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Best drone deal: Take 31% off the DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo with DJI RC

Best drone deal: Take 31% off the DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo with DJI RC

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SAVE $220: The DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo is on sale at Amazon for $499, down from the standard price of $719. That’s a 31% discount and a record-low price at Amazon. $499 at Amazon $719 Save $220   Now that the weather has improved, we’re back to outdoor adventures. If you’re looking for a new outdoor hobby, becoming a pro drone pilot could be a great endeavor. It gets you outside, offers incredible vantage points, and you can share your footage with the rest of the world. If you could use a new or upgraded drone, check out this Amazon deal. As of April 15, the DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo is on sale at Amazon for $499, down from the standard price of $719. That’s a 31% discount that takes $220 off the price. It’s also a record-low price at Amazon by $100. While the brand has branched out in offerings over the last decade, DJI drones still remain some of the best on offer. DJI faced an FCC ban last …

Epstein accusations fly in Senate after César Chávez Monument row

Epstein accusations fly in Senate after César Chávez Monument row

Published by Sam Flores

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah (left) and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Chip Somodevilla | Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Jeffrey Epstein allegations flew during a spat between Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., over the fate of the César Chávez National Monument. Heinrich, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, objected to a bill on Tuesday to defund and close the monument after multiple women accused Chávez — an icon in the farm labor movement — of sexual assault. Heinrich objected to the bill, citing concerns that erasing the monument would diminish the work of other leaders in the farm labor movement. “I agree unequivocally that we should no longer have a monument named after Cesar Chavez,” he said on the Senate floor after objecting. “But we absolutely should not erase the monuments telling of the story of the farm labor movement. That is a story that belongs to many people, including the survivors of Chavez’s violence.” Chávez, who died in 1993, was accused by several women who …

Fraud accusations fly as Hungarians vote in contentious election – POLITICO

Fraud accusations fly as Hungarians vote in contentious election – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

Magyar’s Tisza party has made available its own system for voters to report fraud. Fidesz has followed suit by enabling a hotline and a dedicated email address. “The overwhelming majority of these violations are tied to Tisza. They cry fraud — but they are the ones committing it,” Fidesz MEP Csaba Dömötör said Sunday morning. “Based on Fidesz submissions, 639 cases of electoral violations have been established, with 74 police reports currently underway,” Dömötör said. Opposition leader Magyar said early Sunday that he would accept the results as long as there is no serious electoral fraud, urging voters to report any irregularities they see, HVG reported. Magyar said that if the election is fair and free then Tisza will win; and he accused Orbán’s government of preparing false flag actions to invalidate results in Tisza-led districts. Orbán’s international spokesman Zoltán Kovács, meanwhile, posted a message on X Sunday morning accusing Tisza of preparing the ground to storm government buildings if they lose.   “Location matters — and this one speaks volumes,” Kovács said about the …

After Trump pauses war, Iranians fly flags of victory not surrender

After Trump pauses war, Iranians fly flags of victory not surrender

Published by Sam Flores

LONDON — Shortly after President Donald Trump threatened to erase the “whole civilization” of Iran, all 6,000 years of it, the crowds came out into the streets of Tehran waving flags — and not white ones. They bore the green, white and red banners of the still-standing Islamic Republic. Some set fire to the star-spangled ones of the superpower that, according to state media, they had just “humiliated.” Source link

Welsh schoolboy, 9, stuck abroad and unable to fly home after border control block

Welsh schoolboy, 9, stuck abroad and unable to fly home after border control block

Published by Sam Flores

A schoolboy who has been born and raised in Wales is currently stuck overseas and prevented from boarding his flight home due to a recent Home Office rule change. David Toropu, from Cardiff, was told he was unable to fly back home to the UK upon check-in. The nine-year-old then became stuck in Romania, with his mother, Christina, staying behind with her son and desperately trying to resolve the apparent issue. During the first week of the Easter holidays, David, Christina, her husband and her stepson, had enjoyed a rugby tour to Venice. After a four-night stay, the family travelled to check in at Milan airport on Thursday (April 2) for their return flight to London Gatwick. They anticipated to sail through the process smoothly, like they had done on their way out, but were instead told David would not be able to board as UK border control had no record of his UK residency, reports Wales Online. Despite being born in Cardiff and spending his whole life in Wales, David holds a Romanian passport …

