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Image courtesy of Getty Images After Vice President Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for president, her supporters flooded social media with coconut and tree emojis. The unusual trend quickly gained attention, with many wondering why coconuts were suddenly everywhere online, reports PEOPLE. The story revolves around VP Harris’s memorable speech at the White House and President Joe Biden’s recent endorsement. Origin of the coconut tree meme Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the White House on May 10, 2023. She spoke about expanding opportunities for Hispanics and investing in the lives of young people, seniors, and the broader community. “Because…

(Bloomberg) — Stocks were mixed as attention shifted from U.S. politics to a packed week of corporate earnings, with technology giants Tesla Inc. and Alphabet Inc. due to report earnings later Tuesday.Most read articles on BloombergEurope’s Stoxx 600 index was little changed, while U.S. stock futures suggested a lower opening on Wall Street. In Asia, gains in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. lifted the MSCI Asia Pacific Index. The dollar and U.S. Treasuries traded steady.With companies accounting for 29% of the S&P 500’s market capitalization set to report earnings this week, investors are watching to…

Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has slammed India’s reported reluctance to tour Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025. Given the tense political relations between India and Pakistan, it is unlikely that the BCCI will send an Indian team to an ICC event in Pakistan next year. Basit, 53, alleged that the BCCI exerts enormous influence over the ICC, with other countries essentially acting as its puppets, following the orders of BCCI secretary-general Jay Shah. Basit also suggested that a bilateral cricket series with India has been proposed to PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, despite the Indian team being unlikely to tour…

Seven generations after his family first settled in Solano County, California, 23-year-old Aiden Mayhood took to the Internet on Monday to make sure he valiantly thwarted a group of bullying tech billionaires and proved his forebears proud.Seven years ago, a shadowy organization calling itself Flannery Associates began buying up more than 60,000 acres of farmland, pressuring farmers who resisted selling and intentionally ripping families apart. Over $800 million was spent. The New York Times Backers of the project have been revealed to include Silicon Valley heavyweights such as LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, venture capitalist Marc Andresen and philanthropist Laurene Powell…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have four children. Taylor Hill/WireImage Ryan Reynolds has four children with Blake Lively, but wants more.”Just running around and destroying stuff in the house for as many little heartbeats as I can. I love it,” he told E! News.But birth rates are falling around the world, partly due to the rising cost of raising children. Ryan Reynolds says having four kids with Blake Lively might not be enough.In an interview with E! News, the “Deadpool” actor spoke about his desire to expand his family.”The…

Really supportIndependent journalismClick here for detailscloseOur mission is to provide unbiased, fact-based journalism that holds power accountable and exposes the truth.Every donation counts, whether it’s $5 or $50.Support us to deliver journalism without purpose.Chinese state media reported that Palestinian’s two main rival factions, Hamas and Fatah, have signed a declaration pledging to end long-standing rifts and fight for “Palestinian unity” under a deal brokered by Beijing. The agreement was reached at the end of reconciliation talks in Beijing, where 14 Palestinian political factions met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.State-run CCTV reported on Tuesday that Hamas and Fatah had signed…

The 2024 US presidential election has taken another dramatic turn with President Joe Biden withdrawing his re-election bid and nominating Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor. The swift transition from Biden to Harris has reinvigorated the Democratic Party and its donors around the younger candidate, but it has also raised new challenges for Donald Trump, who remains the presumptive front-runner: Harris will define the campaign before Trump does. To discuss the rapidly changing world of theatre, we invite Lester Munson, a research associate at the Center for American Studies. Munson is a longtime Washington insider who served in the…

CNN — There’s a lot going on in Paris this summer. The Olympics are coming to the French capital, with the host cities for all 32 sports already decided. Many of the venues pre-date the Olympics: the only permanent sports facility built for the Olympics is the Aquatics Centre, which will host artistic swimming, water polo and diving, but there will also be a range of temporary arenas and stands, some built around famous landmarks. Though there are several competition venues across France and further afield, Paris will host a relatively compact Games, with most facilities within a five-kilometer (3.1-mile)…

The women, who have run the San Jose market for more than a decade, are upset after security camera footage showed two suspects punching and pushing the women. The store owner said the incident happened on Wednesday when the suspect tried to steal some beer. Phuong Tong has run Smile Market on North 4th Street in San Jose for 16 years and said he has never experienced anything like this. Her sister was working behind the register when a man and woman tried to pay for beer, she said. However, her sister noticed the man had hidden a second bottle…

SOUTHWICK — With cremation becoming more popular as an alternative to traditional burial, the town’s cemetery committee will soon be installing a columbarium at a new cemetery.”My idea was to create a thoughtful, quiet space for the loved ones of those who have passed away,” said Lisa Anderson, the town’s sexton.Over the past few months, the committee has been installing a “reflecting heart” in an area behind the new cemetery, which is nearly complete, Anderson said.The heart-shaped area has been surrounded by stones and equipped with three benches, and new flowering shrubs, trees and flowers have been planted along the…