A Virginia jury ruled in favor of actor Johnny Depp in a libel suit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, finding that she defamed him with accusations of domestic abuse. Depp was awarded $15 million in damages, though that may be reduced by law. Heard’s counter-suit was largely dismissed, with the …
Read More »Elon Musk reacts to Depp-Heard saga
Elon Musk, billionaire and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has spoken out on the bitter dispute involving his ex-girlfriend, Amber Heard, and actor Johnny Depp, advising the two to just let bygones be bygones. “I hope they both move on. At their best, they are each incredible,” Musk tweeted on …
Read More »Iran explains blast heard near major nuclear facility
A loud explosion northeast of Natanz nuclear power plant was reported by multiple Iranian outlets late on Saturday. The blast, said to be accompanied by a flash of light, was heard near the town of Badrud, some 20 kilometers away from the facility. Speaking to Fars news agency, the governor …
Read More »Multiple explosions near military hospital in Kabul as gunfire heard across Afghan capital – at least 15 dead
On Tuesday, multiple blasts were heard across Kabul from the Wazir Akbar Khan area of the city, near the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital. Photos shared online appear to show dense smoke rising above the city. According to Afghanistan’s TOLOnews, Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, …
Read More »I had to pinch myself when I heard the arch-capitalists at KPMG want 29% of senior staff to be from a working-class background
When I read this week that accountancy giant KPMG plans to become one of the first major UK firms to set a target for the number of senior staff from working-class backgrounds, I almost fell off my chair. Not because I think this is a revolutionary act, or that KPMG …
Read More »‘Unlike anything I’ve ever heard’: Pence joins chorus of voices outraged by Biden vaccine mandate, calls it ‘not the American way’
Pence took particular issue with Biden’s tone in his Thursday speech, in which the Democrat told Americans still not inoculated against Covid-19 that his administration’s patience with them was “wearing thin.” “To have the president of the United States say that he’s been patient, but his patience is wearing thin, …
Read More »Additional explosions heard in Kabul were controlled demolition of ammo by US forces, not further attacks – Taliban
A statement from the Taliban acknowledged “several explosions” that had been heard in Kabul on Thursday, attributing them to “US troops who are destroying their assets at Kabul airport.” “Please don’t be disturbed,” the statement concluded. The explosions had previously been mistaken for a continuation of the attacks that left …
Read More »THIRD EXPLOSION heard from direction of Kabul airport – RT correspondent
The blast went off as local authorities, Taliban and coalition forces were still attempting to figure out what had happened during the earlier explosions. A suicide bomber reportedly detonated himself by one of the gates of Hamid Karzai International Airport and a second blast believed to be a vehicle bomb …
Read More »‘Shot heard ’round the world’: El Salvador aims to become first nation to adopt bitcoin as LEGAL TENDER, may set global precedent
A bill enabling El Salvador to recognize bitcoin as legal tender will be submitted to the country’s Legislative Assembly next week, President Nayib Bukele said in a video message that was shown on Saturday at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. Bukele’s political party has firm control of the congress. …
Read More »Covid has made celebrities out of public officials we’d never have heard of – no wonder they don’t want restrictions to end
On April 21, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director, settled in before fawning SoCal reporters for the latest in her mind-numbing Möbius strip of press conferences. This grownup with a job she considers essential to her city’s survival proceeded to tell millions of restrictions-weary Angelenos …
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