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02/21/2025

Rising egg prices and high demand are prompting consumers to rent or buy chickens, but experts warn the move may not cut costs - https://oolanews.com/business/bird-flu-egg-prices-demand-consumers-buy-chickens/ -
Egg prices jumped more than 15% in January from a year ago, with a carton of eggs costing Americans roughly $4.95. Producers blame it on the bird flu that has forced them to euthanize millions of chickens.
With relief not expected anytime soon, some egg consumers are now looking for alternatives, including going to the source itself: Chickens.
Egg consumers search for alternatives
Across the country, several hatcheries who spoke with CBS News said they’re seeing significantly more interest in buying chickens.
“Sales have gone up dramatically for all the people I know that sell chickens,” Ron Goldsmith said.
Goldsmith said sales of feed for chickens at his pet store, Mike’s Feed Farm in Riverdale, New Jersey, have more than doubled since October.
“Every week, we’re

Egg prices jumped more than 15% in January from a year ago, with a carton of eggs costing Americans roughly $4.95. Producers blame it on the bird flu that has forced them to euthanize millions of chickens. With relief not expected anytime soon, some egg consumers are now looking for alternatives, in...

02/21/2025

Rajasthan: 6 Congress MLAs suspended, to spend night in assembly after ruckus over minister’s ’dadi’ Indira Gandhi jibe - https://oolanews.com/world/rajasthan-6-congress-mlas-suspended-to-spend-night-in-assembly-after-ruckus-over-ministers-dadi-indira-gandhi-jibe-11740157025452-html/ -
Six Congress MLAs were suspended from the remaining period of the Rajasthan Assembly’s Budget Session and will spend a night in the House following an uproar over a ‘dadi’ Indira Gandhi remark by a minister in the assembly on Friday.

According to reports, blankets and mattresses were brought to Rajasthan assembly for the MLAs.

“In the 2023-24 budget also, like always, you named the scheme (on working women’s hostels) after your ‘dadi’ (grandmother) Indira Gandhi,” said Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot while answering a question regarding hostels for working women, reported PTI.

Suspended MLAs
Laxmangarh MLA and state party chief Govind Singh Dotasra, Ra

Six Congress MLAs were suspended from the remaining period of the Rajasthan Assembly’s Budget Session and will spend a night in the House following an uproar over a ‘dadi’ Indira Gandhi remark by a minister in the assembly on Friday. According to reports, blankets and mattresses were brought t...

02/21/2025

IND vs PAK: Haris Rauf reminds India painful memories of Dubai ahead of Champions Trophy clash; ‘We will try to repeat…’ - https://oolanews.com/sports/ind-vs-pak-haris-rauf-reminds-india-painful-memories-of-dubai-ahead-of-champions-trophy-clash-we-will-try-to-repeat-11740154888672-html/ -
Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf reminded India of the latter’s two losses in Dubai in 2021 and 2022 ahead of the marquee IND vs PAK clash in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Hosting an ICC tournament after 29 years, Pakistan’s semifinal hopes are hanging by a thread after their opening loss against New Zealand in Karachi.

A slip-up against India on Sunday would confirm Pakistan’s exit from the tournament in group stages. On the other hand, India, having beaten Bangladesh, just need a win to confirm a place in the knockouts. It is to be noted that India are playing all their games in Dubai.

Before the high-octane clash, Haris Rauf pointed out that Pakistan’s two wins over India thre

Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf reminded India of the latter’s two losses in Dubai in 2021 and 2022 ahead of the marquee IND vs PAK clash in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Hosting an ICC tournament after 29 years, Pakistan’s semifinal hopes are hanging by a thread after their opening loss agai...

02/21/2025

OpenAI rolls out its Operator AI agent in THESE countries: Check the full list - https://oolanews.com/technology/openai-rolls-out-its-operator-ai-agent-in-these-countries-check-the-full-list-11740159003409-html/ -
OpenAI has officially expanded the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) agent, Operator, to several new countries. Previously accessible only to ChatGPT Pro users in the United States, the innovative AI tool is now being introduced in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and other regions where ChatGPT is widely available. However, European users will need to wait longer before gaining access.

Announced via OpenAI’s official X account, the rollout marks a significant step in the company’s efforts to enhance AI-powered automation for users worldwide. OpenAI noted that while Operator is not yet available in European nations, including Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland, the firm is actively working

OpenAI has officially expanded the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) agent, Operator, to several new countries. Previously accessible only to ChatGPT Pro users in the United States, the innovative AI tool is now being introduced in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, S...

