Encouraging signs that omicron variant may be slowing
There are encouraging signs that the omicron variant may be slowing in several states, including Massachusetts.
A Winnipeg school board is down three trustees since the start of 2022, following the recent resignation of the chairperson and the suspension of a member. The Pembina Trails School Division entered the 2021-22 academic year with a full roster of nine elected officials. Now, there are only six active board members governing a district that oversees the education of more than 15,000 K-12 students. During a meeting on May 12, chairwoman Kathleen McMillan’s letter of resignation — in which she writ
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — More than $20 million that was spent on remedial flood protection couldn’t prepare Fort William Historical Park from the record-breaking flood water that enveloped the entire site this month. Heavy precipitation combined with the spring melt has caused the Kaministiquia River to spill over its banks. The water has since receded and cleanup has begun. But the park won’t be ready as a destination point in time to host visitors from the Viking Octantus Cruise ship that is expect
The massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is one of the deadliest shootings at a U.S. grade school. Here's what we know about gunman.
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Company announcement No. 19/2022 26 May 2022 Transactions in connection with share buyback programmeOn 5 May 2022, Netcompany Group A/S (“Netcompany”) announced that a share buyback programme of up to DKK 50m and a maximum of 200,000 shares had been initiated with the purpose of meeting Netcompany’s future commitments under its LTIP programmes (RSU). The share buyback programme is executed in accordance with EU Market Abuse Regulation, EU Regulation no. 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 and the provisio
"Why can’t you protect living 10-year-olds?" Alisyn Camerota pressed state Rep. James White.
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong had raised the question of contempt of court challenge against India's Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of India but the policy body representing the Crypto industry has said they will not be filing a contempt of court challenge.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Canberra needs to "step up, not step back" in supporting the Pacific islands as China's foreign minister arrived in the region seeking a sweeping regional deal on security and trade. After Reuters reported a leaked draft communique showing China will seek an agreement with 10 Pacific island countries covering policing, security, trade, marine and data communication, Albanese said Australia "need(s) to respond to this". Albanese said his new Labor government had pledged to take more action to support islands nations on maritime security, climate change, boosting aid and allowing Pacific island citizens to migrate to Australia.
Former PM says he will back new Liberal leader and downplays loss, saying party ‘will regroup’
Dillon Carter's two-run triple proved to be the difference as No. 2 seed Texas Tech jumped out to an early lead and held off No. 7 seed Kansas State 5-3 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. Texas Tech advances to play the winner between No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 6 West Virginia on Thursday. Kansas State will play the loser on Thursday in the double-elimination tourney.
Celebrities shared their thoughts and calls to action after a gunman killed at least 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas.
Singapore was mentioned amid a cross-examination during the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial. Read on to find out why the country was mentioned.
Kern County marked the reopening of the historic adobe house Wednesday at Hart Memorial Park.
Florida Republicans are currently pushing for a bill allowing concealed carry without a permit.
After yesterday’s horrific school shooting in Texas, the creator, executive producer, writer and star of ABC’s Abbott Elementary, Quinta Brunson, took to social media today to address what she said has been a frequent request from fans. “Wild how many people have asked for a school shooting episode of the show I write,” she began. […]
The woman was jumping at Skydive Spaceland Atlanta at the time of the accident, according to reports
LAVAL, Que. — Conservative leadership hopefuls are squaring off — in French — in the second official debate of the race, which is being held in Laval, Que. Here are the latest developments. All times eastern: 8:55 p.m. Conservative leadership candidates Patrick Brown and Leslyn Lewis took turns attacking rival Pierre Poilievre for his embrace of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin as a solution to inflation. Lewis, who is often reading from her notes during the French-language debate in Laval, Que., said
Japan plans to call for moving ahead with a new "green" gross domestic product (GDP) indicator that will reflect the country's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a draft of its annual economic policy outline seen by Reuters showed. The government will make a mention of moving forward with the safe restart of nuclear power plants, the draft of the long-term policy outline showed. Tokyo has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 46% in 2030 compared to 2013 levels, for which it needs to make a massive push into decarbonisation.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed defending champion Ally Ewing 6 and 5 on Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the first round of group play in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play. After Ewing opened with a birdie win and halved the second with a par, Shadoff won seven of the next nine holes and closed out the match with a par for a halve on 13. “I really love match play,” Shadoff said. “Anything can happen. I've been playing really solid recently, just been kind of working very hard on my puttin
The Russian Defense Ministry is promising to open a safe corridor to allow foreign ships to leave Black Sea ports. A separate corridor will be open to allow ships to leave Mariupol by sailing from the port on the Sea of Azov port to the Black Sea. Mikhail Mizintsev, who heads the National Defense Control Center under the General Staff, said 70 foreign vessels from 16 countries are now in six ports on the Black Sea including Odesa, Kherson and Mykolaiv. Mizintsev, whose comments at a briefing in