Yahoo Movies Soggy weekend ahead as remnants of Tropical Storm Ian hits Maryland
Chief Meteorologist Tom Tasselmyer says expect a rainy and windy weekend as Tropical Storm Ian's remnants hit Maryland.
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The Canadian PressRCMP alleges two former UN workers in Montreal tried to sell military drones in Libya
MONTREAL — Two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones that can carry multiple missiles, and other military equipment in Libya, the RCMP said Tuesday. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Charles Poirier said the alleged offences occurred between 2018 and 2021, when the two men were working at the International Civil Aviation Organization, a UN agency headquartered in Montreal. He said the two men — Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, 61,
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Paju Mountain Run a-go in Red Rock
Get those running shoes out of storage and start training, there’s a mountain to climb. Red Rock is set to host its annual 11-kilometre Paju Mountain Run on August 10, celebrating 41 years of running and local camaraderie. Registration for the Paju Mountain Run opens online on May 1. Speaking with Dougall Media, Red Rock’s Community Development Officer, Ashley Davis, said the township normally sees anywhere from 40-60 participants. “It’s a very exciting event. I encourage everybody to come out a
- Reuters
Italy passes contested plan to 'support motherhood' in abortion clinics
Italy's Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who "support motherhood" into abortion clinics to try to deter women terminating pregnancies. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party attached the proposal in an amendment to a bill on Rome's post-COVID-19 recovery plan, which includes a chapter dedicated to the health sector. Meloni is staunchly anti-abortion, but pledged during her victorious general election campaign in 2022 that despite her personal convictions she would not change existing legislation on the subject.
- Reuters
Luminar unveils new compact lidar sensor Halo, tie-up with Applied Intuition
The tie-up will provide solutions for automobile manufacturers to test their assisted driving systems using Applied Intuition's sensor simulator integrated with Luminar's lidar sensor models. Lidar sensor helps self-driving cars and driver-assistance systems gain a three-dimensional map of the road, and is considered a key to achieving full autonomy in vehicles. Luminar's latest lidar sensor, Halo, is smaller than previous generation sensors and will blend into the roofline of a car or behind the windshield, the company said.
- Business Insider
Some workers are choosing housing and student loan benefits over a retirement plan, and it says a lot about America's cost-of-living crisis
Companies and workers are rethinking job benefits, with a growing focus on non-traditional perks like housing and commute assistance.
- Associated Press
Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor's seat. Now they're girding for a fight
As transgender people in Louisiana watched surrounding states in the deeply conservative South implement a slew of laws targeting nearly every facet of their lives in recent years, they counted on their ally in the governor’s office to keep their home a relative oasis. Former Gov. John Bel Edwards, the only statewide elected Democrat at the time, was indeed able to block most of the bills. Edwards has been replaced by Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump who has shown support for such legislation.
- People
Being Treated by a Female Physician Leads to 'Lower Mortality' Rates, Study Shows
“Female and male physicians practice medicine differently," one of the study's authors said
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Dylan Edwards set to be latest Colorado running back to enter transfer portal
All four rushers who had more than 10 carries in 2023 for the Buffaloes are transferring.
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Ramit Sethi: Track These 4 Numbers To Become a Millionaire
Are you looking to become a millionaire? Silly question, surely, because everyone is. But are you serious about it? If so, take some advice from Ramit Sethi, a personal finance advisor and author of...
- Kansas City Star
Boy wakes to find parents, 3 siblings dead in murder-suicide, OK cops say. ‘A massacre’
Police say a husband and father killed his wife and kids before taking his life.
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Lionel Messi, Inter Miami expected to draw record-setting crowd in New England on Saturday
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are expected to play in front of a record-setting crowd on the road in Saturday’s game at New England's Gillette Stadium.
- Business Insider
Stock market today: US futures rise as Tesla kicks off Magnificent 7 earnings season
Shares in Elon Musk's electric car maker have plummeted this year amid signs of a slowdown in demand.
- Evening Standard
Arsenal XI vs Chelsea: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League today
Rotation is likely for the Gunners amid a hectic schedule
- The Guardian
Student Gaza protests: top Republicans call on Biden to send in federal officers
Letter from 25 senators including Mitch McConnell says president ‘must act immediately to restore order’ on university campuses
- The Guardian
Sampha, Yussef Dayes and Daniel Pemberton top Ivor Novello award nominations
Sampha and Dayes get nods for best album and share in nomination for Sampha’s song Spirit 2.0, at awards for British songwriting and composition
- The Telegraph
‘Posh’ M&S sandwich costs twice as much – for an extra 51g of filling
Marks & Spencer has been criticised for selling a “posh” egg mayonnaise and watercress sandwich for £6.
- MMA Junkie
Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson added to UFC 303 for International Fight Week
UFC 303 sees the addition of a key women's bantamweight bout between Mayra Bueno Silva and Macy Chiasson.
- The Telegraph
A constitutional crisis over Rwanda may be Sunak’s last hope of avoiding wipeout
The Safety of Rwanda Bill is through Parliament after the House of Lords finally bowed to the elected chamber as it is required to do – even if in the past it has not always done so immediately. The Commons can assert its supremacy through the use of the Parliament Act to force legislation on to the statute book. The Hunting Act 2004 was the last measure pushed through in this way.
- The Telegraph
David Nicholls’s secret formula to writing a hit modern romance
If somebody had asked you a quarter of a century ago to name Britain’s most successful romantic novelist, your mind’s eye would have flooded with pink as you conjured up a vision of Dame Barbara Cartland. Asked the same question today, though, most people would picture not a flamboyant aristocratic authoress but a man, indeed something of an everyman: David Nicholls.
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Expensive mistake! Mercedes driver confuses pond for parking lot
A Mercedes driver made a very expensive mistake in the Chinese city of Jieyang in Guangdong province. Security footage captured the moment the bungling motorist drove his car into a pond after mistaking it for a rain-covered parking lot. The man paid dearly for his mistake.