Short Stories to Read on the Fly With Your Book Club

Short Stories to Read on the Fly With Your Book Club

Published by Jenni Sidey

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Our Zero to Well Read episode on “Bartleby, the Scrivener” by Herman Melville got me thinking of the form and how interesting it can be within the book club setting. If you haven’t already explored reading short stories with your book club, now may be the time to. Apart from not requiring the usual time commitment of a novel, they can be excellent examples of compact and efficient storytelling. There are even a few short stories you and your other book club members can read during your book club meet-up to discuss right after, if you’re feeling funky. “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison, excerpt from God Help the Child (published in The New Yorker) Though this is an excerpt from a novel, it does well alone. In just a few lines, it shines a light on the beginning of a mother-daughter dynamic over which colorism looms large, with prose that could only come from thee Toni Morrison. In The …

A flesh-eating fly is advancing towards the US border – can it be stopped?

A flesh-eating fly is advancing towards the US border – can it be stopped?

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A flesh eating parasitic fly has spread north through Mexico to within a few hundred miles of the US southern border. The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) lays its eggs in open wounds and in the orifices of live, warm-blooded animals – including, occasionally, humans. The maggots then devour the animal’s flesh, causing devastating lesions that can quickly kill the infested host. Before the 1950s, it was found in the southern states of the US, where cattle infestations caused heavy financial losses for beef producers. But, during the second half of the 20th century, eradication efforts pushed it out of North and Central America. In the past few years, however, screwworm control has unravelled, with cases spiking across Central America. The fly has now spread north through Mexico, reaching two Mexican states – Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon – that share a border with Texas. The method that was used to eradicate the fly is known as the sterile insect technique (SIT). This involves breeding vast numbers of a target species, sterilising them, usually with radiation, …

Best travel accessory: I’ll never fly without my favorite sleep earbuds again

Best travel accessory: I’ll never fly without my favorite sleep earbuds again

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Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsWhy sleep earbuds?I slept an entire long-haul flightA lifesaver for noisy AirbnbsA permanent spot in my travel bag In the last six months, I’ve flown to Argentina for a wedding, Miami for another wedding, South Carolina for the holidays, and Costa Rica for a friend’s birthday. And for every journey, the first thing I packed was my Soundcore Sleep A20 earbuds. These have easily become my No. 1 travel necessity. $149.99 at Best Buy $179.99 Save $30   Why sleep earbuds? Most people probably bring their AirPods or a good pair of noise-cancelling headphones when they fly — and so do I. So, why choose to bring such a niche audio product with limited bag space?  Soundcore’s Sleep A20s are our favorite budget sleep earbuds. They have a 14-hour battery life, so they last through the night — or on a long flight — and the Soundcore app comes loaded with soundscapes and white noise options. The biggest draw for me is how comfortable they are. My …

Rumors Fly That a Famous Actor Is Dating an AI Chatbot

Rumors Fly That a Famous Actor Is Dating an AI Chatbot

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech For years now, large language model-based chatbots have lured users into intimate relationships — romantic affairs enabled by tech that’s surprisingly adept at tapping into your psyche with a sycophantic tone that can be irresistible. On one end of the extreme, things can spiral into danger when conversations with an AI partner go off the rails. Researchers also warn that AI companionship can lead to people feeling more depressed and lonely. On the other end of the spectrum, some users have claimed that their AI paramours can have a far more positive impact on their lives — even allegedly saving a real-world marriage. Even celebrities are seemingly being seduced by the digital personalities. That’s at least according to a persistent, months-old rumor making the rounds online once again. It all started during a December “I Need You Guys” podcast episode, hosted by Hollywood insiders Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri, and Gabe Liedman. “There is an actor who is currently …

Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

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Gina Torres, Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin as Zoë Washburne, Mal Reynolds and Jayne Cobb in Firefly © 20th Century Fox Film Corp Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Firefly holds a special place in the hearts of many sci-fi fans. First off, this 2002 western-in-space show by Joss Whedon is good, with a great gang of funny and engaging characters at its heart. Second off, it was tragically cancelled in its first season, with all its promise intact. Then Whedon, blocked from making more TV episodes, capped off the series with a Hollywood movie, Serenity, in 2005. The movie showed exactly why the cast and the series would have had the chops to run and run, had the show’s network, Fox, not upended its running order and then cancelled it. In the 21 years since the movie, there’s been plenty of time for the Browncoats – as fans are known – to get excited over every suggestion of a reboot. It’s all come to nothing. Now the Browncoats are, probably, having their hearts toyed with …