160 questions, only one wrong: top scorer in South Korea tax exam admits AI cheating – The Guardian
- 160 questions, only one wrong: top scorer in South Korea tax exam admits AI cheating The Guardian
- South Korea's top scorer in tax accountancy exam admits cheating BBC
- Top scorer on South Korean tax exam confesses to cheating with AI Reuters
- Korea’s Top Scorer in Tax Accountant Exam Admits to AI Cheating Bloomberg.com
- AI cheating case raises scrutiny over test administration ahead of Suneung The Korea Herald
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Texas puts to death man who beheaded three children, hours after Oklahoma execution
Oklahoma man, 73, executed for killing ex’s estranged husband, as US nears 40 executions for second straight year
A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing and beheading his three young children in a squalid, windowless apartment in 2003 was recently executed.
John Allen Rubio, 46, was pronounced dead at 6.47 pm on Thursday after a lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas. His killings of his baby girl and two toddlers so rocked the city of Brownsville on the US border with Mexico that the apartment building was later demolished – and the land turned into a park and community garden.
Continue reading...Foreign leaders look beyond Trump on his Asian meeting spree – Politico
- Foreign leaders look beyond Trump on his Asian meeting spree Politico
- Trump heads to Asia with hopes of shifting the momentum after midterm setbacks hurt him at home AP News
- World leaders head to Asia for back-to-back diplomatic summits The Guardian
- World Leaders at Manila Summit Seek Trade to Offset US Risks Bloomberg.com
- Trump set to meet with Xi and Putin at Asia-Pacific summit next week NBC News
Trident nuclear submarine concludes record underwater deployment
HMS Vengeance’s seven-month patrol prompts concerns about slow pace of maintenance of ageing fleet and impact on crew
A Trident nuclear submarine has concluded a record seven-month deployment, returning to the Faslane naval base in Scotland where its crew was greeted by the defence secretary, Wes Streeting.
HMS Vengeance began its patrol on 12 April and spent 217 days submerged before returning on Sunday, having left the country when Keir Starmer was in Downing Street and Manchester United were third in the Premier League.
Continue reading...Senator-elect Scott Colom vows to ensure Trump follows through on his promises
Mississippi Democrat points to commitments Trump made: lower prices, halt endless wars and release Epstein files
After recently becoming the first Mississippi Democrat elected to the US Senate in more than four decades, Scott Colom pledged to try to ensure Donald Trump “follows through on the commitments” he made while successfully running for a second presidency in 2024.
Colom, while being interviewed by CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday, alluded to various campaign promises made by Trump – including lowering consumer prices, halting the seemingly endless wars waged under other presidential administrations, and fully releasing files related to the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, the late accused sex trafficker whose social circle encompassed the US and global elite.
Continue reading...Israel Kidnapped Iranian Generals in Hunt for Ron Arad – The New York Times
- Israel Kidnapped Iranian Generals in Hunt for Ron Arad The New York Times
- Mossad Agents Abducted And Interrogated Iranian Generals In Hunt For Ron Arad - Report i24NEWS
- Israel kidnapped Iranian generals, killed one, in effort to locate Ron Arad — NYT The Times of Israel
- Former Mossad official recounts the night Ron Arad disappeared The Jerusalem Post
- Mossad kidnapped Iranian official, dumped body in Black Sea while searching for Ron Arad Yahoo
Chris Van Hollen says he has path to win Senate leader over Chuck Schumer
Progressive US senator calling for more inclusion within Democratic caucus cites openness to change among peers
Democratic US senator Chris Van Hollen on Sunday escalated his bid to lead his party’s incoming Senate majority rather than Chuck Schumer, asserting that he has a path to victory amid a dedicated campaign that includes a series of television appearances.
Van Hollen, a Maryland progressive, appeared on Sunday on CNN, ABC and Fox News as he continues to make his case for why his peers in the Senate should reject Schumer, who has led the Democratic caucus for nearly a decade.
