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U.S. hits bridges and energy targets, Iran says, as strikes widen

U.S. hits bridges and energy targets, Iran says, as strikes widen

Published by Sam Flores

The U.S. military struck bridges and energy infrastructure in Iran overnight Friday, Iranian state media said, while Kuwaiti authorities said that Iranian attacks hit a power and desalination plant. The attacks followed days of warnings by President Donald Trump and Iranian officials, who have since last week brought the region back to the precipice of all-out war, following a failed memorandum of understanding for a peace agreement that they signed last month. Source link

Jeremy Clarkson Hits Back After Chris Packham Slates Clarkson's Farm On Gogglebox

Jeremy Clarkson Hits Back After Chris Packham Slates Clarkson's Farm On Gogglebox

Published by Sam Flores

Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Clarkson has responded after TV presenter Chris Packham made recent digs at his show, Clarkson’s Farm. In his latest column for The Sun, the former Top Gear star addressed Packham’s comments about Clarkson’s Farm, which he’d made on Celebrity Gogglebox earlier this month. While watching Clarkson’s docuseries’ opening titles, the naturalist and Springwatch host insisted: “Already, right, that’s not what a farm looks like. “Most farms are horrible monocultures which have been sprayed with deadly chemicals, time and time again, the ground pumped full of fertiliser, and loads of the animals are indoors – in crates, being crushed and kept in the dark.” He added: “That’s an idealistic view of a farm, and it puts the wrong idea in people’s minds. And that’s only the titles!” Clarkson had his say on the matter in his latest column, writing: “The endlessly angry Chris Packham went on Gogglebox this week and erupted in blind fury about the Winnie the Pooh-ish opening credits to my farming programme. “Now, of course this kind of stuff plays well in a room full …

Jeremy Clarkson hits out at ‘endlessly angry’ Chris Packham over Clarkson’s Farm comments

Jeremy Clarkson hits out at ‘endlessly angry’ Chris Packham over Clarkson’s Farm comments

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jeremy Clarkson has hit out at Chris Packham, branding the naturalist “endlessly angry” after comments he made about Clarkson’s Farm. Packham was seen watching an episode of the hit Amazon Video series in the latest episode of Celebrity Gogglebox, where he was less than impressed by the show’s animated opening sequence. “That’s not what a farm looks like,” he said. “Most farms are horrible monocultures which have been sprayed with deadly chemicals. “The ground has been pumped full of fertiliser and most of the animals are indoors, in crates, being crushed and kept in the dark.” Unsurprisingly, the comments haven’t gone down well with Clarkson, who writes in his latest column for The Sun: “The endlessly angry Chris Packham went on Gogglebox this week and erupted in blind fury about the Winnie the Pooh-ish opening credits to my farming programme.” Packham’s comments left Clarkson …

Fridamania hits London! Tate Modern curator on the new Frida Kahlo show and famous fans Madonna and Tracy Emin – exclusive

Fridamania hits London! Tate Modern curator on the new Frida Kahlo show and famous fans Madonna and Tracy Emin – exclusive

Published by Daniella Wilson

“Fridamania” has landed in London, with an exhibition celebrating the inspirational life of Frida Kahlo. Frida: The Making of an Icon at Tate Modern is the first major exhibition to explore how the Mexican artist (1907-54) achieved worldwide renown. © Tate ModernFrida Kahlo’s Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird It’s also the first Frida Kahlo show in the UK since 2005, featuring more than 30 famous works that introduce her many selves – the modern artist, the political activist, the intellectual and the dedicated wife. There are also rarely seen self-portraits, photographs and personal artefacts. According to the exhibition’s curator, Beatriz García-Velasco, the show is “the first to investigate how Frida has been transformed into one of the most influential artists of our time and a global brand – an icon – who has been venerated by many across generations”. © Photo © Tate (Larina Fernandes)Frida: The Making of an Icon Exhibition at Tate Modern The exhibition charts the artist’s journey “from a relatively unknown local painter to the global phenomenon that we now know as ‘Fridamania’”, …

