‼️ 'Not a great choice': Fans upset over move to halt Premier League over Queen Elizabeth mourning
A period of national mourning has begun in the United Kingdom on Friday and is expected to last at least ten days until the late Queen is buried. Many organizations and businesses have changed their usual routine or completely suspended activities during the period of mourning.
A period of national mourning has begun in the United Kingdom on Friday and is expected to last at least ten days until the late Queen is buried. Many organizations and businesses have changed their usual routine or completely suspended activities during the period of mourning.
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'Not a Great Choice': Fans Upset Over Move to Halt Premier League Over Queen Elizabeth Mourning
A period of national mourning has begun in the United Kingdom on Friday and is expected to last at least ten days until the late Queen is buried. Many organizations and businesses have changed their usual routine or completely suspended...
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💥 Over 30 injured in mass traffic accident in central Mexico - Local authorities
A road accident involving nearly two dozen vehicles has occurred in the central Mexican state of Queretaro, resulting in the injury of over 30 people, according to the regional emergency services.
The driver of a tractor-trailer lost control while traveling on federal highway 57 (Mexico City - Queretaro) on Friday. This resulted in a massive collision of 23 cars, including private vehicles, taxis, passenger and cargo vans.
Meanwhile, local media reported that the accident resulted in the injury of 44 people, three of whom required hospitalization.
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A road accident involving nearly two dozen vehicles has occurred in the central Mexican state of Queretaro, resulting in the injury of over 30 people, according to the regional emergency services.
The driver of a tractor-trailer lost control while traveling on federal highway 57 (Mexico City - Queretaro) on Friday. This resulted in a massive collision of 23 cars, including private vehicles, taxis, passenger and cargo vans.
Meanwhile, local media reported that the accident resulted in the injury of 44 people, three of whom required hospitalization.
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⚖️ Former Atlanta official Mitzi Bickers gets 14 years in prison
A pastor, political operative and former high-ranking Atlanta city official was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of charges stemming from a long-running federal investigation into corruption at City Hall.
US District Judge Steve Jones says that the evidence showed that she was involved in “a deliberate, calculated plan to cheat” the taxpayers of Atlanta over a number of years. In addition to the prison time, he ordered Bickers to pay nearly $3 million in restitution to the city.
Prosecutors said she used her influence to funnel roughly $17 million in business to city contractors Elvin “E.R.” Mitchell Jr. and Charles P. Richards Jr. in exchange for more than $2.9 million in bribes for herself and others.
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A pastor, political operative and former high-ranking Atlanta city official was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of charges stemming from a long-running federal investigation into corruption at City Hall.
US District Judge Steve Jones says that the evidence showed that she was involved in “a deliberate, calculated plan to cheat” the taxpayers of Atlanta over a number of years. In addition to the prison time, he ordered Bickers to pay nearly $3 million in restitution to the city.
Prosecutors said she used her influence to funnel roughly $17 million in business to city contractors Elvin “E.R.” Mitchell Jr. and Charles P. Richards Jr. in exchange for more than $2.9 million in bribes for herself and others.
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🔋 EV startup Bollinger acquired by Mullen Automotive for $148.2 million
Mullen is a relatively unknown Southern California electric vehicle manufacturer with the stated goal to build “the next-generation of premium electric vehicles that are affordable and built entirely in the United States.”
The company said it will add Bollinger-designed medium-duty trucks and sport utility trucks to its inventory. The deal “positions Bollinger to capture the electric sport utility and commercial vehicle markets,” the company added.
While there has been a wave of acquisitions in recent years of autonomous vehicle startups, there has been less consolidation on the EV side. But experts predict this will soon change, with small EV startups seeking out larger companies for cash infusions into their struggling operations.
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Mullen is a relatively unknown Southern California electric vehicle manufacturer with the stated goal to build “the next-generation of premium electric vehicles that are affordable and built entirely in the United States.”
