Thursday, June 1, 2023
UFOs becoming increasingly attractive to US academics - study - The Jerusalem Post
K-pop girl group New Jeans discuss their career’s most impactful moment

The K-pop group New Jeans sat down with Weverse to prepare for the 2023 Weverse Con Festival where they answered a broad range of questions including their bedtime routines to their career moments.
The group has a long line of achievements under their belt despite having debuted not so long ago, including partnerships with luxury brands, major award show wins, shattered records on music charts and more.
K-pop girlies Secret Number on Seventeen, songwriting, and their favorite YouTubers
Open up any Us Weekly magazine, and you'll find a section dedicated to photos of celebrities doing normal human things. "Stars... they're just like us!" reads the title above snaps of Dua Lipa spilling her coffee or Reese Witherspoon walking her dog.
From trying (and failing) makeup tutorials to watching (but not making) new recipes, these girls are just like us. Jinny, Soodam, Dita, Léa, Zuu, and Minji sat down with Mashable in the middle of promoting their latest single, "Doxa," to share the videos they've been loving lately.
K-pop news: Girl group Aespa break record, rookie boy band Boynextdoor are ambitious | The Straits ...

SEOUL – K-pop girl group Aespa are rewriting K-pop history for female bands with their latest EP My World.
It sold more than 1.69 million units within the first week of its release on May 8, breaking records for a K-pop girl group, according to label SM Entertainment.
Brave Girls to restart activities under new name
SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group Brave Girls will resume activities this summer under a new name, BB Girls, the band's new agency said Tuesday.
Warner Music Korea said Brave Girls' former members -- Minyoung, Yujeong, Eunji and Yuna -- will continue their musical journey as BB Girls with the music label.
South Korean K-pop girl group Blackpink mired in criticism for calling fans from China's Macao SAR ...

More Macao youths have been inspired by China's outstanding space achievements in recent years and have thus developed ...
A Hong Kong and Macao work office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be ...
LE SSERAFIM Becomes 5th K-Pop Girl Group In Billboard 200 History To Chart An Album For 3 Weeks | ...

Two weeks ago, LE SSERAFIM became the fastest K-pop girl group ever to enter the top 10 of the Billboard 200 (Billboard's weekly ranking of the most popular albums in the United States) when their first full-length album "UNFORGIVEN" debuted at No. 6.
"UNFORGIVEN" has now become the group's first album ever to spend three weeks on the chart: for the week ending on June 3, the album stayed strong at No. 65.
FIFTY FIFTY's "Cupid" Becomes 1st Non-Collab K-Pop Girl Group Song To Enter Top 25 Of Billboard's ...

On May 31 local time, Billboard revealed that "Cupid" had climbed to a new peak of No. 25 in its third week on the Pop Airplay chart, which measures weekly plays on mainstream Top 40 radio stations across the United States.
"Cupid" has now become the first song sung solely by a K-pop girl group to break the top 30 of the Pop Airplay chart—and only the second overall, following BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez's hit collab " Ice Cream " (which peaked at No. 21).
'Single's Inferno' Season 2 Cast To Star In New K-Drama With K-Pop Idol Bona

On May 31, South Korean online streaming service TVING announced on Facebook the cast of its upcoming original Korean drama "Pyramid Game," which includes Shin Seul Ki and K-Pop Idol Bona.
Seul Ki gained popularity by starring in Season 2 of the Netflix reality dating show "Single's Inferno." Though she got much attention from her male cast members, she chose Choi Jong Woo on the show's season finale.
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Arab world's first asteroid hopper will visit seven space rocks

The MBR Explorer (artist's impression) is set to launch in 2028. Credit: United Arab Emirates Space Agency
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency has confirmed details of its plan to embark on a five-billion-kilometre, seven-year journey to the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.
United Arab Emirates Announces New Mission to the Asteroid Belt - Sky & Telescope - Sky & ...

An ambitious new mission from the United Arab Emirates would fly closely and speedily by seven main-belt asteroids.
The United Arab Emirates announced earlier this week its formal plans to send a mission to the asteroid belt in a grand tour past seven targets.
If You're Going to Visit Venus, Why Not Include an Asteroid Flyby Too? - Universe Today

A recent study submitted to Acta Astronautica examines the prospect of designing a Venus mission flight plan that would involve visiting a nearby asteroid after performing a gravity assist maneuver at Venus but prior to final contact with the planet.
"The motivation behind this study was to enhance the efficiency and success rate of Venus missions by including an asteroid flyby in the flight scheme," Zubko tells Universe Today .
Astronauts, Space Experts and Scientists join Asteroid Day - SpaceWatch.Global

Jin's first solo single, 'The Astronaut', is still gaining full love and support from fans as it topped the world's… https://t.co/d9NYFdA7RB seokjinism1 (from New York, USA) Fri May 26 13:23:23 +0000 2023
Rayyanah Barnawi has become the first female astronaut from Saudi Arabia to enter the International Space Station.… https://t.co/AkQhoHmbdh Reuters (from Around the world) Tue May 23 13:50:00 +0000 2023
China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for increased national security measures | PBS ...

BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling Communist Party has warned of the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures.
It also followed a warning by scientists and tech industry leaders in the U.S., including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google , about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind.
Artificial Intelligence is Now a Reality and So Are the Dangers Associated with Implementing it in ...

The benefits and potential dangers of Artificial Intelligence have long been portrayed in books, movies, and television; however, two decades into the 21 st century, AI technology has quickly moved from science fiction to reality.
Employers’ adoption of AI technology in hiring and recruitment can help streamline the process of finding strong candidates, but it has also created significant opportunities for unlawful discrimination and other legal pitfalls.
How artificial intelligence is creeping into work routines | Science & Tech | EL PAÍS English

Many people started by dabbling with artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and ended up finding a helper that provides inspiration, solves problems and saves time. Others have been working for years with complex algorithms that are essential to their work.
Traditional algorithms "fall short" for the work Belén Yu Irureta-Goyena does. She's a 24-year-old astrophysicist from Madrid pursuing a PhD at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne, Switzerland) who tracks asteroids, space debris and satellites using astronomical imaging.
Probably the most pessimistic I've ever heard Xi. He says the national security issues facing China are "considera… https://t.co/FMbk55b5MH RnaudBertrand Wed May 31 12:01:55 +0000 2023
"China's going to go to war, I don't know how else you can put this, this is a regime that wants to go to war, it k… https://t.co/yl0DihgHR7 NEWSMAX (from United States) Wed May 31 19:45:00 +0000 2023
While the US constantly threatens China with war, President Xi has told his top national security officials they mu… https://t.co/GLIqnOgJ71 BenjaminNorton (from Latinoamérica) Thu Jun 01 02:54:57 +0000 2023
Coinbase CEO @brian_armstrong warns that China stands to benefit from a failure to provide the crypto industry with… https://t.co/aj3PGcP0lX Cointelegraph (from New York, New York) Wed May 31 03:23:03 +0000 2023
Katy Perry 'not a bully,' says 'American Idol' finalist after controversial ...

While Iam Tongi cashed in as the " American Idol " winner of the 2023 season, controversy around judge Katy Perry exploded like a firework over her sometimes harsh criticism of contestants.
Now that the season is over, finalist and top 8 contestant Oliver Steele is debunking rumors that Perry is a bully.
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Rachel Bush almost spills out of bikini as fans tell wife of NFL star Jordan Poyer 'you could ...

STUNNING NFL Wag Rachel Bush almost spilled out of her bikini after posting a sexy bikini selfie.
The wife of Buffalo Bills star Jordan Poyer looked sensational in the tiny two-piece as she bent over.
The glamorous brunette has gathered herself a huge social media following with 4million-plus on Instagram .
Love Island 'lines up' glam beauty clinic owner for villa weeks before launch - Daily Star

Beauty clinic owner Jess Harding has reportedly been lined up for the return of the ITV2 show on June 5.
A source told The Sun : "Jess is one of the most glamorous islanders ever and is sure to be a big hit with the boys and viewers.
A keen traveller, the blonde has shared snaps of holidays in Dubai, Egypt, Holland and south-east Asia.
Trial delayed again for ex-Honolulu officials accused in conspiracy case
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The conspiracy trial for the former Honolulu employees who orchestrated the payoff of disgraced ex-Police Chief Louis Kealoha could be pushed back until next spring.
The federal judge is considering several motions filed by the defense team of former city attorney Donna Leong, former city managing director Roy Amemiya and former police commission chair Max Sword.
Woman given 46 months for conspiracy

JACKSON — A Neshoba County woman was sentenced to 46 months in prison for her role in a conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone and methamphetamine on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, the authorities said.
The woman, Joyce Cauthen, 55, of the Pearl River community, participated in the conspiracy to distribute the hydrocodone and methamphetamine, according to court documents.
Marjorie Taylor Greene 'Absolutely Shocked' by Conspiracy Theory About Her

The pipe bombs never detonated, and as federal agencies have failed to identify the suspect, amateur sleuths have concocted their own theories about the bomber's identity.
The theory most surprising to Greene is that she was the hooded figure who placed the pipe bombs. Greene called the theory "ridiculous."
McHenry woman gets 2 years probation for criminal conspiracy of marijuana – Shaw Local
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Tiffany Barnett, 37, was initially charged with Anthony J. Riotto with manufacturing and delivery of marijuana, a Class X felony, as well as possession of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana, according to court documents.
"The evidence against her was pretty weak," Barnett's attorney Matthew Haiduk said after the hearing. "This law is basically an archaic law that won't even be viable in 10 years. She was charged with being a part of an unlicensed dispensary.
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