Day: March 13, 2023
Soldier who hijacked school bus found not guilty by insanity
An Army trainee who left a base in South Carolina without permission last year and briefly held children hostage at gunpoint aboard a school bus has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Tweets Of The Day
5⃣ stories you need to know today: U.S. authorities launched emergency measures to shore up confidence in the banking system after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Hundreds of migrants tried to force their way into the U.S. from Mexico, and more pic.twitter.com/NRfth0vxJI
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 13, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank’s failure was the largest bank collapse since Washington Mutual went under in 2008.
How did we get here, and will the steps the government unveiled Sunday night be enough? @AP explains. https://t.co/veALb4tzHB pic.twitter.com/EmXptZnzlw
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 13, 2023
The Dow dropped on Monday as a plan to backstop all the depositors in failed Silicon Valley Bank, along with other extraordinary measures, failed to boost bank shares. https://t.co/eTZT53JdwZ
– The Dow fell 90 points
– The S&P 500 shed .15%
– The Nasdaq rose .45% pic.twitter.com/s0SWfV94nR— CNBC (@CNBC) March 13, 2023
President Biden meets on Monday with the leaders of Australia and Britain at a California naval base for an expected announcement of a nuclear submarines deal aimed at strengthening Western military muscle in the face of a rising China ➡️ https://t.co/ZqLRr1SSyT #AUKUS
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 13, 2023
Australia to receive nuclear-powered submarines under agreement with U.S., UK https://t.co/tcygEBMXVn
— CNBC (@CNBC) March 13, 2023
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday that Mexico is a safer country than the United States, weeks after the high-profile kidnapping of four Americans drew global attention to the country’s security crisis. https://t.co/QqwNuRfLgc
— CNN International (@cnni) March 13, 2023
Garbage piled up in Paris streets as French unions said they will keep on fighting against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan despite the upper house of parliament approving the text on Saturday pic.twitter.com/unJyxAwZGx
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 13, 2023
Russia’s war in Ukraine has increased arms imports by European NATO countries by up to 65% — with most weapons coming from the US, a new report finds.
https://t.co/GXLSJ7dMNZ— DW News (@dwnews) March 13, 2023
‘Robot Lawyer’ DoNotPay is Being Sued By a Law Firm Because It ‘Does Not Have a Law Degree’
DoNotPay, which describes itself as “the world’s first robot lawyer,” has been accused of practicing law without a license. From a report: It’s facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by Chicago-based law firm Edelson on March 3 and published Thur…
Lineker crisis exposes impartiality row at heart of BBC
The Gary Lineker crisis that engulfed the BBC over the weekend brought to a head an increasingly acrimonious row about impartiality at the public-funded British broadcaster. The former England football star was forced to “step back” from his duties pre…
What we know about the AUKUS submarine deal
US President Joe Biden is on his way to California where he will be meeting the UK and Australian Prime Ministers
Michelle Yeoh’s family celebrate Oscar win
Michelle Yeoh’s family and Malaysian supporters erupted in cheers at a special viewing of the Oscars on Monday when she was crowned best actress. (Mar. 13) (AP video Syawalludin Zain)
Linux gets double-quick double-update to fix kernel Oops!
Linux doesn’t BSoD. It has oopses and panics instead. (We show you how to make a kernel module to explore further.)
Three Sisters Bows gets top prize as first-timer at Houston Rodeo
The “Three Sisters Bows” booth in the shopping halls of the NRG Center is catching more than attention with its vast selection of cute, hand-made accessories!
Charles remembers his ‘beloved mother’ on Commonwealth Day
Charles remembers his ‘beloved mother’ on his first Commonwealth Day as its