SINGAPORE (AP) — A French student was fined 600 Singapore dollars ($465) after pleading guilty Thursday to a public nuisance charge in Singapore for filming himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt. Didier Gasp
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Rural communities in southwestern Japan were struggling to get their lives back to normal Thursday, two days after a powerful earthquake set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes, killing at least 23 people. Time was running out to find surv
SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has fined telecoms company KT Corp 54 billion won ($37.43 million) for a leak of customer personal information, the commission said on Thursday. Hackers stole more than 16,600 KT mobile service customers’ personal da
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The townspeople of St. Mary’s can breathe a sigh of relief. They are finally getting rid of the foul smell of rotten fish that has for years — when the wind blows their way — wafted over their tiny community in Canada ‘s easternmost province. And the culprit for th
Drone Strikes US-Owned LNG Tanker at Egypt’s Damietta Port By The Media Line Staff A drone struck the US-owned liquefied natural gas floating storage tanker Energos Winter at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta on Wednesday, triggering a fire that spread to a second vessel, the Gaslog Salem, Reut
Based on the Oscar-winning modern classic that stands as one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, Disney's Frozen enjoys an August 7 through 16 run at Moline's Spotlight Theatre, this magical family enchantment a three-time Tony Award nominee hailed by The Guardian for its "theatrical
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war. The Fed’s rate-setting committee reached the 9-3 decision after two days of deliberations, marking the fifth straight meeting
ROME, July 29 (Reuters) – Italy and the United States on Friday will sign off on a cooperation agreement on the so-called Pax Silica initiative on artificial intelligence supply chains, a statement from Rome’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Pax Silica is a U.S. State Department initiative bring
By Jody Godoy July 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing Hims & Hers alleging the telehealth platform shared users’ health data with online advertisers despite promising privacy and engaged in deceptive billing and cancellation practices, an FTC spokesperson said. Hims & Hers is
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just beyond an ambulance and wheelchair ramp wait Dr. Moodswing and Dr. Feelgood, dressed in starched white lab coats and ready to check you in with a neon orange patient wristband. At this hospital though, it’s not your vitals that will be examined, but your feelings. The “Hospit
By Aditya Soni July 29 (Reuters) – Apple’s decision to hold iPhone prices steady is set to power its strongest June-quarter sales growth in five years, but investors will want to know how long it can resist an increase. The consumer electronics giant raised iPad and MacBook prices last month as it s
ISTANBUL, July 29 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities detained an opposition Istanbul district mayor and five others on Wednesday over alleged irregularities in building and occupancy permits, broadcaster NTV reported. • Latest step in unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by the main part
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadline passed Tuesday for the Trump administration to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its rejection of the president’s birthright citizenship restrictions, with no new filing on the docket. President Donald Trump vowed to seek a rehearing shortly after the opinion handed
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft rushing to the rescue of an aging and sinking NASA telescope has run into its own problem. Katalyst Space Technologies said Tuesday that its Link satellite is experiencing thruster problems and has gone into an uncontrollable spin that is disrupting communi
Hailed by the New York Times as “entirely adorable,” and with Variety stating that “only the most bitter misanthrope could resist its charms,” The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee closes Quad City Music Guild's 2026 summer season at the Prospect Park Auditorium, the show's August 7 through 16
Hailed by The Guardian as "an incredibly fun, energetic performance" that "remixes some of your favorite moments from the show with a new and touching story," the stage version of a children's-TV sensation hits Davenport's Adler Theatre on August 11 and 12 in Bluey's Big Play, a blend of live actors
A creepy and beguiling stage piece drawn from author Edgar Allan Poe’s most chilling works, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's Murder by Poe makes its debut at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre from August 7 through 16, this theatrical treat hailed by the New York Times as an "eerie delight ... as if the
A three-time Tony Award nominee that the New York Times said "sings sincerely and with a rough-edged humor of the dusty margins of American life," Hands on a Hardbody makes its area debut with an August 7 through 16 run at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse, the high-energy show with a book by Puli
A pair of rising country-music stars team up as co-headliners for the August 7 grandstand performance at the Mississippi Valley Fair, the night boasting sets with Tucker Wetmore, his recent "What Not To" described by Country Central as "a deeply convicted, gut-wrenching ballad," and Braxton Keith, w
With the artists blending their chart-topping, pop-rock talents for the August 8 grandstand show at the Mississippi Valley Fair, the fair's Saturday night will boast performances by Goo Goo Dolls, whose "Iris" spent 11 consecutive months on the Billboard Hot 100, and Neon Trees, whose first single "
A pair of country-music superstars will wrap up the 2026 grandstand performances at the Mississippi Valley Fair, this celebratory August 9 evening granting fans an audience with two chart-topping Tennessee natives: Craig Morgan and Neal McCoy.
Touring in support of their most recent album Distroid that, according to Rock the Body Electric, "touches on everything from prog to country to reggae as the band stretches out and flows," the genre-bending musicians of Dogs in a Pile headline an August 12 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room at Co
Touring in support of his most recent album Headcase that Americana UK said boasts "strong Southern rock that has lost none of its edge," singer/songwriter Rob Leines and his band the Filthy Heathens headline an August 9 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Saving Country Music adding that on the a
With Distorted Sound Magazine praising their 2022 album See Where the Night Goes as "very groovy, jammy, and a lot of the songs dive deep into improving and loving yourself," the roots and blues rockers of Goodbye June headline an August 8 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's 2024 relea
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Even after 18 seasons in the NFL, kicker Nick Folk says he still gets excited about the dawn of a new season. “Always exciting,” Folk said Tuesday after reporting for his first training camp with the Atlanta Falcons. Folk, 41, and the Falcons will have their first practice
July 28 (Reuters) – Apple’s market capitalization briefly surpassed $5 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, making it only the second company ever to achieve that milestone after Nvidia. Its shares were last up 0.2% at $337.7, giving it a market capitalization of $4.96 trillion. At a session high
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, July 28 (Reuters) – China’s launch of a homegrown type of advanced lithography chip printing machine is spotlighting how European chip tool maker ASML, whose recent share price surge made it Europe’s most valuable listed company, is being squeezed between two sides. On th
July 28 (Reuters) – GrubMarket, a food supply chain and delivery group, has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, it said on Tuesday. The IPO market has bounced back strongly after a brief lull in March as pent-up demand for new listings and stronger market conditions encouraged m
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(SRN NEWS)-( ) Benjamin Netanyahu says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “fomenting hate” by calling the Israeli prime minister a war criminal who should be arrested if he visits the city. Speaking to Fox News, Netanyahu says he fully intends to attend the United Nations General Assembly gathering of
