Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, announced in a tweet that Bitcoin vehicle sales have been halted due to climate change concerns. Following the post, bitcoin dropped by more than 10%, and Tesla stock fell as well however, Some environmentalists and investors reacted negatively to Tesla’s announcement in March that it will accept the cryptocurrency. In February,
The militants announced on Tuesday that they had taken control of Wardak province’s North district in a “surprise attack.” North is the Taliban’s second district to fall in the last week. As the US and NATO plan to withdraw their remaining troops by September 11, violence in Afghanistan is rising. On Twitter, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah
According to charges filed Tuesday in Carver County District Court, a Minnesota man was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing his sister over the weekend in Chanhassen. According to a criminal complaint, Joseph Thomas Ness, 21, is accused of shooting hundreds of rounds inside the home he shared with his adult girlfriend,
Thousands of people have gathered in major cities around the world to condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza, from New York and London to Karachi and Rabbat. On Tuesday, demonstrators also took to the streets to protest the continuing siege of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, as well as Israeli attempts to evict
Two transgender women were sentenced to five years in prison in Cameroon on Tuesday for “attempted homosexuality” and other offences after being arrested for the clothes they wore in a restaurant, according to their lawyers. On February 8, a local social media celebrity known as Shakiro, also known as Loic Njeukam, and Patricia, also known
San Luis Obispo Police Department Detective Luca Benedetti was fatally shot by a gunman in an apartment complex Monday evening as officers were serving a search warrant for allegedly stolen goods, according to the department. During the shooting, another cop, Detective Steven Orozco, was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. Officer Jimmy Inn
The actor appeared on the TODAY show on Tuesday morning to discuss the news that the previously engaged couple has been hanging out again. When Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb asked him about it, he joked, “There’s not enough liquor in the world to get me to say anything about that.” Damon described the news
Medical oxygen has become one of the most critical life-saving resources in the battle against COVID-19, which causes pneumonia and hypoxemia (low blood oxygen levels). Dozens of COVID-19 patients have died in India due to a severe lack of oxygen, putting the manufacture and supply of this vital medical item into the spotlight on a
After rockets were fired from Gaza, the Israeli military resumed its bombardment of the besieged enclave on Tuesday morning, striking several locations. According to the Gaza health ministry, at least 24 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes on the strip after Hamas fired rockets from the coastal territory towards Israel. News
According to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, air pollution from food processing is related to an estimated 15,900 premature deaths in the United States per year. An estimated 12,700 of these deaths (roughly 80%) are linked to the processing of
The coronavirus strain first discovered in India last year has been identified as a “variant of global concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO). Preliminary studies indicate that the B.1.617 mutation spreads more quickly than other variants, indicating that more research is required. According to the WHO, the version has now spread to more than
Officials claim at least 40 people’s bodies have washed up on the Ganges River’s banks in northern India. On Monday but the bodies’ origins are unknown, but local media reports say they are Covid-19 victims. According to some media accounts, up to 100 bodies have been discovered, with their state indicating that they might have
