Liberal website paid witches to hex Charlie Kirk days before assassination
A progressive U.S.-based website paid online witches to curse conservative activist Charlie Kirk days before he was fatally shot during a student question-and-answer session at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Why It Matters Political figures from both sides, including former President Barack Obama along with other prominent Democratic leaders have condemned the shooting of…
Read MoreIndonesian yield curve steepest since early 2023 on fiscal fears
Longer-dated rupiah bonds are also vulnerable to moves in US Treasuries due to the heavier concentration of global investors in those notes [SINGAPORE] The gap between yields of Indonesia’s short- and long-dated bonds is poised to increase as concerns over the country’s fiscal outlook persist. The spread between two- and 10-year bond yields climbed to…
Read MoreLHN extends rally, jumps 8.6% to record S$1.01 on SGX approval of proposed Coliwoo listing
[SINGAPORE] Shares of LHN advanced for a second day straight on Thursday (Sep 11) morning after its proposed spin-off of its co-living business received approval. It had ended Wednesday 8.1 per cent higher at S$0.93 after Singapore Exchange had approved the mainboard listing of its co-living business Coliwoo. The stock extended its rally from the…
Read MoreCharlie Kirk, R.I.P. | National Review
The murder of the Turning Point USA leader represents a shocking event that may herald a turn toward greater political violence in America. Source link
Read MoreSouth Korea Lifts Ban on VC Funding for Crypto Companies
South Korean cryptoasset-related companies can now apply for venture capital (VC) funding after Seoul abolished a seven-year-old ban. The South Korea newspaper Seoul Kyungjae reported that the Ministry of SMEs and Startups says the existing ban on crypto firms’ VC funding will end on September 16. The ministry said the State Council, South Korea’s chief…
Read MoreSome 540 held at French anti-austerity protests as new PM sworn in
Anti-austerity protests in France drew some 200,000 participants and resulted in around 540 arrests on Wednesday, the French Interior Ministry said, as the country’s new prime minister took office amid a serious political crisis. Sébastien Lecornu called for a change in politics as he was sworn in, warning at the handover of power in Paris…
Read More“Ridiculous!”: Nancy Mace Completely Flips Out in Congress
On Wednesday, a Democratic representative brought up multiple ways in which her congressional colleagues received the “gender-affirming care” they wanted to ban. It made MAGA Representative Nancy Mace so upset she started screaming. Democrats and Republicans were arguing in Congress about amendments to the annual defense bill. Mace had added multiple anti-transgender amendments, including one…
Read MoreTrends indicate many Hamas officials survived IDF’s Qatar strike, results still in the air
Statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday notably left out any mention of whether the Hamas leaders were killed. As of Wednesday night, Israeli officials have yet to publicly provide clear indications of the state of the Hamas leaders in Qatar whom they tried to assassinate on Tuesday. That…
Read MoreKnesset to vote on NIS 30 billion increase in defense budget, making cuts to other ministries
Israel’s 2025 budget vote will boost defense by NIS 30b, with haredi MKs set to abstain, leaving the tied coalition hoping the measure will still pass. The Knesset passed the first reading to increase the 2025 state budget by over NIS 30 billion toward the country’s defense budget during a plenum vote on Wednesday. The…
Read MoreThe Far Right Is Already Blaming the Left For Charlie Kirk’s Shooting
Some notable House Republicans have already joined hands with dozens of their Democratic counterparts in a bipartisan effort to make the Epstein case files publicly available. Introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who has a habit of actually standing up to Trump, the bill aims to “make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format…
Read More‘His presence is a security breach’: Police again seek to bar Urich from Netanyahu’s office
Israel Police sought to prolong restrictions on PMO aide Yonatan Urich, a key Qatargate suspect, saying more steps are needed to complete the probe. Israel Police requested on Wednesday to extend the restricted measures imposed on Yonatan Urich, an advisor to the prime minister and one of the chief suspects in the “Qatargate” investigations, for…
Read MoreDoorDash plans to test drone deliveries in San Francisco warehouse
Food delivery app DoorDash is setting its sights on a new destination to test out flying drone deliveries: San Francisco. The tech company leased a warehouse in the Mission District last month that will serve as a research and development space to advance its autonomous delivery technology, a June letter sent to San Francisco Zoning…
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