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- Reuters
Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms
Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits, a move that could allow the tech giant to avoid bargaining with unions. The elimination of the 2019 policy, along with other steps such as limiting access by temporary workers and vendors to internal systems, are designed to comply with shifting U.S. and global labor regulations related to contingent workers, a spokesperson for Mountain View, California-based Google told Reuters. "These updates bring us in line with other large companies and simply clarify that Google is not, and has never been, the employer of our suppliers’ employees," the spokesperson said.
- Engadget
Ryan Gosling and Miller/Lord’s Project Hail Mary could be the sci-fi event of 2026
Amazon MGM just set a March 20, 2026 release date for Project Hail Mary, an adaptation of the Andy Weir novel. The film stars Ryan Gosling and is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
- The Telegraph
Arrest over Russian plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky
Polish police have arrested a man suspected of aiding a Russian plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky, targeting an airport the Ukrainian leader uses for overseas travel.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-New York fails to reach contracts with 3 major offshore wind farms
A New York state agency on Friday said it had failed to reach final contract agreements with the developers of three major offshore wind projects, blaming a decision by General Electric Vernova to scrap plans for a new turbine. The projects affected include Attentive Energy One, being developed by TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power and Corio Generation, Community Offshore Wind, backed by RWE and National Grid Ventures, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority said in a statement. Excelsior Wind, being developed by Vineyard Offshore, is also affected, it said.
- The Canadian Press
Flames want to promote their team as a desirable destination for NHL players
CALGARY — Winning more games and the construction of a new arena will convince more NHL players that Calgary is a desirable place to play, some Flames say as they head for the exits. Calgary finished 17 points out of a playoff spot this season with a record of 38-39-5, and missed the post-season a second straight year. A slow start to the season combined with big-name pending free agents not signing contract extensions produced midseason lineup changes that hampered the club's progress. Other pl
- Business Insider
Stock market today: Gold and oil spike and US futures drop after Iran comes under fire
Gold and oil prices jumped following Israel's apparent retaliation against Iran before paring gains, while stock markets look set to open lower.
- The Canadian Press
Receiver Eugene Lewis optimistic about Edmonton Elks' 2024 fortunes
Receiver Eugene Lewis can't wait to start earning quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson's trust. The signing of Bethel-Thompson, a two-time Grey Cup champion, was Edmonton's biggest off-season move. The Elks have finished last in the West Division three consecutive years. CFL training camps open next month. "I know what a great quarterback can do," Lewis said. "Somebody with experience, somebody who's been through it and won championships and MBT has done that. "To have another guy like that, anoth
- The Canadian Press
The Latest | Full jury of 12 people and 6 alternates seated in Trump's hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial. The completion of the jury selection process tees up the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president for opening statements and weeks of testimony in a case charging Trump with falsifying business records to suppress stories about his sex life emerging in the final days of the 2016 election. The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer,
- Digital Spy
EastEnders' Balvinder Sopal thanks colleagues after mum's death
EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal has thanked colleagues for their support in the days following the death of her mother, Nirmal.
- The Canadian Press
Europe discards Arsenal and Liverpool shift focus to EPL title race
LONDON (AP) — What will it take to win the English Premier League with six games remaining? That's easy — perfection. Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool — all eliminated from their European competitions this week — are locked in a tight battle for the title. Defending champion City leads both rivals by two points but with Pep Guardiola's team playing an FA Cup semifinal against Chelsea on Saturday, Arsenal and Liverpool can gain ground. “If you want to be champion in the Premier League, you
- The Telegraph
Israel’s strike has exposed Iran’s fatal weakness
Israel’s presumed counterstrike against Iran has proved Joe Biden and David Cameron wrong in their insistence that Israel should just “take the win”. Instead, it fought back – and yesterday Iran was trying to pretend that nothing had happened.
- The Canadian Press
Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who will run United Nations climate talks this November views the negotiations as a key link in international efforts to curb global warming. The conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, must build on last year's successful agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, said Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan's environment minister who will serve as conference president of the talks known as COP29 this fall. And this fall's meeting must help pave the way for countries to come together
- The Independent
Police reviewing allegations against suspended Tory MP accused of pay-off to ‘bad people’
Officers consider letter calling on them to investigate
- The Guardian
Sunak accused of making mental illness ‘another front in the culture wars’
Charities say high rates of people signed off work are caused by crumbling public services after years of underinvestment
- Evening Standard
Police 'reviewing letter' about Tory MP Mark Menzies after alleged misuse of funds
Lancashire Police says it is in the ‘process of reviewing available information in more detail’
- Reuters
TREASURIES-Yields slip as investors move toward safe haven assets
Easing concerns over a broad Middle East conflict will likely continue to pressure Treasuries, which have sold off for much of the week on worries that persistent inflation will prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates this year. A number of Fed officials have said this week that they do not feel urgency to cut rates given the strength of the U.S. economy and labor market. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari told Fox News Channel late Thursday that he also wants to be "patient," with the first rate cut "potentially" not appropriate until next year.
- Sacramento Bee
‘Get off my mom’: Stabbing suspect killed in house fire after standoff with Sacramento deputies
A child was screaming at the suspect to leave his mother alone after a stabbing, Sacramento deputies said.
- The Canadian Press
Penguins GM Dubas joins Canada's front office for world hockey championship
CALGARY — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas has been named to Canada's front office team for the upcoming world hockey championship. Hockey Canada announced Friday that Dubas will make his international debut as an associate general manager on GM Rick Nash's staff. Dubas, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., recently completed his first season leading Pittsburgh's front office. The Penguins made a late playoff push but ended the season three points behind
- PA Media: UK News
Travellers ‘sleeping on floor and missing medication’ amid Dubai airport chaos
One man said he witnessed a bottle being thrown and staff raising their voices.
- The Canadian Press
Full jury of 12 people and 6 alternates is seated in Trump's hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president a step closer to opening statements. Lawyers spent days quizzing dozens of New Yorkers to choose the panel that has vowed to put their personal views aside and impartially judge whether the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is guilty or not. The jury includes a sales professional, a software engineer, an English