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JUNTA RULE CHALLENGED Myanmar’s military faces its biggest challenge since first taking control of the country in 1962, caught up in low-intensity conflicts and grappling to stabilise an economy that has crumbled since a 2021 coup ended a decade of tentative democracy and reform. The country is locked in a civil war between the military on one side and, on the other, a loose alliance of established ethnic minority armies and a resistance movement born…

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WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Tuesday approved long-awaited U.S. aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature and reaffirming U.S. commitment to its allies abroad after months of delays caused by intraparty Republican warfare on Capitol Hill.Senators voted 79-18 in favor…

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QINGYUAN: Victims of severe floods in southern China raced on Wednesday (Apr 24) to salvage property from the muddy waters, as authorities warned of more heavy rains to come. Massive downpours have struck Guangdong province in recent days, triggering deluges that have claimed the lives of four people and forced…

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Joe Tracz, writer of Be More Chill and The Lightning Thief musical, has joined the second season of the Netflix series One Piece.Deadline reports that Tracz will be working with Matt Owens, co-showrunner and writer of Season 1, as writer, executive producer and co-showrunner. Tracz previously worked with Netflix as a writer and producer on Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and Dash & Lily. Most recently, Tracz worked as a writer for the Disney+ adaptation…

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Patrick Mahomes may be turning back the clock just a little bit.Before he became a three-time Super Bowl champion and put himself in the discussion of one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, the current Kansas City Chiefs star was a stud on the baseball diamond.He was actually a top prospect in the 2014 MLB Draft, with the help of a 16-strikeout no-hitter in his senior year, but he was already committed to play football…

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Last updated: April 23, 2024 20:32 EDT | 2 min read Source: Midjourney Hackers exposed more information about El Salvador’s state-run Bitcoin wallet, Chivo, on April 23 after publicly leaking the personal data of its millions of users earlier this month.Hacker group CiberInteligenciaSV released part of the software wallet’s source code on BreachForums – a black hat hacking forum.El Salvador Hackers Strike Again“This time I bring you the code that is inside the Bitcoin Chivo Wallet ATMs in El Salvador, remember that it is a government wallet, and as you know, we do not sell, we publish everything for free for…

Owning a home has long been considered the main pillar of the American dream, but the vast majority of aspiring homeowners in the U.S. say they simply cannot afford it. A new survey released by Bankrate Wednesday found 78% of would-be homebuyers cited financial factors when asked what was holding them back from making a purchase. The most common challenges cited by respondents were insufficient income (56%), followed by home prices being too high (47%) and the inability to afford down payments and closing costs (42%).The findings come as a housing affordability crisis in the U.S. continues to escalate with…

   India is one of the world’s top spacefaring nations. It is the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit, and the fourth on the planet to take a spacecraft to the moon, landing closer to the south pole, known for its cratered terrain, than anyone else has. But its private sector has played a limited role in space exploration, acting mostly as suppliers and vendors for its national space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). That’s changing quickly, owing to a raft of government reforms aiming to boost private participation in the space sector. In the United States,…

Last updated: April 23, 2024 20:33 EDT | 2 min read The SEC’s decision on Franklin Templeton’s spot Ethereum ETF has been delayed, leaving the future of spot ETH ETFs uncertain. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a delay in its decision regarding Franklin Templeton’s proposed spot Ethereum ETF, extending the deadline to June 11, 2024. This news comes from a filing made public today, leaving the future of this financial product uncertain for the time being.The proposed ETF, initially filed in February, seeks to track the price of ether and would utilize Coinbase Custody Trust Company…

Kate Hudson. Michael Kovac/Getty Images for GLAAD Kate Hudson had one clear takeaway from her brief time on Glee. “It was a very dramatic set,” Hudson, 45, recalled during the Monday, April 22, episode of the “Sibling Reverly” podcast while talking with Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz. “Well, you know, when you’ve got all of those personalities and all that talent, and all that youth.” Ushkowitz, 37, agreed with Hudson’s take but noted that she thought the dramatic nature stemmed from the cast’s close bond. “I will be honest, like, we were all very close. Yes, we all have our squabbles…

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to force TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video sharing social media platform or face a ban in the U.S., as lawmakers accuse the platform of collecting user data and spreading propaganda. The TikTok legislation was part of a larger $95 billion package to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that passed the Upper Chamber by a 79 to 18 vote. The package now heads to President Biden, who said he plans to sign it Wednesday.House Republicans’ decision last week to attach the TikTok bill to the foreign aid package…

