Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Let's Do The News! (April 3, 2024)

            

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- A magnitude 7.4 quake hits the east coast of Taiwan, setting off tsunami warnings here and neighboring countries. It's the strongest in 25 years, according to its seismology center. The epicenter is located about 18km south of Taiwan's Hualien city, according to the USGS.

- Police Scotland says that JK Rowling's social media comments challenging Scotland's new hate crime law are not being treated as a crime.

- At least 29 died in a fire at a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey.

- Israel faces international anger after the food aid truck tragedy. Israel has expressed deep sorrow over the incident, in which at least seven foreign aid workers were killed.

- US and Chinese presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are expected to hold their first direct talks since November last year.

- Alpine will unveil the A290 at Le Mans this June 13th.

- The Toyota Corolla and Corolla Touring lineup, updated for the 2025 model year, gained a special edition ACTIVE SPORT that features black side mirrors, black cladding, and Cement Gray Metallic exclusive paint, among others.

Toyota Corolla ACTIVE SPORT
and Toyota Corolla Touring ACTIVE SPORT


- The McLaren F1 team has confirmed several organizational updates with Rob Marshall as the new Chief Designer, and Neil Houldey reassigned as Technical Director - Engineering. Peter Prodromou will continue in his role as Technical Director – Aerodynamics. The Concept and Performance department will be streamlined to focus on Performance and will be led by the Technical Director – Performance. Andrea Stella will assume this role in the interim until a permanent appointment is confirmed.

- K-Pop boy group RIIZE announces their comeback this month and plans to release their 1st mini album this June.

- Actress Song Ha Yoon was accused of bullying and her agency reacted to the accusations.

- The NCAA women's tournament may see changes in 2025.

- Rajon Rondo announced his retirement from the NBA after 16 seasons.

TTFN.

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