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Hindustan Times
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Is Barron Trump's best friend having huge crush on Karoline Leavitt? Here's what we know
Barron Trump's longstanding closest friend has gained a lot of attention since President Donald Trump's 2024 election campaign. He even established himself as a familiar figure at Republican events. Barron's best buddy Bo Loudon, 18, recently received praise from Conor McGregor. He is the son of conservative media personality Gina Loudon, who has been on the media advisory board for the Trump campaign, and former Missouri state senator John William Loudon. He appears to have a soft place for the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as he met her during a separate influencer meeting earlier this week. Loudon referred to her as a Gen Z inspiration and inquired about her favorite moment from the first 100 days under Trump administration. Leavitt stated that she is not exactly Gen Z but a zillennial. According to her, Trump believes in the resilience and capacity of young Americans nationwide due to the fact that was in his 20s while he was erecting towers in Manhattan. 'Like yourself, here at the White House at just 18 years old. Thanks for being here,' Leavitt said. Barron's pal even praised Leavitt, 27, with a joyous post on his X handle after her appointment. 'It's such an honor to be the youngest person to ask @KarolineLeavitt, the youngest Press Secretary in history, a question as part of the New Media Briefings. God bless President Trump, Karoline Leavitt, and this incredible administration!' he wrote on X. In a TikTok post from February of this year, he said, 'Just bumped into my talented and incredible friend Leavitt at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club.' The post featured a photo of him and Leavitt holding hands. Loudon is obviously obsessing on Leavitt, who is married and has a child, according to NewsBreak sources. Also Read: Trump justifies his '30 dolls' remark as SNL brutally ridicules US President; 'I think they can have…' However, Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Roccio, who is thirty years older than her. They got married just a few days prior to Trump's January inauguration. The two got together in 2022 when Leavitt was vying for a New Hampshire congressional seat. Despite receiving the Republican nomination, she was defeated by Democrat Chris Pappas in the election.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Trail cameras capture return of rare species after more than 80 years: 'It's been amazing to watch'
These little critters were caught on camera, and it's good news for England. According to The Independent, a trail cam in Ewhurst Park in Hampshire, England, caught an amazing sight — a mother otter and her pup. They're seen grooming, playing, and swimming together. It's the first otter sighting in the park for over 80 years, and it's a big win for conservationists. Should the government be paying people to hunt invasive species? Definitely Depends on the animal No way Just let people do it for free Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Otters nearly went extinct in England in the 1950s due to "industrial chemicals and pesticides which caused death and reproductive failure in the mammals, but have slowly recovered since the 1970s, following bans on the chemicals and legal protection," according to NewsBreak. "It's been amazing to watch as nature has started to take front and centre stage across the park," Mandy Lieu, an environmentalist who owns Ewhurst Park, said. Otters aren't the only animals coming back to the park. Over 90 different species, like beavers and butterflies, are becoming more prevalent in the park. Otters can be tough for conservationists to track since they're nocturnal. Trail cameras are just one of many tools researchers use to monitor populations and behavior, and sometimes, they catch these incredible sightings, too. A trail camera in Northern India recorded a wandering Pallas's Cat, an elusive wild cat that's been notoriously difficult to spot. Another camera in Arizona captured a jaguar, whose population is plummeting, but the sight of one gives conservationists a lot of hope. The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List reports over 40,000 species currently at risk of extinction. But preservation and conservation efforts are working, and the otters are proof of that. The head of ecology at Ewhurst Park, Fiona Kenny, is thrilled with the conservation efforts at Ewhurst. "Our ambition here at Ewhurst Park is to restore ecological processes and systems within the landscape so that it can function properly and provide for its inhabitants with minimal management," she said, per NewsBreak. "The level of nature recovery we saw in 2024 has been incredible which really confirms that we're on the right track." Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Proposed Class Action Alleges Amazon Allows Third Parties to ‘Covertly Siphon' Consumer Location Data
One California customer is accusing Amazon of getting a little too personal. In a proposed class-action lawsuit filed on Wednesday in California's Northern District Court, Felix Kolotinsky, a California resident, argues that Amazon is illegally tracking and selling consumers' geolocation data to third parties. More from Sourcing Journal UPS Lowers Amazon Volume; Hapag-Lloyd Sees Rise in Container Transport Amazon Makes Plans to Launch Drone Delivery in the United Kingdom Amazon Slapped with $96M Complaint by Chinese Ocean Carrier for Breaking Contract Kolotinsky alleges that the technology and e-commerce giant does so through a software development kit (SDK), which it uses to gain 'backdoor access to consumers' devices.' The complaint further notes that, in order to do so, Amazon allows its SDK, called Amazon Ads SDK, to be integrated into a variety of apps, like NewsBreak and Speedtest by Ookla, without consumers' consent. The plaintiff reportedly used the Speedtest by Ookla app, allegedly exposing him to the Amazon Ads SDK and allowing Amazon to access sensitive data without his understanding. That, he notes, violates consumers' privacy. '[Amazon's] business model is to collect information from consumers and sell access to its ill-gotten data to brands and advertisers,' Kolotinsky said in the complaint. By collecting data like timestamped latitude and longitude geolocation coordinates, Amazon can easily identify a user's identity, the lawsuit states, citing MIT data that shows a handful of data points on location can sufficiently identify an individual. 'Amazon has effectively fingerprinted consumers and has correlated a vast amount of personal information about them entirely without consumers' knowledge and consent,' Kolotinsky alleges. The plaintiff proposed a class inclusive of all California residents who downloaded and used a mobile app that had Amazon Ads SDK embedded without publicly disclosing the software in its notices or privacy agreements. Kolotinsky and his counsel estimate that millions of consumers could qualify for the class, should the judge certify it. Kolotinsky alleges that Amazon violated a section of California penal code and California's Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act. Kolotinsky seeks $5,000 per violation from the company on the former claim and additional damages from the latter claim. He also asks the judge to certify the class, appoint Kolotinsky as lead plaintiff, declare that Amazon did violate California law with the SDK and enjoin Amazon from unlawful activities as set out throughout the complaint. 'Ultimately, the Amazon Ads SDK has allowed Amazon to secretly create a detailed log of [Kolotinsky's] and the putative class's precise movement patterns, along with a dossier of their likes and interests, all without their consent or permission,' he alleged. Amazon did not respond to Sourcing Journal's request for comment. Related cases have been popping up across the United States, with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) getting involved in some instances. Last year, the agency announced four cases that took issue with how companies collect and use consumers' geolocation data. It filed cases against Mobilewalla, Gravy and its subsidiary Venntel, InMarket and X-Mode and its successor Outlogic and eventually prohibited each of the companies from collecting and selling sensitive consumer location data.
