Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says
The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed. Source link
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RaveDAO Token Crashes, Sheds $6.6 Billion in Value as Exchanges Probe Alleged Manipulation
In brief RaveDAO’s little-known token erased $6.6 billion in market cap after ZachXBT called on exchanges to investigate whether RAVE was being manipulated. The token, which people can use to purchase tickets, reached a dizzying valuation over the course of two weeks before plummeting. Executives from Bitget, Binance, and Gate said they would investigate the…
Trailblazing black beauty queen who defied apartheid South Africa dies aged 76
At the 1972 Miss World contest, Cynthia Shange was one of two contestants from South Africa – one black and one white. Source link
Attempted murder charge after car hits pedestrians
A 29-year-old woman is charged with attempted murder, GBH, dangerous driving and drink driving. Source link
Deezer says AI song uploads have nearly overtaken human music
Deezer says it receives nearly 75,000 AI-generated song submissions to its music streaming platform each day, accounting for about 44 percent of all daily uploads, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Despite the increase in “fraudulent” uploads, Deezer says the consumption of AI songs makes up around 1 to 3 percent of total streams, as the…
We’ve Seen Some Truly Historic Moves in Markets
Investors have rarely dealt with this before. Source link
Boston Marathon: John Korir sets course record to defend title
Kenya’s John Korir set a new course record of two hours, one minute and 52 seconds to win a second successive Boston Marathon. Compatriot Sharon Lokedi also defended her title in the women’s race, finishing in two hours, 18 minutes and 51 seconds. Korir, 29, shaved one minute and 10 seconds of the previous course…
Zayn Malik Allegedly Punches Louis Tomlinson During Netflix Documentary Filming
Zayn Malik allegedly punched Louis Tomlinson during filming of their Netflix docuseries, bringing an abrupt end to what would have been the former One Direction members’ first collaboration in years. Page Six broke the news of the alleged altercation, reporting that the incident immediately halted production on the streaming platform’s documentary project. The reported confrontation…
The Mandelson fiasco reveals the true nature of Starmerism
This is a prime minister who does not understand the difficult trade-offs involved in governing Source link
Michigan officials push back on DOJ demand for ballots
Michigan officials are pushing back on the Justice Department’s demand that the state provide ballots and other elections materials from the Detroit area to prove that no fraud took place in the 2024 election. Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, sent a letter on Tuesday to the chief election official for Wayne……