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- Reuters
Israel, Hezbollah trade heavy fire as violence escalates
Israel carried out heavy airstrikes in south Lebanon and Hezbollah said it had launched explosive drones and powerful rockets at Israeli targets on Wednesday in an escalation of seven months of hostilities in the border region. Israeli attacks killed three people in Lebanon, security sources said. The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel has rumbled on since October in parallel to the Gaza war, uprooting tens of thousands of people on both sides of the frontier and fuelling concern of a bigger war between the heavily armed adversaries.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Only three days of fuel for health services in south of Gaza, says WHO
There is only enough fuel to run health services in the south of Gaza for three more days, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have sought refuge in the south of Gaza from combat further north in the Palestinian enclave. Israel has threatened a major assault on the southern city of Rafah to defeat thousands of Hamas fighters it says are holed up there, and its troops are now battling the Islamist group on Rafah's outskirts.
- Engadget
FTX plans to refund defrauded customers with interest
FTX plans to repay most of its creditors in full and with interest as it attempts to escape bankruptcy.
- PA Media: UK News
PSNI routinely accessed phone data of ‘troublemaker’ journalists, tribunal told
The claims were made at a hearing of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in London.
- Associated Press
9 of 10 wrongful death suits over deadly Astroworld crowd surge have been settled, lawyer says
Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after the 2021 Astroworld festival, where 10 people were killed in a crowd surge, have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, attorneys said Wednesday. Jury selection had been set to begin Tuesday in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed the family of Madison Dubiski, a 23-year-old Houston resident who was killed during the crowd crush at the Nov. 5, 2021, concert by rap superstar Travis Scott.
- Investor's Business Daily
These Are The 5 Best Stocks To Buy And Watch Now
Buying a stock is easy, but buying the right stock without a time-tested strategy is incredibly hard. So which are the best stocks to buy now or put on a watchlist?
- Yahoo Finance
Rivian reports mixed Q1 results but trims capex forecast and sees Q4 'gross profit'
Rivian reported mixed quarterly results for the first quarter, but will see further cost savings from shifting its upcoming R2 production to its Normal, Ill., plant and trimming its capital expenditure forecast.
- Reuters
Bain Capital in talks to buy education-software provider PowerSchool, source says
Buyout firm Bain Capital is in talks to take education-software provider PowerSchool private, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The deal, which is still a few weeks away from getting signed, is likely to value PowerSchool somewhere in the $20s per share, according to the source, who requested anonymity as the discussions are confidential. At that price, a deal would value PowerSchool at roughly $6 billion, including debt, based on Reuters calculations.
- The Independent
Interest rates- live: Bank of England under pressure to cut rates as mortgage costs rise
Announcement due on Thursday as economists expect interest rate to remain at 5.25 per cent
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-LyondellBasell weighs strategic options for European assets
LyondellBasell said on Wednesday it has launched a strategic review of the European assets of two of its business units, sending shares of the petrochemical manufacturer over 2% higher in morning trade. "At the 2023 Capital Markets Day, we stated our intent to concentrate our portfolio around businesses with long-lasting competitive advantage and to reinvest around those advantaged areas generating superior returns at meaningful scale," said Peter Vanacker, CEO of LyondellBasell. The company said last year it was exploring strategic options for its U.S. Gulf Coast-based ethylene oxide and derivatives (EO&D) business.
- Insider Monkey
Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript May 7, 2024 Noble Corporation isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here). Operator: Good morning, and thank you for standing by. My name is Abby, and I’ll be your conference operator today. […]
- The Independent
Red Roses stars Ellie Kildunne and Meg Jones to join up with GB Sevens ahead of Olympics
The England backs will chase an Olympic medal at Paris 2024
- Associated Press Finance
BetterHelp customers begin receiving refund notices from $7.8M data privacy settlement, FTC says
Many current and former BetterHelp customers have begun receiving refund eligibility notices spanning from a $7.8 million settlement reached with the online therapy provider last year over allegations that it shared sensitive health data with advertisers. In 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charged California-based BetterHelp with disclosing consumer data it had promised to keep private — including information about mental health challenges — with companies like Facebook and Snapchat for advertising purposes. BetterHelp agreed to settle the FTC's allegations in March 2023.
- PA Media: Entertainment
Sacked whistleblower ‘foolish and naive’ to share emails with journalist
The former Foreign Office worker is alleging unfair dismissal over emails about the evacuation of Afghanistan.
- Yahoo Sports
NASCAR: 2021 Daytona 500 champion Michael McDowell leaving Front Row Motorsports at end of 2024
McDowell has driven for the team since the start of the 2018 season.
- Insider Monkey
Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMD) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:VMD) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript May 7, 2024 Viemed Healthcare, Inc. isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here). Operator: Greetings, and welcome to the Viemed First Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this […]
- The State
Best in SC: Coaches release 2024 all-state teams. See who made the list
The teams were voted on by the state’s coaches.
- People
Mother Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Murder of Twin Baby Boys Found Dead in Garbage Truck 21 Years Ago
The Cook County Sheriff's Office told local outlets that the mother confessed to her involvement in the twins' deaths and disposing of their bodies
- The Guardian
Boohoo dives into debt as losses soar to £160m and sales slump
Online fashion retailer cut over 1,000 jobs in year to February amid competition from rival Shein and resurgent high street