Posts by Liam Redmond
Who Was the Man Killed at Big Church Festival? 41-Year-Old Dies After Sign Falls at Sussex Event
A 41-year-old man from Eastbourne was killed when a large sign fell at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex on Friday afternoon, Aug. 28, leaving at least six other people injured and forcing organizers to cancel the remainder of the event. Sussex Police said officers were called to the festival site at Wiston Park,…
Read More‘Illegal alien’ Milo Yiannopoulos kicked out of US one day after getting nabbed by ICE at airport
Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has officially been deported, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “On August 28, ICE deported Milo Yiannopoulos, an illegal alien from the United Kingdom, back to his home country. A day prior, ICE arrested Yiannopoulos at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana,” a DHS spokesperson told…
Read MoreUS Immigration Agency Wants Robot Dogs: How Will They Be Used at the Border?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to spend as much as $2 million to purchase dog-like robots for use in immigration enforcement operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security funding document posted this week to the agency’s Acquisition Planning Forecast System. The document identifies the robots as Boston Dynamics’ “Spot” model, which would…
Read MoreThese injured stars’ looming returns could have significant impact on MLB playoff races
The trade deadline has come and gone. The Twins called up outfielder Walker Jenkins on Friday not far behind a recent wave that brought George Lombard Jr. (Yankees), Kade Anderson (Mariners) and Max Clark (Tigers) to the majors. Perhaps Red Sox shortstop Franklin Arias is still possible, but mostly the elite prospects who might impact…
Read MoreSCO Summit 2026: Who Is Attending, Where Is It Held and What Is on the Agenda?
Leaders from across Eurasia are gathering in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, this weekend for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 26th annual summit, a three-day gathering running from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 that marks the bloc’s 25th anniversary. The main Council of Heads of State session, where leaders will deliver formal remarks and adopt joint declarations, takes place…
Read MoreMeta and Philippines Deepfake Deal Explained: What Will Facebook Do?
Meta has committed to a more proactive approach to removing harmful AI-generated deepfakes and to responding faster to Philippine law enforcement requests, following talks this week between the company and a Philippine government delegation in Singapore. The commitment, announced Friday by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), centers on a new mechanism for identifying…
Read MoreCody Williams Trade: Why Did Timberwolves Acquire the Former No. 10 NBA Draft Pick?
The Minnesota Timberwolves are trading wing Josh Green and cash considerations to the Utah Jazz for forward Cody Williams and guard John Konchar, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday. On its face, it looks like a minor depth swap. In practice, the deal exists because Minnesota needed a way to legally complete a much bigger transaction:…
Read MoreBlackRock’s Bitcoin Fund Crosses $60 Billion As ETF Demand Grows
The U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF market has created a regulated brokerage route for investors seeking Bitcoin exposure without directly managing wallets or private keys. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) held $60.34 billion in net assets as of Aug. 28, according to the fund’s official data. The structure removes several operational steps associated with direct…
Read MoreIndia Forex Reserves Hit Record $729.3 Billion
India’s foreign exchange reserves reached a record $729.328 billion in the week ended Aug. 21, rising $12.422 billion from the previous week, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Aug. 28. The increase marked the eighth consecutive weekly rise and pushed reserves above the previous record of $728.494 billion reached in…
Read MoreJudge Blocks Trump Visa Revocations Targeting Students
A federal judge in California ruled Aug. 28 that the Trump administration’s use of immigration laws to revoke visas and pursue deportation of lawfully present noncitizens over protected political speech violates the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Noël Wise of the Northern District of California found that the government used provisions of the Immigration and…
Read MoreEl Chapo’s wife on how drug kingpin wooed her on the dance floor: ‘He thought I smiled at him’
Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s wife has opened up about the unlikely love story with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel co-founder that began on a Mexican dance floor — and ended with her behind bars in a US prison. Emma Coronel was just 17 when she first crossed paths with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel co-founder at a…
Read MoreCXMT Sues Pentagon Over Military Company Designation
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s leading dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chipmaker, has sued the U.S. Department of Defense in federal court seeking removal from the Pentagon’s list of companies linked to China’s military. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenges a designation CXMT says is unsupported by evidence…
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