The Ukrainian counteroffensive is advancing, reclaiming more territory seized by the Russians. Even Russian pro-war correspondents are reporting on Ukraine’s military successes. Those achievements are putting Russian President Vladimir Putin under greater pressure, leading to his escalating threats about using nuclear weapons.
EDMONTON — Despite some ugly early-series numbers, Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner still has the faith of his coach. Skinner gave up three goals on the first seven shots he faced in Wednesday's Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers rallied before losing 5-4 in overtime on a breakaway goal from Anze Kopitar. The Western Conference first round series is tied 1-1, but Skinner has a wobbly .857 save percentage through the first two games. Skinner’s play through the first two gam
This brings up Toyota's total investment in Indiana to $8 billion and adds up to 340 new jobs at the Japanese automaker. The latest investment comes after the company had said in February it would invest $1.3 billion at its Kentucky facility for electrification efforts, including assembly of a new, three-row battery electric SUV for the U.S. market. Toyota's Indiana facility is home to more than 7,500 team members who assemble its popular models such as Sienna vans, Highlander, Grand Highlander and the Lexus TX.
The books will be released sequentially, starting with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, with a full cast of yet-to-be-named actors and a ‘groundbreaking new soundscape’
A top US bank regulator opted not to consider new policies that would have imposed stricter oversight on asset managers with sizeable investments in banks like Blackrock and Vanguard, even as agency officials agreed the matter merited more attention. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation postponed votes on two competing plans that would have given the agency more power to scrutinize asset managers after it was clear neither had the majority backing of the five-member board. "If these fund complexes are using their purportedly passive investment funds to push social policy, to influence bank policy, there's a real significant issue here," said FDIC board member Jonathan McKernan at the agency's public board meeting on Thursday.
Two police officers denied assaulting a 93-year-old disabled man with dementia after a court heard they used a taser, pepper spray and baton on him. Donald Burgess, 93, had dementia and lived in a care home. After a report of a resident wielding a knife and threatening staff in June 2022, PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto attended the care home in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.
TORONTO — Rogers Communications and the NHL have reached an exclusive agreement with Amazon's Prime Video to carry Monday regular-season games in Canada for the next two seasons. Rogers and the league said in a joint statement Thursday that "Prime Monday Night Hockey" will stream all national regular season Monday night NHL games in English for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 NHL seasons. It marks the NHL's first exclusive broadcast deal with a digital-only streaming service in Canada. The package will
The move would be a much-needed boost for the London Stock Exchange, which has struggled for new listings this year
Javed Nouri claimed he warned police that asylum seeker Alid was routinely carrying a knife, but police said this was not reported.
Hilton has launched a £40 zero waste menu including potato peel risotto and desserts made from buffet scraps.
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TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said. The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely, said the sources close to the parent. TikTok accounts for a small share of ByteDance's total revenues and daily active users, so the parent would rather have the app shut down in the U.S. in a worst case scenario than sell it to a potential American buyer, they said.
Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE:LAD) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript April 24, 2024 Lithia Motors, 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 Lithia Motors First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants […]
Thunder Bay will see $2.1 million of a $4.4-million investment by the province that will fund 35 projects — 24 of them exploring for critical minerals. This week, Mines Minister George Pirie visited the Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase, which took place at the Valhalla Inn, to make the announcement. The funding comes from the Ontario Junior Exploration Program and is part of the province's critical minerals strategy. The showcase featured more than 30 speakers and 50 exhibitors consistin
A huge international report has found that England leads the world in under-age drinking - and that girls are drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys in the UK. The study is one of the largest of its kind and was carried out by the World Health Organisation, who examined data from 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries. Dr Jo Inchley, international coordinator for the study, called Health Behaviour In School-Aged Children, explains some of the key findings.
The prime minister warns that El Niño-triggered heavy rains are likely to continue into May.
This visionary program creates career pathways for hospitality workers in New Orleans.
Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski breaks down some of the trickiest batters to gauge so far this season in the latest edition of The Buzz.
A body believed to be that of a missing truck driver has been found in a northwest Iowa field not far from where his abandoned rig was discovered on an isolated highway just before Thanksgiving , but details of his death remain a mystery. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said someone in his field discovered a body Wednesday, near where 53-year-old David Schultz's semi was found parked in the middle of the road on Nov. 21. The DPS didn't identify the body as that of Schultz and said in a news release that a forensic autopsy was planned.
Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would invest $1.4 billion in its Princeton facility in Indiana to prepare for assembly of a three-row battery electric SUV. This brings up Toyota's total investment in Indiana to $8 billion and adds up to 340 new jobs at the Japanese automaker. The latest investment comes after the company had said in February it would invest $1.3 billion at its Kentucky facility for electrification efforts, including assembly of a new, three-row battery electric SUV for the U.S. market.
The Los Angeles Police Department said more than 90 people were arrested Wednesday during a day of Gaza War protests at the University of Southern California.
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