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YouTuber charged for having a helicopter blast a Lamborghini with fireworks, authorities say

A YouTuber who specializes in “car shenanigans” is facing federal charges after authorities said he directed a video in which two people in a helicopter blasted fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini from above.

Alex Choi, 24, is charged with causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. If convicted, Choi faces a maximum of ten years in federal prison.

Prosecutors allege that Choi posted a video last July, made without filming permits, entitled “Destroying a Lamborghini with Fireworks.” The video has since been taken down but authorities said it shows Choi pressing a “fire missiles” button while two women on board a helicopter shoot fireworks at the sports car as it races across a desert landscape.

Officials believe the video was taken at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed in rural San Bernardino County, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Choi did not immediately respond to a request for comment that The Associated Press sent him via Instagram, nor to an email sent to his talent agency.

Choi, who has over a million followers on Instagram and nearly that number of subscribers on YouTube, entertains his audience with what he calls “the greatest car shenanigans.” Other stunts of his include filming his passengers as he rapidly accelerates and taking a Lamborghini through a gas station car wash.

A spokesperson from the Department of Justice said that Choi appeared in court on Thursday and a federal magistrate judge ordered him released on $50,000 bond. His arraignment is scheduled for July 2. No plea was taken.
https://apnews.com/article/alex-choi...fa58968637a157

[Moonlight]

Angry mob of 'anti-tourism' protesters use water pistols to drench foreign visitors at restaurants in Barcelona - as thousands march on Catalan capital and call for tourists to 'go home'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ism-spain.html

What an ungrateful set of currants, it's not the tourists at fault here, it's the holiday lets and the hoteliers who must take the blame. Tourists have kept Spain going for decades, if half of all tourists decided to go elsewhere the Spanish tourist economy would take a massive smack to the kisser.
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[Jimbuna]

Hippopotamuses can become airborne for substantial periods of time, researchers discover

Hippopotamuses can become airborne for substantial periods of time, according to new research into the mammals.

Research by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) found that the animals can be up in the air for up to 0.3 seconds at a time when moving fast.

The findings found that unlike other land animals such as elephants, horses and rhinos, hippos exclusively trot when moving, pushing the limits of what giant land animals can do, the RVC said.

As part of the research, it monitored video footage taken of two hippos moving around their paddock at Flamingo Land Resort in Yorkshire.

Internet footage of hippos moving was also monitored, allowing the RVC to broaden scientific understanding of the species.

"We're thrilled to provide the first study purely focused on revealing how hippos walk and run," Professor John Hutchinson, lead author of the study, said.

"We were pleasantly surprised to see how hippos get airborne when they move quickly - it's really impressive!"

He said very little was previously known about how hippos move, due to them typically sticking to water and the danger they pose to humans.
https://news.sky.com/story/hippopota...cover-13173957

[Moonlight]

Nightmare for Macron as his election manoeuvring pushes Le Pen into THIRD place... only for 'French Jeremy Corbyn's' hard-left coalition to claim victory and vow €150bn spending, sparking political chaos and violence weeks before Olympics

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Olympics.html

"Emmanuel Macron avoided that which he feared the most in France's stunning parliamentary elections yesterday as Marine Le Pen's hard-right National Rally failed to scoop an absolute majority, instead suffering a shock defeat.
But France's political landscape has instead been plunged into turmoil, with a hard-left alliance scoring a surprise victory that resulted in a hung parliament - and a man Macron sees as a left-wing extremist now baying for his blood."

The bleeding idiot.

[Jimbuna]

Dramatic moment ice cream van swept out to sea in Cornwall

An ice cream van was washed out to sea by an incoming tide at a popular beach in Cornwall.

Videos taken by onlookers and posted on social media showed the vehicle being tossed around in waves.

Images also showed beachgoers attempting to rescue the Kelly Whip ice cream van from the water.

It is believed no one was hurt in the incident at Harlyn Bay, near Padstow.

Richard Higman, who filmed the incident, said the van had been driving around the beach selling ice cream.

He told Sky News: "The driver had apparently off-loaded the ice cream, when the tide came in over the van and swamped it.

"A load of people on the beach got a rope and tried pulling it and got nowhere."

He added: "When the tide went out, a farmer went down with his tractor and put a rope on it and towed it up the beach."

Padstow Coastguard said crew members and RNLI lifeguards were sent to the scene just before 5pm on Sunday "to ensure the safety of those involved".

