• Biden vows 'ironclad' defense of Philippines, Japan

    WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden pledged Thursday to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, as he hosted the first joint summit with Tokyo and Manila amid growing tensions with Beijing. Biden's three-way meeting with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida follows repeated confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the disputed waterway. "The United States defense commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are...

  • These are the most surprising things I learned after visiting a sex club in Toronto

    When I first visited Oasis Aqualonge, I wasn't entirely sure what the whole experience would be like.I had done plenty of research ahead of time on what it would be like to visit the Toronto sex club, but of course, there's nothing that can fully prepare you for an outing that's totally out of your realm of experience.So, in case you're interested in visiting Oasis or a different sex/lifestyle club in Canada, here are a few of the things I learned from my visit. This Opinion article is part of a...

  • Denver, Boulder poach more of Silicon Valley's founders and billions

    This story is part of CNBC’s quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and

  • NPR CEO Katherine Maher Is a Censor-Happy Parody of Wokeness

    It's so easy — and so satisfyingly entertaining — to mock NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who has years of mockable tweets still gracing social media. It's easy. It's fun. It's also a dangerous mistake to dismiss her as merely mockable.

  • Stanford TBR: ‘Ripe’ delivers a visceral Silicon Valley satire

    In her column "Stanford TBR," Cate Burtner recommends students read Sarah Rose Etter's "Ripe" for a satirical glimpse into the dystopian realities of the technocratic Silicon Valley culture.

  • EV industry must learn to do with subsidies: Exponent Energy CEO

    The electric mobility ecosystem must learn and survive without the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) subsidies, cofounder and chief executive of Lightspeed India-backed energy-tech startup Exponent Energy, Arun Vinayak, told ET on Friday. “This whole concept of I'll give everyone subsidy and rely on FAME in some sense is a good place to start. But I think it's also a lazy way to continue going. So I think you'll see a lot more performance-based incentives and...

  • Ducks defensive back, Daylen Austin arrested for felony hit-and-run

    EUGENE, Ore. – A defensive back with the University of Oregon is facing felony hit-and-run charges. According to the Eugene Police Department, 19-year-old Daylen Amir Austin was arrested just before midnight on Monday. The arrest came after a fatal hit-and-run happened earlier that night at the intersection of West 4th Avenue and Polk Street. Austin, […]

  • "This Person Is A Crazy Racist": New NPR CEO Exposed As Woke Activist

    "This Person Is A Crazy Racist": New NPR CEO Exposed As Woke Activist Last week, veteran NPR reporter Uri Berliner - a longtime 'Subaru driving' lefty who was raised by a 'lesbian peace activist mother' - wrote a scathing report accusing the network of overwhelming bias. Introspection was the last thing on NPR's mind, however, as new CEO Katherine Maher chastised Berliner as "profoundly disrespectful, hateful, and demeaning" to his colleagues for calling out political bias....

  • Inside The GRAMMY Museum's ATEEZ & Xikers Pop-Up: 5 Things We Learned

    Running through June 10, the GRAMMY museum’s first-ever K-pop pop-up exhibit is a love letter to fans and an introduction into the exciting world of K-pop star. Read on for an inside scoop on "KQ Ent.: ATEEZ & Xikers."

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    Defense Sec. & Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Testify on 2025 Budget Request

    "The most important thing that we can do right now is to pass the supplemental and that will provide us the opportunity to continue to provide security assistance to Israel," said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin when asked what is needed to help Israel defend itself. The secretary, along with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, and Defense Comptroller Mike McCord, appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to testify on the president's 2025 budget request....

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    Oregon Ducks defensive back Daylen Austin arrested on felony hit and run

    UPDATE 4/17/24:The Eugene Police Department (EPD) tells us that they arrested Daylen Amir Austin, 19, at 11:45 p.m. on April 15th, and has initially been charge

  • Silicon Valley artist Danielle Baskin launches Moonlight, an online tarot platform

    You might know Bay Area artist Danielle Baskin for her viral, immersive art installations and jokes. Her newest project, Moonlight, is certainly not a joke, but she still finds her characteristic whimsy when describing her new venture: “It’s SaaS for witches.” She’s not kidding. Moonlight is a free online tarot platform, where you can draw […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.