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Gene Simmons That’s a Big ‘Bu ‘Bu … Truck Mangled in Car Crash Aftermath Footage Published October 16, 2025 1:00 AM PDT Play video content Gene Simmons drove headfirst into a parked car in Malibu and it looks like it’s lucky he didn’t drive off a cliff and into the ocean … according to video TMZ obtained from his recent car crash. The KISS rocker’s SUV delivered the brunt of the damage to a truck that was parked along Pacific Coast Highway … as you can see, the truck’s hood is bent and crumpled, while Gene’s Lincoln Navigator looks mostly…
A young woman mourns her uncle’s murder … and questions whether the convicted killer was the only one involved “48 Hours” contributor Nikki Battiste reports, Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+
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Terry Gerton I want to talk about a new program that Treasury has just announced. It’s called the Savings Award for Verified Efficiencies, SAVE. Always start with your acronym first. But it offers Treasury employees up to $10,000 for identifying contract efficiencies. What kind of efficiencies are we talking about here? Alex Major Yes, well it’s a program that’s intended, it’s a joint program by the Treasury and GSA, and it’s intended to encourage Treasury employees to identify what is viewed as quote unquote non-essential or non-savings-related contracts, and bring them to the attention of leadership management for evaluation of…
Untere Schleuse wooden bridge in Thun, Switzerland.Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesSwitzerland’s government on Thursday cut its 2026 economic forecast for the country, citing the Trump administration’s punitive tariffs as a “heavy burden” on its industries.Officials held their forecast for the Swiss economy to expand by 1.3% this year, but noted that this level of economic growth was “significantly below-average” for the country. For next year, they are now forecasting gross domestic product (GDP) growth will slow to 0.9% – down from a previous 2026 forecast of 1.2% growth.”Higher U.S. tariffs have further clouded the outlook for…
In November 1988, the Morris worm—an experimental computer program written by a curious graduate student—unintentionally crippled the early Internet and exposed for the first time the serious consequences of poorly designed software. Nearly 40 years later, the world still runs on fragile code riddled with the same kinds of flaws and defects. Amid frequent news reports about hacks and leaks, a key truth is often overlooked: the United States does not have a cybersecurity problem. It has a software quality problem. The multibillion-dollar cybersecurity industry largely exists to compensate for insecure software.The impact of persistent weaknesses in U.S. software is…
Indian quick commerce startup Zepto said it has raised $400 million in a funding round led by a new investor, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), a U.S.-based pension fund. The round, which is a mix of primary and secondary investment, also has participation from existing investors, including Avenir, Avra, Lightspeed, Glade Brook, The Stepstone Group, and Nexus Venture Partners. After this funding, the company plans to go public next year. Zepto competes with other quick commerce players such as Eternal’s (formerly Zomato) BlinkIt, Swiggy Instamart, and Tata-owned BigBasket — all part of publicly listed companies. The startup has been…
For 29 months, the international community has stood by as the conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has brought daily devastation to what the United Nations has characterized as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. In North Darfur, the situation is extremely dire. For 18 months, the RSF has sealed off more than 400,000 people sheltering in the capital, El Fasher, in a brutal siege while aid trucks seeking entry are regularly hit by drone strikes. At the recent U.N. General Assembly, though, not a single world leader addressed the deadly siege…
Natalie Grabow of the United States completes the Ironman World Championship women’s race on Saturday in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The 80-year-old became the oldest female finisher in the grueling triathlon competition. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for Ironman hide caption toggle caption Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for Ironman For most of Natalie Grabow’s life, she didn’t know how to swim. At age 59, she decided to change that, so she could face an even bigger challenge. “It was a big hurdle I had to overcome,” Grabow told NPR via email, “in order to do a triathlon.” Grabow is now being hailed as an inspiration.…
President Donald Trump, speaking in Israel on the day that Hamas released all living Israeli hostages and Israel released Palestinian prisoners and detainees, framed the agreement he helped broker as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East.” He told the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, “This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God.” Trump’s Oct. 13 address focused on his administration’s efforts to produce an agreement between Israel and Hamas, which included a Gaza ceasefire and…