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Apple restores service after brief global disruption

Issues with Apple services including its App Store, video and music streaming platforms Apple TV+ and Apple Music, were resolved after outages that affected users across multiple regions, the company's website showed. Issues were also reported on Apple's fitness service Apple Fitness+, as well as Arcade, Audiobooks, Books and Podcasts, according to Apple's system status pages … Continue reading Apple restores service after brief global disruption

How Mariah Carey handles fame

Mariah Carey refuses to read anything about herself. The 55-year-old singer has been one of the biggest stars in music for more than 30 years but admitted that one of her "coping mechanisms" when it comes to dealing with having worldwide fame is to avoid looking at anything that is written about her. She told … Continue reading How Mariah Carey handles fame

US resident calls police after receiving package containing ‘suspicious white powder’ from China

A frightened woman called the cops after a suspicious package was sent to her East Coast apartment on Wednesday (April 3) evening. Winnie, who declined to give her full name, told AsiaOne that the express delivery from China contained 20 grams of "white powder". "When I opened the package, it had no labels to explain … Continue reading US resident calls police after receiving package containing ‘suspicious white powder’ from China

Malaysian authorities arrest 2 cops over corrupt practices

Two Malaysian police officers were arrested on Friday (April 5) for allegedly extorting money from a man in Johor Bahru, The Star reported. The pair detained a 29-year-old man at the Sultan Iskandar Building on Tuesday, claiming that he had a criminal record. After confiscating his passport and mobile phone, they told the man that he had to pay … Continue reading Malaysian authorities arrest 2 cops over corrupt practices

Woman apologizes for spitting on another during argument at Bruno Mars concert

Spitting in public is an offence in Singapore. A woman was caught on camera spitting on someone in a queue for the Bruno Mars concert after allegedly being called out for cutting the queue. She has since apologised but claimed she did not mean to cut queue. The incident took place outside the National Stadium on … Continue reading Woman apologizes for spitting on another during argument at Bruno Mars concert

Experts identify flaws in Biden’s billionaire tax proposal

President Biden wants to raise taxes on Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and their cohort of Americans, who are amassing extraordinary wealth that is not taxable under current law. Biden says his plan would make the system fairer — but experts say it lacks practicality. The president wants to impose a minimum 25% tax on all Americans with … Continue reading Experts identify flaws in Biden’s billionaire tax proposal