02/21/2025

Supreme Court deals a severe blow to Holocaust survivors' lawsuit against Hungary | World News - https://oolanews.com/world/supreme-court-deals-a-severe-blow-to-holocaust-survivors-lawsuit-against-hungary-101740156339620-html/ -

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday dealt a severe blow to Holocaust survivors and their families in a long-running lawsuit seeking compensation from Hungary for property confiscated during World War II.
Supreme Court deals a severe blow to Holocaust survivors’ lawsuit against Hungary

The justices threw out an appeals court ruling that had allowed the lawsuit to continue despite a federal law that generally shields sovereign nations like Hungary from suits in U.S. courts.
The high court heard arguments in December in Hungary’s latest bid to end the lawsuit filed in 2010 by survivors, all of whom are now over 90, and heirs of survivors. Some survived being sent to the Auschwitz death camp in what was German-occupied Poland.
The

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday dealt a severe blow to Holocaust survivors and their families in a long-running lawsuit seeking compensation from Hungary for property confiscated during World War II. Supreme Court deals a severe blow to Holocaust survivors’ lawsuit against Hunga...

02/21/2025

DOGE claims credit for $4 million sale of school building auctioned under Biden administration - https://oolanews.com/politics/doge-claims-credit-for-selling-building-auctioned-under-biden-administration/ -
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has continued to slash through federal agencies, firing workers and canceling contracts. But as it tallies its savings online, there are continuing indications that the group, which President Trump has referred to as Musk’s team of “super geniuses,” is overstating its achievements.
The latest sign of this is the DOGE claim in a recent post on X that it succeeded in selling off a historic Washington, D.C., property that has been boarded up for years.
The historic Webster School building was actually sold at auction in December for $4 million under the Biden administration. Records show that a company called Webster School LLC with members Katie Dang and Hung Tran were the purchasers. The sale appears to have

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, has continued to slash through federal agencies, firing workers and canceling contracts. But as it tallies its savings online, there are continuing indications that the group, which President Trump has referred to as Musk’s team of ...

02/21/2025

Pope Francis & #039;is not out of danger& #039;, his doctor admits as he reveals pontiff & #039;wants his condition reported to the world without hiding anything& #039; - https://oolanews.com/world/pope-francis-not-danger-doctor-admits-htmlns_mchannelrssito1490ns_campaign1490/ - Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as he continues to fight pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection.

Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as he continues to fight pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection. ...

02/21/2025

FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone. - https://oolanews.com/politics/fda-trump-layoffs-device-and-food-safety-html/ -

In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up food chemists, lab-safety monitors and diabetes specialists who helped make needle pricks and test strips relics of the past.
Trying to keep up with breakneck advances in medical technology and the demands of a public troubled by additives like food dyes, the agency enticed scores of midcareer specialists with remote roles and the chance to make a difference in their fields.
In one weekend of mass firings across the F.D.A., much of that effort was gone. Most baffling to many were the firings of hundreds whose jobs were not funded by taxpayers. Their positions were financed through congressionally approved agreements that routed fees from the drug, medical device and to***co industries to the agenc

In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up food chemists, lab-safety monitors and diabetes specialists who helped make needle pricks and test strips relics of the past. Trying to keep up with breakneck adv...

02/21/2025

Stunning Moment Snowplow Flies Down Street Caught on Home Security Camera - https://oolanews.com/world/stunning-moment-snowplow-flies-down-161848520-html/ -

Home security footage showed the moment a snowplow barreled down a street in Kansas City, Missouri, at a high speed on Tuesday, February 18, spraying snow in the air as it passed.
This footage was provided to Storyful by Frankie Bellucci, who said that the snowplow looked to be exceeding the speed limit. Storyful has not independently confirmed whether the vehicle was driving over the speed limit.
Snow blanketed parts of Kansas City on Tuesday, according to local news reports. Credit: Frankie Bellucci via Storyful

Frankie Bellucci, Storyful

Home security footage showed the moment a snowplow barreled down a street in Kansas City, Missouri, at a high speed on Tuesday, February 18, spraying snow in the air as it passed. This footage was provided to Storyful by Frankie Bellucci, who said that the snowplow looked to be exceeding the speed l...

