Back in the day, Salman Rushdie used to joke that the argument over The Satanic Verses, his satirical novel caricaturing Prophet Muhammad, was a “quarrel between those with a sense of humour and those without one”.But, lately, his mood has darkened and he has become less forgiving of his critics, judging from his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, a cathartic account of the murderous attack on him at a literary event in upstate New York in the summer of 2022.It left him with...
It's the second year in a row UH Manoa's graduation and Mother's Day fall on the same weekend, so if you're looking for fragrant lei and flowers, florists recommend grabbing them while you can.
DORA will take effect on Sunday, May 5 in areas near The Landing.
Tommy Thorn made it to the final three in 2023, and now is taking on the role of head chef for the new era of Puro in Clevedon
The United States will begin construction "very soon" on a pier to boost deliveries of desperately needed aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
In an interview with Vogue France, Celine Dion opened up about her health, how she’s managing stiff person syndrome and that she hopes to get to the point where she can return to the stage sometime soon.
BROWN COUNTY (KSNT) - The Brown County Sheriff's Office will hold a drug takeback event later this week. Drug takeback day allows participants to bring in unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs to be disposed of with no questions asked. Last year, former Attorney General Derek Schmidt said medicine was brought in at 69 locations []
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a video address ahead of the Jewish Passover holiday, said Israel will soon deliver more painful attacks to the Palestinian Islamist Hamas group in Gaza. In a Sunday video address, Netanyahu announced "further painful blows" against Hamas, saying "this will happen shortly." Israel has been announcing a military operation in the town of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt for some time, despite warnings from its allies.
The fourth Bitcoin halving has now been completed and crypto investors look forward to its outcome in terms of the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As the biggest crypto asset, the price of most altcoins are largely correlated with Bitcoin’s, making the halving event very important to all investors. Related Reading: Stablecoins Get A […]
Online travel company Booking Holdings is seeing results from its deployment of new tech-driven initiatives. These initiatives include its “connected trip” vision, its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and its enhanced Genius loyalty program, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said Thursday (May 2) during the company’s quarterly earnings call. While distinct from each other, these efforts fit together into the company’s ongoing […]
The US Preventive Services Task Force's influential recommendation reverses its controversial 2009 guidance that breast cancer screening should begin at age 50
In a podcast interview, the "Succession" star discussed how the Bible is