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27+ min ago (752+ words) The fire began yesterday afternoon local time just before 3pm in one of eight 31-storey towers in the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po, and spread to all but one of the towers as a result of high winds. The buildings, which were undergoing renovations, were all surrounded by bamboo scaffolding and construction netting that likely contributed to the speed at which the blaze spread." By 6:22 pm, the emergency alert was raised to the highest level5. There were 128 fire trucks, 57 ambulances and 767 firefighters deployed to the blaze. They battled the inferno in very difficult conditions throughout the night. One firefighter, 37-year-old Ho Wai-ho, has died and another has been injured." Derek Armstrong Chan, the deputy director of fire service operations, described the conditions facing firefighters. "Debris and scaffolding of the affected buildings [are] falling down. The temperature inside the buildings concerned…...

33+ min ago (247+ words) Just because the pumpkin pie is cooling on the sill, doesn't mean we can tolerate laziness," the NBC comedian explains Seth Meyers is often celebrated for being the nicest man in late night. However, even the best boss has to lay down the law sometimes " and on NBC's Late Night," he does that in the form of Surprise Inspections. Here's how this works: I am going to read some real jokes that were really submitted by my real writers that we pay real money. Some are dumb, some are offensive, some are just insane," he further explained. Most importantly, my writers don't know we're doing this, and because they don't watch the show, they'll never know." We will be showing the pictures of the writers to shame them and also, you know, as a cautionary device. So if you ever…...

40+ min ago (224+ words) Morgan, during an interview on Carlson's show on Wednesday, declined the offer. "Why? You don't want to get arrested, do ya?" Carlson jabbed. Morgan started to protest, but Carlson kept going, saying, "Ohhh, because it's so harmful to people? Is it like gay-bashing? What's wrong with that?" Morgan then asked him if he would use it. The Daily Mail'reported Kinney was sentenced to a "12 month community order," ordered to do 72 hours of unpaid work, 10 "rehabilitation activity days," and pay a "364 fine. The man she accused of assault was never charged, the report said. "That story tells you everything," Carlson said. Morgan, earlier in their conversation, admitted there is a "massive rising issue with the suppression of free speech." They butted heads, though, when Carlson read a stat that said there were three times as many arrests for "speech crimes" in…...

55+ min ago (262+ words) President Donald Trump is reportedly not seeing eye to eye with the architect he tasked with building the new White House ballroom. Trump demolished the entire East Wing of the White House in October to make room for the new 90,000-square-foot structure, telling Fox News this month that he could have built the ballroom without destroying the East Wing, but that "it looked like hell." According to The Washington Post, the architect, James McCrery II, has warned the president that such a massive building would dwarf the White House, which is 55,000 square feet. On Wednesday, the Post reported: Trump's desire to go big with the project has put him at odds with architect James McCrery II, the people said, who has counseled restraint over concerns the planned 90,000-square-foot addition could dwarf the 55,000-square-foot mansion in violation of a general architectural…...

55+ min ago (991+ words) Polish-born director Jan Komasa's film is set in the US very much at the present moment. It focuses on the upper middle class Taylor family. Ellen Taylor (Diane Lane) is a liberal-minded professor at Georgetown University, her husband Paul (Kyle Chandler) a restaurateur. At some point during the anniversary party, Ellen recognizes Liz as a former student, with whom she came into conflict some years earlier. As she tells Paul later that night, Since the colonization of America, the Cumberland Company has envisioned the ideals of a singular, national harmony. Today, we are proud to partner with visionary author Elizabeth Nettles, whose latest work The Change details the path back to American solidarity. Join the nationwide movement that aspires to put United back in these States of America. We are the Cumberland Company. U.S.A.! As its symbol, The Change has adopted…...

57+ min ago (728+ words) Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein victims" names have been exposed in documents that were recently made public by Congress, setting off a legal dispute about the Justice Department"s plans to release more materials about the late sex offender," the Wall Street Journal reports. I rely on Surfshark every time I travel because a good VPN is essential for keeping your data safe on hotel, airport, and caf" Wi-Fi. It not only protects your connection but also includes a full suite of tools to maximize your security and privacy online. After years of using VPNs, Surfshark is the one I trust most. And you can now get this for less than $2 per month. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told European allies that the U.S. wants a peace deal before it agrees to any security guarantees for Ukraine," Politico reports. Trump has…...

1+ hour ago (709+ words) Simon Shuster: "The most consistent thing about Trump's 10-month search for an end to the war in Ukraine has been his inconsistency." I rely on Surfshark every time I travel because a good VPN is essential for keeping your data safe on hotel, airport, and caf" Wi-Fi. It not only protects your connection but also includes a full suite of tools to maximize your security and privacy online. After years of using VPNs, Surfshark is the one I trust most. And you can now get this for less than $2 per month. "Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein victims' names have been exposed in documents that were recently made public by Congress, setting off a legal dispute about the Justice Department's plans to release" "Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told European allies that the U.S. wants a peace deal before it agrees to…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (300+ words) Three websites used to create abuse imagery had received 100,000 monthly visits from Australians, watchdog says. Internet users in Australia have been blocked from accessing several websites that used artificial intelligence to create child sexual exploitation material, the country's internet regulator has announced. The three "nudify" sites withdrew from Australia following an official warning, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said on Thursday. Grant's office said the sites had been receiving approximately 100,000 visits a month from Australians and featured in high-profile cases of AI-generated child sex abuse imagery involving Australian school students. Grant said such "nudify" services, which allow users to make images of real people appear naked using AI, have had a "devastating" effect in Australian schools. "We took enforcement action in September because this provider failed to put in safeguards to prevent its services being used to create child sexual…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (603+ words) The new plan comes amid stalled trade talks between Ottawa and Washington. By AP and Reuters Canada will offer more support to help the steel and lumber industries deal with United States tariffs and create a domestic market, as well as ramp up protections for steel and lumber workers. Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined the new plan on Wednesday in a news conference. Ottawa will reduce the quota for steel imports from countries that do not have a free trade agreement with Canada to 20 percent from 50 percent of 2024 levels, Carney said. Countries with a free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada will see their quotas cut to 75 percent from 100 percent of the 2024 level. This does not include the US and Mexico, which are bound by the United States-Canada-Mexico free trade deal. Canada will also impose a global 25 percent tariff on targeted…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (286+ words) Canadian International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told Reuters that he had a productive meeting with Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi, following a years-long diplomatic dispute linked to the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist. Sidhu said that the meeting "went really well. We focused on areas of opportunity " aerospace, AI, critical minerals, energy, agriculture " and what more we can do together. Officials of both countries seem to be looking forward to the re-establishment of trade and an overall positive relationship between the two countries, and what they can gain from the other. The peaceful negotiation of each country is to be applauded- this is the kind of international progression that officials should strive for worldwide. The damage to the relationship between Canada and India is now being rebuilt under Carney, hopefully bringing a mutually beneficial resolution to…...