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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and his super PAC over $1m sweepstakes
28Oct By No Comments
World News

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and his super PAC over $1m sweepstakes

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million cheque during a town hall at the Roxain Theater on 20 October 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / Michael Swensen Philadelphia's district attorney asked a state judge to shut down tech billionaire Elon Musk's controversial $1 million giveaway to registered voters, calling it an "illegal lottery scheme." Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, filed the civil lawsuit against Musk and his pro-Trump group, America PAC. "America PAC and Musk are lulling Philadelphia citizens - and others in the Commonwealth (and other swing states in the upcoming election) - to give up their personal identifying information and make a political pledge in exchange for the chance to win $...
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Oil price drops as fears ease of Israel-Iran escalation | Money News
28Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Oil price drops as fears ease of Israel-Iran escalation | Money News

The oil price has dropped steeply as tensions in the Middle East appeared to ease.For the first time since the very start of the month, the cost of a barrel of the benchmark oil Brent crude is below $72 at $71.93. The oil price stood at $76 on Friday evening, before Monday morning's fall of more than 5%.It means the cost of oil is cheaper than it has been for the vast majority of the past two years. The cost of oil impacts the price of filling a tank with petrol or diesel and should trickle down to pump prices in about 10 days. It comes as the threat of further conflict escalation in the Middle East appeared to lessen.Iran and Israel have been exchanging missile strikes but the latest comments from Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei avoided directly threatening Israel in a spee...
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US election live: Donald Trump battles to distance himself from racist rally comments
28Oct By No Comments
World News

US election live: Donald Trump battles to distance himself from racist rally comments

This combination of file pictures created on August 3, 2024 shows US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking on March 26, 2024, in Raleigh, North Carolina; and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking in the first presidential debate with US President Joe Biden in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. Photo: AFP Donald Trump's team is working to distance the Republican candidate from the vulgar and racist remarks made at his controversial rally at Madison Square Garden as pundits say he made the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history. US President Joe Biden has cast his vote for Democrat Kamala Harris and slammed Trump's rally as "embarrassing". Meanwhile, two ballot boxes were set on fir...
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Bhavana Panday explains why Saif Ali Khan was the perfect guest for FLOBW
28Oct By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Bhavana Panday explains why Saif Ali Khan was the perfect guest for FLOBW

Avid viewers of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives watch it as much for the star cameos as for the peek it affords into the inner world of Bhavana Panday, Maheep Kapoor, Neelam Kothari and Seema Kiran Sajdeh. While the latest season, titled Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives, has the usual celebrities—Gauri Khan, Ananya Panday, Karan Johar, among others—Saif Ali Khan makes a brief appearance. It is a pleasant surprise to see the reticent actor on the show, which is a face-off between the swish set of Delhi and Mumbai.    Bhavana believes Khan was the perfect choice for the reality series. “Saif is in the third season, like we had Shah Rukh Khan in the first and Ranveer Singh in the second. I have known Saif for years, he has worked with Chunky [Panday] and Neelam. Saif was the right person ...
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Halloween crackdown in Shanghai as Chinese police arrest people in costume | World News
28Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Halloween crackdown in Shanghai as Chinese police arrest people in costume | World News

Police in Shanghai have been targeting Halloween celebrations, seemingly due to costumes considered politically sensitive.At least half a dozen people in costumes in the city's Zhongshan Park were seen being led away by officers on Friday night. Although there has been no official notice banning Halloween, local officials appear to be trying to prevent a repeat of last year.Then China's financial capital saw some people dressed up in hazmat suits linked to COVID-19 and other outift related to social and economic issues Image: Last year in Shanghai, some wore Halloween costumes linked to sensitive topics like China's handling of COVID-19. Pic: Costfoto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Others wore costumes made of blank sheets of pape...
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Australian woman jailed for faking own death to collect insurance payout
28Oct By No Comments
World News

Australian woman jailed for faking own death to collect insurance payout

By Briana Shepherd, ABC Karen Salkilld claimed she died in a car accident in Broome and provided documentation to the company, Insuranceline. Photo: Supplied A woman who faked her own death to claim a life insurance payout of more than A$700,000 (NZ$786,693) has been sentenced to three years in prison. Karen Maree Salkilld was sentenced in Perth's District Court, having earlier pleaded guilty to gaining benefit by fraud and to knowingly using a false record to defraud. In February, the 43-year-old received more than A$718,000 (NZ$806,922) from an insurance company after claiming she died in a car accident in Broome in December 2023. Salkilld provided a death certificate, funeral documentation and a letter from the coroner's court to the company, Insuranceline. She made the applicatio...
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Increased old age security pensions set to roll out. How much? – National
28Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Increased old age security pensions set to roll out. How much? – National

Canadian seniors are set to receive a scheduled top-up in benefits as the Liberal government faces pressure to increase payments for those under the age of 75 years. October payments of the old age security (OAS) pension will roll out on Tuesday to eligible Canadians aged 65 years or older.OAS amounts are reviewed each year in January, April, July and October to reflect cost-of-living increases, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).For the month of October, the benefits are increasing by 2.8 per cent compared with the previous year, based on CPI changes.For the October to December period, OAS benefits are rising by 1.3 per cent, according to the government.The OAS pension was permanently increased by 10 per cent for seniors aged 75 and above in July 2022. Story continues b...
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Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte admits having ‘death squad of gangsters’ | World News
28Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte admits having ‘death squad of gangsters’ | World News

The former president of the Philippines has admitted to having a "death squad" of gangsters while he was a city mayor.Rodrigo Duterte, 79, was giving evidence to a senate inquiry into drug-related killings during his presidency from 2016 to 2022. He denied authorising police to shoot thousands of suspects during a brutal crackdown on illegal drugs at that time - but commented on his time as mayor of the southern city of Davao instead.He told the senate on Monday: "I can make the confession now if you want. I had a death squad of seven, but they were not policemen, they were also gangsters."I'll ask a gangster to kill somebody. 'If you will not kill (that person), I will kill you now.'" The inquiry's chairman, senator Aquilino Pimentel III pressed Mr Duterte for more details, but he refused...
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When will we know the US presidential election result?
28Oct By No Comments
World News

When will we know the US presidential election result?

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Photo: DUSTIN FRANZ / AFP After one of the most unpredictable election years in American history, the country is finally nearly ready to choose its next president. Here's what you need to know about when to expect results. Election Day is Tuesday, 5 November US time, and will decide whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Vice-President Kamala Harris will lead the country. Trump would be the first former president to win a non-consecutive term since Grover Cleveland back in the 1890s, while Harris would be the first woman president. When are results going to start rolling in? For us watching in Aotearoa, voting will begin overnight New Zea...
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Inside Gerard Depardieu sexual assault court hearing – as trial postponed because of health concerns | World News
28Oct By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Inside Gerard Depardieu sexual assault court hearing – as trial postponed because of health concerns | World News

There is intense interest in the trial of Gerard Depardieu in Paris.Warning: This article contains details of alleged sexual assaults that some readers might find distressing. Members of the public queued to get access to the criminal court, despite the fact Depardieu's lawyer had said that the actor was too ill to attend on Monday.There wasn't a free seat in the courtroom as proceedings began.In the front row, flanked by their lawyers, were the women who allege the French film star sexually assaulted them on the set of a movie in 2021. To their left, the slick city legal team representing the 75-year-old actor.Depardieu is accused of two sexual assaults. If found guilty it could carry a sentence of five years in prison and a fine of €75,000 (£62,000).Both women allege that on separate oc...
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