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As a child, Julian Ako would visit his maternal great-grandfather’s home near Pilaa Beach in Kauai, Hawaii, where he and his family would gather edible fungi that grow on kukui trees and collect seaweed and fish from the reef.For about a decade, that land has belonged to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is constructing a massive compound at an estimated cost that exceeds $300 million. WIRED can now reveal that Zuckerberg’s property is atop a burial site: Ako’s great-grandmother and her brother were buried on the land.After months of discussions with a Zuckerberg representative, Ako was successfully able to gain…

With a deeply ingrained habit of taking principled stands and sticking to his guns, V S Achuthanandan remained a rebel throughout his political life, twice getting removed from the CPI(M) Politburo for going against the party line. Achuthanandan died here on Monday at the age of 101.For VS, as the former Kerala Chief Minister was popularly known, the first major defiance of party line came as early as 1962 during the India-China war that divided the Indian Communists. VS was among the Communists jailed in the Thiruvananthapuram Central Prison. His plan to donate blood as well as money earned from…

LONDON (AP) — A town on the outskirts of London was rocked by protesters who descended on a hotel housing asylum seekers for the second time in four days on Sunday night, amid anger about a migrant accused of sexual assault.Police in the town of Epping said they arrested six people on Sunday, including four suspected of involvement in “violent disorder” during the previous demonstration on Thursday. Officers patrolled the area around the Bell Hotel throughout the night after issuing an order for the crowds to disperse.Chanting “Save our kids” and “Send them home,” more than 100 demonstrators, some brandishing…

During the height of the pandemic, a unique kind of online shopping became one of the hottest trends in China’s tech industry. Called “community group buying,” it allowed consumers to save money on everything from apples to iPhones by placing bulk orders together with their friends and family. The model, which was kind of like Groupon meets Instacart, proved especially popular for groceries. But now, China’s community group-buying platforms are vanishing one by one.Late last month, Meituan, the Chinese food delivery giant, announced it was abruptly shutting down its grocery group-buying operations in all but four provinces, surprising many customers…

Universal Pictures “Oppeneheimer” took audiences by storm in the summer of 2023. One of a number of high-profile biopic adaptations released that year, it also created the perfect summer phenomenon by inadvertently creating a double feature with the summer’s other major motion picture, “Barbie.” The film about the mind behind the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer, went on to win best picture, best director, and best actor statues at the 2024 Academy Awards. In “Oppenheimer,” theoretical physicist Edward Teller is one of the scientists the titular scientist enlists to help build…

India skipper Shubman Gill revealed the conversation he had with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, sharing how the two leaders of their respective teams deal with pressure on and off the pitch. The Indian men’s cricket team linked up with the Manchester United football team at their post-match training session on Sunday. Skipper Gill and his deputy Rishabh Pant were pictured in the Red Devils’ shirt taking a penalty. “It’s very exciting when you are able to meet top athletes in the world from another sport. To get to know their stories is very inspiring, how you’re playing two different…

Chennai: Disillusioned with the party’s alliance with the BJP, former MP Anwhar Raajhaa, the Muslim face of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), joined the rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Monday. Raajhaa was expelled from the AIADMK minutes before he joined the DMK. In a statement, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K.Palaniswami (EPS) said that Anwhar Raajhaa has been removed from the party’s primary membership for acting contrary to the party’s “principles and goals”. Later, Raajhaa accused the AIADMK leadership of forfeiting the party to Bharatiya Janata Party. Show Full Article…

Amid rumours that an IPS officer assigned to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala secret burials case has sought to be excluded from the team, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said Monday that such claims were far from the truth. Responding to a question on whether any members of the SIT have opted not to be in the team citing personal reasons, he said, “I am not aware of it. They are senior officers in responsible positions.” On Saturday, the Karnataka Government formed the SIT under Pronab Mohanty, Director General of Police, Internal Security Division. Besides him, M…

India is set to host the prestigious FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, marking a historic return of the global event to Indian soil after more than two decades. The tournament will be held from October 30 to November 27, with the host city yet to be officially announced. 206 Players to Battle in Knockout Format The tournament will feature 206 of the world’s best players, all vying for the coveted title and qualification spots for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament the gateway to the World Chess Championship. This format has been in place since 2021, where each round is a…

Manoj Rabha — alias Drishti Rajkhowa — who joined the BJP earlier this week was the second-in-command of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) before he surrendered in 2020.Rabha was inducted into the BJP along with a set of other leaders, including the Aam Aadmi Party’s former Assam state-in-charge Manoj Dhanowar. Speaking about Rabha’s entry into the BJP, Assam BJP chief Dilip Saikia said he has “assimilated into our mainstream society for quite a while now”. Story continues below this ad “He has left guns and bullets and entered the politics of ballots. What we have been saying for…