Balmuda, a Japanese design firm known for its eye-catching appliances, has announced plans to create a smartphone. There aren’t many details about the device yet, but it’ll be a 5G handset that will be available in November. SoftBank will sell it as a carrier model, while Balmuda will sell an unlocked model. Belmuda notes in
According to news, two employees were trapped in an Oklahoma dam after an explosion Thursday evening, and rescue attempts are underway. And according to Justin Alberty, a spokesman for the Grand River Dam Authority, the explosion happened just before 6 p.m. at Kerr Dam near Salina. Alberty said the contractors were doing routine core drilling
According to a story, a Florida lawyer was arrested after ramming her SUV into her ex-husband’s house threatening to kill his girlfriend, and spitting on a sheriff’s deputy. According to court records, Francine Blair Bogumil, 40, crashed her Land Rover into the back of a GMC Yukon parked in her ex-driveway husband’s on April 30,
As the pandemic persists, online retailer Amazon () has announced that it would hire 75,000 employees across the United States and Canada to meet rising demand. The new positions available in transportation and warehouses would be permanent. It would also pay a $100 (£71.19) bonus to new employees who have already been vaccinated against Covid-19,
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
