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523 сюжетовTexas set to execute Jamaal Howard for 2000 killing of store clerk
Texas is set to execute Jamaal Howard, 46, by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 2000 fatal shooting of convenience store clerk Vickie Swartout, 42, during a robbery in Silsbee. It would be the 30th execution in the U.S. this year and th…
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days Begin With Discounts on Apple Macs, AirPods and iPads
Amazon's fall Prime Big Deal Days sale is live, with early discounts on Apple products including AirPods Pro 3 at $179.00, down from $249.00, AirPods Max 2 at $429.00, and about $200 off most M5 MacBook Air models. Outlets also reported all…
Amazon’s October Prime Day runs October 6-8 as retailers cut prices early
Amazon’s October Prime Day, also called Prime Big Deal Days, runs from October 6 at 3AM ET through 3AM ET on October 8, with discounts already live, according to The Verge, NBC News and Wired. Wired listed Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 at $190 ($…
Криста Пайк в сознании и говорит после неудачной казни в Теннесси, заявляют адвокаты
Криста Пайк, 50 лет, находится в сознании, говорит и получает неотложную медицинскую помощь почти через неделю после того, как попытка казнить её в Теннесси с помощью препарата пентобарбитал не удалась, сообщили во вторник её адвокаты. Они …
В Сызрани возбуждено дело после сообщений об избиении детей в лагере
Российские authorities возбудили уголовное дело после сообщений о том, что детей избивали в лагере в Сызрани, сообщили официальные СМИ. Публикации в соцсетях, на которые ссылается ТАСС, утверждают, что вожатый избил двух братьев с аутизмом.…
Apple and LG co-develop smart home devices including doorbell, lock and thermostat
Bloomberg reports that Apple and LG have co-developed a line of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, smart deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight camera. The products are expected to carry…
California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy case involving 21 children
Guojun Xuan, 66, and Silvia Zhang, 39, were arrested Tuesday at their Arcadia, California, home and charged with child abuse, conspiracy to commit child abuse, accessory after the fact and dissuading a witness, Los Angeles County District A…
Cornell protests grow; faculty push no-confidence vote over rape case handling
Students at Cornell University protested Monday and Tuesday over the school's handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity, after activists vandalized the Day Hall administration building with red-painted messages and a s…
Hoban Construction develops AI design tech to auto-apply per-unit buyer options
Hoban Construction said it developed AI-based design technology that automatically reflects apartment buyers’ option contract choices in each unit’s building information model (BIM). The technology was developed jointly with building and in…
Seoul appeals court to rule in ex-President Yoon's free opinion poll case
A Seoul appeals court is due to deliver its verdict on Oct 7 in the political funds case against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of receiving 58 free opinion polls from political broker Myung Tae-kyun. The first trial sentenced Yoon…
Appeal rejected: 1 year 6 months for driver who dragged police officer 200m
A South Korean appeals court upheld a 1 year 6 month prison sentence for a 53-year-old driver who dragged a police officer on his car for more than 200m during a drunk-driving stop in Jeonju. The Gwangju High Court's Jeonju bench dismissed …
Couple in their 60s found dead in Naju house; police seek suspect
A couple in their 60s were found dead at a house in Naju, in the Jeonnam-Gwangju region, according to police reports carried by several South Korean outlets on Oct 6. Local reports described the bodies as bound and said police believe the c…
Четырём бывшим руководителям Sanko Seika предъявлены обвинения в связи с пожаром 2022 года, унёсшим шесть жизней
Прокуратура района Ниигата предъявила обвинения четырём бывшим руководителям производителя рисовых крекеров Sanko Seika, включая бывшего генерального директора Мотоясу Сато (56 лет), по обвинению в профессиональной халатности, повлёкшей сме…
Суд Южной Кореи оправдал бывшего президента Юн Сок Ёля по апелляции по делу о политических фондах
Сеульский высокий суд 7 октября оправдал бывшего президента Южной Кореи Юн Сок Ёля в апелляции по делу в рамках Закона о политических фондах, отменив его обвинительный приговор первой инстанции. Прокуроры утверждали, что он и его жена Ким К…
Пианист Кёхэй Сорита обвинён в превышении скорости 144 км/ч; признаёт вину, вердикт 29 октября
Пианиста Кёхэя Сориту, 32 года, обвинили без задержания в вождении со скоростью 144 км/ч по скоростной автомагистрали Сютокэн-доро в Токио 20 декабря прошлого года — на 84 км/ч выше ограничения в 60 км/ч. На первом заседании в Токийском окр…
Nuri rocket completes fifth launch, placing satellites in orbit
South Korea’s Nuri rocket lifted off at 12:25 p.m. local time on Oct 7 from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, carrying 15 satellites, the most in its history, and placed the five main ultra-small cluster satellites in their target orbit. Ne…
US forces in Okinawa order 48-hour pause and night curfew after Marine arrest
The top US commander in Okinawa, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, ordered a 48-hour suspension of operations for US military personnel in the prefecture from noon on 7 October to noon on 9 October, with off-base outings and drinking on and off bas…
Нобелевская премия по физиологии или медицине 2026 года присуждена за оптогенетику
Нобелевская премия по физиологии или медицине 2026 года присуждена Карлу Дайсероту, Петеру Хегеману и Георгу Нагелю за открытия, касающиеся управляемых светом ионных каналов и оптогенетики, объявил Нобелевский фонд 5 октября. Эта методика п…
Japan police rearrest man over murder of woman found dead with daughter in Nara
Mie prefectural police on Oct. 7 rearrested a 37-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of murdering his 44-year-old partner, whose body was found with her 20-year-old daughter's in Nara City in July. Investigators allege he strangled the wom…
Nuri declared a success on fifth flight; five cluster satellites make contact
South Korea's Nuri rocket lifted off at 12:25 p.m. from the Naro Space Center in Goheung and the Korea Aerospace Administration declared the fifth flight a success, saying all 15 satellites were placed in orbit. Officials said 14 of the 15 …