During the launch of Donald Trump’s new “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, only a handful of countries attended, with most being Gulf states along with Argentina and Paraguay. Surprisingly, no Western European nation made an appearance, despite the White House expecting a larger turnout.
Despite the low attendance, Trump expressed his friendship towards all present, praised his own efforts for peace, and shared his vision of a harmonious world, even going as far as referring to the entire planet as a single region. In other news, US immigration authorities allowed a suspect in a major jewelry heist to self-deport to South America, shocking prosecutors who had intended to prosecute him.
The suspect, Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores, faced a potential 15-year prison sentence for his alleged involvement in the theft of $100 million worth of diamonds and gold from an armored truck but instead was sent out of the country at no cost. Meanwhile, a New Yorker took an unusual approach by evading a court hearing and leaving his court-ordered tracking device on a stray dog.
When Lamont Holmes skipped his weapons hearing, officials discovered that he had removed his ankle monitor and attached it to a wandering dog, ensuring that his bail conditions were technically met. Additionally, Lululemon withdrew a line of leggings from its US website after customers complained about their sheerness, and a Waymo self-driving car in Phoenix mistakenly ventured onto a light rail track, necessitating the passenger to intervene before a potential collision.
Video footage captured the car hesitating on the tracks before proceeding, highlighting the confidence and lack of panic of autonomous vehicles despite their potential errors.