Florida Sheriff Praises Resident Who Opened Fire on Intruder: ‘He Shot Him a Lot’

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd praised a Lakeland, Florida, man for shooting an alleged intruder Wednesday saying, “He shot him a lot.” Steven Stillwell, 42, allegedly threw a flower pot through glass doors in hopes of gaining entry into the house, WFLA reported. The Lakeland resident then shot Stillwell “three times.” Stillwell was still alive when…Continue Reading

Top UK civil servant quits lockdown party probe over own event

Cabinet secretary steps down from inquiry into Downing Street parties after claims he also broke rules.Published On 18 Dec 202118 Dec 2021A top United Kingdom civil servant tasked with investigating allegations of lockdown-breaking parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff has recused himself from the inquiry. Simon Case, the British cabinet secretary, stepped down…Continue Reading

Ghislaine Maxwell declines to testify as defence rests

‘The government has not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt,’ Maxwell tells US judge in sex trafficking trial.Published On 17 Dec 202117 Dec 2021British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has declined to take the stand in her sex abuse trial in the United States, as her defence rested its case ahead of final arguments next week.…Continue Reading

Starbucks waged ‘shock and awe’ campaign on workers, union claims

The union won a landmark vote at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York in the United States last week. Now, it’s urging the National Labor Relations Board to reject results of another location’s failed union vote.By Josh Eidelson and Ian KullgrenBloombergPublished On 17 Dec 202117 Dec 2021The union that won a landmark vote at a Starbucks…Continue Reading

Former US First Lady Melania Trump launches NFT venture

Melania Trump will release NFTs ‘in regular intervals’ with some proceeds going to foster children, a news release said.Published On 17 Dec 202117 Dec 2021In exchange for a cryptocurrency token, you can own a digital watercolor painting of Melania Trump’s eyes. The former first lady of the United States launched a venture this week selling…Continue Reading

XpressBees Launches “Xpressathon” Innovation Challenge

Pune, Maharashtra, India XpressBees, an end-to-end logistics provider is pleased to announce the launch of its first-ever pan India coding innovation challenge “Xpressathon”. Xpressathon is a virtual challenge and invites developers, analysts, and the coder’s community to participate and design solutions that have the potential to solve some of the real-time logistics problems including faster…Continue Reading

Prime Minister’s Office PM receives French Minister for Armed Forces Posted On: 17 DEC 2021 8:40PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister,  Shri  Narendra Modi met French Minister for Armed Forces Ms Florence Parly today.  The Prime Minister tweeted : “Received French Minister for Armed Forces @florence_parly today and discussed bilateral defence cooperation, regional security,…Continue Reading

Ministry of Earth Science India and Vietnam today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards promoting scientific and technical cooperation in marine science and ecology The MoU is the first agreement related to marine science and ecology between the two countriesUnion Minister Dr Jitendra Singh led the Indian delegation in talks with visiting Vietnamese Minister…Continue Reading

A Pro-Pinochet Presidential Candidate Threatens To Swing Chile To The Far Right

Former Chilean congressman José Antonio Kast is such an enormous fan of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the brutal right-wing dictator who ruled the country from 1973 to 1990, that he abandoned his far-right political party four years ago because, in his eyes, it wasn’t devoted enough to the advancement of the late tyrant’s legacy.This weekend, he…Continue Reading