Seattle’s ‘Inconvenience Store’: A former 7-Eleven reopened as an art shop selling pre-tangled USB cables, a ‘landline iPhone’, fake corn dogs and useless everyday items | World News

A former 7-Eleven in downtown Seattle has been given an unusual second life as an interactive art shop where familiar convenience-store products have been transformed into deliberately impractical artworks. Called the ‘Inconvenience Store’, the exhibition keeps much of the former shop’s layout, including its aisles, checkout area, refrigerator and hot-food counter, but fills them with…

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‘Vote chori, kanoon chori, sanstha chori’: Rahul Gandhi tears into PM Modi, Amit Shah, CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid SIR row | India News

Rahul Gandhi addresses presser on SIR row NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took aim at the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar after reports of differences within the poll body over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls sparked a political stir.He accused the CEC of “vote chori,…

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More than 800,000 bees stolen from hives across northern Australia; thieves left the honey behind and took bee colonies worth tens of thousands | World News

More than 800,000 bees have been stolen from commercial hives across Far North Queensland in a series of unusual thefts that appear to have targeted the living colonies rather than their honey. The stolen bees belonged to at least three beekeepers on the Atherton Tablelands, west of Cairns, with 44 colonies reported missing. The bees…

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19-year-old cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary, who flagged flaws in CBSE portal, named in US DOJ Hall of Fame | World News

Nisarga Adhikary was appointed as an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Threat Intelligence Engineer at C3iHub, IIT Kanpur, in June. Nisarga Adhikary, a 19-year-old cybersecurity researcher who identified security vulnerabilities in the CBSE’s On-Screen Marking portal, has been recognised by the US Department of Justice for responsibly reporting flaws in government systems.Adhikary announced the recognition on…

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The Backstory: When EC disagreements went public, from Seshan to Lavasa | India News

From TN Seshan’s battle over the Election Commission’s structure to Ashok Lavasa’s dissent in 2019, the poll panel has seen internal disagreements emerge into the public domain. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is facing a fresh political storm over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with the opposition demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation…

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A North Carolina fraud scheme used stolen identities to request replacement bank cards and spend more than $650,000; one man has now been sentenced to 15 months and ordered to pay $656,781 in restitution

A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a bank fraud scheme that used stolen personal information to obtain replacement debit and credit cards. Investigators said the cards were then used to make more than $650,000 in retail purchases, affecting at least 10 identity-theft victims. According…

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A 97-year-old Bronx movie palace that survived subdivision, closure, restoration, a church era and a 2020 fire is becoming a 4,000-seat performing arts center, New York City’s second largest theater

New York City is as much of a historic gaga as it is a modern icon. For years, the place has been hub to world’s dreamers and believers, art and artists and anyone who wants to make something happen. One of the most popular thing about the city is also its landmarks and one of…

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Post-retirement benefits for judges: SC asks Centre to consider a former HC chief justice to head panel | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday suggested that the Centre appoint a former high court chief justice to head a panel tasked with framing a uniform national policy on post-retirement benefits for retired high court judges.The suggestion came after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, informed…

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