Posts by Liam Redmond
Florida woman escapes storage container she was being held in after brutal assault: sheriff
A Florida man was apprehended in a wooded area in Washington County after a woman he allegedly assaulted and held in a storage container escaped. David Earl Gipson, 40, has been arrested on charges of sexual battery, aggravated battery and false imprisonment, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The woman, who was not publicly…
Read MoreRodeo legend Roy Cooper, the ‘Super Looper,’ dies in fire at 69
Roy Cooper, nicknamed the “Super Looper” during his legendary rodeo career, died this week at the age of 69. Cooper, considered the greatest roper of all time, died in a house fire on his property in Decatur, Texas, Tuesday. “It is with great sadness that our family shares the passing of our Dad, The Super…
Read MoreTelegram weighs US$2 billion bond sale to refinance 2021 debt
Published Thu, May 1, 2025 · 01:45 PM [DUBAI/LONDON] Telegram is holding investor meetings about a bond sale worth about US$2 billion as the social media app seeks to refinance its debut debt offering from 2021, according to sources familiar with the situation. The messaging service’s managers are holding discussions on offering the new notes…
Read MoreDave Portnoy again attacks Bill Belichick over CBS interview — questions head coach’s rebuttal statement
Dave Portnoy continued his onslaught against Bill Belichick’s bizarre CBS interview featuring girlfriend Jordon Hudson — this time questioning the new University of North Carolina head coach’s rebuttal statement over the much-maligned segment. “The fact that this statement is on the official website of North Carolina is bonkers,” the Barstool Sports founder posted on X…
Read MoreIndonesia plans 10 GW nuclear power in major renewable energy push
[JAKARTA] Indonesia plans a major expansion in renewable energy by 2040, including the introduction of 10 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power, and expects contracts to be given in the next five years, a senior aide of President Prabowo Subianto said. That would more than double the current capacity as Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest…
Read MoreBank of Japan keeps rates steady, cuts growth forecasts
[TOKYO]The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates steady and cut its growth forecasts on Thursday (May 1), as uncertainty surrounding US tariffs clouds the outlook for the world’s fourth-largest economy. But the central bank projected inflation would stay roughly on course to hit its 2 per cent target in coming years, a sign that…
Read MoreRobinhood tops quarterly profit estimates as volatility fuels trading volumes surge
[BENGALURU] Retail trading platform Robinhood’s first-quarter profit more than doubled and beat analysts’ estimates on Wednesday (Apr 30), driven by a surge in trading volumes from clients looking to hedge their positions amid choppy markets. The company’s transaction-based revenue, or income generated from fees for facilitating trading in options, cryptocurrency and equities, jumped 77 per…
Read MoreAmazon to invest US$4 billion to expand rural delivery network in US
The investment will grow its rural delivery network to more than 200 delivery stations and create 100,000 jobs, the company says Published Thu, May 1, 2025 · 10:47 AM [BENGALURU] Amazon.com said on Wednesday (Apr 30) it would spend more than US$4 billion to expand its US rural delivery network by the end of 2026,…
Read MoreTiny penis pendant discovered near UK landmark Hadrian’s Wall may have been Roman soldier’s good luck charm
It’s not the size of the pendant, but the amount of luck it provides. Archeologists discovered a heavily handled penis pendant at a fort erected near northern England landmark Hadrian’s Wall and believe it was used by a Roman soldier as a good luck charm. An excavation at the Vindolanda fort in Hexham unearthed the…
Read MoreUber Mideast unit delivers gold coins to doorsteps in Dubai
[DUBAI] Dubai residents can now have 24-carat gold coins delivered to their homes in less than an hour as super app Careem targets millions of Indians in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai-based Careem Technologies, a spin-out from Uber Technologies’ Middle Eastern subsidiary, has launched a campaign that allows users to buy up to 10,000 dirhams…
Read MoreGold retreats on firm dollar, US payrolls data on tap
Gold was subdued on Thursday (May 1) on the US dollar’s strength, while investors awaited more clarity on trade policy between the US and its trading partners, and looked forward to the US non-farm payrolls report due this week. Spot gold fell 0.7 per cent to US$3,265.45 an ounce, as at 0022 GMT. US gold…
Read MoreDemocratic Rep. Hank Johnson suggests Trump is targeting ‘Latinos outside of the Home Depots’ in bizarre riff on Holocaust-era poem
A Democratic House lawmaker, known for his jaw-dropping remarks, repurposed a Holocaust-era poem on Wednesday to argue that the Trump administration is targeting “Latinos outside of the Home Depots.” Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), who once worried Guam could sink from overpopulation, subjected lawmakers to his bizarre variation of German theologian Martin Niemöller’s famous “First They…
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