Former Teacher Sentenced For Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
A Kansas man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for impersonating a minor female on social media and enticing dozens of minors in the Topeka area to record and send him sexually explicit images and videos of themselves. According to court documents, Jeffrey...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 23, 2022
2 min read
Electric Scooter Battery Fire Kills 8-Year-Old In US
Amid the fires and explosions in electric two-wheelers continue unabated, a new report has claimed that an 8-year-old girl died after an electric scooter battery sparked a fire in the US. According to the authorities, the death of Stephanie Villa Torres in New York City...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 21, 2022
1 min read
Comedian Raju Srivastava Passes Away At The Age Of 58
Popular comedian Raju Srivastava passed away at the age of 58. The comedian took his last breath at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Raju was admitted to AIIMS after he had a heart attack on August 10. Raju Srivastava...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 21, 2022
1 min read
Don’t Miss Jupiter’s Closest Date With Earth In 70 Years On Sep 26
Jupiter is set to make its closest approach to Earth in the last 70 years and on September 26, stargazers can expect an excellent view when the giant planet reaches opposition. From the viewpoint of Earth’s surface, opposition happens when an astronomical object rises in...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 18, 2022
2 min read
Former Marine Sentenced For Cyberstalking Young Women In Sextortion Campaign
A California man was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for cyberstalking multiple young women in California in a “sextortion” campaign he waged while he was an active-duty member of the U.S. Marine Corps. According to court documents, from May 2019 to February 2021,...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 16, 2022
2 min read
NASA Remembers 9/11 Attacks In Iconic Images Taken From ISS
The US space agency has shared images of the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001 taken from the International Space Station (ISS), along with the historic image that shows a smoke plume rising from the Manhattan area after two planes crashed into the towers of the...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 12, 2022
2 min read
Moderna Sues Pfizer And Biontech Over Patent Infringement Of Its Covid Vaccine
Moderna on Friday sued rival Pfizer and BioNTech over alleged infringement of its messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology patents. In the lawsuit filed in the US and Germany, Moderna alleged that Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘Comirnaty’ unlawfully infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 27, 2022
2 min read
Elon Musk Says He Was Joking About Buying Manchester United
Elon Musk said early on Wednesday that he was joking when he tweeted hours previously that he was going to buy currently struggling English football club Manchester United Plc. “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams,” Musk posted...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 17, 2022
1 min read
FBI Announces Results Of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
The FBI, working with its state and local partners for two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 37 actively missing children during a nationwide enforcement campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country.” “The...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 16, 2022
3 min read
Teen Girls Find It More Difficult To Give Up Social Media Than Boys
Teen girls find it more difficult to quit social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube than teen boys, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center in the US. When asked about the idea of giving up social media, 54 per...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 12, 2022
2 min read
Hyundai To Recall Over 70k Vehicles Over Faulty Parts
Hyundai Motor will voluntarily recall more than 70,000 vehicles to fix faulty components, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday. Hyundai is recalling 70,582 units of six models that include the Xcient QZ heavy-duty truck and the County bus, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 11, 2022
1 min read
New York Man Sentenced To Prison For Role In Identity Theft Conspiracy
A Springfield Gardens man was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to commit aggravated identity theft and aiding in the preparation of false tax returns for his transportation business. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Afolabi Ajelero worked at Kaybamz,...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 9, 2022
2 min read
Musk May Build His Own Airport Outside Of Austin
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may get to build his own airport outside of Austin, Texas, media reports say. According to sources, Musk is developing plans for a new private airport, Teslarati reported citing Austonia. Although not much is known about the timing or...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 31, 2022
1 min read
President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced today. Biden is experiencing mild symptoms and has started taking Paxlovid, an antiviral treatment. A letter from Biden’s doctor indicates that his symptoms are fairly mild, and consist of fatigue, a runny...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2022
1 min read
Russia Fines Google $370 Million For Hosting Banned Videos
Russia has imposed a fine of $358 million (21 billion rubles) on Google LLC for failing to restrict access to information considered prohibited in the country. According to an announcement by Roskomnadzor, Russia’s internet watchdog, Google, and its subsidiary YouTube have failed to remove the...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 19, 2022
1 min read
Musk’s Dad Confirms Secret Second Child With His Stepdaughter
Tech billionaire Elon Musk‘s father, Errol Musk, has claimed he’s had a second unplanned child with his 35-year-old stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout. In an interview with The Sun, Errol, 76, told he welcomed a daughter with 35-year-old Bezuidenhout three years ago. It emerged in 2018 that...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 15, 2022
2 min read
Tougher Penalties For ‘Online Insults’ In Japan
As part of Japan's efforts to combat cyberbullying, a prison sentence of up to one year and additional harsher penalties for online insults went into force on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 7, 2022
2 min read
Twitter, Instagram Remove Accounts Of Suspect In US Shooting: Report
Social media sites, including Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Discord, have moved quickly to remove accounts that appeared to belong to Robert Crimo III, a person of interest in the Chicago suburb shooting in the US.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 5, 2022
1 min read
Owner Of Technology Companies Arrested For Alleged $45 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Over 10,000 Victims
A Nevada man was arrested today in Los Angeles for an alleged investment fraud scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $45 million.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 30, 2022
2 min read
FDA Bans Juul E-cigarettes From US Market
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to JUUL Labs for all of their products currently marketed in the country.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 24, 2022
2 min read
