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Elon Musk brands Thai boys' rescuer Vern Unsworth a paedophile
Mr Musk's shocking attack on expert cave explorer Vernon Unsworth , included claims that he has never seen Mr Unsworth at the cave and - the false claim - that he was a pedophile. Musk was criticised by many, some of whom accused Musk of using his sizeable (22 million) Twitter following to incite ill will towards people, and others saying his comments were clearly libelous. [Full Article...]
Target is offering teachers a back-to-school discount
The discount - good from July 15 through July 21 - can be used on numerous items, such as pens, pencils, crayons, markers, classroom storage, tissues and hand sanitizer, according to the post. As of Friday afternoon, the link was not active, but Target announced it will be Sunday. The average amount teachers said they spent without reimbursement was $479, far more than the federal $250 tax d... [Full Article...]
What Comes Next in the Takeover Battle Over Sky
Comcast has been expected to abandon its bid for Fox and focus instead on winning Sky , according to Jonathan Chaplin, an analyst at New Street Research LLC. "If you're doing some game theory here, what Comcast should probably want to do if it believes that Disney is going to top any bid it makes for the Fox assets is to bid higher", Rogers said. [Full Article...]
Thai Cave Rescuer Says Elon Musk’s Mission Was a "PR Stunt"
Elon Musk waded into last week's cave rescue of a Thai youth soccer team, tossing off impressively science-y sounding rescue tips on Twitter and showing up at the mouth of the cave, "kid-sized" submarine in tow. In the midst of the operation, Musk tweeted on Wednesday, apparently from Thailand: "Just returned from Cave 3". The Tesla CEO had traveled to Thailand earlier this we... [Full Article...]
McDonald's pulls salads from 3000 locations after dozens sickened by parasite
Scott Gottlieb said in a statement . Iowa is experiencing a similar outbreak, according to a statement from the Iowa Department of Public Health. In Minnesota, there have been several cases and in Iowa there have been 15. McDonald's said Friday it's voluntarily pulling salads from about 3,000 locations in 14 states, primarily in the Midwest, until it can switch to a different lettuce supplier. [Full Article...]
Ryanair pilots call two more strikes after 30 flights grounded
Ryanair pulled out all the stops to minimise disruption during today's strike so that only those travelling between Ireland and the United Kingdom will be hit. Both sides blamed each other after the talks failed. When asked why the parties had not met earlier, he said disagreements over where they would meet led to the delay. [Full Article...]
Startup reveals ‘BlackFly’ flying car that ‘anyone can pilot’
Google cofounder Larry Page has backed Canadian startup Opener , which came out of stealth mode on Thursday to reveal its electric flying vehicle BlackFly . "We did a thousand-plus flights", Leng said. "You have total command of three-dimensional space", Opener's CEO Marcus Leng told CBS News . 'When you press the thumb-stick to climb, you have absolute full control. [Full Article...]
Why the World Cup Final is the biggest match in sport
Federation Internationale de Football Association said that two England players displayed "unauthorised commercial branding on playing equipment items" in the same match. Every time a major tournament comes around, a familiar refrain is heard in the region: "If only Yugoslavia was one country, imagine the fantastic team we could have". [Full Article...]