North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Tests While Blinken Is in Seoul

North Korea launched ballistic missiles early Monday morning local time, marking the first such test in about a month. The missiles flew approximately 200 miles from Pyongyang and landed in the waters off of North Korea’s east coast between the Korean peninsula and Japan, according to South Korean officials. The Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida … Read more

Officials in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria blame Ukrainian drone strike after military site blast

A drone strike at a military installation in Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transnistria on Sunday destroyed a helicopter and ignited a fire, authorities in the pro-Russia region said. The area’s pro-Russia officials blamed the strike on Ukraine. Moldova’s Bureau for Reintegration Policies said in a statement that after examining video footage, they “do not confirm … Read more

Fruit Of The Loom Fires Back At TikToker Who Talks About Mandela Effect

When a TikTok creator named Nicole started to do a deep dive into some popular Mandela Effects, she found herself researching the old Fruit of the Loom logo. Nicole, along with many others online, remember the clothing company using a cornucopia in their logo but the company says that’s just not true. After Nicole shared … Read more

A family-run workshop keeps the legacy of the Mexican fireworks alive despite the danger

TULTEPEC, Mexico — Every year, in the first week of March, hundreds of giant paper-mache bulls stuffed with fireworks are erected in the front yards of the Mexican town of Tultepec. Thousands of restless fingers carefully cut, pasted and painted the colorful patterns that brought the “toritos” to life on Friday, during an annual celebration … Read more

Google fires employee who protested Israel tech event, shuts forum

During a keynote speech in New York on Monday from the managing director of Google’s Israel business, an employee in the company’s cloud division protested publicly, proclaiming “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide.” The Google Cloud engineer was subsequently fired, CNBC has learned, marking another dark moment for Google, which has been thrust … Read more

Paula Abdul Fires Back at Nigel Lythgoe, Claims Alleged Texts Show Harassment

It’s an all-out war between Paula Abdul and former “American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe … and now she’s producing alleged texts from him, which she says show some of the ways he sexually harassed her. Paula’s attorney, Melissa Eubanks, tells TMZ … Nigel is victim-shaming Paula and is cherry-picking from years of communications between … Read more

OpenAI fires back at Musk, and Monzo raises a megaround

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, focused on startup and venture capital news that matters. If you are a founder or an investor, this one is for … Read more

Mexico City drought causes rainwater catchment basin to catch fire and burn for a day

MEXICO CITY — Mexico City’s drought and water shortage is so bad that one of the capital’s rainwater catchment basins caught fire Tuesday, scorching 75 acres (30 hectares) of dried-up vegetation. The Mexico City fire department said in a statement that the fire had been brought under control by late afternoon, although photos distributed by … Read more

Fire engulfs 2 buildings in Spanish city of Valencia, injuring at least 13 people

VALENCIA, Spain — A fire engulfed two residential buildings in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Thursday, injuring at least 13 people and sending fleeing residents onto balconies where they were rescued by firefighters, officials said. Firefighters rushed to the scene in the city center where flames could be seen bursting from windows of … Read more

Jon Stewart Fires Back At ‘The Daily Show’ Monologue Backlash

Play video content Comedy Central Jon Stewart is standing by his roasting of Joe Biden in the opening monologue for his ‘Daily Show’ return last week … while also mocking everyone who clutched their pearls. In his second show back for the Comedy Central series Monday night, JS managed to find humor in even the … Read more