Thursday Morning Spice

Two teenagers kidnapped outside Brits school, Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI secrets, Safair 'too big to ground', The former-lawyer who became the world's most famous LEGO artist, World's oceans reach highest temperature on record, and What Trump says he would do in a second term.

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Two Teenagers Kidnapped Outside Brits School – Police in the North West have confirmed the kidnapping of two teenagers outside a school in Brits. A massive manhunt has been launched for three suspects. [enca]

Climate Change: World’s Oceans Reach Highest Temperature On Record – Data also shows that the global average air temperature also broke the February record. [sky]

French Company Signs Agreement To Explore Oil Reserves Off SA’s West Coast – French energy company TotalEnergies is set to acquire a stake in a license for oil exploration off the west coast of South Africa. [sapeople]

Mantashe Tells Businesses In South Africa To ‘Stop Crying’ – Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe says the private sector in South Africa should collaborate with the government in finding solutions instead of ‘just crying’ when things go wrong. [businesstech]

What Trump Says He Would Do In A Second Term – Donald Trump has put America on notice – his second term would be even more disruptive and turbulent than his first. [cnn]

Safair ‘Too Big To Ground’? Competitors Cry Foul Over ‘Breach’ Of Ownership Laws, Pricing – Safair, which has captured 60% of the domestic air travel market and is making inroads into the region, is under investigation for contravening its licence conditions requiring a majority local shareholding. [news24]

Bizarre New Diet Trend That Sees Busy Mums Adopt The Same Bedtime As Their Children – and it’s had startling results – According to research presented at an American Heart Association conference, the more a woman eats after 6pm, the worse her heart health, with a greater risk of higher blood pressure and body mass index. [dailymail]

‘Rust’ Armorer Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter In Fatal Shooting By Alec Baldwin On Movie Set – A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” [ap]

Crew Members Killed For First Time In Houthi Attack On Commercial Ship Near Yemen, US Officials Say – A Houthi ballistic missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden resulted in at least two fatalities among the crew members, two US officials told CNN, marking the first time that the Iran-backed militant group has killed anyone as part of their ongoing attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea. [cnn]

Inside Jail Time Records, A Music Label Started In A Notorious Prison – From a studio in a Cameroon jail, a revolutionary record label gives inmates a voice, with ambitions to expand across Africa. [vice]

Highest-Paid Actor In Hollywood Shocks Fans – Adam Sandler has shocked fans by topping the Forbes list of highest-paid actors for the first time since 2002. [independent]

Mitchell’s Plain’s Longest Mural Leaves A Legacy in Blue – Artist Rizah Potgieter has been hard at work creating Mitchell’s Plain’s Longest Mural—an ode to community pride and marine life awareness. [goodthingsguy]

Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Stealing AI Secrets – A former Google software engineer has been charged in the US with stealing trade secrets about artificial intelligence (AI) while secretly working for two Chinese companies. [bbc]

Meet Nathan Sawaya: The Former Lawyer Who Became The World’s Most Famous LEGO Artist – ‘The Art of the Brick’ exhibition, which immerses guests in the wonderful and colourful world of artist Nathan Sawaya, is running at London’s Brick Lane until 12 May 2024. [euronews]

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