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Rule #8 of Speedhunting: When unexpected gems show up at a shoot, always make time for them. Like this 1996 Honda Integra Type R, which casually appeared during my recent shoot with a five-door-converted EK Civic Ferio sedan built by X-Point Import Co. in Chiba. Honda owners tend to gravitate toward each other, much like the liquid metal pieces of a T-1000 Terminator. Rule #6 of Speedhunting: Always ask what you’re looking at. Unless you’re a tuner culture savant, sometimes the most special or unique cars fly under the radar. At first glance, this could easily be mistaken for just another DC…

Hanging with the legendary Snoop Dogg, who is set to perform at President Trump’s inauguration.President Trump is unifying the country and will bring us into the GOLDEN AGE!Welcome to MAGA, Snoop! pic.twitter.com/Bq3plmttzV— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) January 18, 2025

gov.ukMarcus Bokkerink has chaired the Competition and Markets Authority since 2022The chair of the UK’s competition watchdog has been ousted by government ministers who felt that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had failed to convince them it was sufficiently focused on growth.Government sources said that with the chancellor and business secretary at the World Economic Forum in Davos trying to drum up investment, the government wanted to send a signal that it was serious about growth.The CMA recently held up a merger between Vodafone and Three Mobile Networks which was eventually approved.Marcus Bokkerink, who has chaired the CMA since…

President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) vowed to make rooting out illegal DEI practices in the workplace a priority, she said.”Consistent with the President’s Executive Orders and priorities, my priorities will include rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination; protecting American workers from anti-American national origin discrimination; defending the biological and binary reality of sex and related rights, including women’s rights to single-sex spaces at work; protecting workers from religious bias and harassment, including antisemitism; and remedying other areas of recent under-enforcement,” Andrea Lucas said in a press release…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attended today’s Presidential Inauguration wearing a judicial collar adorned with cowrie shells, a powerful symbol of wealth, protection, and femininity. These shells also carry deep connections to African heritage, spirituality, and the life-giving energy of the ocean, making her choice both meaningful and significant. Reader @ewedzesiwo.symbols added, “Cowries have lots of spiritual and literal significance to Africans. When Africans moved from Barter trade, some of them used cowries as a form currency. So it is seen as a sign of wealth. Some Eveawo (Ewes) call it Agaga and Akan Twi call it Sedie. That is why…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that “at least 200,000” allied troops would be needed to enforce any peace deal in Ukraine as he urged Europe to “take care of itself” as Donald Trump returns to power in the US.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelenskyy said European leaders should not ask themselves what Trump would do next, and said that they instead needed to take collective steps to defend their continent at a time when it is under an aggressive attack by Russia.“Europe must establish itself as a strong, global player, as an indispensable player,” the Ukrainian president said.…

Watch: Militia leader Stewart Rhodes leaves prison after Trump issues 6 January pardonsFormer Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison, as President Donald Trump sets free more than 1,500 people charged for the US Capitol riot four years ago.Within less than 24 hours of Trump pardoning or commuting sentences of those who tried to violently overturn the 2020 election, the riot’s two most prominent leaders left prison. Trump is also dismissing charges against those charged, but not yet tried, for the riot.”My son, Enrique Tarrio, has been released officially as…

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech!  This week, we’re looking at just how much fintech startups raised in 2024, a slew of fundraising deals, Plaid’s reported revenue growth last year, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big story Global funding to fintech startups continues to decline. According to CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2024 Report, fintech startups globally raised a combined $33.7 billion in funding last year — down 20% from the year before. Deal volume also dropped — by 17%…

Following several arrests in recent weeks of individuals who authorities say impersonated firefighters, officials now say two more people have been taken into custody for pretending to be members of the media to enter a fire zone.Authorities say the two suspects allegedly forged press passes to unlawfully enter a Palisades Fire evacuation zone. Officers stationed at road closures for the Palisades Fire came into contact with “two suspicious individuals,” who were at separate roadblock locations, California Highway Patrol said in a press statement on Sunday.COUPLE WITH FAKE FIRE TRUCK BUSTED FOR IMPERSONATING FIREFIGHTERS NEAR PALISADES FIRE IN LOS ANGELES: SHERIFF CHP…

President Trump was poised to enact hefty tariffs against Mexico and Canada as early as the end of next week as he continued a blitz of right-wing policy priorities on Day Two of his historic second term.After signing a first day blizzard of executive orders cracking down on immigration and transgender rights and granting pardons to hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters, Trump signaled that he had no intention of taking his foot off the gas.Trump, who capped a stunning political comeback to be sworn into office as the 47th president, planned to start his first full day back in the…