The company said it will add Bollinger-designed medium-duty trucks and sport utility trucks to its inventory. The deal “positions Bollinger to capture the electric sport utility and commercial vehicle markets,” the company added.
While there has been a wave of acquisitions in recent years of autonomous vehicle startups, there has been less consolidation on the EV side. But experts predict this will soon change, with small EV startups seeking out larger companies for cash infusions into their struggling operations.
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‼️ Charles III may become last King of United Kingdom - Russian Military Historical Society
UK King Charles III may become the last king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations as the British society would begin to consider the "ceremonial" institution of monarchy as an expensive burden in the realms of global instability and economic crisis, Mikhail Myagkov, the scientific director of the Russian Military Historical Society, has told Sputnik.
"With Europe being in crisis, and Britain having made its life even more difficult with Brexit, the institution of the monarchy may become too burdensome, and Charles III may become the last Windsor on the British throne. If the economic situation deteriorates, including due to spikes in energy prices, the British might wonder: 'Why should we spend hundreds of millions of pounds on a family of aristocrats who play no useful role in running the country?'" Myagkov said.
Myagkov noted that discussions on the necessity of preserving the dynasty that ruled the country only formally were going on while Queen Elizabeth II was still alive. Nevertheless, he said, the Queen managed to become a symbol of the nation, adding that the very fact that she ruled the country for 70 years symbolized the stability of the UK.
Alexander Zakatov, a spokesman for the House of Romanov, expressed the opposite view to Sputnik, saying that Charles III would defend the institution of the monarchy and maintain its authority.
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UK King Charles III may become the last king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations as the British society would begin to consider the "ceremonial" institution of monarchy as an expensive burden in the realms of global instability and economic crisis, Mikhail Myagkov, the scientific director of the Russian Military Historical Society, has told Sputnik.
"With Europe being in crisis, and Britain having made its life even more difficult with Brexit, the institution of the monarchy may become too burdensome, and Charles III may become the last Windsor on the British throne. If the economic situation deteriorates, including due to spikes in energy prices, the British might wonder: 'Why should we spend hundreds of millions of pounds on a family of aristocrats who play no useful role in running the country?'" Myagkov said.
Myagkov noted that discussions on the necessity of preserving the dynasty that ruled the country only formally were going on while Queen Elizabeth II was still alive. Nevertheless, he said, the Queen managed to become a symbol of the nation, adding that the very fact that she ruled the country for 70 years symbolized the stability of the UK.
Alexander Zakatov, a spokesman for the House of Romanov, expressed the opposite view to Sputnik, saying that Charles III would defend the institution of the monarchy and maintain its authority.
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‼️ Japanese PM Kishida could visit Queen Elizabeth II's funeral - Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London, the Asahi broadcaster reported on Saturday.
According to the report, Kishida is planning to visit the United States to attend the UN General Assembly in late September. The prime minister may attend the Queen's funeral on September 19 before his planned visit to the US.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London, the Asahi broadcaster reported on Saturday.
According to the report, Kishida is planning to visit the United States to attend the UN General Assembly in late September. The prime minister may attend the Queen's funeral on September 19 before his planned visit to the US.
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Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, after the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) appealed for help in defending themselves against Ukrainian provocations. In response to Russia’s operation, Western countries…
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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage of Msta-B152-mm howitzers performing missions during the special op in Ukraine
The Msta-B 152-mm howitzer is "famous for its high-explosive shells, which are used to destroy fortifications so that maximum damage to fortifications, including buried concreted enemy fortifications, are inflicted"
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The Msta-B 152-mm howitzer is "famous for its high-explosive shells, which are used to destroy fortifications so that maximum damage to fortifications, including buried concreted enemy fortifications, are inflicted"
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🌎 Thousands of people gather to vacation at Burning Man, an annual event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, where, in one week the festival generates more greenhouse gases than a small country, the website Cooling Man reported, having conducted a study.
Researchers estimate that in 2006, Burning Man produced about 27,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. This figure includes emissions from the trips of participants and employees to and from Black Rock City, as well as electricity generation on the Playa, art cars, fire art and, of course, the burning of the human effigy (the culmination of the week-long festival).
