News bulletin 2022/01/23 10:16
News bulletin 2022/01/23 10:16
News bulletin 2022/01/23 10:16
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A ceremony to install a stalled presidential transition council in Haiti will take place Thursday morning on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince, the office of outgoing Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced in a statement on Wednesday. The statement noted that the ceremony will be hosted at the prime minister's official office, known as Villa d'Accueil, not the downtown National Palace, which has come under repeated fire from armed gangs in recent days. Earlier on Wednesday, powerful gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier insisted that talks over Haiti's political future must include the gangs.
Reuters/Eduardo MunozAn Arizona grand jury indicted seven attorneys and aides linked to Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign on Wednesday, including his onetime Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, and his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. The felony charges are tied to their alleged efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state and have Trump be named winner—despite him losing the state by 10,000 votes. The state’s attorney general announced the indictment, which was obtained by The Daily Beas
Republican Mike Johnson criticized for ‘divisive’ trip as he calls for university president to quit and condemns ‘virus of antisemitism’
The House’s top Republican visited the university in New York City, where activists have taken over part of campus to protest Israel’s brutal invasion of Gaza.
After the end of strikes, agents, managers and producers quickly moved in to assemble high-profile packages to take out in what was expected to be a frothy marketplace following six months of inactivity. But, while there have been a few bidding wars and big sales with a couple of others pending, the level of demand …
Chipotle earnings growth accelerated for a second straight quarter as margins improved. Chipotle stock rose, around two buy points.
After over seven months of meetings being on hold, BC Ferries will be moving back to in-person engagement. Virtual ferry advisory committee (FAC) meetings will begin in May, and in-person meetings will resume in June, said an April 19 press release. Last summer, BC Ferries experienced several incidents where there were concerns raised about staff safety, including one instance in a Gibsons meeting where one community member threatened to “take a gun” to BC Ferries staff. The BC Ferries release d
Mexico's Becle, the world's largest tequila producer, on Wednesday posted a 18% fall in first-quarter net profit from a year earlier, still landing above analyst forecasts, as it sold fewer alcoholic drinks and was hit by foreign exchange effects. Becle said sales in North America were further hit by the strong Mexican peso, which strengthened 8% against the U.S. dollar by the end of March, diluting income from abroad.
The rally attempt paused Wednesday as Nvidia reversed lower. Meta, Chipotle and ServiceNow led key earnings late.
A local family is planning to file a lawsuit against CSX and the City of Buffalo as railroad safety continues to be a concern in our area.
Reuters/Radovan StoklasaHackers broke into a Czech news service site and spread a fake story about an assassination plot against the newly elected president of Slovakia on Tuesday.“BIS prevented an assassination attempt on the newly elected Slovak President Peter Pelligrine,” the fraudulent headline said, referring to a Czech spy agency, the Security Information Service (BIS). In their rush to post the story, the hackers apparently got a little sloppy: they misspelled the politician’s last name,
Legal scholars and judges have slammed Trump’s ‘immunity’ defence as absurd and dangerous. No matter how they rule, justices already gave the Republican nominee a boost, Alex Woodward writes
The German pop star did not specify what medical issues she is experiencing.
Candidates plans to address issues such as affordable housing, workforce retention, youth violence, and better tax policies affecting small businesses
As we approach the end of April, severe weather season is ramping up stateside, serving as a reminder for Canadians to be aware of what will be occurring more frequently north of the border as the country ditches the snow for thunderstorms.
A suspected purse thief fleeing in South Los Angeles and a stolen vehicle in pursuit in Boyle Heights were among the incidents that triggered police pursuits that ended in crashes.
Comedians Phoebe Robinson and Alex Edelman spoke about the power of laughter at the TIME100 Summit
Matty Healy is reacting to Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department track, which alludes to the 1975 lead singer. Healy was approached by a pap in L.A. and was asked to “rate” the “diss track” dedicated to him. “My diss track?” Oh!” he said in a video shared by ET. “I haven’t really listened to …
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