Regional government seeks input on expanding the Portland-area’s footprint Metro is assessing whether there is enough land in the greater Portland urban area for 20 years of growth, and the city of Sherwood has a proposal to expand the urban growth boundary. 06/1/2024 - 4:31 am | View Link
Government accused of ‘acting like Robin Hood in reverse’ with new PRSI hike Millions of workers in Ireland are set to pay upwards of €300 extra a year in taxes following a series of PRSI hikes set to begin this October. 06/1/2024 - 4:09 am | View Link
Kateel cautions Karnataka government of serious consequences if it doesn’t take incidents like ‘namaz’ in public places seriously Dakshina Kannada Memer of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel on Saturday, June 1, cautioned the State government of serious consequences if it did not take incidents like offering namaz on public roads ... 06/1/2024 - 3:59 am | View Link
UK Government could ‘flood Gaza with far more aid’ under proposed ceasefire deal The UK Government could “flood Gaza with far more aid” if Hamas accepts a US-backed ceasefire deal, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak told broadcasters the three-phase plan to end fighting in ... 06/1/2024 - 2:28 am | View Link
Government slashes domestic natural gas prices amid major pricing overhaul The Ministry of Oil revealed that the price of domestic natural gas has been reduced to USD 8.44 per million metric British thermal units (mmBtu) for June 2024, ... 06/1/2024 - 2:17 am | View Link
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Happy Birthday for Saturday, June 1, 2024:
You are entertaining, witty and mischievous. You’re intellectually curious and eager to learn. This year is the final year of a nine-year cycle. Take inventory of your life — its victories and failures.
By JOE REEDY (AP Sports Writer)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar homered and had three hits, Dakota Hudson allowed only one run and four hits in seven-plus innings and the Colorado Rockies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Friday night.
Hudson (2-7) entered the game with only 17 runs of support, the fifth-fewest runs in the majors among pitchers with at least 10 starts.
Days after the AI-generated image calling for “all eyes on Rafah” went viral on Instagram, dozens more posts that seem to have been created using artificial intelligence have been shared across the social media platform.
The images circulating online are a mix of pro-Israel and pro-Palestine posts, NBC News reported. Some of them imitate the original “all eyes on Rafah” image, while others are more graphic, such as one that depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu covered in blood.
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One post is an image of a large crowd with the words “bring them home now,” referencing the Israeli hostages in Gaza.
This wave of AI-generated images comes after the “all eyes on Rafah” post has been shared more than 47 million times by Instagram users, including celebrities like Bella Hadid and Nicola Coughlan.
Washington — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis because surgeons had to remove the gradually failing organ after just 47 days.
Lisa Pisano was the second person to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig, and NYU Langone Health announced that she is stable after an operation to remove the organ earlier this week.
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The first patient to receive a pig kidney transplant, Richard “Rick” Slayman at Massachusetts General Hospital, died in early May, nearly two months after his transplant.
Washington — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86.
Mrs. Robinson’s death was announced by Michelle Obama and other family members in a statement that said “there was and will be only one Marian Robinson.
CHICAGO — After Donald Trump’s historic guilty verdict, a steady flow of images showing upside-down American flags has appeared on social media as his supporters and right-wing commentators protest his felony conviction.
At least one such flag was spotted Friday outside Trump Tower in New York City as the Republican former president spoke about the trial.