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Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
David J. Pecker, Donald Trump== SHAPE: May Issue Cover Party== The Bar, 210 w 55th St, NYC== April 24, 2014== ©Patrick McMullan== Photo - Patrick McMullan/PatrickMcMullan.com== == Donald Trump's penchant for spreading fake news is a specialty of his that goes back decades, as revealed in testimony during his New York hush money criminal trial. During court proceedings this Thursday, Trump had to face witness ...
Source: rawstory.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please One of the demands of anti-war protestors on college campuses is for their schools to divest their endowments from companies that are profiting from Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. "Divest from death" read the bubble letters written in chalk on the sidewalk ...
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Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Last month, the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") issued a memorandum directing federal agencies to adopt artificial intelligence ("AI") and advance its use to inform and carry out agency actions. OMB's new policy addresses three main areas it views as necessary for responsibly deploying AI in agency decision-making: (1) strengthening AI governance; (2) advancing AI innovation; and (3) managing ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
The #MeToo movement was always fraught with potential for misfires and backlash. But the legions of sexual assault victims who have felt empowered by the sheer number of their voices should not feel diminished by the reversal of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 guilty verdict on felony sex-crime charges. Convicted of a first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape, Weinstein had been serving a 23-year sentence in ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
DETROIT, Mich. – After an opening night full of surprises and record offensive selections, the 2024 NFL Draft continues tonight – Friday, April 26 – live from Detroit's Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza. The event is available to watch for free on multiple channels and streaming platforms. The NFL Draft will be broadcast live on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and the NFL Network at 7 p.m. ...
Source: cleveland.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
ByteDance reportedly will not sell its U.S. TikTok business, even if it loses its legal battle in the United States. The company said late Thursday (April 25) in a post on another app that it owns, Toutiao , that reports it was considering a sale "are untrue," the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (April 26). This report comes two days after President Joe Biden signed a ...
Source: pymnts.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review the products and services we cover. If you buy through our links, we may get paid. CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review the products and services we cover. If you buy through our links, we may get paid. Today's rates Today's average mortgage rates on Apr. 26, 2024, compared ...
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Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
An Arizona grand jury's of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election. The indictment issued Wednesday is part of a campaign to deter a repeat of 2020, when Trump and his allies falsely claimed he won swing states, filed dozens of lawsuits ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
The last batch of inflation news that Federal Reserve officials will see before their policy meeting next week is in, and none of it is very good. In the aggregate, Commerce Department indexes that the Fed relies on for inflation signals showed prices continuing to climb at a rate still considerably ahead of the central bank's 2% annual goal, according to separate reports this week. Within that picture came several ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Bits of bird flu virus have been discovered in roughly 20% of retail milk samples tested in a national survey, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The finding suggests that bird flu has spread far more widely among dairy cows than officials first thought. Samples from parts of the country that have infected dairy herds were more likely to test positive, ...
Source: healthday.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Consumers can look forward to faster, safer and more reliable internet connections under the promises of newly reinstated government regulations. The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to reclassify broadband as a public utility, such as water and electricity — to regulate access to the internet. The move to expand government oversight of internet service providers comes after the ...
Source: npr.org
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
In March 2023, a North Carolina student was stepping off a school bus when he was struck by a Tesla Model Y traveling at "highway speeds," according to a federal investigation that published today . The Tesla driver was using Autopilot, the automaker's advanced driver-assist feature that Elon Musk insists will eventually lead to fully autonomous cars. The 17-year-old student who was struck was transported to a ...
Source: theverge.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Charles took a break from public appearances almost three months ago to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer . The palace said Charles would make a public visit to a cancer treatment center on Tuesday in the first of several appearances he will make in coming weeks. ...