02/21/2025

Elon Musk has problem with X Community Notes after Ukraine corrections - https://oolanews.com/technology/elon-musk-has-problem-with-x-community-notes-after-ukraine-corrections-html/ -

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social media platform X, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Ga***rd National Resort Hotel and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Feb. 20, 2025.
Andrew Harnik | Getty Images

For X owner Elon Musk, the solution to monitoring misinformation online has been the community, rather than a group of fact checkers. Since buying the social media company formerly known as Twitter in 2022, he’s touted the Community Notes feature as the best way to correct false posts.
That is, until he didn’t like the results.
Musk wrote in a post Thursday that he intends to “fix” Community Notes because it “is increasingly being gamed by governments & legacy media.” He provided no evidence to support his claim.
What apparently set Mu

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social media platform X, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Ga***rd National Resort Hotel and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Feb. 20, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images For X owner Elon Musk, the solution to monito...

02/21/2025

Thomson launches first JioTele OS powered smart TV in India with free JioHotstar subscription: Price, specs and more - https://oolanews.com/technology/thomson-launches-first-jiotele-os-powered-smart-tv-in-india-with-free-jiohotstar-subscription-price-specs-and-more-11740155088807-html/ -
French electronics brand Thomson has launched its latest 43-inch QLED smart TV in India, it’s first model to be powered by JioTele OS. The new model has been priced at ₹18,999 and the company is also offering a number of freebies as part of the launch offer, including a JioHotstar subscription.

Thomson 43 inch TV launch offers:
As mentioned earlier, the 43-inch QLED smart TV is priced at ₹18,999 and will be available on Flipkart. As part of the launch offers, Thomson is offering the following benefits:

3 months JioHotstar subscription
3 months JioSaavn subscription
1 month JioGames subscription
₹150 Swiggy discount code on orders above ₹499

Thomson 43 inch TV specifications:
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French electronics brand Thomson has launched its latest 43-inch QLED smart TV in India, it’s first model to be powered by JioTele OS. The new model has been priced at ₹18,999 and the company is also offering a number of freebies as part of the launch offer, including a JioHotstar subscription. ...

02/21/2025

Leaked audio reveals USAF pilot’s shocking close encounter with high-speed UFO over California - https://oolanews.com/world/leaked-audio-reveals-usaf-pilot-s-shocking-close-encounter-with-high-speed-ufo-over-california-11740152192789-html/ -
A US Air Force pilot on a classified mission reported a shocking UFO encounter while flying over California last September. Leaked air traffic control audio reveals the moment the pilot, identified as “Troy 21,” described a mysterious, fast-moving object passing dangerously close to his aircraft.

“This is going to sound weird,” Troy 21 told Los Angeles air traffic control at 2:30 pm. “But I just had something pass underneath my wing. Maybe a football-sized object right under my wing.”

The experienced pilot was flying a Beechcraft 350 C at 20,000 feet when he saw the dark gray, cylindrical object. When asked if it could have been a drone, he hesitated, noting that drones capable of flying at such altitudes are uncommon.

“I’

A US Air Force pilot on a classified mission reported a shocking UFO encounter while flying over California last September. Leaked air traffic control audio reveals the moment the pilot, identified as “Troy 21,” described a mysterious, fast-moving object passing dangerously close to his aircraft...

02/21/2025

Frankétienne, considered one of Haiti's most important and prolific writers, dies at 88 | World News - https://oolanews.com/world/franktienne-considered-one-of-haiti-s-most-important-and-prolific-writers-dies-at-88-101740156030690-html/ -

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Frankétienne, a renowned writer, painter, actor and musician known as the “father of Haitian letters” has died. He was 88.
Frankétienne, considered one of Haiti’s most important and prolific writers, dies at 88

Born Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d’Argent , he was raised in the Bel-Air slum in Haiti’s capital and became what many consider Haiti’s most important writer. He died Thursday following an unspecified illness, according to a statement from Haiti’s government.
Thousands mourned his loss.
“Through his writings, he illuminated the world, carried the soul of Haiti and defied silence. May his word remain, may his spirit still blow. Farewell, master,” said Haitian Prime Mini

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Frankétienne, a renowned writer, painter, actor and musician known as the “father of Haitian letters” has died. He was 88. Frankétienne, considered one of Haiti’s most important and prolific writers, dies at 88 Born Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d’Arg...

