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Been in Brazil just over a month now and have just arrived in Rio for Carnival. I'll be stopping in an Airbnb as sleeping in my VW during carnival doesn't sound appealing.

Has anyone been to Rio and if so, have you got any recommendations other than the obvious stuff like Cristo?

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and rookie left tackle Will Campbell were two of the biggest reasons why the team lost Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has earned some criticism this week too though, specifically for some puzzling decisions when the game was still in reach in […]

Israel remains a ‘very strong player’ in global private markets

1. 'Utterly wicked' nursery worker who abused children in his care jailed for 18 years  BBC
2. 'Our children were sitting ducks': Parents demand change as ex-nursery worker gets jail for sex abuse  Sky News
3. London nursery worker who sexually abused children jailed for 18 years  The Guardian
4. Nursery failures created ‘perfect hunting ground’ for paedophile  The Telegraph
5. ‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’: Nursery paedophile who used work iPad to record abuse of toddlers... Читать дальше...

Muhammad Ismail Darwish, chairman of Hamas's Shura Council, led the delegation in talks with Ali Larijani in the Qatari capital.

Cyril Aris’ “A Sad and Beautiful World,” a Beirut-set love story which represented Lebanon in the Oscar race, has secured North American distribution with Watermelon Pictures. Represented internationally by Paradise City Sales, the movie world premiered at last year’s Venice Days on the Lido and won the People’s Choice Award. It went on to play […]

As the offseason hot stove ignites around him, Maxx Crosby made some potentially eye-raising comments about the New England Patriots. Crosby reacted to New England’s Super Bowl LX loss to the Seattle Seahawks on his “The Rush With Maxx Crosby” podcast. The star Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher said the Patriots shouldn’t move left tackle […]

Veteran athlete Nick Baumgartner failed to advance to the snowboard cross final after crossing the line just 0.08 seconds behind Austria's Alessandro Hammerle in a nail-biting photo finish.

Both police officers and fire and rescue were called to the country club in response to 'a physical fight in progress on the pickleball court' involving 'over 20 individuals.'

“A very prominent, Oscar-winning director, who showed up in his robe, asked me to take my clothes off, and said he needed to take polaroids of me. And then, if I did X, Y, and Z, I would be the next ‘Marvel’ character.”

Leatherman just debuted its most affordable and compact multitool yet with the release of the Leatherman OPNR. This minimalist EDC may not look like much on the surface, but it's a suprisingly useful multi-tool.  As its name suggests, the OPNR is focused on opening things. The larger opening ...

Light, swift and agile, Sarma is a weapon adapted for modern warfare where the difference between completing your mission and being obliterated is measured in minutes.

A Lexington man who secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds through false claims is headed to… Continue reading Lexington man gets prison time in federal COVID-19 loan gambling fraud scheme

AAIB says AI171 crash probe is ongoing, rejects reports of intentional pilot action and urges media to avoid speculation

With launch of its FR-LSH and HR-FRLSH building wire product

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Simile has raised $100 million in a new funding round. That’s according to a report Thursday (Feb. 12) from Bloomberg News, which says the financing will help Simile develop AI tools designed to help companies predict human behavior. That includes guessing which products consumers might buy, or questions that analysts might pose during […]

FCL EV Products (India), which is part of INOXGFL Group, through GFCL EV (SFZ) LLC (registered in Salalah Free Zone, Oman), is setting up a state-of-the-art greenfield project at Salalah Free Zone in Oman to manufacture advanced battery materials with applications in New Age industries (like EV and Energy Storage applications) with an initial investment of ~ USD 216 Mn.

CIL reports Rs 7,166 crore profit in Q3FY26, down 16% YoY, as offtake declines and revenue slips 5% amid softer realisations

CNN's Kevin Liptak revealed the White House was unimpressed with Attorney General Pam Bondi's fiery performance before the House Judiciary Committee.

CyBC general-director Thanasis Tsokos defended Cyprus’ Eurovision 2026 entry ‘JALLA’ on Thursday, describing it as “a highly professional job” and rejecting claims that the public broadcaster acted improperly in either the song’s selection or its production. Speaking on CyBC himself, Tsokos said Cyprus’ participation in Eurovision is guided by a strategy of “outward engagement”. “We […]

Standalone net profit climbs 95% year-on-year in Q3FY26 as gold loan AUM rises to ₹1.40 trillion and consolidated loan assets grow sharply

Food adulteration is often reported across India, but safety lapses at ‌high-profile ​brands like McDonald's ​are rare

The incident prompted a large emergency response

Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson still had a day to savor despite a disappointing result in the women's super-G after her boyfriend popped the question.