Source: france24.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Top health official gives no timeline for issuing rule, saying administration taking more time to consider feedback For the second time in recent months, the Joe Biden White House has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes , a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections. In a statement on Friday, the president's top health ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. President expressed openness to debating his rival during a wide-ranging interview on Friday with radio host Howard Stern Donald Trump on Friday challenged President Joe Biden to a debate in an unlikely venue: The White House. Speaking from the hallway outside of his ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Conventional wisdom suggests it's not politically smart to brag about killing puppies, but South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is challenging that theory. In a new book, Noem reveals that she once killed a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer because she was "less than worthless" as a hunting dog. Even stranger: She suggests her willingness to kill the animal is a political selling point since it shows she will do anything ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Dazhon Darien, 31, allegedly used OpenAI and Bingchat to re-create Eric Eiswert's voice making remarks about black students and two Jewish teachers. A high school athletics director has been accused of using AI to create a fake recording of the principal going on a racist and antisemitic rant. Dazhon Darien allegedly impersonated Eric Eiswert's voice with artificial intelligence , in a clip that went viral and ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Palestinian group Hamas has said it remains committed to achieving an agreement with Israel to end the war on Gaza , but only if its conditions including a lasting ceasefire are met. Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the group's political bureau, said that Hamas "is serious about releasing Israeli captives within the framework of an agreement" that also ensures the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners in ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Answer: Venice. You'll need to pay for a QR code, or ticket if you don't have a smartphone, to enter Venice, Italy, on certain days. The historic city, which can get as many tourists as it has residents, has become the first to charge a fee for tourists to enter on its busiest days. The fee is about $5.37 and only applies on the 29 days between April 25 and July 14 when Venice typically sees the most visitors. ...
Source: govtech.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
As U.S. soldiers and sailors begin construction of the pier that the Biden administration hopes will provide a critical lifeline of aid to war-torn Gaza, military leaders are trying to assure critics that American troops will be well-defended from attack and aid groups that that same protection won't endanger them and their work. In a briefing Thursday, a senior military official said that "at-sea assembly" of ...
Source: military.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, there has been an alarming trend: a dramatic increase of pregnant patients who say they were turned away from emergency departments when they needed immediate care. These complaints, according to an Associated Press report , were reported in states where abortion access has been banned or severely limited since the Supreme Court's ruling. And they have ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
While 2024 Social Security payments got a boost from the yearly cost of living adjustment (COLA), many Americans will face taxes on their monthly benefits. All Social Security checks are taxable by the federal government, but most Americans are able to get by with their benefits without being taxed by their state. However, this is not the case in the following 11 states: Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, ...
Source: newsweek.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of "responsibly managing" the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues . Talks between the two sides have increased in recent months, even as differences ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
The agency hasn't decided if it'll field the program long term but does say that user feedback of the tool has largely been positive. The IRS hasn't made a decision about whether it will field its Direct File platform long-term, Commissioner Danny Werfel says, but the tax agency is touting positive user ratings for the tool, which offered Americans with simple tax situations in 12 states a way to file their federal ...
Source: nextgov.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
If Amazon employees or hackers accessed personal footage from your Ring camera without your consent, you might be entitled to a hefty payout. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is issuing $5.6 million in refunds to certain Ring customers after it found that employees and contractors were unlawfully accessing private video content to use for algorithm training and other internal purposes. Amazon-owned Ring was also ...
Source: entrepreneur.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Around 160 long-finned pilot whales have washed up on the coast at Dunsborough, 285 kilometres (177 miles) south of Perth in western Australia. According to Parks and Wildlife Service South West (PWS), 28 whales have died. Pia Courtis, from PWS said in a statement that a number of rescue agencies were trying to help but "unfortunately the outcome for our pilot whales once they strand on the beach is generally not ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Hundreds of people in Tanzania and Kenya are dead after heavy rain during the region's monsoon season, officials said. Flooding in Tanzania caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 others, the prime minister said Thursday. That is more than double the number of deaths reported two weeks ago as the amount of rainfall increases, especially in the coastal region and the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Oscar winner reveals she would enjoy fans using her given name despite using Emma professionally Her films have racked up more than $1bn at the box office and she has won two Oscars under her stage name, but Emma Stone says she would now prefer to be called by her given name: Emily. In a joint interview with the Hollywood Reporter , Nathan Fielder, her co-star in the surreal TV show The Curse, revealed that actors ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
DETROIT — OK, Patriots. You did what needed to be done on Thursday night and drafted your next franchise quarterback in Drake Maye with the No. 3 pick. Now don't mess it up like you did with the last guy. Maye is the Patriots' mulligan for Mac Jones, the last quarterback they drafted in the first round, just three years ago. And the Patriots got themselves quite the prize, at least based on Maye's measurables ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
By Brad Brooks BRIGHTON, Colorado (Reuters) - A Colorado judge on Friday is expected to sentence a paramedic convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, the last defendant to face jail time for the young Black man's death. McClain, 23, died after police slammed him to the ground soon after stopping him and put him in a chokehold at least twice. Paramedics injected him with an excessive dose of ketamine, an ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Democrats Call on DEA to Act on Marijuana Reclassification as Inaction Persists. While the Department of Health and Human Services recommended last summer that cannabis no longer be considered a Schedule I controlled substance, the DEA historically has demurred from taking that step. Members of Congress on Wednesday once again pushed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to follow through on guidance to remove ...
