Salwan Momika, Who Burned a Quran in Sweden, Is Killed Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant in Sweden, set off enormous protests when he burned a Quran in 2023. He had been scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.

Fitbit fined $12 million for Ionic smartwatches that burned 78 people Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeFitbit is paying a $12.25 million fine over its Ionic smartwatches, which the company recalled in 2022 after reports that the watches’ lithium-ion batteries overheated and, in some cases, burned customers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has provisionally accepted the settlement. The commission worked wit…

CD Media is now pushing past 40 years old. How are your older pressed and burned CDs holding up? Music CD-ROM pressed media was introduced in 1982 and CD-Rs writable CDs and burners were introduced in approximately 1992. How are your older pressed CDs and CD-Rs holding up going on 30 and 40 years in 2025? submitted by /u/Nanny_Ogg1000

The Doors’ hit ‘Light My Fire’ was written in Pacific Palisades home that burned submitted by /u/waitingforthesun92

Syrians in Christian Neighborhoods Protest After Christmas Tree Is Burned The protests in Damascus broke out after footage circulated online of an artificial Christmas tree on fire in a mostly Christian town as masked men stand around it.

How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks Her frenzied spending has led to second-guessing among some Democrats and questions as she has pressed for more cash since the election.

Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg as the city rebuilds synagogue burned in Nazi pogrom (The Conversation) — Questions about how to represent German Jews, past and present, have complicated plans to rebuild the destroyed temple. The post Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg as the city rebuilds synagogue burned in Nazi pogrom appeared first on RNS.

My car crashed and burned over a thousand miles from home on a cross country trip! On a cross-country car trip, I thought seriously about renting a car so I would have more peace of mind driving through rural areas far from home. But in the end, I decided to drive my own old car and hope for the best. What a mistake! My old car broke down in the middle of nowhere outside of cell phone reception and miles from an auto repair sh…

BMW Doesn’t Want Cars Burned In Car Carrier To Go Up For Sale The car carrier MV Fremantle Highway went up in flames in the North Sea last year, consuming thousands of brand new Mercedes, BMWs and Minis. Some of the cars on board were in good enough condition to be salvaged, reconditioned and sold, but BMW doesn’t seem to want anyone to buy those cars. Read more…

Koenigsegg To Replace $3 Million Jesko Burned By Hydraulic Leak Koenigsegg has been racing to uncover an issue with its multi-million-dollar Jesko hypercar after one burst into flames in Greece last month. Now, the Swedish automaker has reportedly uncovered the cause of the fire that destroyed the $3 million Jesko and has even pledged to replace the owner’s ruined ride, which had… Read more…

Anyone else burned out? I sell my own brand of musical instruments. Customers love them, some buy and come back two and even three times. Provide a great experience. I have stellar testimonials, But no matter what I do, it just doesn’t take off where I can actually feel revenue. It’s as if someone turned off the Internet these last couple months, add to that getting f’…

LPT: To keep your cat(s) from getting burned on a hot stove/cook top, place a pot of cold water on hot areas when you’re done using them. Doing this will block the cat from getting to the burner and will draw the heat out quicker… Until your cat is trained to not jump on counters. submitted by /u/hatewalker

Tell us of a time when you burned out on travel? I often see this posted of people cutting their long trips short so I am wondering how common it is. Maybe you were jam packing your itinerary every day. Maybe you traveled for longer than you prefer? Maybe you got homesick? Or maybe something else? What did you learn? And how did you recover? Or are you still recovering? submitted by /u/…

Here’s How Many Calories I Burned Riding an Ebike Vs. a Regular Bike I love ebikes—they introduce non-cyclists to the sport, they keep cars off the road, and most of all, ebiking is crazy fun. But is it actually exercise? If so, how much of a workout are you really getting on an assisted ride? Read more…

How expensive to fix burned apperture blades? I shined pretty bright flashlight into the manual 7artisans 55mm 1.4f to see If there was any fungus. Unfortunately I forgot to open up apperture and wasn’t aware of heat so i warped blades pretty badly. How expensive/hard it would be to repair it or at least remove them so I can use it full open? submitted by /u/Stsh4lson

How the $445 Million Mets Crashed and Burned This Season The most expensive team in baseball history had visions of a World Series title. By midseason, everything had unraveled.

Emergencies burned through savings and racked up debt. In the last few months, it feels like my financial situation has kind of exploded. Back in May I had about $6k in my emergency fund and was able to contribute about $700/month. Fast-forward to now, after months of one emergency after the other, (mostly house repairs and emergency vet visits) my partner and I have about $9k on balance transfer c…

The building that burned was a feared checkpoint during apartheid.

32. And burned out. I would like to take 1-2 years off and travel. How can i minimize impact on my retirement? Some context. I have always been pretty money conscious and try to work my ass off while saving and avoiding big expenses. Unfortunately, I’ve been slowly getting burned out. I would like to take 1-2 years off, starting 3-5 years from now. As the title says, how can i best prepare now, to limit the future impact that would have on my retirement?…

The SpaceX Starship Explosion Blew A Hole In The Ground And Burned Part Of A Texas State Park The damage caused by the SpaceX Starship explosion on April 20 is coming to light, and the environmental destruction the blast left behind in Boca Chica is more extensive than wildlife officials expected. It took just under four minutes after launch for several engines aboard Starship to malfunction — leading to the… Read more…