Flood damge following Hurricane Helene in the southern US – screengrab from the News&Observer On Friday evening Secretary of State Antony Blinken broke the news on X that the Biden regime is sending $157 million to the people of Lebanon. In his announcement on Twitter Blinken bragged that the Biden regime is “committed to supporting those in need and delivering essential aid to displaced civilians, refugees and the communities hosting them.” The U.S. is at the forefront of humanitarian response to the growing crisis in Lebanon, announcing nearly $157 million in assistance today. We are committed to supporting those in…
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Amid Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest, several old interviews featuring the rapper have been unearthed due to recent allegations made against him.In a clip that has resurfaced online, the embattled rapper can be seen speaking to pop sensation Justin Bieber, cautioning him against sharing intimate details of their hangouts.Last month, Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution following a grand jury indictment.Article continues below advertisementDiddy Showers Praises On Justin Bieber In Resurfaced ClipMEGAThe “Finna Get Loose” rapper has left many individuals concerned after a viral clip showed him gushing about Bieber…
DUBAI: Dubai-based airline Emirates has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on board its planes following sabotage attacks in Lebanon, and extended flight cancellations for Middle East destinations due to regional escalation. “All passengers travelling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie-talkies in checked or cabin baggage,” the carrier said, weeks after a wave of exploding communication devices used by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which blamed Israel for the attacks. In a statement posted on its website on Friday (Oct 4), Emirates said that “such items found in passengers’ hand luggage or checked baggage will…
Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. Ten journalists who have covered the war on Gaza for two of the world’s leading news networks, CNN and the BBC, have revealed the inner workings of those outlets’ newsrooms from October 7 onward, alleging pro-Israel bias in coverage, systematic double standards and frequent violations of journalistic principles. In several cases, they accused senior newsroom figures of failing to hold Israeli officials to account and of interfering in reporting to downplay Israeli atrocities. In one instance at CNN, false Israeli propaganda was put on air despite advance warnings from…
Buffalo Bills legend Billy Shaw has died. The five-time All-Pro and Pro Football Hall of Famer died of hyponatremia at the age of 85, the team announced. The Bills drafted Shaw in the second round of the 1961 AFL Draft. Shaw was named an AFL All-Star eight times and earned five All-AFL nods. He also won two AFL championships across his storied career. Shaw started in 116 of his 119 career games played. Shaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.Shaw is the lone member of the Hall of Fame to play his entire career in…
Meta previewed new AI tools on Friday called Movie Gen that can create videos, edit them automatically, and layer on AI-generated sound for a cohesive video clip.Movie Gen works with written text prompts, an image, or an existing video as input. There’s also an option to add a personal picture so users can see themselves in the video.Related: Meta Is Putting AI Images on Your Facebook and Instagram Feeds, With Personalized PicturesAfter the AI works its magic and generates a video, a user can type in a text prompt to create a custom audio soundtrack to play with the video.A…
Constructing a semiconductor chipIM Imagery/Shutterstock The deadliest hurricane to strike the US mainland since Hurricane Katrina has also drawn attention for its potential disruptions to the tech industry. Destruction from Hurricane Helene is threatening one of the industry’s major supply chains – a North Carolina mining town that supplies high-purity quartz crucial for manufacturing the chips found in smartphones and data centres worldwide. The mining town of Spruce Pine is among the many US communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, which killed more than 200 people in multiple states, displaced thousands and left more than a million homes and businesses without…
Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked Friday while on a walk in Manhattan by assailants who had “a previous interaction” with the stepson, a spokesperson for Paterson said.Paterson, 70, and his adult stepson both went to a hospital as precaution after the attack on Second Avenue in East Harlem, according to Paterson’s spokesperson, Sean Darcy, and New York City police.”Governor Paterson and his stepson were attacked this evening while taking a walk around the block near their home by some individuals that had a previous interaction with his stepson,” Darcy said in a statement.“They both…
Dahlia KatzComedian Anesti Danelis used AI to make his show for the Edinburgh Festival“Why did the politician bring a ladder to the debate? To make sure he could reach new heights with his promises!”Ask AI to write a political joke, and the above is an example of what you can get.Perhaps not funny enough to deliver on stage in front of a paying audience, but that doesn’t mean there is no room for AI in comedy.Comedians are increasingly experimenting with the technology to write scripts and brainstorm ideas, including Anesti Danelis. Earlier this year, the Canadian asked popular AI chatbot…
QUESTION: Marty, it appears that the September panic was on the upside, and it also appears to be a turning point. It looks like it may be a high in the Dow and Gold on a closing basis. I must say, it’s far easier to see now that this election may be the last. Does making a panic to the upside and a high dovetail into a war scenario you have been warning about for the election? Kerry ANSWER: I laid out the risks in gold on the private blog. Yes, the Panic was to the upside (see Glossary), and you are…