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· Michelle De Pacina
Armed man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal outside her home released from jail
The 48-year-old armed man who allegedly threatened to kill the U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) outside her Seattle home was released from jail after prosecutors failed to file the hate crime charges in time. The man was previously arrested on July 9 and detained in the King…
· Rebecca Moon
Former Bond girl Jane Seymour dons traditional hanbok for son’s wedding in South Korea
British American actor Jane Seymour wore a hanbok to her son Kris’ wedding in Seoul, South Korea, in respect to her new daughter-in-law Miso’s Korean culture. Various photos show Seymour wearing a traditional handmade hanbok with a light pink skirt and light blue jacket, also…
· Michelle De Pacina
Viral video of man storming his ex-wife’s home before alleged sexual assault sparks outrage in China
Surveillance footage, which circulated social media on Sunday, shows a woman in China unlocking her front door when a man in a red raincoat suddenly ambushes, violently dragging the woman and a little girl into her unit in Laiyang, Shandong province, on July 6. The man, surnamed…
· Ryan General
Gov. Newsom urged to pardon former Cambodian refugee at risk of being deported after prison sentence
Phoeun You, whose family fled the Cambodian genocide, is now at risk of being deported back to the country after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained him immediately after he was released from prison in January. You had been deemed safe for early…
· Carl Samson
Gang pays Indian farmers to play in fake cricket league, swindles Russian gamblers
Indian authorities reportedly arrested a team of organizers behind a fake cricket league that duped Russian gamblers for thousands of dollars. The charade, known as the “Indian Premier Cricket League,” was set up at a farm in the western state of Gujarat and hired local farmers…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator Kazuki Takahashi’s cause of death confirmed after autopsy
Kazuki Takahashi, the 60-year-old Japanese artist behind the hit manga series “Yu-Gi-Oh!,” was confirmed to have died by drowning in the sea in Okinawa, Japan, according to an autopsy report. Takahashi was spotted floating off the coast of Nago on July 6. The artist was…
· Ryan General
‘Drag Race Philippines’: TV personality who can transform into any celebrity tapped to host
Filipino makeup transformation artist and TV star Paolo Ballesteros has been named as the main host of the upcoming “Drag Race Philippines.” The show, which premieres on Wow Present Plus on Aug. 17, is one of the many international spin-offs based on the hit American reality…
· Michelle De Pacina
Police arrest armed man who threatened to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal outside her Seattle home
Seattle police arrested a 48-year-old armed man who appeared outside the house of U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) and threatened to kill her. A neighbor told police she heard the man yell, “Go back to India, I’m going to kill you.” The man, who reportedly lives about half a…
· Iris Jung
Sri Lanka president captured on video fleeing as protestors storm Colombo residence
President Rajapaksa is seen running and rolling his luggage onto a large navy ship in a recent video. The now-resigned president's escape comes after the storming of his official Colombo residence and the burning of Prime Minister Wickremesinghe’s home. Following a mass…
· Michelle De Pacina
Shinzo Abe assassin reveals he shot the former Japan PM over ‘grudge’ against Unification Church
Tetsuya Yamagami, the 41-year-old man arrested for the assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, told police he held “a grudge” against a religious group that he believed the leader had promoted. Nara Prefectural Police said the suspect blamed his mother’s…
· Bryan Ke
Armed robbers pistol-whip man to get his $60,000 Rolex at 99 Ranch in Rowland Heights
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is now looking for two armed men who reportedly pistol-whipped an Asian man and woman outside a 99 Ranch Market in Rowland Heights on Saturday. The suspects robbed the male victim of his $60,000 Rolex watch, according to the…
· Jane Nam
NBC mistakenly shows South Korean flags in report on former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination
On Friday, NBC’s “Today” show aired a clip of South Korean flags during its report of the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination. As an anchor reported the breaking news of Abe’s death at 4:03 a.m. EST, the background switched between different images of the…
· Jane Nam
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s death celebrated by some Chinese netizens with champagne emojis
Screenshots from China’s social media platforms — WeChat and Weibo — revealed some Chinese netizens to be celebrating the assassination of Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe, even hailing the attacker as a “hero.” In a Twitter thread, Chinese artist and activist Badiucao…
· Ryan General
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died less than six hours after being shot in the chest and neck while delivering a speech at a campaign event in the Japanese city of Nara at around 11:30 a.m. JST. Abe, 67, succumbed to two gunshot wounds at a local hospital, where he…
· Michelle De Pacina
Authorities confirm Minnesota couple died by suicide, 3 children were drowned by mother in lake
The Ramsey County medical examiner confirmed the causes of death of Molly Cheng, 23, her husband Yee Lee, 27, and their three children, aged 3 to 5. Lee’s cause of death was confirmed to be a suicide by gunshot wound. The cause of death of Quadrillion T. Lee, 4, and Estella Zoo…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Hermes of ice cream’ that does not melt even when held under a blowtorch astonishes Weibo
A Chinese brand of ice cream has been criticized after it was discovered that some of their ice cream does not melt, even when held under a blowtorch. Once considered the “Hermes of ice cream,” Chicecream’s ice creams were seen in a video remaining solid while held under a…
· Jane Nam
Soccer star Son Heung-min opens up for first time about racial abuse while playing in Germany
Tottenham Hotspur soccer star Son Heung-min, 29, opened up to fans for the first time about his experiences with racism as a teenage footballer in Germany. At an event in Seoul on Monday, Son publicly shared with fans, “I moved to Germany when I was young, and went through so…
· Carl Samson
Chinese researchers develop AI that can read minds and determine party loyalty, report reveals
Chinese researchers have reportedly developed artificial intelligence (AI) that can read the minds of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials and determine their level of loyalty. In an experiment, the software analyzed brain signals, facial expressions and skin electrical…
· Jane Nam
Heartwarming viral video shows woman having her late father’s shirts turned into beautiful quilts
A viral video by digital creator Nikhita Kini shows her sending her late father’s shirts over to a company in India to make quilts out of them. Kini posted the heartwarming Instagram reel on Father’s Day last month, garnering over 2.2 million views and over 162,000 likes as of…
· Bryan Ke
Shohei Ohtani joins likes of Stephen Curry, Tom Brady in partnership with crypto platform
Crypto trading platform FTX named Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani as one of its global brand ambassadors, the company first announced via CNN in November 2021. “He's obviously one of the most electric players in all of sports right now," 29-year-old Sam…
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