Yahoo Movies Square Changes Name to Block. Is Jack Dorsey All In on Crypto?
With the pressure and distraction of running Twitter gone, we can expect Dorsey to double down on Bitcoin development with a rebranded Square/Block.
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Yahoo Canada StyleThis unique styling brush makes hair 'soft and shiny' — and it's on sale on Amazon
After “soft and shiny” hair? This straightening brush promises to deliver, and in way less time than your flat iron.
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Amazon Prime Video to exclusively stream two NHL seasons in Canada
Amazon Prime subscribers in Canada will be able to access the broadcasts along with match analyses and coverage, according to a joint statement by Rogers and the NHL. Financial details of the two-year deal were not disclosed.
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Drake threatened with legal action by Tupac Shakur's estate
The late rapper's estate is threatening to sue the Hotline Bling hitmaker for using an AI-generated version of Shakur's voice in his recent Kendrick Lamar diss track. In a cease-and-desist letter, lawyer Howard King called on Drake to remove the track from all platforms within 24 hours. If he does not confirm his cooperation by noon on Thursday, the estate will "pursue all of its legal remedies" against him. "The estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorised use of Tupac's voice and personality," King writes in his letter, reports Billboard.
- The Independent
Lawmaker charged with burglary claims she was checking on elderly relative – by climbing through window dressed in black
Nicole Mitchell said that she was checking on a ‘loved one’ and also retrieving her father’s ashes
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High mortgage rates hang around, reaching 7.17%
Both first-time and repeat homebuyers felt the sting of higher rates this week, as rates for the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 7.17%, per Freddie Mac.
- Sky News
Future of Scottish FM Humza Yousaf hangs in balance as Greens back no confidence motion
The Scottish Green Party will join with rival MSPs to back a no confidence motion in First Minister Humza Yousaf next week, after the SNP kicked its coalition partners out of government. Mr Yousaf announced his plan to cut ties with the Greens earlier on Thursday, following a bitter row over the SNP's climbdown on climate targets. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats agreed to back the motion, with its success hanging on whether Green Party MSPs joined the attack to give SNP critics a majority in Holyrood.
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Life after TikTok: Why ban would be buzz kill for viral beekeeper
A new law provides a pathway to ban the popular app in the US. Here's a look at what it could mean for creators.
- Kansas City Star
Dad beat 3-year-old daughter with wooden backscratcher before she died, feds say
“Ariana was a happy baby girl, who always had a smile,” the North Dakota girl’s obituary said.
- The Independent
‘That’s crap’: Republican Senators on Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary
‘I don’t think there’ll ever be too many women athletes who will make like the stars,’ said Senator Tommy Tuberville
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Are Dallas Cowboys good at picking players in the NFL Draft? Here’s what one study shows
Do you trust your Dallas Cowboys 2024 NFL Draft team to pick the right players tonight?
- The Telegraph
I’m happy to pay to visit Venice, says first tourist to use new ticket system
Emerging from Venice’s railway station on a dank, rainy morning, Sylvain Pellarin was the first person in the world to arrive in the city as it imposed an entrance fee on tourists, a controversial initiative that is being closely watched by other tourist hot spots.
- Investor's Business Daily
Hydrogen Energy Lags In The Climate Race. But Don't Count It Out.
Billions of dollars are being spent to extract hydrogen energy from water at an industrial scale. Can this green dream come true?
- NY Daily News
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce double date with Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story featured some fan favorite characters last week as the stars went on a double date with Swift’s longtime pal Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper. Donna Kelce, mom of the 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end, said Wednesday at QVC’s Age of Possibility summit in Las Vegas that the Super Bowl champ sent her a snap from the foursome’s beach day in ...
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Rampup costs weigh on Q1 but Airbus hikes A350 output goal
Airbus posted weaker than expected first-quarter operating profit and cashflow partly after hiring more staff to prepare for rising demand, but reaffirmed its financial goals for 2024 after a nervous start to the year on industrial costs. Airbus reported 577 million euros ($618.37 million) in adjusted operating profit, down 25% on the year, revenue of 12.83 billion euros and a free cash outflow of 1.8 billion euros. "Geopolitical and supply chain tensions continue," Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in a results statement, adding the operating environment "shows no sign of improvement".
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‘Ashamed’ rail staff hide from public because of poor train services, Lords told
The House of Lords heard experienced train managers are ‘absolutely terrified’ of going to work because of ‘failings’.
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Scottish Greens to vote against Humza Yousaf in confidence motion
Lorna Slater said ‘we no longer have confidence in a progressive government’.
- The Guardian
Madrid prosecutors ask judge to shelve investigation into Spanish PM’s wife
Pressure group accusing Begoña Gómez of corruption admits media reports allegations were based on may not be true
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William Contreras' solo home run (5)
William Contreras homers on a fly ball to left center field, giving the Brewers a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning
- BBC
Tata rejects plea to keep Port Talbot blast furnace
Tata's chief executive says plans to keep one blast furnace open in Port Talbot are not viable.