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Ex-NSF who tried to get free sex with police powers jailed 7 days

A Singaporean man guilty of threatening social escorts with his police warrant card to get free sex had his sentence changed to a 7-day jail term.

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'Hot as f***', but Taylor Swift's beau Travis Kelce enjoyed Singapore, found it more interesting and unique than Australia
Travis Kelce talks about his time in Singapore when he came down to support girlfriend Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour concerts. Here's what he said.
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Tourist uploads video of 5-star hotel in Malaysia not having Mandarin-speaking staff; netizens have mixed opinions
The Chinese tourist appeared to have started his visit to Malaysia on the wrong foot as he went to the wrong location to check in.
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$10M TOTO Cascade Draw: Here are the winning numbers for 14 March 2024
The Cascade Draw came about as there were no Group 1 winners in the last three TOTO draws.
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Salesman jailed 7 weeks for assaulting elderly couple in Punggol's Waterway Point; had slammed 60-year-old woman’s head into wall
Feeling that an elderly couple had wronged him, salesman Goh Wei Yew confronted the couple and then assaulted them. Find out more.
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VideoIsraeli Drone Strike Kills Hamas Member in South Lebanon
A senior Hamas leader was killed by an Israeli drone strike that targeted his vehicle on a road south of Tyre, Lebanon, on Wednesday, March 13, according to the Israel Defense Forces and the Hezbollah-owned Al Manar television channel.Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) described the occupant of the vehicle as Palestinian, and said a Syrian national passing on a motorbike was also killed by the blast.Hamas identified the target of the strike as Hadi Ali Matzafa, Al Manar reported.The IDF descri

