One evening in 2004, when John Francis Mulligan, a US-born Irish citizen, was in the West Bank, a stranger asked him to walk her to a funeral. It was after curfew in Nablus, and Palestinians weren’t allowed out on the streets. A young man had been killed earlier that day, and because of religious beliefs, his family needed to bury him within 24 hours, Mulligan recalls. But if they went outside, the Israel armed forces “would open fire on them for violating curfew”. The dead man’s mother asked Mulligan: “Can you march with us? Can you stand at the…
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I’m not anti-analytics, because data matters, but there’s no way to factor in things like your best player missing tipoff because he was a late arrival, or a coach pulling his second-best player when he’s on pace for a 70 burger. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a very good basketball team, by record, the best in the Western Conference. However, if DraftKings forced you to wager your house on who will come out of the West, I bet you wouldn’t stake it on the T-Wolves. – Sean Beckwith Read More
Tesla has had a rough 2024, with its shares down 34% year to date. But the electric-vehicle space in general is having a difficult time, and, relatively speaking, Elon Musk’s carmaker is sitting pretty, believes one industry observer. CFRA automotive analyst Garrett Nelson, speaking to Fox Business this week, noted that Tesla rival Fisker recently hired restructuring advisors amid talk of a possible bankruptcy. And major automakers, he added, are turning their focus more to hybrids—which give owners greater fuel efficiency without the range anxiety—as EV sales growth slows down. “That really opens up a lane for Tesla to…
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter recapping noteworthy happenings in tech over the past few days. This week, TechCrunch viewed leaked documents out of SpaceX showing some questionable practices related to employee stock options. X CEO Elon Musk announced that he would open source Grok, X’s AI-powered chatbot meant to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Grok — developed by Musk’s AI startup, xAI — was released last year, armed with features such as access to “real-time” information on X and views undeterred by “politically correct” norms. Elsewhere, Ron interviewed Denise Dresser, the CEO of Slack,…
An expert says the latest flare-up on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is the most powerful so far.
Public Domain Logo Black Rifle Coffee Company has found itself in a little bit of hot water with conservatives following social media posts that suggest the company or employees are donating to Democrat organizations. The company has been accused of making political donations to leftist PACs who don’t necessarily support its pro-Second Amendment and right-leaning image. Some conservative personalities on social media called for a boycott, even likening the company to Bud Light. Just so you guys know, Black Rifle Coffee Co. .@blckriflecoffee is a Communist front company posing as a Veteran friendly “Conservative” brand. They have made many…
Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam – The white-walled room in a house on the outskirts of Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam’s coffee capital, is quiet. The only thing breaking the silence is the occasional beep of an electronic scale, or the sound of coffee being poured into a measuring glass. A handful of people, all wearing white lab coats, concentrate on their work. “This is really a lab,” says Nguyen Van Hoa, as he walks around the room in the white lab coat he wears over his jeans and trainers. A young man, Hoa calls himself a “green bean hunter” and…
Back in 2021, Britt Reid, then the Chiefs’ linebackers coach and son of celebrated Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left team headquarters drunk, smashed his truck into two cars stopped on the side of the interstate at 84 mph, and put five-year-old Ariel Young into a coma. Young sustained a traumatic brain injury, and five others, including Reid, were injured in the crash. Two hours after the incident, Reid’s blood alcohol content was still .113. – Julie DiCaro Read More
A judge wrote that Willis had a “tremendous lapse in judgment,” but didn’t disqualify her from the case.
Donald Trump said he would hit cars made in Mexico by Chinese companies with a 100% tariff, double the levy he has previously said he would put on automobiles made south of the US border. Trump addressed Chinese President Xi Jinping directly during a rally speech in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday when threatening the tariffs. “Those big monster car manufacturing plants you are building in Mexico right now and you think you are going to get that — not hire Americans and you’re going to sell the car to us, no,” Trump said. “We are going to put a 100% tariff on…
Posted: 3/15/2024 | March 15th, 2024 Singapore is one of my favorite cities in the world. It has an iconic skyline of futuristic skyscrapers, lush green spaces, and is one of the best foodie hubs in the region. The markets here are brimming with cheap hawker stalls, including stalls offering some of the most affordable Michelin-starred meals in the world. But Singapore is expensive. It’s easy to blow your budget here. While you can get cheap meals, accommodation will eat away at your budget. Over the years, I’ve stayed at countless hotels in Singapore, so today I want to share…