Source: 420intel.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
A delegation of U.S. officials arrived in the Nigerien capital of Niamey on Thursday to discuss the withdrawal of some 1,000 troops from the country, bringing an end to the largest U.S. military presence in a region that has come to be regarded as the global epicenter of Islamist violence. A delegation of U.S. officials arrived in the Nigerien capital of Niamey on Thursday to discuss the withdrawal of some ...
Source: foreignpolicy.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
TOPICS: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams prepare for a historic launch on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft scheduled for May 6, aiming for a week-long mission at the International Space Station . NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams landed on April 25, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a short flight from Ellington Field near NASA's ...
Source: scitechdaily.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn't yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
NEW YORK - An emergency exit slide "separated" from a Delta Airlines flight, prompting an emergency return to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport Friday morning. Flight 520 to Los Angeles took off from JFK this morning. It returned safely at around 8:35 a.m. "after the crew reported a vibration," according to the FAA. The crew noticed an indicator light related to the right wing emergency exit, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
At the same time, the economy is about to see the "peak boomer" generation retire and deplete their savings. Pam Tourangeau said at 68, she doesn't have a big nest egg. She's still working part-time as a therapist but said she's slowing down: "Fatigue is a big part of getting older." She remembered that her ex-father-in-law had a large pension when he retired — a practice that's far more uncommon these ...
Source: insider.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Bucharest, Romania — A court in Romania's capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate , who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors' case file against Tate met the legal criteria but did not set a date for the trial to begin. Tate's spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
The former CFPB director will end his tenure as head of the Office of Federal Student Aid in June Richard Corday is stepping down as the chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, the government entity that oversees the nation's $1.6 trillion student-loan portfolio. Cordray, who started his tenure just months into the Biden administration, will step down officially in June, the Department ...
Source: marketwatch.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother's womb shortly after the in an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday. Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, said her uncle, Rami al-Sheikh. Sabreen's home in the southern Gaza city of Rafah was hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Sophia Bush and former US soccer player Ashlyn Harris began dating in 2023. Bush confirmed her and Harris' relationship and came out as queer in a Glamour cover story. Here's a timeline of their relationship, and what they've said about it. Sophia Bush has opened up about her relationship with Ashlyn Harris for the first time, six months after they were first romantically linked . In an essay written for her ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Drake apparently learned it isn't wise to mess with Tupac Shakur — even decades after his untimely death. Billboard first spotted that the Canadian hip-hop artist deleted the X (Twitter) post with his track "Taylor Made Freestyle," which used an AI-generated recreation of Shakur's voice to try to get under Kendrick Lamar's skin. The takedown came after an attorney representing the late hip-hop legend ...
Source: engadget.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
A team of clinician-scientists have conducted the largest study done to date of BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer Gene 1 and 2) carriers in an Asian population and refined breast and ovarian cancer risk estimates for this population. The findings, published in The Lancet Regional Health—Western Pacific , will better guide the clinical management of Asian patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Breast cancer is ...
Source: medicalxpress.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
News "Donald Trump" - US federal judge declines to grant Trump new trial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case A New York federal judge rejected former US President Donald Trump's request for a new trial or judgment in his favor on Thursday in the defamation case won by E. Jean Carroll. Trump challenged the $83.3 million jury verdict against him—which includes $18.3 million in compensatory and $65 million in ...
Source: jurist.org
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
A cosmetic process known as a "vampire facial" is considered to be a more affordable and less invasive option than getting a facelift, but the process can be a serious health hazard if done in unsanitary conditions, according to a new report. That proved to be the case for three women who likely contracted HIV from receiving vampire facials at an unlicensed spa in New Mexico, making the first known cases of the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Alphabet shares shot up on Friday after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and approved its first-ever dividend. The company on Thursday reported revenue of $80.54 billion, a 15% increase from a year earlier and the fastest growth rate since early 2022, and earnings of $1.89 per share. Alphabet exceeded analysts' expectations for YouTube advertising revenue and Google Cloud revenue. In ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Nintendo is once again flexing its copyright muscles by filing takedown requests for user-generated content on the popular game platform. For the past few months , Nintendo-related content has been disappearing from Garry's Mod , the physics-based sandbox game and modding platform beloved by Steam players. The source of the takedown requests presents a worst-case scenario for the community; rather than coming from ...
