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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer hit back at Elon Musk on Monday after the world’s richest man repeatedly lobbed a host of inflammatory allegations at the country’s leader over his government’s record on a long-running national child grooming scandal. Musk has accused the United Kingdom leader of being “complicit in the rape of Britain” on his X platform and has repeatedly elevated claims without evidence that Starmer knowingly refused to prosecute child groomers when he was the country’s top lawyer.  EPSOM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 06: U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer answers questions from the media. The prime minister defended his…

Melkinimages | E+ | Getty ImagesTarget-date funds are a way for 401(k) participants to put their retirement savings on autopilot — and they capture the lion’s share of investor contributions to 401(k) plans.About 29% of assets in the average 401(k) plan were held in TDFs as of 2023, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of America, a trade group. That share is the largest of any fund category, and is up from 16% in 2014, according to PSCA data.By 2027, target-date funds will capture roughly 66% of all 401(k) contributions, and about 46% of total 401(k) assets will be in…

Few used YouTube like Ken Block did. His Gymkhana videos became a must-watch event whenever they dropped, racking up millions of views. Anyone who remembers his past videos will also recall the Hoonitruck. It’s a Ford GT-powered 1977 F-150, in appearance only, that starred in Gymkhana 10 and Climbkhana Two. You’ll soon be able to own it.  Hoonigan and Block built the Hoonitruck with Detroit Speed, revealing the truck at the SEMA Show in 2018. It’s a tube-framed pickup with hand-shaped aluminum body panels that give it the appearance of a ’77 F-150. It’s low and wide, with bulging fenders,…

Pluto and Charon’s meet-cute may have started with a kiss. New computer simulations of the dwarf planet and its largest moon suggest that the pair got together in a “kiss-and-capture” collision, where the two bodies briefly joined up before settling into their current positions. “It’s a U-Haul situation,” says planetary scientist Adeene Denton of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., who reports the results January 6 in Nature Geoscience. “They kiss and they say, ‘Yeah, this is it. I want to build a system together with you.’ And then they do.” At half Pluto’s size and 12 percent of…

Few creatures can tangle with a velvet ant and walk away unscathed. These ground-dwelling insects are not ants, but parasitic wasps known for their excruciating stings. Now researchers have discovered that the wasps don’t dole out pain the same way to all species. Different ingredients in their venom cocktail do the dirty work depending on who’s at the business end of a wasp’s stinger, researchers report online January 6 in Current Biology. Velvet ants are among the most well-defended insects, wielding not just venom, but warning coloration and odor, an extremely tough exoskeleton and long stinger, and the ability to…

Dave Benett/WireImage Tom Holland and Zendaya are one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples. Here are the best photos of the ‘Spider-Man’ co-stars. Zendaya and Tom Holland met while filming Spider-Man: Homecoming back in 2016. The duo became close friends while playing classmates in the movie. They danced together in their downtime, making fun little videos, and that turned into an all-out performance when the duo battled on the Lip Sync Battle television show, with Tom performing Rihanna‘s “Umbrella,” and Zendaya performing Bruno Mars‘ “24k Magic,” both dressing as the original respective singer. The duo has faced many rumors about the…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday he will resign as prime minister and Liberal Party leader amid growing opposition to his leadership.”The fact is, despite best efforts to work through it, parliament has been paralyzed for months, after what has been the longest session of a minority parliament in Canadian history,” Trudeau said in televised remarks outside of his home in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide competitive process.”Trudeau said Canada’s parliament will pause until a new leader has…

After Z was spotted rocking a diamond ring on her wedding finger at the Golden Globes, reports surfaced about her relationship status with Tom. Image Credit: Dave Benett/WireImage Zendaya and Tom Holland have been the Gen-Z couple of Hollywood since 2021. While they keep their love away from the limelight, fans have been obsessed with the famous duo, both of whom are 28, since they co-starred in their first film together, Spider-Man: Homecoming. In fact, they’ve sparked engagement rumors several times over the years. But it wasn’t until the 2025 Golden Globes that Z and Tom fueled that circulation. So,…

Donald Trump makes unfounded claim hush money trial was ‘rigged’ after guilty verdictSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump‘s 2024 election win over Kamala Harris was certified by a joint session of Congress today in just 28 minutes with Kamala Harris presiding over the process and formalizing her own defeat as the roll-call of Electoral College votes by states was read out.A senior adviser told CNN that the president-elect was ready to watch today’s certification with a mindset…

The Pebble Flow electric travel trailer is set to enter production early in 2025 The production-intent version of the Flow trailer debuted at the Consumer Electronics show The Pebble Flow costs $109,000 California-based startup Pebble this week unveiled a production-intent version of its Pebble electric travel trailer, which it hopes to being delivering to customers in the first half of the year. First shown in 2023, the Pebble Flow uses a 45-kwh LFP battery pack to and self propulsion to assist a tow vehicle, helping to counteract the substantial range loss and lower fuel economy EVs and internal-combustion vehicles experience,…