Posts by Liam Redmond
With L.A. on alert, wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users overnight
As L.A. County fires continue to wreak havoc, a fire-tracking app run by a Bay Area nonprofit is gaining popularity. Watch Duty, launched in 2021, combines publicly available maps of fire incidents and evacuation order and warning zones — similar to what can be found on the Cal Fire website — with shelter locations, National…
Read MoreOpinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?
The announcement by Mark Zuckerberg that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will dramatically overhaul its approach to content moderation on the eve of the second Trump inauguration comes as no surprise. Trump and major social media platforms have been warring for years over perceived anti-conservative bias, including Meta’s decision to shutter…
Read MoreLos Angeles man is trapped in circling Waymo on way to airport: ‘Is somebody playing a joke?’
A Los Angeles man said he nearly missed his flight home after getting trapped on his way to the airport in a Waymo self-driving vehicle that wouldn’t stop making circles in a parking lot. L.A. tech entrepreneur Mike Johns posted a video three weeks ago on LinkedIn of his call to a customer service representative…
Read MoreBidets save you money and reduce waste — we tested the best options out there
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Read MoreLouder Than Guns – The Assignment with Audie Cornish – Podcast on CNN Audio
I didn’t think we’d be doing another episode about a mass shooting so soon. But here we are. Mayor John Cooper 00:00:06 As a community. This is from a vigil in Nashville. Mayor John Cooper 00:00:10 Thank you to our artists for sharing the gift of music. You are the custodians of that special gift.…
Read MoreLove Scout Episode 2: How to Watch, Airdate, Preview, Spoilers, and More
Love Scout episode 2 will air on SBS on Saturday (January 4) at 10:00 pm KST. People in Korea can watch the premiere on TV or stream it on various online platforms. K-drama fans from countries, including the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, China, Canada, and the UK, can watch the first episode of…
Read MoreSpanish Woman Killed by Elephant While Bathing the Animal at Popular Sanctuary in Thailand
A young Spanish student who was in Thailand on vacation died on Friday after being attacked by an elephant while she was bathing it, according to sources from the police and the centre where the incident occurred, as reported by The incident took place on the island of Yao Yai, in southwestern Thailand, as reported…
Read MoreApril 18, 2023 – Russia-Ukraine news | CNN
The US has sensitive nuclear technology at a nuclear power plant inside Ukraine, and is warning Russia not to touch it, according to a letter the US Department of Energy sent to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom last month. In the letter, which was reviewed by CNN and is dated March 17, 2023, the director of…
Read MoreSettlement reached in Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News | CNN Business
The court is back in session after a lunch break and opening statements are expected to begin soon in the historic defamation lawsuit brought by election technology company Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News. Here’s what you need to know about the high-stakes case: Why is Dominion suing Fox News? Dominion sued Fox News in 2021 over…
Read MoreUS: Wall Street ends sharply higher with assist from tech; investors eye Trump policies
US STOCKS rebounded on Friday (Jan 3) as investors neared the end of a holiday-shortened week that also rang in a new year, which brought with it expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate cuts and looser regulatory policies from the incoming administration. A broad rally sent all three major US stock indexes to a higher…
Read MoreOil heads for weekly gains on colder weather, Chinese policy support
OIL prices rose on Friday (Jan 3), closing the week higher on the back of cold weather in Europe and the US as well as additional economic stimulus flagged by China. Brent crude futures settled 58 cents, or 0.8 per cent, higher at $76.51 a barrel, the highest level since Oct 14. US West Texas…
Read MoreKamala Harris interviewing top vice-presidential contenders #13
Vice-President Kamala Harris is interviewing potential contenders to be her running mate on Sunday, ahead of a battleground tour next week. Among those travelling to Washington, DC, to meet Ms Harris are Governor Josh Shapiro, Senator Mark Kelly and Governor Tim Walz. The choices for the Democratic vice-president has been narrowed to a group of…
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