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Gold Trump Statue at Doral Golf Course Sparks Criticism as His Evangelical Support Slips

Gold Trump Statue at Doral Golf Course Sparks Criticism as His Evangelical Support Slips

Published by Sam Flores

Pastor Mark Burns, a longtime spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, wants to make something very clear: The massive golden statue of the president unveiled last week at Trump’s golf resort in Doral, Florida, is not a golden calf. “It is not even a gold statue,” Burns explained when reached by phone. “It’s a bronze statue that has gold leaf.” Don’t tell Trump that. “The Real Deal – GOLD – At Doral in Miami,” Trump boasted of the statue in a post on Truth Social. But Burns is right. Don Colossus, capturing a slimmed-down version of Trump raising his fist in the air, was cast in bronze and then painted—a cheaper option than crafting the entire sculpture from gold. What do the Titleist-clad worshippers of the green—who pay a hefty tithe to wander Trump’s links—think about this gilded idolatry on the golf course? The answer: not much. “I don’t even notice it, to be honest,” one Doral regular told me. “Nobody really talks about it. We just play golf.” But the idol arrives at a …

Sony Pictures Full Year Profit Slips to 7 Million

Sony Pictures Full Year Profit Slips to $687 Million

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sony Pictures Entertainment announced its full year results in Tokyo on Friday. The film and TV unit of the giant Sony Corp. revealed that operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31 2026 fell 11 percent to $687 million from $763 million in dollar terms, compared to the year ago period. Sales for the FY were essentially flat at $9.92 billion from $9.90 billion. The drop in operating income owed to SPE shutting down visual effects and virtual production firm Pixomondo. In March, the company revealed that it was shuttering Pixomondo to focus on Sony Pictures Imageworks, headquartered in Vancouver, shifting production to more incentive-friendly Canada. SPE’s FY profit without the Pixomondo impairment charge actually increased 11 percent to $858 million. In the fiscal fourth quarter, SPE saw income increase over the previous quarter, rising 36 percent to $268 million from $197 million. Revenue for Q4 increased 31 percent to $3.01 billion from $2.30 billion from Q3. SPE comprises the motion pictures division, television productions and media networks. The motion pictures unit (which comprises …

Oil slips as market digests UAE exit from OPEC, supply concerns linger

Oil slips as market digests UAE exit from OPEC, supply concerns linger

Published by Sam Flores

BEIJING: Oil prices eased on Wednesday (Apr 29) from a multi-day rally as investors digested the ramifications of the United Arab Emirates’ surprise decision to quit OPEC, though supply disruptions from the stalemated Iran war support the market. Brent crude futures for June dipped 1 cent to US$111.25 a barrel, having climbed for the previous seven sessions. The June contract expires on Thursday and the more active July contract is down 28 cents at US$104.12. Wednesday’s slight decrease could be partly linked to the UAE’s surprising decision to leave producer cartel OPEC, said LSEG senior analyst Anh Pham, as it points to a stronger supply outlook when the country is free of the group’s output quotas. “However, this effect is not immediate, as the incremental barrels may not be deliverable in the near term due to the ongoing Hormuz blockade,” he added. “So while prices are down slightly, this appears to be more of a correction from earlier gains, with Brent still holding at elevated levels around $110 per barrel.” US President Donald Trump has …

Patients struggle to pay for obesity drugs as insurance coverage slips : NPR

Patients struggle to pay for obesity drugs as insurance coverage slips : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Meghan Lena was devastated when she lost coverage for her obesity medication. Jodi Hilton for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jodi Hilton for NPR Get the latest on the science of healthy living in the NPR Health newsletter, sent weekly. For Meghan Lena, a special ed teacher in Massachusetts, the letter she got last spring from the company that manages her drug benefits really hurt. CVS Caremark said it was dropping Eli Lilly’s blockbuster obesity drug Zepbound from its coverage in July. “I was devastated,” she says. She’d been able to get Zepbound for a $30 monthly copay and had lost 50 pounds in a year. The drug helped her focus on being a new mom and gaining strength at the gym, she says, not just counting calories burned. She feared that if she stopped taking it, all her progress would vanish. Lena wound up switching to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, CVS Caremark’s preferred obesity drug, and was relieved that it worked for her. But just a few months later, in October, her employer’s health plan …

I love AirTags, but this alternative slips right in my wallet and solves their biggest flaw

I love AirTags, but this alternative slips right in my wallet and solves their biggest flaw