This year, about 80,000 people visited the festival, it means that about 49,000 tons of greenhouse gases were released into the atmosphere, which is more than Switzerland (population 8 million) generates in a week
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Researchers estimate that in 2006, Burning Man produced about 27,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. This figure includes emissions from the trips of participants and employees to and from Black Rock City, as well as electricity generation on the Playa, art cars, fire art and, of course, the burning of the human effigy (the culmination of the week-long festival).
This year, about 80,000 people visited the festival, it means that about 49,000 tons of greenhouse gases were released into the atmosphere, which is more than Switzerland (population 8 million) generates in a week
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🫢 The conservative activist group Project Veritas secretly recorded the Democratic party's black Senate candidate from South Carolina, Krystle Matthews, making statements that she represents a “mostly white” district and adding, “I keep them right here — like under my thumbs. […] Otherwise, they get out of control — like kids” – in an apparent nod to White voters.
🗣 “You ought to know who you’re dealing with. You’ve got to treat them like s***. That’s the only way they’ll respect you,” she was also heard arguing.
South Carolina Democrats subsequently called on Krystle Matthews to withdraw from the race after the video was leaked, alleging that her comments were "toxic"
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🗣 “You ought to know who you’re dealing with. You’ve got to treat them like s***. That’s the only way they’ll respect you,” she was also heard arguing.
South Carolina Democrats subsequently called on Krystle Matthews to withdraw from the race after the video was leaked, alleging that her comments were "toxic"
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⚡️⚡️Charles formally proclaimed King at Accession Council at St James' Palace
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🤔“Can’t kids just be kids?"
A spokesman for the right-wing Italian party Brothers of Italy, Federico Mollicone, appealed to the state-run broadcaster Rai not to air the infamous Peppa Pig episode which introduced a same-sex couple – two lesbian polar bears – on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on Tuesday: “I live with my mummy and my other mummy,” Penny the Polar Bear says in the episode noscriptd “Families.”
🗯️“We cannot accept gender indoctrination. Once again, the politically correct has struck at the expense of our children. Can’t children just be children? We ask Rai, which buys the rights to the Peppa Pig [cartoon] series in Italy with a fee from all Italians, not to broadcast the episode in question on any channel or web platform,” Mollicone declared.
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A spokesman for the right-wing Italian party Brothers of Italy, Federico Mollicone, appealed to the state-run broadcaster Rai not to air the infamous Peppa Pig episode which introduced a same-sex couple – two lesbian polar bears – on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on Tuesday: “I live with my mummy and my other mummy,” Penny the Polar Bear says in the episode noscriptd “Families.”
🗯️“We cannot accept gender indoctrination. Once again, the politically correct has struck at the expense of our children. Can’t children just be children? We ask Rai, which buys the rights to the Peppa Pig [cartoon] series in Italy with a fee from all Italians, not to broadcast the episode in question on any channel or web platform,” Mollicone declared.
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🤔Hungry? There's a solution for hunger-stricken African nations from the UK: farming... insects. 🇬🇧The UK is encouraging hunger-stricken Africans to eat insects, funding projects aiming to develop the practice in the DRC and Zimbabwe, the Guardian reported.…
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📹🐛Watch how Australian schoolchildren eat new “eco-friendly” snacks.
Thousands of Australian school canteens have introduced snacks containing bugs! The snacks are made by a west Sidney company that claims that its products can help save the planet from global warming.
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Thousands of Australian school canteens have introduced snacks containing bugs! The snacks are made by a west Sidney company that claims that its products can help save the planet from global warming.
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⚡️ ️ Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to Charles III on his accession to the British throne - the Kremlin
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📹Footage showing how the Ukrainian Army shelled a market near Donetsk railway station.
The mayor of the city reported that one civilian was killed and another wounded as a result of shelling.
The mayor of the city reported that one civilian was killed and another wounded as a result of shelling.
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