Continue reading...Viktor Orbán’s party reels from $20mn hidden cash discovery – Financial Times
- Viktor Orbán’s party reels from $20mn hidden cash discovery Financial Times
- Hungary recovers $20 million cash in probe of Orban minister Reuters
- Hungary seizes $19.5m in cash found buried in forests amid graft inquiry The Guardian
- Hungarian authorities uncover $20m during probe of Orbán-era minister BBC
- More than €17 million of cash found buried in forests, hidden in warehouses and safes in case of former Fidesz-era minister Telex
Labour rebellion over Rosebank oilfield expected to top 100 MPs
Total of 75 have already signed letter to Burnham opposing plans as discontent also grows over Europe and welfare changes
As many as 100 Labour MPs could sign a letter opposing the giant Rosebank oilfield, as discontent among backbenchers looks likely to surge this week, with rebellions also brewing over Europe and welfare changes.
A total of 75 MPs have already signed the private letter, which is expected to be delivered in the next fortnight to Andy Burnham as part of a campaign in which Labour MPs from the party’s 2024 intake are playing a significant role.
Continue reading...Hundreds of thousands of Czechs protest in Prague over media freedom
Estimated 350,000 people rally against plan to scrap licence fees and fund broadcasters from state budget
Hundreds of thousands of Czechs have rallied in Prague to protest against a perceived government attempt to stifle media freedom.
The gathering on Sunday to save the mandatory licence fees that fund Czechia’s public broadcasters drew more than 350,000 people, making it one of the biggest in the country’s history, organisers said.
Continue reading...Hundreds of Thousands Protest Cuts to Public Broadcasting – Newser
- Hundreds of Thousands Protest Cuts to Public Broadcasting Newser
- Hundreds of thousands of Czechs protest in Prague over media freedom The Guardian
- Tens of thousands of Czechs rally against government media funding plan Reuters
- Echoes of 1989 on Letná: Prague protest largest since Velvet Revolution Expats.cz
- Thousands rally in Czech Republic against state media funding changes Al Jazeera
Teen mauled to death by tiger while helping influencer in boneheaded TikTok stunt – New York Post
- Teen mauled to death by tiger while helping influencer in boneheaded TikTok stunt New York Post
- Teenager mauled to death by lion while filming TikTok video The Independent
- TikToker arrested after lioness attacks 19-year-old worker during video shoot, and police uncover an alleged attempt to blame a dog Yahoo
- Family of lioness attack victim pardons suspects Dawn
- Teen mauled to death by big cat while filming TikTok in Lahore as influencer arrested The Mirror
Estonia to close Russian border crossings after ‘sabotage’ attempt at drone factory – France 24
- Estonia to close Russian border crossings after 'sabotage' attempt at drone factory France 24
- Estonia to shut its border with Russia, blaming Moscow for foiled arson plot CNN
- Estonia to close all border crossings with Russia after attack on drone maker The Guardian
- Estonia to close Russian border crossings after attempted arson attack Reuters
- 8 detained after GRU-linked arson at Estonian drone company Threod Systems ERR
Planned asylum seeker detention centre next to Oxfordshire sewage works criticised
Thames Water says detainees at proposed accommodation should expect to experience insect swarms and strong smells
A Home Office plan to build asylum seeker detention facilities next to a sewage pump is facing objections after water company officials warned that detainees should expect to experience insect swarms and strong smells.
Proposed secure accommodation blocks at Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire will be 20 metres from a sewage pumping station, according to a written submission from Thames Water.
Continue reading...Somalia: We would not have recovered without the international community
Somalia continues to face al-Shabab rebellion and political friction, leading officials to urge international support.
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Thousands rally in Czech Republic against state media funding changes
Critics say proposed funding changes will give the government more control of state media.
Transportation secretary Sean Duffy blames prior presidents and Congress for flight stoppage
Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen says Trump administration hasn’t properly invested existing funds
Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday blamed the travel chaos stemming from Friday’s four-hour nationwide flight stoppage on prior presidents as well as a lack of congressional funding – though a Democratic senator argued that the Trump administration hasn’t properly invested all of the funds it has already been given to implement needed air travel infrastructure upgrades.
“I take responsibility for what was given to me by prior administrations,” the US transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, told CNN’s Dana Bash, a day after he said routine but necessary maintenance botched by a contractor had caused Friday’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ground stop, leading to the delay or cancellation of thousands of flights.
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