Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Florida vegan woman found guilty of starving her toddler to death

vegan woman

A Florida jury found the 39-year-old guilty of murder in the death of her son Ezra. Ezra died in his sleep weighing 17 pounds, seven pounds less than the average adult. His father faces similar charges and will likely go on trial later this year. A vegan woman who killed her 18-month-old child, who starved … Read more

North Carolina 1-year-old dies in hot car death

North Carolina

A 1-year-old North Carolina girl died on Friday after left inside a hot car. Making her at least the ninth kid nationally to pass away in an overheated vehicle this year. According to Kids and Car Safety, over a thousand kids have perished in overheated cars since 1990. According to a nonprofit, that keeps track … Read more

Sri Lanka fuel crisis: Days of waiting for fuel

Sri Lanka

Taxi driver Ajeewan Sadasivam has been stuck in line for two days. Sri Lanka has no fresh supplies of petrol coming in. Supplies are being brought in from other parts of the island, where there are still some. But the island nation runs low on supplies. Sri Lankan fuel stations are rationing supplies to essential … Read more

Working vacation visas are widely available in the UK and New Zealand

New Zealand

The UK and New Zealand agree to extend Youth Mobility and Working Holiday schemes. The age limit for applicants will go up from 30 to 35.  The maximum length of time people can stay in the host country will be increased from two to three years. It follows a similar deal to allow young people … Read more

Pret A Manger, a British sandwich chain, will open in India

Pret A

A unit of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries will run the chain under a franchise agreement. The first outlet is expected to open early next year in Mumbai. It marks the first venture by Reliance Brands into the country’s growing food and drinks industry. A firm possessed by Asia’s most extravagant individual has figured out an … Read more

Chile intends to alter its tax code and increase royalties on copper mining

copper

Chile’s finance minister introduces a tax reform bill that increases copper mining royalties. The plan also raises taxes on high-income earners and introduces a new wealth tax. Bill aims to raise 4.1% of GDP over four years, with 0.7% going to a new guaranteed minimum pension fund. Chile’s money serves, Mario Marcel, on Friday presented … Read more

Archegos requests the rejection of two U.S. regulators’ claims to collapse

Archegos

Archegos Capital Management LP has urged a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss lawsuits. By two U.S. regulators seeking fines and restitution. The private investment firm’s collapse saddled banks with about $10 billion of losses. Archegos collapsed in March 2021 after making huge bets on stocks through securities. Archegos Capital Management LP has encouraged a Manhattan … Read more

The United States’ five-year offshore drilling plan calls for 0 to 11 auctions

five-year

Joe Biden’s administration proposes a five-year plan for offshore oil and gas development. It seeks to balance efforts to fight climate change with calls to increase oil supplies. The final plan may have up to 11 lease sales or none at all, the Interior Department says. President Joe Biden’s organization on Friday disclosed a five-year … Read more

“Matilda The Musical” set to open at the 66th BFI London Film Festival

Matilda The Musical

The 66th BFI London Film Festival will open with “Matilda the Musical”. Matilda is based on the same-named Roald Dahl novel.  In the Netflix version of Matilda, Alisha Weir plays the role for the first time. As per media, the 66th BFI London Film Festival, which will take place from October 5 to October 16, will open … Read more

Labor contract at U.S. West Coast ports expires

West Coast

Contract expires for more than 22,000 U.S. West Coast port workers. The agreement covers 29 Pacific Coast ports stretching from California to Washington State. Normal operations will continue at the ports until an agreement can be reached, groups say. The talks are being closely watched by industry and the White House. Biden met with the … Read more

Exxon predicts operating profits may increase by double in the first quarter

Exxon

Exxon Mobil projects a sequential increase of about $7.4 billion in operating profits compared with the first quarter. The company’s peak quarterly profit was $15.9 billion in 2012. The filing indicates a potential profit of more than $16 billion for the second quarter. The company posted its biggest quarterly profit in seven years. Exxon Mobil … Read more

