Fire and police investigators form a guard of honour as the first body is removed from the the Loafers Hostel by a hearse in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, May 18, 2023, following a fire that left several people dead in the early hours of Tuesday May...
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‘We let our people down’: Navy probe prompted by suicides condemns conditions at shipyard
FILE – The nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington pier side at Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., Sept. 30, 2016. A Navy investigation triggered by a series of suicides is recommending widespread improvements in housing, food, parking and internet for sailors, as well as changes...
Continue reading...Vatican gendarmes fire at car rushing through security, arrest driver
Pope Francis pauses during his weekly general audience in the St. Peters Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (Andrew Medichini / Associated Press) Vatican gendarmes fire at car rushing through security, arrest driver May 18, 2023 A car driven by someone...
Continue reading...The right-wing movement surrounding Daniel Penny is barbaric
GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley joined a growing list of people supporting Penny after he placed Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York subway.
Continue reading...Home security video captures violent collision at Brampton intersection; 21-year-old driver charged
A home security video caught the moment when two vehicles collided at a Brampton intersection earlier this week, sending two women to the hospital with serious injuries. Police said a 21-year-old Brampton driver has been charged in the crash.
Continue reading...With law requiring AAPI studies, DeSantis leans into divide and conquer
Florida’s new law requiring the teaching of Asian American and Pacific Islander history seems designed to paper over DeSantis’ racist assault on education.
Continue reading...Northern Ontario First Nation gathers in Toronto to launch land theft case
Dozens of members of an Ontario First Nation gathered in Toronto on Thursday as part of their efforts to reclaim their land and prized possessions.
Continue reading...Fertility app Premom gave users’ health data to third parties, FTC says
The Federal Trade Commission says fertility app Premom shared users’ sensitive health data and location information with third parties.
Continue reading...‘Do not consume’: Health Canada recalls brand of mushroom sold in Ontario
Health Canada has issued a recall notice for a brand of mushroom sold in Ontario, and possibly distributed in other provinces, due to listeria contamination.
Continue reading...Meta’s next round of massive layoffs starts next week
Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images “It’s a time of great anxiety and uncertainty,” said executive Nick Clegg at a company-wide meeting. Meta is going to start laying off employees next week in its latest round of mass cuts, the company’s executives announced in a Q&A with...
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