Horror as wheelchair user dies after car hits pedestrians in Bradford | UK | News

Horror as wheelchair user dies after car hits pedestrians in Bradford | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

A man in a wheelchair has sadly died after a car “mounted the kerb” in a UK city. The collision involving a car and pedestrians took place on Market Street on Sunday afternoon (12 July) in Bradford at around 3.22pm. A blue Nissan Qashqai moved off from traffic lights and mounted the kerb colliding with a 50-year-old man in a wheelchair who was in the pedestrianised area. The car also struck a a 31-year-old-man, who suffered serious head injuries. He is still in hospital and his injuries are not life-threatening, police said. Emergency services attended the scene to treat both victims, but the 50-year-old died at the scene. A 13-year-old boy also suffered minor injuries. The driver, a 30-year-old Bradford man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and other traffic offences. He was interviewed and has now been released on police bail pending continuing enquiries. Detective Sergeant Nina Roper, of the Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: “Multiple enquiries remain ongoing into this very serious incident which has sadly resulted in a …

Apple Stock Hits Record Territory as Traders Sour on AI Spending

Apple Stock Hits Record Territory as Traders Sour on AI Spending

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Apple shares have rallied 15 percent since their worst day on the stock market in more than a year, adding almost $600 billion in value since June 25 and returning the stock to record territory (via Bloomberg). The rebound comes as investors grow uneasy about the mind-boggling sums of cash continually being poured into the AI data center buildout, despite there being no obvious indicator for when investors will get a return on their investment. Apple’s decision to sit out the data center spending spree and instead pay Google for access to its frontier AI models is being increasingly seen by traders as an asset rather than a liability. Apple is using Google’s Gemini to underpin the revamped version of Siri and new Apple Intelligence features across its platforms. Apple’s WWDC presentation last month of upcoming AI features in iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate initially sent the stock lower, but it has since rebounded in impressive fashion. The rally has occurred in spit of the fact that Apple is facing pressure from soaring memory …

Korean Air Q2 profit falls 34% on higher fuel costs, revenue hits record high

Korean Air Q2 profit falls 34% on higher fuel costs, revenue hits record high

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HONG KONG, July 13 : Korean Air Lines reported a 34 per cent drop in second-quarter operating profit on Monday, as surging fuel costs weighed on earnings despite the carrier posting record revenue for the quarter. • The South Korean flag carrier said operating profit for the April-June period fell to 261.8 billion won ($174.52 million) from 398.9 billion won a year earlier. • Revenue climbed to a 5.02 trillion won, up 26 per cent year-on-year, a record for the second quarter. • Passenger revenue rose about 19 per cent year-on-year to 2.85 trillion won in the second quarter. • Stronger inbound tourism and rising transit demand, partly fuelled by geopolitical disruptions in the Middle East, helped offset a softening in outbound travel from South Korea amid higher oil prices. • Cargo revenue surged about 46 per cent year-on-year to 1.54 trillion won, driven by robust demand tied to global artificial intelligence investments and strong exports of South Korean beauty products. • Korean Air said it expected passenger demand to rebound in the third quarter, …

200 campers rescued as flooding hits Missouri, Kentucky : NPR

200 campers rescued as flooding hits Missouri, Kentucky : NPR

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Ann DeField is grateful her two sons and their fellow campers are home safe after they were evacuated from a Missouri summer camp that became flooded during severe weather across the central U.S. this week. Benjamin, 11 years old and Teddy, 9, were among the more than 200 children and counselors who were airlifted from Camp Taum Sauk on Friday in Lesterville, Mo., after the region saw historic rainfall. Eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crewed by about 35 members of the Missouri National Guard rescued them from dangerous floodwaters, according to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office — flying them to a nearby elementary school where they were reunited with family. DeField told NPR that her sons were at a week-long camp program for nearly a week when she got texts from other concerned moms on Friday morning about flash flooding at the camp overnight. She said she had also been notified by the camp that children had moved to higher ground and in the afternoon were being evacuated by Black Hawk helicopters. “It was a whirlwind,” …