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Former Virginia TV weatherman arrested as fugitive on sexual extortion charges
Former local Virginia meteorologist Joshua Fitzpatrick, 42, is facing charges of sexual extortion after he was arrested on a fugitive warrant in Ohio on Tuesday. The Albemarle County Police Department began an investigation into Fitzpatrick in late Febru after an assault was reported, according to a press release on Wednesday. “The victim reported that after…
Thai king heads to Bhutan for 1st official overseas visit in 8-year rule
BANGKOK — Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn is traveling to Bhutan on Friday for a four-day stay, marking his first official visit overseas as monarch. Vajiralongkorn will meet with his counterpart in the South Asian country, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The two kingdoms have built friendly ties since establishing diplomatic relations in 1989. Vajiralongkorn previously…
Soccer player’s wife and child kidnapped in Ecuador during home invasion
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez’s wife and 5-year-old child were kidnapped early Wednesday, police reported, when men broke into their home in search of the Emelec defender, who told investigators he hid under a bed. The kidnappings took place around 3 a.m. in the coastal city of Guayaquil, police chief Édison Rodríguez…
State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign reserves fall by $367 million
State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign reserves fall by $367 million As of April 18, 2025, Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves were $15.4 billion. Out of this, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) held $10.2 billion, while commercial banks held $5.2 billion. During the week ending April 18, the central bank’s reserves dropped by $367 million…
Tokyo Electron targets faster chip tool production as China rivals rise
TOKYO — Chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron expects to triple production speeds with the advances of a new development facility in northeastern Japan, helping to tap into growing demand and fend off rising Chinese rivals. The completion ceremony for the building, the third such development facility at a production complex in Miyagi prefecture, was held…
‘The Last of Us’ star Pedro Pascal calls J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans social post ‘heinous’
“The Last of Us” star Pedro Pascal accused author J.K. Rowling of “heinous loser behavior” for her celebratory post following a U.K. court decision that did not recognize transgender women as women. Pascal hit hard at the “Harry Potter” author in the comment section of an Instagram video that called for a total boycott of…
Jay Leno says caring for wife with dementia is challenging, but he took ‘a vow’ to live up to
Jay Leno opened up on caring for his wife, Mavis Leno, following her advanced dementia diagnosis, saying it has been “challenging,” but he wouldn’t have it any other way. The 74-year-old comedian has been married to his wife, Mavis Leno since 1980. “I have never been particularly challenged. I was not in the army, I…
Japan’s rice importers to lift purchases twentyfold led by US grain
TOKYO — Japan’s private sector is expected to import roughly 20 times more rice in fiscal 2025 than the year before, as a historic surge in the price of the staple grain leads restaurants and other businesses to turn to foreign alternatives. Major trading houses and wholesalers alone are expected to import more than 40,000…
Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson shoot down millionaire tax hike
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., came out against a tax increase on millionaires, appearing to close the door on an idea that some Republicans have considered to pay for their massive party-line bill. “I think it would be very disruptive, because a lot of the millionaires would leave the…