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China’s spy joke with South Korea that sounded like a warning | About That
Chinese President Xi Jinping gifted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung a pair of smartphones, jokingly telling him to ‘check if there’s a backdoor’ — referring to the risk of unauthorized bypassing of security controls. Andrew Chang breaks down the layers of Xi’s comment to better understand what may have been hidden behind the humour. […]
3-time Oscar nominee Diane Ladd dead at 89
Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore to the protective mother in Wild at Heart, has died at 89. Source link
Jamaicans rush to ready island for busy tourism season in wake of Hurricane Melissa
Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the island’s western region. Source link
Trump administration will partially restore food benefit funding after judges’ ruling
The Trump administration says it will restart the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but will only pay half the amount people usually get. The move comes after two federal judges ruled that freezing payments for the U.S.’s biggest anti-hunger program is unlawful. Source link
Justin Baldoni’s legal case against Blake Lively formally closed by judge after missed deadline
Actor-director Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicist will not be moving forward, after a judge formally ended the suit, saying Baldoni did not refile any amended claims by the deadline. Source link
Famine declared in 2 more areas in Sudan, says hunger monitor
The world’s leading authority on food crises says it has detected famine in two areas of war-torn Sudan, including the city of El Fasher where paramilitary groups have reportedly been carrying out mass killings. Source link
Medieval tower in Rome partially collapses during renovations, injuring workers
A worker was taken to hospital with serious injuries and another was trapped under rubble following the partial collapse on Monday of a medieval tower in the heart of Italy’s capital, near the famous Roman Forum ruins. Source link