This Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday of 4/20. The prevailing explanation for the origin of 4/20 is that it started in the 1970s with a group of friends in California who called themselves ‘the Waldos.’ Today, recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states, and 14 more states allow it …
Since Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last week, Benjamin Netanyahu has faced the highest-stakes decision of his career: how to respond to Tehran’s first direct strike on Israel without sparking an all-out war between the Middle East’s two most powerful militaries. On Friday, the result …
The shocking development came shortly after jury selection for Trump trial was completed (File) A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place, witnesses said. A witness on the scene said he first heard the man throwing …
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The start of next week promises chilly conditions for most, with the exception of two unlikely parts of the country. According weather maps from WX Charts, England and Wales is going to see temperatures close to freezing on Monday, however Scotland is predicted to be positively balmy. Edinburgh, Glasgow and …
Tech companies such as OpenAI, Google and Meta are jostling for a lead in the AI arms race, fighting a shortage of engineers and advanced chips as they gear up for the huge growth expected in the coming years. But in the AI infrastructure sector, which includes the vital data …
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The success of Japan and South Korea at inserting language voicing concern over their currencies in a joint statement with the U.S. this week underscores the political heat they face from stiff inflation that is being aggravated by weak exchange rates. The matter is …
Simone Biles is standing up for her man. The Olympian recently opened up about the viral interview featuring her NFL husband, Jonathan Owens. In the interview on the podcast “The Pivot” in December, Owens made some comments that rubbed people the wrong way, like sharing that he “didn’t know who …
An ex-Wetherspoons employee has shared some secrets behind the popular pub chain and its extensive menu. The former employee worked at one of the branches while he was at university and has shared which dishes on the menu should be avoided and how some of the popular dishes are prepared. …
BBC News at One presenter Ben Brown was forced to issue a public apology during Friday’s (April 19) bulletin. During a report about MP Mark Menzies, the wrong image lashed on screen showing instead MP William Wragg and he addressed it at the end of the show. “Now we just …
We drove the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser, the 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore debuted, and 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring specs were released. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We drove the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser and found it pivots to retro charm. The iconic nameplate returns …
Israel launched a strike against Iran in the early hours of Friday in what appeared to be a limited, targeted retaliation to last weekend’s drone and missile attack by Tehran. Both sides were muted in their response to the assault, signalling that neither country wanted a further escalation that risked …