LOTR-INSPIRED BUTTERFLY
If you're a fan of Lord of the Rings, you may have heard of its arch villain Sauron. Well, now a new butterfly species with eye-like spots on its orange wings has been named after the evil entity. It's called the saurona triangula butterfly, and a team of international scientists identified two species of the butterfly and say there are likely more out there. It's also not the first time scientists have named a new species of butterfly or insect after a celebrity or fictional character. The aleiodes gaga is named after — you guessed it — Lady Gaga, and the aleiodes shakirae is named after Shakira because of the way it twists its abdomen.
MARK ZUCKERBERG: JIU JITSU CHAMPION
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg won a gold and silver medal on Saturday at a Brazilian jiu-jitsu championship. The CEO shared photos from a tournament in Redwood City, California on his Instagram page. He said it was his first time competing in a jiu-jitsu tournament. Zuckerberg reportedly started training during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A retired bank official testified that former president Donald Trump obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans based on financial statements that have since been deemed fraudulent.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was given a suspended sentence of 17 months after pleading guilty to fraud in a London courtroom.
A Texas kindergarten teacher who gave melatonin gummies to special education students has resigned.
Negotiations have stalled between SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios.
A suspended judge in Oklahoma could be removed from office after an investigation into her text messages during a murder trial.
Caitlyn Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of killing a professional cyclist, attempted to escape authorities during a medical appointment Wednesday. Armstrong was charged with murder for allegedly shooting Anna Mariah Wilson.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.
Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods, as Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion.
The Israel-Hamas war has underscored how the platform now known as X has become not only unreliable but is actively promoting falsehoods.
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