"The driver was safe and well and not in the vehicle," it said in a statement.

"The owner arranged a recovery vehicle which recovered the van at around 9.45pm when tide receded enough for it to be safe to do so.

"Coastguard rescue officers left once the vehicle was recovered and in a safe location."
https://news.sky.com/story/dramatic-...nwall-13175102

[Jimbuna]

Parrot that escaped home found five miles away after 'wild weekend'

A parrot that escaped his home and flew off for a "wild weekend" has been found more than five miles away in a maternity unit.

The pet bird named Jobby fled a ground floor flat in Langside, Glasgow, shortly after midnight on Saturday.

Owner Apsi Witana had been performing with her band Brenda at Kelburn Garden Party in North Ayrshire and had been unloading equipment when Jobby made his great escape.

Ms Witana told Sky News: "That's when he just bolted. It was such a horrible moment.

"He's never flown away before, but I have taken him on little excursions like to Queen's Park, which is not that far."

Ms Witana and her friend Flore de Hoog got to work sticking up posters and sharing appeals on social media.

"I had really lost hope that he wouldn't come back," she said.

However late on Sunday afternoon, the musician and TV assistant editor was contacted by a nurse and a patient at the Queen Elizabeth Maternity Unit, saying Jobby was in the reception area.

The pet was said to be "eating crisps and playing around" before Ms Witana arrived.

She said: "It was really good to hear that."

On arrival to the unit within the Queen Elizabeth and University Hospital campus, Ms Witana said Jobby was relaxed and preening despite the five-mile adventure.

She said: "I'm really happy as it proves to me that he's a tough bird."

After around 40 hours on the run, Jobby returned home.
https://news.sky.com/story/parrot-th...ekend-13175065

[Jimbuna]

Hotel looking to hire 'banter merchant' to entertain guests during Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A Glasgow hotel is looking to hire a "banter merchant" to entertain guests throughout Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

AC Hotel by Marriott Glasgow said it is seeking a "breakfast roaster" to leave its guests "in stitches" during the famous event.

The paid gig - which would suit someone performing at the Fringe - includes free accommodation and travel expenses to and from Scotland's capital for the festival.

Bosses at the hotel said the business has been experiencing a "significant spike in demand" during the festival, amid reports that performers and visitors are being priced out of staying in Edinburgh throughout the run.

Comedian Jason Manford branded Edinburgh accommodation prices an "absolute joke" earlier this year.

He posted on X in April: "No idea how anyone starting out is managing to get up there and showcase their talents.

"I've just priced up a week up there and even if every show sells out, I'm still operating at a loss."

The job ad states that the selected applicant will be the "toast of the hotel, transforming ordinary mornings into laugh-a-minute experiences and setting the perfect tone for the day ahead".

"Are you a laugh-a-minute lady? A witty wise guy? A rib-tickling rebel? A banter merchant? A comedian, in other words? Then your dream role may be just a scroll away," the advert says.

"You'll bring thigh-slappers, side-splitters, zingers, oneliners, and tableside crowd-work to our wonderful guests during breakfast twice a week for the duration of your run."
https://news.sky.com/story/hotel-loo...ringe-13175451

[Jimbuna]

Nando's launches a ketchup - so we compared all brands. Which is best value - and which has more water than tomatoes?

A new competitor has emerged on the condiment shelf - Nando's ketchup.

It's being advertised as a twist on the traditional sauce, with a touch of "peri-peri magic" for your chips, burgers or bolognese.

This translates into a small amount of spices like cayenne pepper, bird's eye chilli, ginger, garlic, and paprika, as well onion and lemon purees.

We've taken a look at how it stacks up against the other ketchups on Asda's shelves below, with some key takeaways:

Hellmann's has the most tomatoes and the least calories per serving
Asda's own brand is by far the most affordable - with a very similar ingredients list to market leader Heinz
Nando's is, just, the most expensive per 100g, though it's tricky to compare against all the below as some are only available in bigger bottles
The main ingredient in Leon's, uniquely, is not tomatoes but water
Leon's has the least sugar per serving.