02/21/2025

FDA declares end to Wegovy and Ozempic shortage - https://oolanews.com/health/fda-declares-end-to-wegovy-and-ozempic-shortage/ -
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it had officially declared an end to the nationwide shortage of Ozempic and Wegovy, medications used for diabetes and weight loss.
The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022.
The FDA’s announcement comes months after drugmaker Novo Nordisk told the agency that all dosages of its semaglutide product had become fully available nationwide. The company said in a statement that it confirms the supply of the medications, which are prescription-only, “now meets or exceeds both current and projected U.S. demand.”
“This update comes after ongoing dialogue with the FDA, and substantial efforts by Novo Nordisk to increase manufacturing capacity, including $6.5 billion dollars of investments in the U.S. this year alone,” the drugmaker sai

The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it had officially declared an end to the nationwide shortage of Ozempic and Wegovy, medications used for diabetes and weight loss. The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022. The....

02/21/2025

5 Android powerhouse mobiles that offer more value than the iPhone 16e - https://oolanews.com/technology/5-android-powerhouse-mobiles-that-offer-more-value-than-the-iphone-16e-11740155723919-html/ -

Apple has introduced the iPhone 16e, the latest addition to its iPhone lineup, believed to be the next iteration of the iPhone SE. However, fans are disappointed as the base variant is priced at a hefty ₹59,999 in India, steering away from the SE series’ reputation as an affordable iPhone. If you are looking for a budget-friendly device with mid-to-premium specifications, you might want to skip the iPhone 16e and explore these Android alternatives instead.

OnePlus 13R
The OnePlus 13R features a 6.77-inch ProXDR LTPO AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a peak brightness of up to 4500 nits, and a 1.5K resolution. Under the hood, it runs on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset paired with an Adreno 830 GPU, offering up to 16GB of RAM and UFS 4.0 storage for seamless performance. For

02/21/2025

After PNB, THIS state-owned lender reports ₹227-crore loan fraud by Odisha-based firm to RBI - https://oolanews.com/business/bank-of-india-npa-after-pnb-another-state-owned-lender-reports-rs-227-crore-loan-fraud-by-odisha-based-firm-11740155333627-html/ -
State-owned Bank of India (BOI) on Friday reported a fraud of ₹226.84 crore by Odisha-based Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd to the Reserve Bank.

The bank has informed that Non Performing Asset (NPA) of Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd has been declared as fraud, BoI said in a regulatory filing.

Against the outstanding amount of ₹226.84 crore, the bank has made provisions of ₹212.62 crore in case of Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd, it said.

For the third quarter ended December 2024, BoI posted a 35 per cent jump in net profit to ₹2,517 crore against ₹1,870 crore in the year-ago period.

The lenders’ total income increased to ₹19,957 crore during the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal against ₹16,411 crore

State-owned Bank of India (BOI) on Friday reported a fraud of ₹226.84 crore by Odisha-based Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd to the Reserve Bank. The bank has informed that Non Performing Asset (NPA) of Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd has been declared as fraud, BoI said in a regulatory filing. Again...

02/21/2025

White House Social Media Accounts Post Shocking Deportation Memes - https://oolanews.com/politics/white-house-deportation-memes-html/ -

You might have come across a pink digital Valentine’s Day card this month on your X or Instagram timelines that featured the floating heads of President Trump and the new U.S. border czar, Tom Homan. In the form of a love poem, it delivered a warning to undocumented immigrants.
“Roses are red, violets are blue, come here illegally and we’ll deport you,” read the seemingly cheery message with tiny hearts scattered across.
It seemed like a meme posted by a parody account, or something from a messaging forum like 4chan or Reddit. But the post was actually shared by the official social media accounts of the White House on Feb. 14, and it has been viewed by millions. The message was well received by many of Mr. Trump’s fans, or was at least a form of internet language they understand well. Other commenters were disturbed by its callousness.
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You might have come across a pink digital Valentine’s Day card this month on your X or Instagram timelines that featured the floating heads of President Trump and the new U.S. border czar, Tom Homan. In the form of a love poem, it delivered a warning to undocumented immigrants. “Roses are red, v...

02/21/2025

Consumer sentiment drops to 64.7 in February: UMich - https://oolanews.com/world/consumer-sentiment-drops-64-7-154445231-html/ -

Consumer sentiment fell to 64.7 in February, as reported by the University of Michigan, over 3 points below what economists were expecting and falling 7 points from the previous month.
Seana Smith and Madison Mills break down the details of February’s final consumer sentiment data.
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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.



Consumer sentiment, the University of Michigan, Seana Smith, Madison Mills

Consumer sentiment fell to 64.7 in February, as reported by the University of Michigan, over 3 points below what economists were expecting and falling 7 points from the previous month. Seana Smith and Madison Mills break down the details of February’s final consumer sentiment data. To watch more e...