Posts by Riah Marton
‘Does Trump Wear Dentures?’ Former President ‘Slurs Words’ and Speaks With ‘Lisp’ During Musk Interview as Social Media Explodes with Memes
Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk on X sparked a flurry of online activity on Monday when some listeners noticed that the former president appeared to speak with a slight lisp. It was unclear whether Trump was simply misspeaking or if there was an audio problem, as the conversation on X began with multiple technical…
Read MoreArkansas Cop Fired After Video Shows Him Beating Handcuffed Inmate in the Back of Patrol Car
An Arkansas police officer has been fired after he was captured on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car. Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott fired Officer Joseph Harris on Friday, the day after Harris was caught on his patrol car video punching, elbowing and slamming the car door on an…
Read MoreSouth Korea to set guidelines to speed up switch to new interest rate swaps benchmark: sources
SOUTH Korea plans to announce guidelines to encourage the use of an alternative benchmark in its US$4.3 trillion interest rate swap market and replace Certificate of Deposit (CD) rates that currently dominate transactions, two sources said. The Bank of Korea (BOK) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) are working on transaction guidelines to supplant CD…
Read MoreChina Everbright Water posts 8% lower H1 profit of HK$581.1 million
CHINA Everbright Water’s net profit for the first half ended Jun 30, 2024, fell 8 per cent to HK$581.1 million (S$98.8 million) from HK$632.2 million in H1 FY2023. The dual-listed environmental services group on Tuesday (Aug 13) announced that its board has recommended an interim dividend of HK$0.0609 per share, or the equivalent of S$0.0105…
Read MoreImane Khelif’s Former Training Partner Claims Boxer Is ‘Man’ and Was ‘Biologically Altered’ by Living in Algerian Mountains Amid Ongoing Gender Row
Bulgarian-Nigerian boxer Joana Nwamerue, a former training partner of Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif, has labeled the Algerian athlete “a man” and made the bizarre claim that Khelif has been “biologically altered” by living in the mountains. The claim comes in the wake of the Paris Games, where both Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting won…
Read MoreNYC’s ‘Night-Life Lawyer’ Who Represented Celebrities in Scandalous cases Found Dead in Car, Amidst Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scandal
Salvatore Strazzullo, the 52-year-old attorney known as New York City’s “Night-Life Lawyer,” was found dead in his car on Saturday. His body was discovered in front of his parents’ Brooklyn home. Strazzullo, who was facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly defrauding elderly clients out of millions, became notorious for his high-profile cases involving celebrities and…
Read MoreChina goes to new extreme in crackdown on bond-market frenzy
CHINESE authorities are going to extraordinary lengths to tighten their grip on the world’s third-largest government bond market. In a highly unusual move on Friday (Aug 9), regulators told rural banks in China’s Jiangxi province not to settle recent purchases of government bonds, in order to effectively renege on their market obligations. It was the…
Read MoreWhen Olympic sponsors go rogue
WHEN French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH agreed to pay about US$175 million to underwrite the organising committee for the Paris Olympics, the company, owned by France’s richest person, Bernard Arnault, asked for more than any previous sponsor had ever done. Organisers of the Games, desperate for that cash, appeared to have said yes at every…
Read MoreGold hovers near one-week peak as investors gear up for US inflation data
GOLD prices eased on Tuesday (Aug 13) but hovered near a one-week high, while markets awaited key US inflation data that could provide further insight into the US Federal Reserve’s next policy decision. Spot gold fell by 0.2 per cent to US$2,466.69 per ounce, as at 0155 GMT, after hitting its highest since Aug 2…
Read MoreBelow Deck Med’s Captain Sandy Confronts Rude Guests Over “Difficult” Behavior—and One Isn’t Having it – E! Online
These demanding Below Deck Mediterranean guests definitely know how to rock the boat. A disrespectful new group of vacationers made waves with the crew during the Bravo series’ Aug. 12 episode. From complaining about walking up and down stairs to arguing with the staff about cutlery and even asking the interior crew to rearrange the…
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