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Man charged with cheating Tampines Town Council over water pump replacements, allegedly billed more that $380,000 for 'significantly cheaper' items
Zhang Shuyan allegedly deceived Tampines Town Council into overpaying for multi-stage pumps, when cheaper single-stage pumps had been installed. Read more.
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Taxi driver, 69, arrested after allegedly attacking passenger with 'dangerous weapon' after scuffle
A taxi driver, 69, was arrested for allegedly attacking a male passenger with a test pen, after an argument over the ride destination. Read on.
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Bakery Gin Thye slapped with S$4,000 fine for unlicensed storage of over 1,500kg of meat products
Bakery Gin Thye was fined after being found storing over 1,500kg of meat products without a proper licence. Read on to find out how they were caught.
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Tay Ping Hui auditioned for Netflix's The Brothers Sun but didn't get it, remains open to acting in a Mediacorp show if plot and role are interesting
Local actor Tay Ping Hui says he auditioned for Netflix's The Brothers Sun, and talked about his next steps after leaving GHY. Here's what he said.
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Golden Village's senior citizen discounted cinema tickets now for those aged 60 and above, changed from previous 55 and above requirement
Singapore cinema chain Golden Village (GV) raised the age requirement for their senior citizen discount to 60. It was previously 55 and above. Read more.
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Giant, Cold Storage to give S$6 return voucher for customers who spend minimum S$60 CDC vouchers
Customers have to spend a minimum of S$60 CDC vouchers at Giant, Cold Storage and other brands under the DFI group. What are the voucher criteria?
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HealthYahoo News Singapore
8 in 10 Singaporeans use sleep hacks, but country still most sleep-deprived globally, with only 44% getting the recommended 7 hours: study
As the world marks World Sleep Day, a YouGov study reveals that Singaporeans are the most sleep-deprived among 17 countries surveyed. Find out why.
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Should you let your dog sleep in your bed with you? Here's what trainers say
Pet parents may be fiercely divided, but experts aren't — and they have plenty of tips for more restful slumber.
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Stock market today: Stocks slump after hot inflation print
Stocks edge higher despite a hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation print and rebounding retail sales, data that could sway the Federal Reserve at its policy meeting next week.
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Singaporean man missing in Penang days ago is found dead after his car is discovered 45m deep into ravine
A 29-year-old Singaporean man who disappeared after attending a wake in Penang last Friday was discovered dead beside his car in a ravine. Read on.
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Trump legal news brief: Judge Cannon denies Trump’s ‘vagueness’ motion to dismiss classified documents case
Judge Aileen Cannon denies a motion by former President Donald Trump to dismiss the classified documents case against him on the grounds that the Espionage Act contains “unconstitutional vagueness.”
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The Princess of Wales's ongoing absence from public life, explained
Kate has not made an official public appearance since surgery in January - here's what's happened so far and what could happen next
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Ex-NSF who attempted to get free sex with police powers has 6-month reformative training sentence replaced with 7 days' jail upon appeal
A Singaporean man guilty of threatening social escorts with his police warrant card to get free sex had his sentence changed to a 7-day jail term. Here's why.
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'Just right for my 67-year-old body': These popular Hanes 'unicorn shorts' are down to $9
Kick back in comfort: Nearly 40,000 shoppers say they've found their go-to bottoms for warm weather.
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TikTok's CEO urges users to 'protect your constitutional rights' as US ban looms
Should the bill pass into law, it would force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, a Chinese corporation, to sell TikTok to a US company within six months, or be banned from US app stores and web hosting services.
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OpinionYahoo News Singapore
Caught by police in a KTV room? Got a problem no one else can fix? Call ACS!
The KTV visitor instinctively used the "ACS boy" card, hoping for some sort of a socio-economic immunity in Singapore. It didn’t work, thankfully. Read on.
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Is Kuala Lumpur still the place to go for work in 2024? Malaysians weigh in on the matter
Kuala Lumpur has always been touted as the epicentre in Malaysia to seek good paying jobs. But does that sentiment still hold up among Malaysians in 2024?
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SportYahoo Sports
Shohei Ohtani posts first photo with wife ahead of Dodgers' trip to South Korea
Ohtani's wife is former Japanese basketball player Mamiko Tanaka.
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LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping
'Say goodbye to fumbled carry-ons': This suitcase strap keeps your bags contained and it's on sale for just $9
This super affordable strap keeps your personal item or any additional bag firmly in place until you take it off.
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BusinessYahoo Finance
Boeing’s legal woes are becoming a problem for the entire airline industry
Boeing’s legal problems are mounting. They are starting to become a problem for the rest of the airline industry too.
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Singapore's Changi Airport passenger numbers surpass pre-COVID levels for the first time in February 2024
Changi Airport in Singapore has exceeded its pre-pandemic passenger traffic levels, seeing 5.35 million passenger movements in February 2024. Read on.
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BusinessYahoo Finance
Fed's cautious approach to cutting rates reinforced by new inflation reading
Fresh evidence of sticky inflation could add to questions about whether the central bank will end up keeping interest rates elevated for longer than expected in 2024.
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EntertainmentEngadget
New Netflix movie Atlas puts J-Lo in a giant mech
New Netflix movie Atlas puts Jennifer Lopez inside a mech on a distant planet. Sadly, it's probably the closest we'll ever get to an actual Titanfall film.
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It’s not all doom and gloom for Apple in 2024
Apple's 2024 isn't going great, but it has plenty of time to make up for it.
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Video14-Year-Old Arizona Girl Narrowly Escapes Attempted Kidnapping
Police in Glendale, Arizona, said a man was arrested for attempted kidnapping after he stopped his car and followed a 14-year-old girl on her way home from school on March 6.Newly released footage from the Glendale Police shows the girl walking at the intersection of 91st Avenue and Cardinals Way when a car pulls in and a man gets out. The man, identified by police as 28-year-old Timothy Tan Guan, begins to follow the girl along the path.The girl notices Guan and begins to run. Police said she f

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HealthYahoo Life
Olivia Munn shares she was diagnosed with an 'aggressive' form of breast cancer called luminal B. Here's what to know about the disease.
Olivia Munn revealed she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. She credits a breast cancer risk assessment tool for saving her life.
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HealthYahoo Malaysia
A Malaysian doctor’s journey from using conventional medicine to practicing traditional healing
Originally a doctor in the healthcare sector, Nashayinee Palanisamy decided to embark on a journey to learn and practice traditional healing. Here's her story.
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BusinessYahoo Finance
Why the most 'Magnificent' stocks in the market are changing
It might be time to retire the "Magnificent Seven" moniker. Or make a new one of stocks that are actually magnificent.
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VideoNvidia event sparks investor frenzy, 'big focus' on new chip
Nvidia (NVDA) is set to host its 2024 annual developer conference, and investors are eagerly anticipating the event for signs of how the company will sustain and potentially accelerate its rapid growth. Chief Investment Officer at Tigress Financial Partners Ivan Feinseth joins Yahoo Finance Live to share his insights. Feinseth highlights the immense anticipation surrounding the conference, stating, "The only person right now who could pack more people into an event other than Jensen Huang is Tay

