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Ex-CIA director says Israel could use 'covert' operations to retaliate against Iran's drone strikes without escalating the conflict
A former CIA director says Israel could take a covert, rather than an overt, response against the Iranian drone strikes that took place on Saturday."There's a whole menu of actions that they can take, not all of which are necessarily overt. They can pursue covert. They can pursue asymmetric attacks, cyberspace, and so forth," former CIA director and retired general David Petraeus told CNN on Sunday."And keep in mind that, of course, Washington is meeting with the other G7 countries to determine...
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Kesha disses Diddy during Coachella performance with Reneé Rapp
Kesha used her 2010 party anthem "TiK ToK" to share her opinion on rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs in a Sunday guest appearance during Reneé Rapp's Coachella set.Both the pop artist and her performance partner, singer and actress Rapp, changed the infamous intro of the song from "Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy" to "Wake up in the morning like Fuck P Diddy."Both singers raised their middle fingers as they recited the lyrics.Kesha later posted the changed lyrics on X and...
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Iran's strike on Israel shows how the Biden administration has lost control of the conflict, foreign policy expert says
Iran's barrage of attacks against Israel represents a stark reminder of how the US has been unable to ameliorate tensions in the Middle East and contain the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a national security and foreign policy expert told Business Insider.On Saturday, Iran launched missiles and drones against Israel in what officials from Iran described as retaliation for the airstrike on the country's consulate in Syria nearly two weeks ago. The airstrike killed two Iranian generals and five...
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TikToker says she was trapped in 115-degree heat after her Tesla locked her inside during a software update
A TikToker says she was "roasting like a freakin' chicken" after she got stuck in her Tesla on a hot day while the car completed its software update.The TikToker, whose screen name is Brianna Janel, said in a series of videos that she expected the software update to last 24 minutes, according to a message displayed on the internal screen in the vehicle — long enough for her to finish a work call while she waited for her Chick-fil-A order to be ready — but she was still locked inside by the time...
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BlackRock earnings: assets under management hit record $10.5 trillion
BlackRock's assets under management surged 15% year-on-year to a record $10.5 trillion in the first quarter, as more people trusted the company to put their cash to work and markets performed well.The Wall Street titan grew its AUM by $1.4 trillion in 12 months, its first-quarter earnings revealed on Friday. The increase reflected a big net inflow of client funds and a positive market backdrop.BlackRock's revenue increased 11% to $4.7 billion, which helped boost its operating income by 18% to...
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A $12 billion financial fraud case highlights risks in Vietnam
A mega-fraud case has rocked Vietnam, shining a spotlight on the emerging economy that is positioning itself as an alternative to China.On Thursday, Vietnamese real-estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death for her role in a $12.5 billion fraud that took place over the course of a decade — which amounts to about 3% of the country's GDP. Prosecutors allege the damage from the fraud could reach $27 billion.Lan, the chairwoman of real-estate developer Van Thinh Phat Group, was arrested in...
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Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez attend lavish White House state dinner
Jeff Bezos, founder and former CEO of Amazon, and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez, a former news anchor and philanthropist, joined 200 other guests at a White House state dinner on Wednesday.The dinner was hosted by President Joe Biden for the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, to celebrate the relationship between the two countries. Other business leaders in attendance were JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and BlackRock chief Larry Fink, as well as figures from politics and...
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NY AG Letitia James is not done with Donald Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James is not content to rest on her $454 million civil fraud trial victory, even as Trump's debt to the state keeps snowballing, growing by a punishing $5 million in interest since February.No, James still has some unfinished Trump business on her calendar.She is asking hard questions about the $175 million bond that would safeguard at least some of what Trump owes New York while he appeals losing the trial. A hearing on the bond's financial soundness is set for...
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Where to watch Fallout online: Stream the entire series now
Every episode of Fallout will be available to stream at once. We'll show you where to watch the show and what fans of the franchise can expect.
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'Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy': Everything we know about new movie
Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, and Emma Thompson are returning to the "Bridget Jones" franchise for a fourth film — but won't be joined by fan-favorite Colin Firth.Helen Fielding, the author of the "Bridget Jones" novels on which the movies are based, told RadioTimes in October 2022 that she was ready to adapt the third book in the series "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy."On Tuesday, Deadline reported that the movie had found its director, Michael Morris, and its cast, and will be released on...
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A random Chinese company selling food-grade glycine is Gen Z's newest obsession on TikTok
You may never have thought of or heard about the food additive glycine, but it's all Gen Z can talk about on TikTok.That's because a glycine manufacturing company in China called Donghua Jinlong Chemical has shown up in people's For You feeds thanks to its high-energy videos advertising the mundane compound — a tiny molecule found in foods like plain-old tofu — and people cannot look away.Glycine is an amino acid produced by the human body and naturally occurs in some foods. Synthetic versions...
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Amazon and Walmart warehouse employees are so surveilled that they're worried about breaking to use bathroom: Oxfam report
Amazon and Walmart both use over-the-top surveillance in their warehouses — and the "concerning" practice not only undermines the rights of the megacorporations' massive amount of employees, but puts their health and well-being in jeopardy, international anti-poverty organization Oxfam said in a new report.The 52-page report, "At Work and Under Watch: Surveillance and Suffering at Amazon and Walmart Warehouses," was released Wednesday and highlights survey data it says was collected from 1,484...