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The IndependentGirl arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teachers and pupil stabbed at Welsh school
Teenage girl arrested and three hospitalised as Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school put in lockdown
- The Independent
Riot police arrest students as Palestine protests spread to colleges in Texas and California
Protests relating to the Israel-Hamas war have been sprouting up at campuses across the country
- Investor's Business Daily
Magnificent Seven Stocks: Nvidia Stock Slides; Tesla Soars On Earnings; Meta Earnings Next
Magnificent Seven stocks, including AI leader Nvidia, are among the best stocks to watch in today's stock market.
- The Independent
Spend more on Nato to fight Putin, Sunak tells EU leaders after his £75bn defence boost
World ‘now more dangerous now than at any moment since the Cold War’ says prime minister
- People
This Is Why Drumstick Ice Cream Doesn't Melt, According to an Engineer
The iconic treats have been trending on TikTok, where users are wondering why they melt so slowly
- Reuters
Canadian dollar weakens as soft data supports rate cut bets
The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as domestic data showed a surprise decline in retail sales, bolstering expectations the Bank of Canada would begin cutting interest rates in the coming months. Canadian retail sales decreased 0.1% in February, led by a drop in sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors. Preliminary estimates for March showed that retail sales were flat and manufacturing sales declined 2.8%.
- People
Courteney Cox Recalls Johnny McDaid Breaking Up with Her in Therapy: 'I Was So Shocked'
"So three years in, we broke up and it was really intense. We broke up in therapy. I didn't know it was coming, whether I should have or not," Cox admitted
- TechCrunch
JioCinema launches 35-cent premium tier, stepping up rivalry with Netflix and Prime Video
JioCinema introduced new monthly subscription plan on Thursday, with the lowest tier costing just 35 cents. The revamp in the pricing strategy comes as the market-leading service seeks to exert greater pressure on rivals including Netflix and Prime Video. The service -- backed by Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani -- introduced two monthly tiers: Rs 89 ($1), featuring support for four simultaneous screen access, and Rs 29, with single-screen access.
- Associated Press
Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic announces the birth of her daughter
Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic has become a mom for the first time, she announced Wednesday. The 27-year-old Bencic and her partner Martin Hromkovič, who is also her fitness coach, posted a photograph on their Instagram accounts with the message “Bella, our love” and Tuesday's date that she was born. The replies included congratulations from top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Viktorija Golubic, who played doubles with Bencic when they won silver for Switzerland at the Tokyo Olympics placed in 2021.
- Reuters
CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar weakens as soft data supports rate cut bets
The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as domestic data showed a surprise decline in retail sales, bolstering expectations the Bank of Canada would begin cutting interest rates in the coming months. Canadian retail sales decreased 0.1% in February, led by a drop in sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors. Preliminary estimates for March showed that retail sales were flat and manufacturing sales declined 2.8%.
- The Guardian
Taylor Swift hits 1bn Spotify streams in a week with Tortured Poets Department
Swift’s new album breaks another streaming record after already becoming the platform’s most-streamed album in a day
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'Planted all my spring bulbs in about 10 minutes': This $9 tool means you can get rid of your shovel and spade
Dig holes with your drill — this time- and energy-saving gadget has over 1,800 five-star fans.
- The Canadian Press
Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok. Forced inside by a rainstorm, he competed with 13-year-old Hurley “HJ” Coleman IV to make putts on a practice mat. The Coleman family posted video of the proceedings on the app — complete with Biden holing out a putt and the teen knocking his own shot home in response, over the caption, “I had to sink the rebuttal.” The networ
- The Canadian Press
Funeral held in Halifax-area mosque for 16-year-old homicide victim from Syria
HALIFAX — A Muslim funeral was held Wednesday for a 16-year-old Halifax boy who police say was the victim of a homicide. The Ummah Mosque in Halifax posted a message on its website saying the service for Ahmad Maher Al Marrach, who was found badly injured in a parking garage on Monday, would be held at a Kearny Lake Mosque in suburban Bedford. A burial at a Muslim cemetery in nearby Hammonds Plains would follow. "Please pray for the family, his loved ones and all our youth, as it’s a devastating
- The Independent
Nicola Coughlan calls out internet troll questioning why she’s ‘in a bra’
‘Cos it looked good,’ ‘Bridgerton’ star says of her press look
- Sacramento Bee
See photos of pro-Palestinian protest at Cal Poly Humboldt that is shutting down campus
Students and community members occupied a building on Monday as demonstrations affect universities across country
- The Telegraph
Macron scores from the spot in latest display of sporting prowess
Weeks after a sweaty Emmanuel Macron was seen hitting a punch bag in an apparent show of virility, the French president turned his sporting attention to football on Wednesday for a football match.
- Sacramento Bee
Major insurer vows increase in California home policies if risk estimation rules change
That statement came during a public hearing on rule changes, which would allow insurance companies to estimate future risks when asking the department to increase prices.
- HuffPost
Katy Perry Shows Off Her New Cybertruck — And The Replies Are A Total Wreck
People roasted the pop star for promoting the truck, which has been plagued by owner complaints since it was sent out last fall.
- TechCrunch
Eric Schmidt-backed Augment, a GitHub Copilot rival, launches out of stealth with $252M
In a recent StackOverflow poll, 44% of software engineers said that they use AI tools as part of their development processes now and 26% plan to soon. Meanwhile, Gartner estimates that over half of organizations are currently piloting or have already deployed AI-driven coding assistants, and that 75% of developers will use coding assistants in some form by 2028. Ex-Microsoft software developer Igor Ostrovsky believes that, soon, there won't be a developer who doesn't use AI in their workflows.