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Monday September 30th, 2024 night edition

image for Amazing mother explains exactly why she isn’t afraid of drag queen story hours in viral video

“When I put my kids to bed at night, I’m not afraid of Drag Queen Story Hour.

I’m afraid of what the planet will look like in the next 20 years because we’re not taking care of it,” she said.

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She said she has taken her children to drag queen story hours, and “it’s like going to any other princess party”.

“There is nothing sexual about a drag queen story hour geared towards children,” Linn said.

“So when I think about things that are scary when I put my kids to bed at night, I’m not afraid of a drag queen story hour.

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Japan’s super-cheap corn snacks apologize for second-ever price increase in 45 years

Authored by soranews24.com

But at the same time, there’s a remarkable consistency to Umaibo, not just in keeping long-time favorite flavors such as cheese or corn potage, but in price.

Umaibo held on to its 10-yen price point all the way until 2022 (when the exchange rate made 10 yen the equivalent of about US$0.08) before Yaokin announced the product’s first-ever price increase, to 12 yen.

As of October 1, we will be revising the price of our snack product Umaibo. »

Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say

Authored by apnews.com

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent general in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Iranian media reported Saturday.

Nilforushan, 58, was killed Friday in the strike in Lebanon in which Nasrallah died, the state-owned newspaper Tehran Times reported.

Meanwhile, Iran still threatens to retaliate for Soleimani’s killing and the suspected Israeli assassination in Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in July. »

India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar criticises Pakistan, China at UN, cites ‘karma’

Authored by scmp.com

In his speech, Jaishankar made an urgent call for a “more representative” UN.

“Countries get left behind due to circumstances beyond their control, but some make conscious choices with disastrous consequences,” he said.

The foreign minister taunted Islamabad saying “its GDP can only be measured in terms of radicalisation and its exports in the form of terrorism”. »

U.S. airstrikes on Syria kill 37 militants affiliated with extremist groups

Authored by apnews.com

BEIRUT (AP) — In Syria, 37 militants affiliated to the extremist Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-linked group were killed in two strikes, the United States military said Sunday.

Two of the dead were senior militants, it said. U.S. Central Command said it struck northwestern Syria on Tuesday, targeting a senior militant from the al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Deen group and eight others.

“The airstrike will disrupt ISIS’ capability to conduct operations against U.S. interests, as well as our allies and partners,” the statement read. »