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Kim Soo-hyun, one of Korea’s most famous actors, was in tears as he denied allegations of dating the actress Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor. Ms. Kim, 24, died by suicide this year.

Lesley Slaton, the NBA’s chief DEI officer, informed colleagues in an email Wednesday she’s stepping down, according to Adweek. Brown joined the NBA as chief DEI officer in 2023. Before that, she was chief DEI officer at HP since 2015.  A basketball on the court next to an NBA logo during a break in the first half of a game in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)”The values of diversity and inclusion are central to the culture of the NBA, WNBA, and our other leagues and will remain core to our business and our workplace,” the email said.Other American sports organizations have…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) paid hundreds of thousands of dollars a month for website changes before canceling the contract and having an internal staffer take over, according to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).While combing through loads and loads of data, DOGE discovered a previous contract by the VA for its website maintenance.”Good work by @DeptVetAffairs,” DOGE said in a post on X on Wednesday. “VA was previously paying ~$380,000/month for minor website modifications. That contract has not been renewed, and the same work is now being executed by 1 internal VA software engineer spending ~10 hours/week.”Fox News…

Plastic straws are banned in San Francisco, at least if you want to drink a soda or lemonade. Those smoking fentanyl, however, have been able to get them for free, at taxpayers’ expense.There was also the time five years ago, when the city helped pay for a billboard that showed smiling, glittery partygoers. “Do it with friends,” the public service message said, urging drug users to consume with others so they could treat a potential overdose.For decades, San Francisco has been a liberal city where those using drugs found easy access to their substance of choice and a government generally…

Peter Dutton has announced a $100 million election promise for WA’s mining pioneers, but the resources industry didn’t get everything it asked for. 

BEIJING: China on Thursday (Apr 3) said it had “destroyed” an intelligence network set up by the Philippine espionage agency and arrested three spies from the country. The announcement comes as the two countries continue to confront each other over disputed territory in the South China Sea and tensions mount over the Philippines’ security ties with its ally, the United States. At least five Chinese nationals were arrested on suspicion of espionage in January and another two in February by Philippine authorities. The latest arrests in China came two days after the Chinese embassy in Manila issued a travel warning…

Summary Africa hosts over 1,100 mammal species and 2,600 bird species, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. Around 14% of Africa’s land is under formal protection, covering national parks, reserves, and conservancies.Wildlife-based tourism contributes billions of dollars to African economies, with countries like Kenya, Botswana, and Tanzania leading in safari tourism.Community-led conservation is on the rise, with countries like Namibia and Zimbabwe pioneering programs that involve local populations in wildlife protection.Deep Dive!!!Wildlife conservation in Africa is more than just protecting animals—it’s about preserving the continent’s natural heritage, sustaining ecosystems, and supporting millions of people who depend on nature-based…

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing what experts say is the biggest threat to his rule yet as a succession battle erupts ahead of general elections scheduled for 2028. Recent manoeuvrings by the president and his supporters to extend his rule to 2030 have led to calls and protests from within his party for the president to step down or be forced to do so. The upheavals have seen the dismissal of top security officials, a move experts say Mnangagwa is taking to avoid being overthrown in a coup. The president has long faced criticism from Zimbabweans, but dissent within…

In a move that could upend American foreign relations across the globe, President Trump announced Wednesday that he is instituting what he described as “reciprocal tariffs” on dozens of U.S. trading partners. Beginning April 5, all imports to the U.S. will be subject to a baseline tariff of 10%. Then, starting April 9, about 90 countries that, according to the Trump administration currently impose import taxes on U.S. goods, will also be hit by an additional reciprocal tax.For example, imports from Egypt, the U.K., Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates will be slapped with a 10% reciprocal tariff, while goods…

An American Airlines flight from New York City to Tokyo was forced to turn around over the Pacific Ocean on Monday night before flying back to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas after experiencing a “maintenance issue.”American Airlines Flight 167 took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York at about 11 a.m. on Monday and was expected to land at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) in Japan at about 2 p.m. the next day.Flight Aware data shows that the aircraft had crossed the U.S. and was over the Pacific Ocean when nearly seven hours into the flight, it turned around…