Lim Kimya, 74, had refused to flee Cambodia even after former PM Hun Sen threatened to make opposition MPs lives ‘hell’.Lim Kimya, a former member of Cambodia’s National Assembly with the now-exiled opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), has been shot in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, in an attack labelled an “assassination” by former colleagues. According to The Bangkok Post newspaper, 74-year-old Lim Kimya was shot dead soon after he arrived in the Thai capital on a bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Tuesday evening with his French wife and Cambodian uncle. The CNRP confirmed the death in a statement, saying…
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The former U.S. Marine acquitted last month of criminal charges in the death of a man on a New York City subway train is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the victim’s father. Daniel Penny’s lawyer, in a court filing Monday, said his client denies the lawsuit’s claims that the 26-year-old is culpable for civil damages for using a chokehold on Jordan Neely while Neely was shouting and acting erratically on a crowded train on May 1, 2023. Andre Zachery, in a suit filed last month before a jury cleared Penny in the criminal trial, accused the Long Island…
Strategic partnership to drive full-scale industrialization of lidar technology, with a strong focus on quality, reliability and sustainability The acquisition combines Cepton’s cutting-edge lidar technology with Koito’s global automotive expertise, paving the way for new advancements in safe autonomy. By joining forces with Koito, Cepton will accelerate the global commercialization of its lidar solutions across automotive and smart infrastructure markets. The integration of Cepton will expand Koito’s business platform, setting industry standards in mass-market lidar adoption for next-generation mobility solutions. SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$CPTN #automotive–Cepton, Inc. (“Cepton” or the “Company”), a Silicon Valley innovator and leader in high-performance lidar solutions,…
President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday that “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if the hostages being held by Hamas are not released by Inauguration Day, repeating the threat four times during a wide-ranging news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.“If they’re not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East,” he told reporters. “And it will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone. All hell will break out. I don’t have to say any more, but that’s what…
A massive discrepancy in free throws attempted was a huge factor in Georgia’s 82-69 upset win over No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday night in Athens. The discrepancy heavily favored Georgia as the Bulldogs shot 38 free throws, compared to Kentucky’s 19. Georgia had five players shoot five or more free throws, including two players that shot eight each.Asa Newell was one of those two, and he finished as Georgia’s leading scorer with 17 points. Silas Demery Jr. was the other and he took full advantage of it, going 8-for-8 at the line, finishing with 14 points. Lamont Butler led Kentucky…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says change will strike $49bn in medical debt from credit reports.Consumers in the United States will no longer have medical debt appear on their credit reports under changes that will make it easier for millions of Americans to obtain loans. The new rule means that lenders will be barred from using medical information in their lending decisions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said on Tuesday. Under the change, an estimated $49bn in medical debt will be struck from the credit reports of more than 15 million Americans, the CFPB said. The consumer watchdog said that its…
Disgraced former congressman George Santos has asked a New York judge to delay his sentencing on federal fraud charges until the summer so he can pay off more than half a million dollars in fines by making more episodes of his recently launched podcast “Pants on Fire.” But prosecutors, in their response Tuesday, dismissed the New York Republican’s promises of a financial boon as “extremely speculative” and derided the program’s title as a “tone-deaf and unrepentant reference to the crimes he committed.” They also cast doubt on his claim of having little more than $1,000 in liquid assets as they…
Guidance Shares Strategies to Address Transparency and Bias, while Providing Key Considerations and Recommendations on Product Design, Development and Documentation WASHINGTON, USA – On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance that includes recommendations to support development and marketing of safe and effective AI-enabled devices throughout the device’s Total Product Life Cycle. The guidance, if finalized, would be the first guidance to provide comprehensive recommendations for AI-enabled devices throughout the total product lifecycle, providing developers an accessible set of considerations that tie together design, development, maintenance and documentation recommendations to help ensure safety and effectiveness of AI-enabled…
Bad Bunny LyricsThe third track on Bad Bunny’s new album is Baile Inolvidable; below are the translated English lyrics of the song.DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS Album Cover ArtRELATED: Read ‘BOkeTE’ Lyrics by Bad BunnyBad Bunny – Baile Inolvidable LyricsIntroI thought I’d grow old with youMaybe in another life, in another world, it could beIn this one, all that’s left is for me to leave one dayAnd only see you in the sunsetIf you see me alone and sad, don’t talk to meIf you see me alone and sad, it’s my faultLife is a party that one day endsAnd you were…
President-elect Donald J. Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out the use of military or economic coercion to force Panama to give up control of the canal that America built more than a century ago and to push Denmark to sell Greenland to the United States.In a rambling, hourlong news conference, Mr. Trump repeatedly returned to the theme of American sacrifice in building the canal and accused China, falsely, of operating it today. When pressed on the question of whether he might order the military to force Panama to give it up — in violation of treaties and other agreements…