Authorities were investigating a possible hate crime after a group of men allegedly shouted homophobic and anti-LGBTQ slurs during a Drag Queen Story Hour at a San Francisco Bay Area library, a sheriff's official said.
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An image that appears to show the design of an underwater tunnel was shared hundreds of times in Hindi-language Twitter and Facebook posts that misleadingly claim it shows a structure to be built in India's northeastern Assam state. However, the image has circulated online since at least 2014 and shows an artist’s impression of a planned underwater tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany."Underwater road and railway line, this is a 14-kilometre tunnel built in Assam's Brahmaputra river. This is th
Selena Gomez fans will not want to miss the upcoming Rare Beauty Kind Words matte lipstick and matte lip liner launch happening from 7 July onwards.
ALMOST P2 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in separate anti-drug operations in Cebu on Tuesday evening and Wednesday dawn, July 5 and 6, 2022.First to be arrested on Tuesday at 6 p.m. was a public school teacher identified as Brendo Aringay Villafranca, 34, of Barangay Kansi, Tuburan town.Seized from him were packs of suspected shabu worth around P2,000, buybust money and his motorcycle.Around 11 p.m. on the same day, a certain Lilia Hernane, 52, was nabbed in her house in Bamboo
Controversy has dogged the presidential ambitions of politician Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is vying for Nigeria's top job in elections scheduled for February 2023. The polemic includes allegations that he did not attend primary school. In response, his supporters posted a picture shared thousands of times on Facebook, claiming that it shows Tinubu as a schoolboy. However, this is false: AFP Fact Check found that the child in the photo is actually Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. “Asiwaju Bola
Burberry is collaborating with Thai actor Bright Vachirawit on an exclusive photography project to celebrate the brand's iconic Lola bag.
LOCAL police in Argao town are now in pursuit of a man who allegedly raped a sow owned by a barangay official.Major Michael Roque, chief of Argao's local police force, told SunStar Cebu that he has already ordered his personnel to immediately locate and arrest the man who allegedly raped the sow owned by Barangay Bug-ot, Argao secretary Pamela Bancale.Bancale's sow was believed to have been sexually abused after her husband discovered that the animal's genitals were bleeding on Monday dawn, July
LABOR Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma expressed support to the continued adoption of work-from-home arrangement by business establishments and companies amid the continuing threat of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).In a virtual press forum Wednesday, July 6, Laguesma said he is in favor of the continuation of the work-from-home setup in a bid to prevent infections in the workplace."One case of Covid-19 infection, the workplace will automatically be locked down. We cannot overemphasize that it is be
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's new administration is seeking the $300 million loan to finance a digital transformation program. Find out how much is the Philippines total borrowings.
McDonald’s Philippines insists there is no poultry shortage in the country but why is the production playing chicken?
Representative France Castro says that House Bill 207 seeks to to return Philippine history in high school as a separate subject.
The Converge FiberXers got back on the winning track with a 112-108 win over the NLEX Road Warriors on Thursday evening in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.The win put an end to Converge’s two-game slump and improve their win-loss record to 3-5.It was a close game for the first three periods with Converge clinging to a slim one-point lead, 77-76, heading to the final stanza. However, the FiberXers kicked off the fourth with a 9-0 blast to lead, 86-76.They continued
THE full name of the Lapu-Lapu City mayor is composed of 10 letters, and it is the acronym for his 10-point agenda that he will pursue in his second term.Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan called it JUNARD CHAN.The reelected local chief executive presented his agenda during the inaugural session of the 16th Sangguniang Panlungsod on Thursday, July 7, 2022.Just and fair societyChan said they must pursue a just and fair society, adding that there must be no room for discrimination in the city, especially f
The humble bibingka has been named one of the 50 best cakes in the world, according to a list released by online travel food guide TasteAtlas. The coconut rice cake ranked 13th on the list, even outranking internationally famous favorites such as Spain’s Basque Cheesecake, which earned the 22nd spot, and the classic American molten…
In his essay,“It’s Time to Decolonize Wine,” he writes about some of the microaggressions he’s experienced as a wine professional of color in a white-dominated industry
KEY POINTS. [1] The proposal credited to the late legislative-executive liaison Adelino Sitoy and pursued by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard "Ahong" Chan after the former Cordova mayor's death differs a lot from the aborted attempt of three Cebu congressmen 15 years ago. In scope and scale. In motive of the proponents.[2] What will be carved out of the existing Cebu Province won't be sizable chunks of real estate and people: Lapu-Lapu City, which is already administratively out of Capitol's grip, wh
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stressed the importance of close relationship between China and the Philippines, in his meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Building bridges, yes?
The president didn’t say why he disagreed with the figure, just that it was “not that high”
Batch 1994 took down 1997, 61-53, to force a five-way tie for the lead in the standings in Bracket A of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation Alumni Association Panthers Cup Season 2 Inter-Batch Basketball Tournament last Sunday at the Capitol Parish Gym.Jojo Quilab led the way for 1994 with 15 points. More importantly, Batch 1994’s victory forced a logjam for the lead in the standings with four other squads, as they all hold similar 3-1 records.Batch 1998 trounced 1991, 81-70, thank
It’s a truly Chicken-sad situation.
THE Barangay Ginebra Kings upped their level of play in the second half to come away with a 106-82 win over the Terrafirma Dyip in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Wednesday night at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.The Kings had a tough time shaking off the Dyip, which led by eight in the third. However, veterans LA Tenorio and Christian Standhardinger suddenly came alive to propel Ginebra to an 82-72 lead heading to the final canto.It was all Ginebra from that point onwards as the lead ballooned
