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We need to talk about 'Quicksand's truly wild ending

Mashable 

Quicksand has been a silent, gloopy threat in movies for decades now. It claims a desert victim in Lawrence of Arabia, it almost sucks Alan (Robin Williams) down through the floorboards in Jumanji, and it even makes a fairly comic appearance in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But it's not often these sinking sand pits are the entire driving force of a film.

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Few leads in two separate shootings near Downtown Columbus

NBC4i.com 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus police are investigating two shootings just outside of the Downtown Columbus area, one early Monday morning the other Sunday afternoon. At 3:23 p.m. Sunday officers responded to a local hospital on a report of a man who was shot in the leg in Franklinton. A 51-year-old man was found with [...]



[Opinion] EU vaccine transparency: a shot in the dark

EUobserver.com 

From recent letters seen by Corporate Europe Observatory, it seems the European Parliament president Roberta Metsola prevented her own institution doing its work — by denying MEPs on the Covid-19 committee access to crucial information.

A vegetable vendor from Varanasi is now employing bouncers to protect his stall as tomato prices continue to rise

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav further shared a video showcasing Fauji's initiative. The footage exhibits two bouncers vigilantly protecting Fauji's stall. Prominently displayed signs featuring the messages, "Pehle paisa baad main tamatar" (Payment first, tomato later) and "Kripya tamatar or mirch ko na chuye" (Please don't touch the tomatoes and chillies), are also visible in the video.

African countries generated €1.7bn in additional revenues from tackling tax evasion, illicit ...

Engineeringnews.co.za 

African countries have realised additional revenues totalling €1.69-billion owing to voluntary disclosures, the implementation of information exchange mechanisms, and rigorous offshore investigations, the '2023 Tax Transparency in Africa' progress report, published by the Africa Initiative, shows. From 2009 to 2022, these measures have effectively boosted tax revenue, interest and penalties, underscoring a substantial progress in tax transparency across the continent, development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) reports.

Job Scams on the Rise as Fraudsters Target Desperate Jobseekers

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Imposters posing as employees of a reputable recruitment firm have been scamming jobseekers by publishing fake job openings and conducting interviews. The victims are then asked to pay agency fees and visa applications, only to find out that the recruiters disappear once the money is collected. Job scams have become more prevalent in a lackluster hiring market, with fraudsters taking advantage of desperate jobseekers.





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