped. "And you know he's throwing Israel under the bus, and he's throwing Jewish American students under the bus at all these universities. It's sickening." ALSO READ: TikTok disinformation is no more dangerous than this Fox News disinformation Tarlov noted that Biden "came out of the gate as the strongest supporter in the international community of Israel." "And I think that what you're saying, Leo, is very dangerous, just like what President Trump was saying is very dangerous," she added. "Dangerous?" Terrell screamed. "Dangerous?" "Why are you yelling?" Tarlov asked. "To throw Israel under the bus?" Terrell ranted. "Why are you yelling?" Tarlov asked again. "Give me a break," Terrell said sourly. "He threw Israel under the bus." Watch the video below from Fox News or click the link.
1,357 arrests made in drug raids in France
03/28/24 8:48 PM
Investigators have arrested 1,357 suspected dealers and criminals within a few days during extensive drug raids in numerous French cities. As Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said in the eastern city of Dijon on Thursday, 751 of the suspects were already wanted by the judiciary. According to the information provided, many of them are now in custody. "We are taking dealers out of circulation in the long term," the minister said, countering the accusation that the police actions had no long-term impact in neighborhoods plagued by drug dealing.