Nando's

Price per 100g: 94.3p (for normal sized bottle)
Main ingredient: Tomato paste (140g tomatoes per 100g)
Calories: 17kcal per serving
Sugar per 100g: 20g

Heinz

Price per 100g: 80p (for normal sized bottle)
Main ingredient: Tomatoes (148g per 100g)
Calories: 15kcal per serving
Sugar per 100g: 22.8g

Asda own brand

Price per 100g: 14.9p (only available in jumbo sized bottle)
Main ingredient: Tomatoes (148g per 100g)
Calories: 15kcal per serving
Sugar per 100g: 21g

Leon

Price per 100g: 92.2p (normal sized bottle)
Main ingredient: Water (with tomato paste second at 25%)
Calories: Not available
Sugar per 100g: 16.6g

Daddies

Price per 100g: 29.2p (one up from normal sized bottle)
Main ingredient: Tomatoes (117g per 100g)
Calories: 17kcal per serving
Sugar per 100g: 22g

Hellmann's

Price per 100g: 40p (two up from normal sized bottle)
Main ingredient: Tomatoes (168g of tomatoes per 100g)
Calories: 13kcal per serving
Sugar per 100g: 18g
https://news.sky.com/story/money-blo...atoes-13040934

[Jimbuna]

Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan’s Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champ

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Bertoletti gobbled up 58 hot dogs to win his first men’s title Thursday at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event’s biggest star. In the women’s competition, defending champion Miki Sudo won her 10th title and set a new world record by downing 51 links.

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the reigning men’s champion and winner of 16 out of 17 previous competitions, didn’t attend this year over a sponsorship tiff. Instead he competed later in the day against four soldiers at a U.S. Army base in El Paso, Texas, where he wolfed down 57 hot dogs in five minutes.

Bertoletti, 39, of Chicago, won in a tight, 10-minute race where the leader bounced back and forth, defeating 13 competitors from around the world. He said he lost weight and practiced for three months with “an urgency” to prepare for the event, thinking he had a good chance of winning.

“With Joey not here, I knew I had a shot,” Bertoletti said. “I was able to unlock something that I don’t know where it came from.”

Bertoletti bested his prior record of 55 hot dogs at the event, which is held every Independence Day on New York’s Coney Island, a beachfront destination with amusement parks and a carnivalesque summer culture.

Earlier, in the women’s competition, Sudo, a 38-year-old dental hygiene student from Florida, once again carried the day and set the new record a year after forcing down 39 1/2 hot dogs in 2023.

“I’m just happy to call this mine for another year,” Sudo said after winning the pink belt.

Sudo defeated 13 competitors, including 28-year-old rival Mayoi Ebihara of Japan, who came in second after eating 37 hot dogs. She was also the runner-up in 2023.

Sudo also outdid her partner, former Florida bodybuilder Nicholas Wehry, who ate 46 hot dogs in the men’s competition.

Bertoletti’s victory marks the first time the famed mustard belt has gone to someone besides Chestnut since 2015.
https://apnews.com/article/nathans-2...3ce4f0b508030a

[Shadowblade]

oh, yeah, finally

Polish border guards will be able to use weapons against border violators
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/polish-border-guards-will-be-able-to-use-weapons-against-border-violators/

(hope it is correct thread, didnt find a better one)

[Jimbuna]

Jay Slater latest: Teenager 'could have suffered accident' as body found in Tenerife

https://news.sky.com/story/jay-slate...erife-13178193

[Jimbuna]

England fan to keep ‘Euro winners’ tattoo until next tournament in 2028

Afootball fan with an England “Euro Winners” tattoo does not intend to cover it up and said he “still loves” the permanent ink, despite the Three Lions defeat.

Dan Thomas, 29, from Swindon, Wiltshire, received a tattoo of the Henri Delaunay Cup and the words “England Euro 2024 Winners” on his left leg days before the final, but does not intend to cover it up even after England’s 2-1 loss against Spain in the Euros final.

“We came close, I don’t regret the tattoo,” the data consultant told the PA news agency moments after the Euro final.

“If anything, I don’t think it’d be hard to change the 4 into an 8 in four years time. I won’t be covering it up. Absolutely no regrets and I still love it.”

Mr Thomas described the results of the match as “bittersweet” and praised the team for reaching the final.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/othe...2e413574&ei=28

[Jimbuna]

World's largest uncontacted tribe comes out into the open after loggers move in

The Mashco Piro are thought to be the largest uncontacted tribe in the world, numbering more than 750 people, according to Survival International, a nonprofit advocating Indigenous rights.

They inhabit an area located between two natural reserves in Madre de Dios and usually do not leave the cover of the rainforest or communicate with outsiders.

