By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The president of the Spanish rugby federation will resign from his job after the national team lost its place at next year’s Rugby World Cup for fielding an ineligible player. Alfonso Feijoo says he swill step down when the appeal process is completed. He also says
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — With mounting evidence pointing to the Canadian Armed Forces having trained members of Ukraine’s military who are also reported to be part of extremist groups, experts say Ottawa needs to strongly bolster its investigation and vetting of the
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Ottawa, Canada (CTV Network) — A policy change years in the making, on Thursday Health Canada approved Canadian Blood Services’ submission to eliminate the three-month donor deferral period for gay and bisexual men as well as some other folks in the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Continue ReadingCNN By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Shares of Chinese tech companies soared on Friday after Beijing signaled that it may throw the beleagured industry a lifeline and promised again to minimize the impact of Covid-19 on the economy. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 4%, while the Shanghai Composite was up 2.4%, after Chinese state
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Shares of Chinese tech companies soared on Friday after Beijing signaled that it may throw the beleagured industry a lifeline and promised again to minimize the impact of Covid-19 on the economy. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 4%, while the Shanghai Composite was up 2.4%, after Chinese state media
Continue ReadingAirbnb says its employees can live and work almost anywhere around the world, as the company embraces a fully remote work policy to attract staff and ensure flexibility. The San Francisco-based short-term-stay company said late Thursday that under the new policy, employees can work from the office, home or during their travels to 170 countries.
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher It didn’t take long for the crew of the first all-private mission to the International Space Station to experience the unique dependency that US astronauts and Russian cosmonauts share in orbit. “We had one day when the toilet was down for a couple hours,” Larry Connor, the pilot of Axiom Space’s AX-1
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN The president of the Amazon Labor Union warned Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday that he risks ignoring the concerns of workers at his own political peril. At the opening of a Senate Banking Committee hearing focused on Amazon (AMZN), in which Graham used his initial remarks to blast the
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has given a new mandate to his sex abuse advisory commission. He told its members they must work with bishops conferences around the world to establish special welcome centers for victims and must audit the church’s progress on fighting abuse from its new perch
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A funeral has been held for a New York City firefighter killed while battling a Brooklyn house fire. Thirty-one-year-old Timothy Klein was remembered Friday as a selfless hero and fun-loving prankster who overcame childhood health obstacles to follow his father into the department. He died
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Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A woman who lost two sons to overdoses says she hopes a federal court clears the way for a settlement of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. Chery Juaire, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, said Friday she hopes judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule soon “because lives are
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A woman who lost two sons to overdoses says she hopes a federal court clears the way for a settlement of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. Chery Juaire, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, said Friday she hopes judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule soon “because lives are
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil reported $5.48 billion in profits during the first quarter as oil and gas prices rose steadily. That was more than double its profits during the same quarter last year. But the oil giant took a huge hit as it abandoned its Russian operations
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business ExxonMobil took at $3.4 billion charge for exiting its business in Russia in the first quarter, but it still posted sharply higher profits on high oil prices Revenue at ExxonMobil soared 53% to $90.5 billion. Even with the charge for exiting Russia, net income doubled to $5.4 billion. And excluding
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The former owner of two Vermont ski resorts was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money. The sentencing of Ariel Quiros, former owner of
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The former owner of two Vermont ski resorts was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money. The sentencing of Ariel Quiros, former owner of
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has been appointed as coach of the Austrian national team. The Austrian soccer federation says Rangnick will start working with the team in late May ahead of a Nations League game against Croatia on June 3. That is shortly after United’s last scheduled game of the
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted “Footballer of the Year” in England for a second time, and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has won the women’s award. The Football Writers’ Association announced its awards on Friday and reported Salah garnered 48% of the vote, ahead of Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne
Continue ReadingBy TINA OREM of NerdWallet Using recent metro-area data from the U.S. Census Bureau and state-level data from the Federation of State Tax Administrators, NerdWallet’s list of the 10 best cities for freelancers includes places where housing and income taxes tended to be relatively more affordable, freelancer culture was vibrant and there were signs of
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