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Why is Ireland a wealthy country? Because its capital is always Dublin. Why is cubic zirconium hte perfect thing for St. Patrick's Day? Because it's a sham rock.

Around 70 percent of flight attendants in Japan have reported that photos had been or likely had been taken of them surreptitiously, an aviation trade union said Thursday, calling for tougher penalties against the act. Thirty-eight percent of respondents said their pictures had been secretly taken, while 33 percent said they were not sure but "believe" it has happened, with the combined result rising 9 percentage points from the previous survey in 2019, according to the Japan Federation of Aviation Industry Unions. While most cabin crew reported face and full body pictures had been taken, others replied that they were...

A close family member of a victim who committed suicide under duress caused by the illegal and unconstitutional Jan. 6 probe is speaking out on the cold and callous behavior of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.Matthew Perna committed suicide in March 2022 after being hit with a multitude of charges for peacefully protesting in and around the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. His aunt, Geni Perna stated in a recent interview that DeSantis ignores all of the calls from Jan. 6 whistleblowers who are speaking out against the injustices that are being perpetrated upon pro-MAGA patriots by the federal government.“Ron DeSantis...

A tiny rural community in northeastern Japan known for numerous UFO sightings is promoting itself as a "home to aliens" in a bid to revitalize its local economy and put itself on the intergalactic map. By displaying its many pieces of UFO paraphernalia and holding events that appeal to enthusiasts, Iinomachi, once prosperous through silk production and weaving industries, hopes to build a new future by drawing visitors with a passion for the extraterrestrial. Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2023 shows a statue resembling an alien in Iinomachi district in Fukushima, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) Residents believe they live in a...

Major Japanese corporations including Nissan Motor Co. and Hitachi Ltd. on Wednesday agreed on their biggest pay raises in decades in annual wage negotiations after their labor unions requested wage hikes that match rising prices. Nissan said it will increase monthly wages by 12,000 yen ($89) on average, the largest hike since fiscal 2004 when the current wage system was introduced. It will also offer annual bonuses worth 5.5 months' salary as per its union's request. An official of the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions writes down offers received by member labor unions from management during annual wage negotiations on...

Fox News reports that New York City D.A. Alvin Bragg is preparing to arrest Donald Trump complete with fingerprinting and “normal processing” all under a felony charge federal prosecutors refused to pursue.

An insider sniped to Page Six Friday that while Credit Suisse put out its begging bowl for a $54 billion bailout on Thursday, the wife of top CS exec Daniel Ezra was “going wild” at the Art Production Fund Gala in NYC that very evening. Philanthropist Lizzie da Trindade-Asher was snapped by fashion industry bible Women’s Wear Daily cheekily flashing her butt for the camera. Our banking insider interpreted the gesture for those of us who didn’t go to Wharton: Looming global financial catastrophe threatening to upend the lives of ordinary people everywhere? Kiss my ass. Ezra is a managing...

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the combative boss of Russia’s Wagner private military group, relishes his role as an anti-establishment maverick, but signs are growing that the Moscow establishment now has him pinned down and gasping for breath. Prigozhin placed a bet on his mercenaries raising the Russian flag in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, albeit at a considerable cost to the ranks of his force and probably to his own fortune. He spent heavily on recruiting as many as 40,000 prisoners to throw into the fight, but after months of grinding battle and staggering losses he is struggling to replenish Wagner’s...

Dementia Risk Higher for Elite Soccer Players — Is heading the ball to blame? by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today March 16, 2023 Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Twitter. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window email article A photo of a header by Dayot Upamecano of France above Mitchell Duke of Australia during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Men who played elite soccer were more likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases -- notably, dementia -- as they aged, a study in...

Credit Suisse, the global investment bank based in Switzerland, would be six feet under today if not for the $54 billion bailout it just got from the Swiss central bank. I'm starting to see a pattern in these failing banks… see tweet https://twitter.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1636353368644886528?

A transgender protester injected herself to gasps during a meeting where she and others opposed plans to ban so-called gender affirming care for children. The unnamed woman, who had blue hair and horn-rimmed glasses, declared: 'I was once a trans youth, and now I'm a happy 22-year-old trans adult... this is my healthcare, don't tread on it.' She proudly produced the syringe, then stuck the needle into her arm and pushed the plunger, to an audible gasp from an unseen eyewitness at the hearing in Tallahassee earlier this week. It's unclear what was in the syringe, although many transgender people...

Update from Ukraine | The beginning of the end for the Ruzzian dictator | Arrest warrant for Putler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwh1m_SWFqk

Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail plus probationThe two brothers who were paid by actor Jussie Smollett to orchestrate a fake hate crime had a message for the country about its "ramifications." Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, nicknamed Bola and Ola, apologized for their role in the 2019 hoax, saying they agreed to Smollett’s terms because they wanted to use his connections as a prominent actor to help them in their own careers. "I just first want to apologize to everyone in the audience, the country and anyone who might have been affected by this directly. When we were...

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign stated they would return political donations tied to the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, according to USA Today. The DNC told the publication that the money would be returned following last week’s bank collapse. The announcement was made the same day the bank’s parent company, SVB Financial Group, filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York bankruptcy court.

Gimme Back My Bullets is the fourth studio album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on February 2, 1976. Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Gimme Back My Bullets" (1976)

There’s a lot going on in the world, from collapsing banks to inflation to the war in Ukraine to the mess at the southern border. With all that in mind Real Clear Politics’ Tom Bevan took a look at MSNBC’s homepage today and categorized the headlines. You probably won’t be shocked:Tom Bevan @TomBevanRCP Headlines on the MSNBC home page right now: 11 mentioning Trump 3 Mike Pence 2 Fox News 2 Tucker Carlson 1 Ron DeSantis 1 George Santos 1 Alex Jones 1 Silicon Valley BankIt’s almost as if MSNBC meets every morning and says “what on our homepage will...

Republican Strategist John Jordan says it is unlikely former US president Donald Trump will gain new voters with his YouTube account being reinstated. “Most people are already aware of President Trump and what he says and what he thinks so it’s unlikely that he’s going to win new converts or really move his numbers,” he told Sky News Australia. However, having the YouTube account does allow Mr Trump to react to stories, potentially “shape ...

President Biden told a series of cringe-worthy jokes about his Irish ancestry to mark St. Patrick’s Day, cracking that he’s surprised his distant Irish relatives aren’t “in jail” and that he’s “really not Irish” because he doesn’t drink alcohol. The 80-year-old president, who is roughly five-eighths Irish, made the seemingly stereotype-laden attempts at humor*** “I’ve been to Ireland many times, but not to actually look up, to find my actual family members. And there are so many — and they actually weren’t in jail,” Biden said to scattered laughs as he recalled a six-day visit in which he met his...

Yes has postponed the European leg of the 2023 Relayer Tour for very topical reasons: The band was unable to properly insure the dates against absences due to COVID or an act of war. "The insurance industry has withdrawn all such insurances which made touring possible pre-COVID and before the Ukraine conflict," Yes said in an official statement. "There have always been calculated risk assessments to consider when touring and Yes has unfailingly paid a premium to cover against terrorism, in addition to conventional cancellation risks." Among the impacted dates is Yes' stop at Eventim Apollo in London, which has...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care on Thursday to reduce suicides in the military, but held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition purchases by young troops, sending them to another panel for study.An independent committee in late February recommended that the Defense Department implement a series of gun safety measures, including waiting periods for the purchase of firearms and ammunition by service members on military property and raising the minimum age for service members to buy guns and ammunition to 25....His orders reflect increasing concerns about...