Source: wired.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
As support for abortion even in states as red as Kentucky and Kansas grows, the GOP appears to be breaking ranks with the hardliners In the two years since the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, the 50-year-long partnership between Republicans and anti-abortion activists has steadily fractured as political backlash to abortion bans has mounted. But perhaps the biggest crack emerged on Wednesday, when Arizona's ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Poppy Harlow, the journalist who co-hosted CNN's ill-fated morning program, has decided to leave the news network. Harlow announced her departure Friday in a note to colleagues. She has been off the air since February, when the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network scrapped the format of her program, "CNN This Morning" Harlow, who turns 42 next week, has about 18 months left on her contract but was unable to reach ...
Source: latimes.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
By DAVID KOENIG (AP Airlines Writer) DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is studying changes to its quirky boarding and seating policies as it searches for ways to raise more revenue . Airline officials say they are studying possible changes but won't have anything to announce until September. That tease is leading to speculation about whether Southwest might ditch some longstanding traditions, including the ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
The Federal Trade Commission is accusing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other top company executives of using disappearing messaging apps such as Signal to conceal potential evidence in the agency's ongoing antitrust case against the e-commerce behemoth. "For years, Amazon's top executives, including founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos, discuss[ed] sensitive business matters, including antitrust, over the Signal ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
DAKAR – Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country's armed forces. Burkina Faso's communication spokesperson, Tonssira Myrian Corine Sanou, said late that Thursday that both radio stations would be suspended for two weeks, and warned other media networks to avoid reporting on ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Mobile health applications and similar technology must notify customers following a data breach or risk violating the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), under a broad update approved by the agency. Many providers of direct health services, such as hospitals and doctors, are required to protect personal information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ...
Source: complianceweek.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
PEN America has now canceled its annual World Voices festival, after calling off its literary-awards ceremony last week. Can it survive? Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic April 26, 2024, 2:30 PM ET Save In 2015, PEN America, the organization devoted to defending free speech, chose to honor the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo at its annual gala. A few months earlier, Islamic extremists had murdered 12 ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Bulk carrier uses deep-water channel en route to Canada marking important step in recovery efforts after last month's disaster The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, killing a work crew and halting most maritime traffic through the city's port. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Editor's Note: A version of this story appears in CNN's Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region's biggest stories. Some Hamas officials are signaling that the militant group could give up armed struggle against Israel if the Palestinians get an independent state in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 war. The messaging suggests a softening of Hamas' position as ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Tyson, 53, died in police custody after being arrested facedown on the floor of a social club last week. Footage has now revealed that Tyson was telling officers: 'I can't breathe,' eerily echoing the words of , whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police in 2020 caused widespread protests. The bodycam video of Tyson's arrest was released on Wednesday and shows officers responding to a report of a crash and ...
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Friday, Apr 26th, 2024 -
Osteoarthritis (OA) , a degenerative joint disease, can affect almost all joints. When someone develops OA, the protective tissues in their joints break down, which causes pain. While there is no cure for OA, researchers are looking for enhanced treatment and early detection of the disease. Researchers from Duke University, North Carolina, recently studied blood serum from a group of women to see if they could ...
Source: medicalnewstoday.com
Thursday, Apr 25th, 2024 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the new rules are targeting pollution that's 'pushing our planet to the brink.' WASHINGTON — Coal-fired ...
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Thursday, Apr 25th, 2024 -
The white horse which charged through London streaked crimson by blood is in a serious condition but still alive, British military officials said Thursday. Vida, technically known as a grey horse, is in an equine hospital after the dramatic incident in Central London Wednesday. Up to five horses either bolted or threw their riders after builders working on a construction site dropped a heavy load of concrete and ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Thursday, Apr 25th, 2024 -
U.S. births declined in 2023 to their lowest level in more than 40 years, continuing a two-decade trend of Americans having fewer children. Total births for the year fell 2% to 3.59 million, according to preliminary data released Thursday from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, a level not seen since 1979, when about 3.4 million U.S. babies were born. The rate of U.S. women of child-bearing age having ...
Source: time.com
Thursday, Apr 25th, 2024 -
The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence on Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith's death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after ...
Source: theguardian.com