But in recent weeks members of the reclusive tribe have been seen breaking cover to look for food and move away from the growing presence of loggers, Indigenous rights group Fenamad said.
The Mashco Piro were photographed at the end of June on the banks of a river in the Madre de Dios region in southeast Peru near the border with Brazil.

Caroline Pearce, director of Survival International, said: ‘These incredible images show that a large number of isolated Mashco Piro live alone a few kilometers from where the loggers are about to start their operations.’

Alfredo Vargas Pio, head of Fenamad, said: ‘This is irrefutable evidence that many Mashco Piro live in this area, which the government has not only failed to protect but actually sold off to logging companies.

‘The logging workers could bring in new diseases which would wipe out the Mashco Piro, and there’s also a risk of violence on either side, so it is very important the territorial rights of the Mashco Piro are recognised and protected in law.’

More than 50 Mashco Piro people appeared in recent days near a village of the Yine people called Monte Salvado.

Another group of 17 appeared by the nearby village of Puerto Nuevo, according to Survival International.

The Peruvian government reported on June 28 that local residents had reported seeing Mashco Piro on the Las Piedras river, 90 miles from the city of Puerto Maldonado, the capital of Madre de Dios.

The Mashco Piro have also been sighted across the border in Brazil, said Rosa Padilha, at the Brazilian Catholic bishops’ Indigenous Missionary Council in the state of Acre.

She said: ‘They flee from loggers on the Peruvian side.

‘At this time of the year they appear on the beaches to take tracajá (Amazon turtle) eggs. That’s when we find their footprints on the sand. They leave behind a lot of turtle shells.

‘They are a people with no peace, restless, because they are always on the run.’

Several logging companies hold timber concessions inside the territory inhabited by the Mashco Piro.

One company, Canales Tahuamanu, has built more than 120 miles of roads for its logging trucks to extract timber, according to Survival International.

A Canales Tahuamanu representative in Lima did not respond to a request for comment.

The company is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, according to which it has 130,000 acres of forests in Madre de Dios to extract cedar and mahogany.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...b5991ed1&ei=32

[Dowly]

Former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry indicted on charges of secretly working for South Korea

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/17/a...hnk/index.html

A prominent North Korea expert and former CIA analyst has been indicted by a New York grand jury on charges of secretly working for the South Korean government in exchange for designer goods, Michelin star meals and $37,000 for a fund that she controlled.

Sue Mi Terry, who was once a member of the US National Security Council, first acted as a foreign agent in June 2013 as she began meeting with an unnamed “handler” on “multiple occasions,” according to the indictment, which was unsealed Tuesday.

[Jimbuna]

High school students in Japan taken to hospital after eating 'super spicy' crisps

More than a dozen students have been taken to hospital after they became ill from eating extremely spicy crisps, reportedly given out by a fellow pupil "for fun", officials in Japan have said.

Rokugo Koka High School in Tokyo called for help on Tuesday lunchtime after 13 girls and one boy, all first-year students, complained of nausea, as well as stomach and mouth pain, Japan Today said, quoting the city's fire department and local police.

Other reports, including by the Asahi Shimbun, said 15 students were affected.

All those taken ill are believed to have been conscious and to have had minor symptoms.

Around 30 students had been eating the extremely spicy chips, labelled "18+ curry chips", brought to the school by one of the students, police said.

The ages of the students are unclear, but Japanese high school begins at age 15.

The company that makes the snack, Isoyama Corp, said in a statement on Wednesday it "apologised for any inconvenience" to customers, and "sincerely wished for the swift recovery of those who have reported feeling unwell".

One X user posted a video of him eating one of the crisps, in which he screwed up his face after swallowing, then moaned repeatedly before collapsing in giddy laughter.

The company's website, "forbids" under-18s from eating "R 18+ curry chips" [crisps] due to their extreme spiciness and urges spice lovers to eat with caution.

The crisps are "so spicy that they may cause you pain" and should be avoided by those with high blood pressure, weak stomachs, and anyone with cuts on their fingers should be careful handling them.

Eating them alone is also dangerous because too many could cause diarrhoea, the company warned.

The spiciness comes from the potent ghost pepper from northeastern India, thought to be one of the world's hottest chillis, several sources said.

The curry crisps have been sold since 2013 and are the firm's flagship product, one of around half a dozen in its 18+ food series, Newsweek said.

One media report said one of the students, a boy, brought the crisps to school "just for fun".
https://news.sky.com/story/japan-14-...risps-13179297