Published by skeptic

pros and cons Pros Tough polycarbonate construction built to last in a wallet or purse. 5-month battery life with wireless recharging. Simple to use, no third-party app needed Cons High price (but on par with similar tracker cards). I wouldn’t use this as a luggage tag. more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Once again, I’m waxing lyrical about Apple AirTags. I absolutely love them. They’ve been the one piece of tech that has truly transformed my life. But as much as I adore them, they’re not perfect. One thing that hasn’t changed in the nearly five years since their release is their shape. No matter how big of a fan I am — and I consider myself their No. 1 fan — even I have to admit that their little UFO-like design doesn’t fit well into a wallet or purse. Also: This AirTag alternative with a 130dB siren and strobe light has my name written all over it I’ve tried all sorts of solutions to make AirTags work for …

Tesla AI6 chip delayed ~6 months as Samsung 2nm production slips

Tesla AI6 chip delayed ~6 months as Samsung 2nm production slips

Published by skeptic

Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chi, the processor designed to power its autonomous vehicles, Optimus robots, and AI data center, has been delayed by approximately six months. The setback stems from Samsung’s 2-nanometer production line, where a postponed multi-project wafer (MPW) run is pushing the chip’s mass production timeline into late 2027. The delay adds to a growing pattern of chip timeline slippage for Tesla, which is still waiting on its AI5 chip to reach volume production after Elon Musk said the design was “almost done” in January — six months after claiming it was “finished.” Samsung’s 2nm line isn’t ready on schedule According to a report from Korean trade publication The Elec, the MPW prototype run for Samsung’s 2nm process, originally slated for Apri, has been postponed by roughly six months. The delay affects not just Tesla but other Samsung 2nm foundry customers as well, including South Korean AI chip startup DeepX, which had planned to tape out its DX-M2 processor on the same process node. DeepX’s DX-M2, an on-device generative AI chip capable of running …

Mother’s Pride review: Like an inoffensive light ale, slips down more pleasantly than you might expect

Mother’s Pride review: Like an inoffensive light ale, slips down more pleasantly than you might expect

Published by Daniella Wilson

A star rating of 3 out of 5. From Local Hero to The Full Monty and Fisherman’s Friends, the feel-good comedy has always been a staple of British cinemas. Mother’s Pride fits neatly alongside these and others. Set in Somerset, it’s the sort of movie designed to appeal to the real ale crowd, with its story of a small, independent pub going up against a successful chain and brewing its way to success. The film stars Martin Clunes as Mick, the curmudgeonly landlord of The Drovers Arms, an ale house on its last legs. It’s not hard to see why. Mick is still grief-stricken over the loss of his wife. Living with son Jake (James Buckley), a single parent, he’s also cut up about the disappearance of his other son Cal (Jonno Davies), who took off to become a musician and never even returned for his mother’s funeral. But this failed pop star with just one hit to his name, ‘Guiding Light’, now returns, broke and with his tail between his legs. Mick hardly welcomes …

BBC Slips In ‘Mistranslated’ Propaganda To Radically Alter Hegseth Speech On Iran

BBC Slips In ‘Mistranslated’ Propaganda To Radically Alter Hegseth Speech On Iran

Published by Jenni Sidey

The BBC has been caught yet again manipulating comments from the Trump administration to radically alter their meaning.  During a March 2 press conference about the war in Iran, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that the United States is bringing death to the same regime that chanted “death to America.” BBC Persia, however, substituted the word ‘people’ for ‘regime’ – fundamentally changing Hegseth’s meaning to sound like America was targeting all Iranians vs. the regime.  “It turns out the regime who chanted ‘death to America and death to Israel was gifted death from America and death from Israel,” is what Hegseth actually said.  The BBC translated the word “regime” as “mardom,” the Persian word for “people.” It later issued a correction.  The BBC “mistakenly” altered a speech by Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth on the war in Iran, making him appear to say the United States was targeting the Iranian “people”. This comes only a handful of months since they did the same to President Trump. Defund the BBC! pic.twitter.com/iezrIh5vFX — Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) March 7, 2026 …

Japan PM Takaichi’s High Approval Rating Slips Ahead of Election

Japan PM Takaichi’s High Approval Rating Slips Ahead of Election

Published by Sam Flores

TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s public ‌approval ​rating has slipped in new polling ‌ahead of a national election next month that she has framed as ​a direct verdict on her stewardship of the world’s fourth largest economy. In a survey released on Monday by the ‍Nikkei newspaper, support for her administration ​fell below 70% for the first time since she became Japan’s first female premier in October, dropping ​to 67% ⁠from 75% in December. A separate Kyodo voter survey showed approval slipping to 63% from 68% while a Mainichi newspaper poll said it had fallen ten points to 57%. By calling a snap vote to decide all 465 lower-house seats, Takaichi is seeking to convert personal popularity into support for her expansionary fiscal ‌policies and to strengthen her grip on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). It and coalition partner, ​the ‌Japan Innovation Party (Ishin), hold a ‍one-seat majority in ⁠the chamber. The polling suggests voter scepticism of her economic plans may be growing. In the Nikkei survey, 56% of …