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Singapore jails 3 Chinese nationals over social media-inspired burglary spree

Singapore jails 3 Chinese nationals over social media-inspired burglary spree

Three Chinese nationals who travelled to Singapore to break into houses and steal expensive items after they saw multiple videos on social media about wealthy Singaporeans were sentenced to jail on Thursday. The three men, Yang Chao, Zhou Qifa and He Jiao, conspired to target vulnerable properties in Singapore, break into the houses, steal valuables and leave the country with them. Both Yang, 42, and He, 38, were sentenced to five years and three months in prison, while Zhou, 37, was sentenced...
Inside the Utah courtroom where Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen faced off

Inside the Utah courtroom where Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen faced off

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — After weeks of headlines about domestic disputes, physical violence, criminal investigations and off-screen drama, a Utah judge put it to reality stars Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen simply: You “need to stay away from each other.”The judge ultimately granted the “The Secret Lives of Mormon Housewives” stars mutual protective orders during a Thursday court hearing.

Chicago Schools to Bus Students to Anti-Trump May Day Protests Using Tax Dollars (VIDEO)

Tomorrow on May 1st, teacher unions in Chicago have decided to once again hold 'May Day' protests, which will obviously be aimed at Trump and all things Republican. The post Chicago Schools to Bus Students to Anti-Trump May Day Protests Using Tax Dollars (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables

The UN’s climate science body is pressing ahead with its work despite the US government’s withdrawal from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) earlier this year, the organisation’s top official has said. According to IPCC chair Jim Skea, around 110 to 120 of the UN body’s 195 members typically show up when it meets. “So the US has not been there. It’s one country, more or less,” Skea said on the sidelines of the Regional Ecological Summit in Kazakhstan last week. “The meetings...
Blockbuster EU-Mercosur trade deal enters into force

Blockbuster EU-Mercosur trade deal enters into force

The European Union's mammoth trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur provisionally enters into force Friday, despite a pending court ruling on its legality.
Trump declared favorite to win Nobel Peace Prize despite starting the Iran war, bookmaker claims

Trump declared favorite to win Nobel Peace Prize despite starting the Iran war, bookmaker claims

The president’s war with Iran began more than two months ago

32 Mind-Blowing Facts That Sound Totally Made Up By The Internet (But Aren't) That I Came Across In April

One thing led to another, and now I'm stuck with all these weird, fascinating facts — so, now you are too.View Entire Post ›

King Charles III Urges the United States and the United Kingdom to Renew Their Historic Alliance Before Congress Amid Tensions with the Trump Administration

This is a Gateway Hispanic article. The post King Charles III Urges the United States and the United Kingdom to Renew Their Historic Alliance Before Congress Amid Tensions with the Trump Administration appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Americans care about future generations more than they realize, study finds

Americans care about future generations more than they realize, study finds

Americans, on average, extended at least some moral concern about 28 generations into the future
Bucks County family discovers lost World War II love letters

Bucks County family discovers lost World War II love letters

A Bucks County family is sharing more than 100 love letters written in 1945 by Mary Jane Peel to her fiancé, John Lynch, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
Japan’s higher education sector faces reckoning as student pool shrinks

Japan’s higher education sector faces reckoning as student pool shrinks

Japan’s shrinking youth population is forcing a reckoning in higher education, with the finance ministry pushing for the closure or merger of hundreds of private universities as campuses struggle to fill classrooms. University insiders broadly agree that Japan has too many small, private tertiary institutions battling enrolment shortfalls and financial pressures, but they also argue the education ministry’s own policies contributed to the problem. “The number of universities they are talking...
Why governments beyond Hong Kong are wary of prediction markets

Why governments beyond Hong Kong are wary of prediction markets

After winning legislative backing for the Hong Kong Jockey Club to offer basketball betting – an initiative aimed at drawing punters away from illegal online bookmakers and capturing additional tax revenue – the government has now paused the roll-out. Officials say the rise of prediction markets has altered the landscape and warrants closer examination. So, what is it about prediction markets that unsettles officials? Prediction markets are online platforms where the menu stretches far beyond...