Residents of Salvation Army shelter helping those in need

Salvation Army shelter

They deliver it to shelters in downtown San Diego, Escondido, and Oceanside. The initiative was first funded with $1 million by the Lucky Duck Foundation. Now, the foundation wants to invest an additional $ 1 million to expand the program. Two years ago, residents of a Salvation Army shelter in San Diego however given a … Read more

Brazil’s imports of fertilizer increase as farmers plant new crops

Brazil's

Brazilian fertilizer imports in June jumped 18.6% and totaled 4.15 million tonnes, according to government data. The data suggest that Brazil should have enough of these inputs to start planting summer crops like soybeans and first corn starting in September. This is the highest volume of imports for the month of June in five years. … Read more

Biden threatens a countrywide ban abortion

ban abortion

Biden met virtually with the governors of Connecticut. “Congress will ultimately have to act to codify Roe into federal law” Nationwide, “this is going to go one way or the other”. President Biden challenged voters to support representatives who will codify Roe v. Wade safeguards into federal law. Also, face a GOP-controlled Congress that will … Read more

After a disappointing first half, investors prepare for a crucial July

first half

The U.S. stock market is reeling from its worst first half of any year since 1970.  The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting is among potentially pivotal events after the S&P 500 fell 20.6% in the first six months.  The S&P 500 has had one of the worst starts to the year since World War Two. … Read more

Largest oil refinery in Mexico opens to fanfare but is not yet operating

oil

The Olmeca refinery owned and operated by state-run oil company Pemex is billions of dollars over budget and still under construction. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says it will help the country cut a longstanding dependence on foreign gasoline and diesel supplies. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador formally opened a major new oil refinery. … Read more

Victim of shark attack in Florida suffering from severe injuries

shark attack

A shark of unknown species bit Addison Bethea’s right leg when she scalloped near Grassy Island. The teen is now in a critical but stable condition. It is the second such assault in the United States this week. After suffering “severe injuries” in a shark attack on Thursday at a Florida beach. A teenage girl … Read more

Google will remove the records of visits to abortion facilities’ locations

Google

Alphabet’s Google will delete location data showing when users visit an abortion clinic. Follows concern a digital trail could inform law enforcement if an individual terminates a pregnancy illegally. The technology industry has fretted police could obtain warrants for customers’ search history. Geolocation, and other information revealing pregnancy plans. Alphabet set Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google will … Read more

At a valuation of almost $6 billion, Klarna is to raise further capital

Klarna

Klarna Bank AB is nearing a deal to raise fresh capital. At a valuation of about $6 billion from existing investors led by Sequoia Capital. The financing round is yet to be finalized. If successfully completed would represent a stunning decline in the valuation of Klarna. Swedish installments firm Klarna Bank AB is approaching an … Read more

Loudoun County school sued for corruption of children

Loudoun County

Loudoun County parents have filed a new complaint against the public school system. The lawsuit however brought against Loudoun County Public Schools by the conservative America First Legal.  Parents have the basic liberty interest to govern the rearing and education of their children. According to a father from Loudoun County school who spoke to “The … Read more

DeSantis campaign responds to the White House lie

DeSantis

The Governor Ron DeSantis campaign shot out at the White House on Friday. They claimed that the administration “continue to lie” about Florida’s efforts to protect young children. When the law went into effect on Friday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre criticized it. The Governor Ron DeSantis campaign shot out at the White House … Read more

Zoya Akhtar shares lovely PIC of leads Suhana Khan & Agastya Nanda

Suhana Khan

Zoya Akhtar is adapting The Archies into a Bollywood movie. Suhana Khan, Janhvi Kapoor’s sister Khushi Kapoor, and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda will all make their acting debuts in this highly awaited film. In addition, the film will star Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Yuvraj Menda, and Dot in significant parts. Naturally, everyone is watching … Read more