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The Bronx mom found dead alongside her autistic 8-year-old son was suffering from mental illness and unprepared to handle the responsibility of caring for the disabled youngster after he returned home from a rehabilitation facility, a family friend told the Daily News. Lisa Cotton, 38, and her son, Nazir Millien, died in their Wakefield apartment, leaving Cotton’s traumatized 4-year-old daughter alone in the home with the two corpses for days. Cotton, who suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, never got the help she needed caring for Nazir, said family friend Tyra Ford, 42, who has long had guardianship over Cotton’s…

Awin is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in 9 categories at the 2025 Performance Marketing Awards.  Now entering its 19th year, the PMAs celebrate pioneering work, innovation, and technology around the UK performance marketing industry.  Awin has a rich history with the awards. Last year, our haul of four prizes included Affiliate Network or SaaS of the Year, a repeat of 2023, which restated our position as the UK’s leading platform for managed and self-managed affiliate programmes.  The awards get more competitive every year, and it’s always a pleasure to see our work, technology, and partners celebrated…

WILLEMSTAD – In a significant gesture of regional partnership and cooperation, the USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) has arrived in Curaçao as its first port of call during its maiden deployment. The visit by the U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet Commander and crew highlights the longstanding relationship between Curaçao and the United States, as well as a shared commitment to maritime security and regional stability.  “This visit is not only about operations—it’s about connection,” said the ship’s commander Steven Fresse, who has served in the U.S. Navy for 25 years and has been commanding officer of the vessel for the past eight…

A China-based startup, Sand AI, has released an openly licensed video-generating AI model that’s garnered praise from entrepreneurs like Microsoft Research Asia founding director Kai-Fu Lee. But Sand AI appears to be censoring images that might raise the ire of Chinese regulators from the hosted version of the model, according to TechCrunch’s testing. Earlier this week, Sand AI announced Magi-1, a model that generates videos by “autoregressively” predicting sequences of frames. The company claims the model can generate high-quality, controllable footage that captures physics more accurately than rival open models. 👀 You won’t believe this is AI-generated🧠 You won’t believe it’s…

Summary Despite having launched a few hours ago, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered already looks to be a major hit on all platforms. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered quickly ascended to the top of Steam’s bestseller list, with concurrent footfalls crescendoing to over 128,000 players and counting. The long-awaited Oblivion remaster introduces graphical, performance, and quality-of-life improvements, as well as updated versions of its DLCs. Although Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered mere hours ago, the long-awaited RPG classic is already dominating charts and winning over players across all platforms. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered’s…

A lawyer representing one of the co-founders of crypto mining service Hashflare has addressed how their criminal case may move forward after the pair received “self-deport” letters from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).In an April 11 filing in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, Hashflare co-founders Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin reported they had received a DHS letter directing them to “leave the United States” as part of a push by the Trump administration to effect mass deportations. The government letter contradicted orders from Judge Robert Lasnik, who restricted travel for Potapenko and Turogin…

Bitcoin (BTC) price has been in a persistent downtrend since January, but the April 22 surge past $91,000 marks its first higher high breakout of the year and the potential start of a new longer-term uptrend.Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewThe higher high pattern occurred after BTC moved above its previous lower high and resistance at $88,500, but the real factor that will keep price afloat is buying volumes in various cohorts of the Bitcoin market.The US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $381 million on April 21, levels not seen since Jan. 30.Spot Bitcoin ETF flows. Source: SoSoValueRising…

The top producer of “60 Minutes” quit Tuesday amid rising pressure stemming from a $20 billion lawsuit President Trump filed against CBS. Bill Owens, executive producer of the venerable Sunday night news magazine, suggested the show’s editorial independence has been whittled away as corporate parent Paramount seeks to make peace with Trump. “It has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ‘60 Minutes,’ right for the audience,” Owens wrote in a memo to staff. “So, having defended this show…

Summary Rocket League introduces a limited-time TMNT event with a unique Pizza Party game mode and vehicle customizations. Players can enjoy the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover event from April 22 to May 1 on PC and consoles. The event features the iconic Turtle Van and Challenge Rewards, giving fans a chance to experience exclusive TMNT content. The hit arcade-style car soccer game Rocket League has revealed a brand-new crossover with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, bringing the beloved “heroes in a half-shell” into the realm of vehicular mayhem and sports competition. Rocket League has featured a number of crossovers with…

A survey of 520 political experts found a consensus that the United States is descending toward some form of authoritarianism. And it may be getting worse. Bright Line Watch, which is run by a consortium of political scientists at the University of Rochester, Dartmouth College, University of Michigan, and the University of Chicago, gave the U.S. democracy a rating of 55 several weeks into President Trump’s second term. In their rankings, 100 is a pure democracy and zero indicates a dictatorship. Prior to Trump retaking control of power in January, the U.S. scored a 67. The current score is the…