Posts by Swedan Margen
Jeff Bezos wraps up massive Amazon share sale, netting US$5.7 billion
The divestitures come as the company stock has surged 38% from its recent low in late April Published Sun, Jul 27, 2025 · 08:00 AM [SAN FRANCISCO] Jeff Bezos wrapped up a massive sale of Amazon.com shares that’s netted him nearly US$5.7 billion since his wedding day in late June. The sales, which began when…
Read MoreThe Trump Administration Is Only Making Matters Worse on Epstein
This is a case that was dead and buried. Source link
Read MoreTrump Shouldn’t Fall for Russia’s Nuclear Bluster
It is time for Washington to stop giving these threats undue weight and instead expose their hollowness. Source link
Read MoreThe Fabulous Niki de Saint Phalle Comes to Quebec
A renegade, utopian, artist extraordinaire still makes us think and smile. Source link
Read MoreWhy America Can Never Give Up Motorcycles
In this country, one has a choice: You can either drive a car that’s been thoroughly tested and regulated to ensure your safety, or ride an exhilarating death trap. Source link
Read MoreOrange County Man Who Killed Estranged Girlfriend the Day She Kicked Him Out of Apartment and Changed the Locks, Sentenced
Craig J. Charron, who broke into his estranged girlfriend’s Huntington Beach apartment and fatally stabbed her on the day she changed the locks to keep him out, was sentenced on Friday to 26 years to life in prison. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, Charron was found guilty of first-degree murder in April over…
Read MoreNotes on Bed Rest
Early in my first pregnancy, about three years ago, I did a thing that a lot of pregnant women do. I picked up my phone and scrolled through videos of pregnant women doing cool things. In one, a woman with a big belly—she must have been about seven months—was surfing. She wore a bikini, and…
Read MoreMidland Woman Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Boy
A Midland, Texas, woman was arrested this week after a mother reported that her 14-year-old son had been sexually assaulted. Deisha Morales, 20, is facing charges of sexual assault of a child – a second-degree felony – as well as evading arrest. According to court records, on July 20, investigators with the Midland Police Department…
Read MoreSingapore: Two Men Arrested for Series of Loan Shark Harassment Cases Within 10 Hours
Two men, aged 27 and 29, were arrested for their suspected involvement in a series of loan shark harassment cases. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that they were notified about a series of loan shark harassment cases island-wide, “where the main gates and doors of several residential units were splashed with red or blue…
Read MoreSan Antonio Man Strangles Wife to Death After Coming Home to find ‘Cues’ that She Was Cheating on Him
New details have emerged in the case of a 49-year-old San Antonio man who strangled his wife to death and hid her body in their home, living with her remains for over a month before his arrest. Charles V. Byrd was arrested last week and charged with one count of felony tampering with evidence with…
Read MoreWho Is Shengjia Zhao? META Appoints ChatGPT co-creator as Head of Superintelligence AI Team
Meta is making a big push into advanced artificial intelligence with its Super Intelligence Lab. Now the Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant has appointed Shengjia Zhao to head up its Superintelligence AI team. Zhao, one of the developers that helped create ChatGPT at OpenAI, will now be its chief scientist for the latest AI division of…
Read MorePassengers Thrown from Seats as Southwest Plane Drops Abruptly to Avoid Mid-air Collision
A Southwest Airlines flight had a scary landing after taking off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California. Flight 1496 was en route to Las Vegas Friday morning around noon when it sharply descended 475 feet after its collision warning system saw another aircraft in the vicinity, forcing the pilot to make a rapid maneuver. X…
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