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On Saturday, June 22, Congress member VK Minimol was elected as the chairman of the Kochi City Construction Standing Committee.In the nine-member committee, Minimolu defeated Deepa Varma of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) by a margin of 5 to 4. The election was necessitated after Sunita Dixon, a lawmaker from the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), a member of the United Democratic Front (UDF), ran for the post of chairperson on April 11.The election had to be postponed as the model code of conduct was already in place by then. The Congress camp feared that Dixon would sabotage the election but…
Santiago Jimenez’s Mexico will face Jamaica this Saturday in their opening match of the Copa 2024. (Matthew Wyszynski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Copa America 2024 Soccer — or football — The tournament continues tonight with Mexico vs Jamaica. Jamaica hasn’t beaten Mexico since the 2017 Gold Cup, while Mexico lost two international friendlies before the start of Copa 2024. The 2024 Copa in the United States is scheduled to take place over three weeks in June and July, with 32 matches played across 14 stadiums in 10 states. That’s a lot to follow. Need help finding out how to watch all…
MVP also suggested that the closure of The Hurt Business had racial overtones. One comment pointed to an infamous promo exchange between Triple H and Booker T in the 2000s, in which Triple H told the challenger that people like him couldn’t be champion and that he was only there to make fun of people like him. Whether it was meant to be racist is up for debate, but many took the promo, especially the latter part, as a reference to minstrel shows. MVP agreed with the reference, and further stated, “You get it,” when a user said, “The Triple…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Tesla Cybertruck. Robin Beck/Getty Images Dozens of Tesla Cybertrucks were vandalized in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this week.The Cybertruck was spray-painted with messages attacking Tesla CEO Elon Musk.The Cybertruck has become a symbol of anger for many of Elon Musk’s critics. The Tesla Cybertruck has become iconic, but perhaps not in the way Tesla CEO Elon Musk hoped.Nearly 30 Cybertrucks were vandalized in Florida this week with derogatory messages specifically aimed at Musk.A 35-second video showing the aftermath of a series of vandalism attacks in a Fort Lauderdale parking lot…
Weeks of rain have caused flooding in parts of Iowa and forced people to evacuate their homes, while most of the U.S. awaited relief from a return of extreme heat on Saturday.Sirens rang out at 2 a.m. in Rock Valley, Iowa, population 4,200, and hundreds of homes were ordered to evacuate after the Rock River could no longer withstand the rains that pounded the area. The city is running out of tap water because its wells are not working.Mayor Kevin Van Otterloo said a provincial helicopter was on its way to the rescue but was called off when the boat…
Jibran and three friends were returning home from a dinner party in Landi Kotal, northwest Pakistan, when their car was ambushed. According to a report by the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), two armed men dragged Jibran out of the car, ordered his friends to get out, explained that they were not the target, and then fired 19 shots at Jibran. Gibran has reportedly faced numerous threats in the past because of his fearless reporting. Osama Malik, a Pakistani legal expert, told OCCRP that journalists in the country face intimidation, harassment and excessive criminal and civil prosecutions from both non-state actors…
Most businesses struggle to derive value from their data. A few years ago, Forrester reported that 60% to 73% of the data belonging to the average company goes unused for analytics. This is because the data is siloed or classified by technical and security considerations that make it difficult (if not impossible) to apply analytical tools. Previously working as engineers at Y Combinator-backed startups Hightouch (a data sync platform) and Fair Square (a health insurance tool), Anna Pojawis and Tyler Maran saw that many companies were being “locked out” of their analytics strategies due to engineering roadblocks, so they decided…
Germany’s Moritz Reichert strikes against Mika Christensen (left) and Jeff Jendrick/Volleyball World photoThe U.S. men’s team beat Germany on Friday to qualify for the final eight spots in the Volleyball Nations League Finals, but the U.S. women’s team was eliminated from the tournament after losing to Italy in the quarterfinals on Friday.USA men still in chance of reaching VNL finalThe U.S. men’s team continued their push for a spot in the quarterfinals with a 25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 25-23 victory in Manila, Philippines.Matt Anderson hits after avoiding a German block by Moritz Karliczek / Volleyball World PhotoAs of early Saturday afternoon…
In today’s dynamic technology environment, it is important to recognize the shift in perspective that drives innovation and growth. With more women entering the technology forefront and taking on technical roles traditionally reserved for men, it creates room for better collaboration and strengthened efforts to bring about positive change in society. International Women in Engineering Day, held on the 23rd,rd The event, held each June, highlights the achievements of women in engineering and recognizes their skills in leveraging advanced technology and simplifying technical complexity. Such recognition helps build a more equitable engineering community and promotes practices and policies that encourage…
CNN — A dangerous heatwave is bringing sweltering heat to much of the U.S., including the Ohio Valley and the Mid-Atlantic, this weekend. Meanwhile, a tropical storm could develop in the southwest Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Here’s the latest: • Millions of Americans under heatstroke warning: Over the weekend, more than 100 million Americans are under extreme heat warnings, including those along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor. A heat emergency has been issued in Washington, DC, where temperatures could reach the upper 90s or even triple digits for the first time since 2016. • Tropical systems may develop:…