US Senate unanimously opposes Presidential pardon for Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell

US Senate unanimously opposes Presidential pardon for Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell | World News

Senate unanimously opposes pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell The US Senate unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday opposing any presidential pardon or other form of executive clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking offences, according to The New York Post.The…

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15-year-old girl found buried in a California vineyard in 1978 has finally been identified after 48 years, and her family has a chilling message for her killer

15-year-old girl found buried in a California vineyard in 1978 has finally been identified after 48 years, and her family has a chilling message for her killer | World News

A school portrait of Michelle Louise Collier, who vanished from Fresno at the age of 15 in February 1978. Nearly five decades after a teenage girl was discovered buried in a shallow grave beneath a California vineyard, investigators have finally restored her identity through advances in forensic DNA technology. The victim, known only as “Arvin…

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eBay to pay $56 million to settle harassment lawsuit brought by US couple

eBay to pay $56 million to settle harassment lawsuit brought by US couple | World News

Ina and David Steiner/Image: Reuters E-commerce company eBay and several former senior executives have agreed to pay $55.7 million to resolve a civil lawsuit filed by a Massachusetts couple who alleged they were targeted in a sustained campaign of harassment and cyberstalking after publishing critical coverage of the company, The Financial Times reported.The case was…

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A teenager stole five Civil War cannonballs from a historic Alabama fort and tried to fly home with them in a suitcase, but TSA caught the unusual haul

A teenager stole five Civil War cannonballs from a historic Alabama fort and tried to fly home with them in a suitcase, but TSA caught the unusual haul | World News

A routine baggage screening at an Alabama airport turned into an extraordinary security incident after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered five Civil War-era cannonballs hidden inside a checked suitcase. The rusted artillery relics, some as large as grapefruits and wrapped individually in paper towels, had allegedly been taken by a teenager from Fort Morgan,…

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Quote of the day by Clint Eastwood: "You have to steal a lot. You have to have a criminal mentality to be a…" - a fascinating lesson on creativity, influence and originality

Quote of the day by Clint Eastwood: “You have to steal a lot. You have to have a criminal mentality to be a…” – a fascinating lesson on creativity, influence and originality | World News

Creativity often gets mistaken for producing something out of thin air. Clint Eastwood, the actor and director, put it far more bluntly than most. “You have to steal a lot,” he said. “You have to have a criminal mentality to be a film director.” He was obviously not talking about literal theft. He meant something…

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Quote of the day by Tiger Woods: "Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you…" - a lesson on why practice matters more than natural ability

Quote of the day by Tiger Woods: “Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you…” – a lesson on why practice matters more than natural ability | World News

Quote of the day by Tiger Woods (Getty Images) Watching a champion perform can make success look effortless, as though it were simply handed to a lucky few at birth. Tiger Woods pushed back on that idea directly. “Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you develop,” he said. “99%…

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Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing on Covid response

Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing on Covid response | World News

Former US Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Republican-led Senate hearing on Wednesday, declining to answer questions about his role in the federal COVID-19 response after being subpoenaed to appear.Fauci, who led the nation’s pandemic response, said he was acting on legal advice and described the decision as difficult….

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US: Gladwin residents asked not to use toilet, shower after lightning damages wastewater plant

US: Gladwin residents asked not to use toilet, shower after lightning damages wastewater plant | World News

Gladwin residents asked not to use toilet/Image: AI Representative Image Residents of Gladwin, a city in the US state of Michigan, have been asked to avoid flushing toilets, using sinks, taking showers and running other plumbing fixtures after a lightning strike damaged the city’s wastewater treatment plant.City officials said the treatment facility was struck during…

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Meet Abigail Stein, the 13-year-old Nashville student who designed affordable ‘allergy spoons’: ‘You don’t need a $200 machine to change the world’

Abigail Stein: Meet Abigail Stein, the 13-year-old Nashville student who designed affordable ‘allergy spoons’: ‘You don’t need a $200 machine to change the world’

Pic courtesy: Young Scientist Lab Abigail Stein found lunch hours to be the most stressful part of the day. For the 13-year-old, it wasn’t just school politics or social awkwardness. At school, she saw her friends struggling to trust the food in front of them. She noticed how they lived with constant stress during lunch…

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