America@250 swathed in red, white, and blue — and green algae

What began as US President Donald Trump’s ambitious $14 million effort to beautify one of the nation’s most iconic landmarks ahead of America’s 250th birthday has rapidly transformed into a spectacle. TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the US capital was designed to mirror America’s greatness. Instead, it is currently redolent…

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‘Extreme alert’: Suspected cyberattack prompts Brazil to shut down emergency alert network

Brazil suspects cyberattack for wrong emergency alert (Representative image) Brazil’s Civil Defense agency on Saturday said that a suspected cyberattack triggered a series of false warnings across the country overnight after which they temporarily suspended the mobile emergency alert system.The alerts, which were sent during the night between Friday and Saturday, caused widespread confusion and…

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African proverb of the day: ‘Don’t let your mouth carry you where your foot can’t bring you back from’ because words travel farther than we can

Words once said can not be taken back. One should not let their mouth carry them where their foot can’t bring them back. It means do not say anything without thinking, out of rage, and regret later because you can’t take back those words. There is no easy way to say this: acting impulsively has…

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18-year-old stabbed to death, dumped outside UK hospital after being driven from attack scene; 5 arrested

An 18-year-old man died after being found with a suspected stab wound outside Poole Hospital in Dorset during the early hours of Friday, prompting a major murder investigation and the arrest of five people.Police said the teenager was discovered in Longfleet Road, near the hospital, shortly before 2. 15am. Medical staff rushed him inside for…

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20-year-old UK man convicted of terrorism-related offences following 2024 Pakistan visit

The case was probed by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London (Representational image) A UK court has convicted a man of possessing and distributing Islamist terrorist material after he came under scrutiny from security agencies following a visit to Pakistan two years ago.Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20, was found guilty on Friday after a two-week trial at…

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British-born Somali man who used 100 fake accounts to blackmail young muslim men jailed for 16 years | World News

Waleed Saeed, UK-born Somali man jailed for 16 years. A man who ran a sprawling online blackmail operation targeting young Muslim men and teenagers has been jailed for 16 years after a court heard he used more than 100 fake social media accounts to obtain intimate images and sexually exploit victims.Waleed Saeed, 31, a UK-born…

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