RESEDA, LOS ANGELES () — Dramatic bodycam video shows the moment an armed man was fatally shot by Los Angeles police after he jumped from the balcony of an apartment building in Reseda.The shooting happened March 21 around 5:10 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 7900 block of Reseda Boulevard, according to the LAPD.Footage captures when the suspect, armed with a rifle, jumps from a third-floor balcony and hits the ground. Police say an officer opened fire when the suspect ignored commands and reached for the weapon.Police initially arrived at the apartment complex to serve a search and arrest…

Jocelyn Bioh’s play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding had its world premiere on Broadway this fall at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, where it experienced a celebrated, twice-extended run. The play, a vibrant, funny, and meaningful look into a day in the life of the West African immigrant hair braiders in a hair braiding shop in Harlem, was just nominated for three Drama League Awards, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.The play is also set to launch a multi-city tour this fall. BroadwayWorld spoke with playwright Jocelyn Bioh about her inspiration for the play, why the success of the play was so meaningful, her organization…

Last updated: April 23, 2024 20:49 EDT | 3 min read Hedera, Akash Network and Pepe make the shortlist for best crypto to buy now. Image by cryptonews.com On a quiet day in the crypto market that saw most major coins going sideways within recent ranges, impatient traders hunting for quick gains are turning to smaller, lesser-known altcoins that might be the best crypto to buy now.Bitcoin (BTC) was last trading in the $66,000s, virtually flat in the past 24 hours as per CoinMarketCap.Ether (ETH), meanwhile was just above $3,200, while Solana (SOL) and BNB (BNB) were up 2% each.It…

College campuses across the country have become home to protests and encampments against Israel’s war on Gaza — leading to hundreds of arrests.The protesters across the numerous universities are calling for a permanent cease-fire and university divestment from companies making money off of the war, according to Reuters. Additionally, they are also demanding that the U.S. stops military assistance for Israel, and that disciplined student or faculty protesters are given amnesty, per the outlet.In one high-profile instance at Columbia University in New York, more than 100 people were arrested Thursday as students and faculty protested the university’s Israel-related investments. The…

“For example, if you have a dream about being pregnant, and you have been working hard on a creative project, the dream may relate to this period of creativity you are experiencing and how you feel about it,” she explains. “It’s always important to take the dream into context of what is happening in a person’s waking life.”Dreams of FallingIf you’re dreaming about being in a free fall, Gailing says it could mean that you feel out of control and don’t “have steady footing” in some aspect of your life. On the other end of that spectrum, however, she says…

Credit: Lalo Yasky/WireImage; Bruno Vincent/Getty Images 2003 Infidelity speculation swirled after David was photographed leaving a Madrid nightclub with a mystery woman. Though she was later revealed to be his assistant, Rebecca Loos, Rebecca’s brother John Charles Loos later claimed that the cheating rumors were true. “She has confirmed to me she had an affair with David,” John Charles alleged during a 2004 interviw with the Daily Mail. David, meanwhile, dismissed the allegations as false. “During the past few months I have become accustomed to reading more and more ludicrous stories about my private life,” the athlete said in a statement.…

Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly’s defense confirmed to Fox News Digital that there was “one, lone holdout” who wanted to convict, while the remaining jurors sought an acquittal.Arizona Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink declared that the case ended in a mistrial on Monday, as the jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision to convict Kelly of second-degree murder or any of the lower counts of manslaughter, negligent homicide or aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Fink scheduled a 1:30 p.m. status hearing for Monday, April 29.Fink said that the hearing next week will “allow the state to take a…

On this day in history, April 24, 1800, President John Adams — the second president of the United States — approved the appropriation of $5,000 for the purchase of “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress,” according to the website of the Library of Congress.The research library — the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States — is celebrating its 223rd birthday on Monday, April 24, 2023. The books that Adams referred to — first purchased for the Library of Congress — were ordered from London. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, APRIL 23, 1564, SHAKESPEARE IS BORN…

Anti-Israel agitators staged a “sedar on the street” protest in front of the Brooklyn home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in protest of American support for Israel.The protests came after the Senate passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package to Israel, Gaza and Ukraine.Organized by pro-Palestinian groups, the protest was described as a “seder on the street” for the second night of the week-long Jewish Passover.Photos from the protest showed large groups of demonstrators gathering in front of Schumer’s Brooklyn, New York home.COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY RESPONDS AFTER ROBERT KRAFT SAYS HE’S PULLING SUPPORT OVER ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCEWATCH:The protesters urged Schumer…

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