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Both sides of the aisle are pressuring Powell on interest rates
Jerome Powell has pledged to "never" consider politics when considering the direction of interest rates. But that isn't stopping both sides of the aisle from trying.
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VideoNvidia to showcase new Blackwell GPU at GTC event
Nvidia's 2024 GTC (GPU Technology Conference) kicks off on Sunday, March 17, where the chip company (NVDA) will showcase its newest tech including the RTX 50-series "Blackwell" GB203 and new GB205 GPUs. While Nvidia's stock has fallen over several trading days, Webush analysts raised their price target on its stock from $850 to $1,000 per share. Matt Bryson, Wedbush Securities Senior Vice President for Equity Research on Hardware, joins Yahoo Finance on the bigger semiconductor picture for Nvidi

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Retrenchment in Singapore: 61.5% of laid-off workers re-entered workforce 6 months post-retrenchment in Q4 2023
In Q4 2023, a majority of Singapore retrenched workers were able to re-enter employment 6 months post-retrenchment. What about other quarters?
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VideoTikTok's source code is the 'golden jewel' buyers won't get: Analyst
The House of Representatives voted 352 to 65 in favor of a bill potentially banning TikTok from US markets if its parent company, Bytedance, fails to divest US assets within six months. Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced on CNBC Thursday morning that he is building an investment group to buy the social media video app. Wedbush Securities Managing Director Dan Ives joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the vote from the House and the challenges involved with acquiring it. Ives outlines the ini

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Lionel Messi's leg injury is 'bothering him' again, a worry for Inter Miami even in victory
Messi left Inter Miami's Wednesday game against Nashville, and is doubtful for Saturday's game at D.C. United, with what appears to be the same issue that cost him eight games last season.
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VideoTikTok ban is a 'red herring' from US lawmakers: Attorney
As the House voted in favor of a bill to essentially ban social media giant TikTok from the US, many Americans question whether or not the government has the power to do so. The Senate still has to vote on the bill. Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University Senior Staff Attorney Ramya Krishnan joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the legal implications of the bill and the potential ramifications that could happen as a result of it being signed into law. Krishnan points out the major flaw

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TechnologyEngadget
Safe Browsing on Google Chrome adds real-time protection against malicious sites
Google says it has updated Chrome to offer better protection against malicious websites. With the Safe Browsing mode enabled, Chrome will check URLs in real-time without disclosing which sites you visit to Google's servers.
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The Mavs keep winning, the Hawks find a new franchise player & Most Improved Player candidates | No Cap Room
Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Dan Devine talk about the streaky Dallas Mavericks, a new foundational player for the Atlanta Hawks and check in on the Most Improved Player race.
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HealthYahoo Life UK
Bladder cancer patient, 27, reveals first warning signs of the disease
Abbie Jarvis went to A&E three times before she was diagnosed.
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LifestyleNextShark
Watch: Singaporean grandma's 'so cute' reaction to automated mahjong table
A viral video showing a Singaporean grandmother being mind-blown after seeing an automated mahjong table for the first time has melted the hearts of many social media users. The video: Uploaded by TikTok user @therice__ on Monday, the video, which has already received over 14.4 million views, shows the grandmother, who is in her 90s, being taught by her grandson how to operate the machine. The context: Speaking to World of Buzz, the TikTok user shared that it was the first time that they tried
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NewsThe Telegraph
Farmer faces jail for breeding ‘massive mutant sheep’
A farmer has been caught illegally breeding “massive” mutant sheep to sell to private hunting reserves for up to $10,000, a court in Montana heard.
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Intel breaks records with insanely fast 6.2GHz processor, and you can buy it today
Intel has taken the wraps off yet another desktop-class CPU, this time as a new 14th-Gen Intel Core i9-14900KS processor. The company touts this chip as "record breaking."
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PoliticsThe Telegraph
Who will win the US election? Our expert predictions on the next president
The Telegraph is asking five experts to regularly predict who will win one of the tightest US elections in recent history.
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CelebrityThe Daily Beast
Kate Middleton Is Suffering From ‘Intense Stress,’ Friends Say
Photo Illustraiton by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyFriends of Kate Middleton have blamed “intense stress,” including the fall-out from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s repeated denunciations of her and Prince William, as being at least partly responsible for her absence from public life, and her need to spend several months recuperating from abdominal surgery.One aggrieved friend said it was outrageous that Kate was being “harassed by the media over fuck-ups made by other people.”They
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LifestyleBusiness Insider
At 23, she landed a job at a 3-star Michelin restaurant. Less than 2 years later, she left to run a food stall in Singapore.
Shanice Lim once served diners who paid $435 for dinner. Now, she cooks up a $4 dish from a street stall in Singapore.
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