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Possible cocaine discovery at the White House has prompted evacuation
On Sunday night, a white substance that prompted an emergency evacuation at the White House tested positive for cocaine.
The drug was discovered during a regular search at the guarded building, according to the US Secret Service.
The Washington Post originally reported the preliminary positive test, citing fire and law enforcement officials.
President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David when the drug was discovered.
The White House complex was shuttered as a precaution at about 20:45 local time (01:45 BST) on Sunday when Secret Service personnel discovered the white powder “inside a work area” of the West Wing, according to a statement from Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi.
Mr Guglielmi stated that the fire brigade was soon contacted and that the chemical was determined to be “non-hazardous.”
He would not confirm the preliminary test findings but did say the item had been submitted for additional testing and that an inquiry was underway, including how the drug got into the White House.
According to CBS News, the material was discovered in a storage facility in a cabinet commonly used by White House personnel and guests to keep mobile phones, according to a senior law enforcement source.
Two law enforcement officials and a recording of a radio transmission from Sunday verified the drug tested positive for cocaine shortly after it was discovered, according to CBS.
According to the US Narcotic Enforcement Administration, cocaine is a Schedule II narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act, which means it has a high potential for abuse.
The West Wing is a huge, multi-level section of the White House that houses the president’s offices, including the Oval Office and the Situation Room.
It also contains the vice president’s office, the White House chief of staff, the press secretary, and hundreds of other staff members who have access.
SOURCE: BBC
One of Johannesburg’s busiest roadways has been extensively damaged as a result of a suspected explosion from an underground gas pipeline.
Videos show portions of the road collapsing and automobiles flipping upside down.
According to authorities, one person was murdered and several were injured.
At the moment of the detonation, some witnesses described feeling the earth shake and then hearing a huge bang.
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Users are saying goodbye to Twitter in favour of Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads
The initial success of Threads, Meta’s Twitter competitor, bodes well for Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed the app had 10 million users seven hours after it launched on Wednesday.
Zuckerberg returned to Twitter for the first time in a decade, tweeting a Threads-related meme. On Threads, the tech CEO has also been taking subtle jabs at Twitter, stating on Wednesday that he was aiming to make it a “friendly place” and that users should “focus on kindness.”
“Threads,” “Meta,” and “Goodbye Twitter” were all hot topics on Elon Musk’s Twitter on Thursday morning.
“Threads,” “Meta,” and “Goodbye Twitter” were all hot topics on Elon Musk’s Twitter on Thursday morning.
After months of turbulence under Musk’s unstable leadership, some tweeters went to the site to say their final goodbyes. Many people posted memes and screenshots of new Threads accounts, pushing their followers to do the same.
One Twitter user wrote: “Instagram Threads…. Goodbye Twitter I found a better app.”
—Naku (@nakuwtf) July 5, 2023
“Goodbye twitter and hello threads,” another wrote, “for the love of God bye Elon.”
However, not everyone on Twitter is thrilled with the new service. Twitter users have mocked Threads’ design while vowing to return to Twitter.
One user posted, “not threads users gaslighting themselves saying it’s better than twitter maybe it can get better but for now it’s a whole mess.”
—Onkar_ (@Onkar_ok127) July 6, 2023
Another Twitter user shared a video of crowds, along with the caption: “Everyone running back to twitter after trying Threads App for 5 min.. #ThreadsApp”
Source: africa.businessinsider.com
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian counter-offensive against Russian forces has achieved progress on all fronts.
He didn’t say much, but pro-Russian analysts believe the Ukrainian army had crossed the Dnipro and retaken a settlement near Kherson.
Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, Hanna Maliar, also said yesterday that Ukrainian forces had retaken control of Rivnopil, a village in the Donetsk area west of a cluster of communities seized during offensive operations.
Zelensky praised Monday as a “happy day” and claimed his forces “have advanced in all directions” on the front in a late-night video message made from a train after visiting frontline locations.
Source: BBC.com
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