A local politician lost his election by one vote after he decided not to vote for himself
A Washington State council candidate lost by 246 votes to 247 after deciding not to vote for himself because he felt it was "kind of narcissistic."
Year: 2023
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TikTok’s owner is working on a rival chatbot builder to OpenAI, a new report says
ByteDance is planning to build a platform that will let users create their own chatbots, per a report from the South China Morning Post.
A record 8.5 million Chinese borrowers are now blacklisted for not paying their debts, a report says. They’re feeling the same financial pressures as Americans.
Chinese consumers are defaulting on their credit cards, mortgages, and other debts in droves. Americans are also feeling financial pressures today.
The best states to find a job, ranked
Job-seekers in some states may have it easier than others, according to a new study.
A Florida lottery ticket worth $44 million is unclaimed and set to expire in just a few days
A Florida Lottery ticket worth $44 million, which was purchased in Kissimmee in June, will expire in a week’s time unless the lucky winner claims it.
Hundreds of unaccompanied children on buses intercepted in anti-trafficking operation
Dozens of buses carrying more than 400 unaccompanied children have been intercepted in South Africa in an anti-trafficking operation, authorities have said.
Medics ‘did not know how to deal with’ traumatised Hamas child hostages
The chief executive of a children’s hospital in Israel says the trauma suffered by youngsters released by Hamas is so great they “just don’t know how to treat” them.
Shane MacGowan’s wife says singer was ‘so determined to live only a few days ago’
Shane MacGowan’s wife has said the singer was “so vibrant and beautiful and so determined to live only a few days ago” before his death at the age of 65.
News24 | ‘Mr and Mrs like the rest of us’: UK lawmaker seeks to strip Harry and Meghan of royal titles
A United Kingdom member of parliament has promised to propose a bill that would strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their royal titles.
Mother, 26, dies after attack by shark in Mexico
A 26-year-old mother has died in Mexico after being bitten in the leg by a shark.