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Blockbuster M&A deals more than double in first quarter
Dealmaking drought left behind as first-quarter transaction values rise 30% with European market standing outFinancial Times - Business -
Black Crowes release new music for the first time in more than a decade
“Happiness Bastards” is the first new studio album in 15 years for the Black Crowes, made up of brothers Chris and Rich Robinson. The duo, who broke up in 2015, got back together in 2020 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album.CBS News - Top stories -
England sewage spills more than double in 2023
Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year.BBC News - Top stories -
The first 'cyberflasher' is convicted under England's new law and gets more than 5 years in prison
A sex offender is the first person in England and Wales to be convicted under a new cyber-flashing lawABC News - Tech -
UN Adopts First Global Artificial Intelligence Resolution
Pushed by U.S., the General Assembly creates "a baseline set of principles to guide next steps in AIs development and use."Inc. - Business - United Nations -
There Are Already More Measles Cases in the US This Year Than All of 2023
The CDC is begging Americans to get vaccinated against measles as cases continue to rise.Wired - Tech -
FirstFT: Global M&A drought ends as blockbuster deals double in first quarter
Also in today’s newsletter, Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing and the broken market for medicinesFinancial Times - World -
More than six in 10 US abortions in 2023 were done by medication — a significant jump since 2020
New research shows that more than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medicationABC News - Health -
Musk’s Neuralink shows off first implant patient: ‘like using The Force’
Noland Arbaugh is a 29-year-old quadriplegic patient who says he was paralyzed eight years ago in a diving accident.VentureBeat - Tech -
March Madness: No. 6 Clemson survives furious Baylor rally to beat back No. 3 Bears, advance to Sweet 16
Clemson almost blew a big lead, but held on to advance to the tournament's second weekend.Yahoo Sports - Sports - College Football -
OpenAI shows off first examples of third-party creators using Sora
Sora creations made by a select group of outside filmmakers, artists, advertising agencies, and musicians that have been given access.VentureBeat - Tech -
Councils now sell off more houses than they build. Thatcher’s legacy, right to buy, is a failure
The right still reveres her flagship policy, but the repercussions are more homelessness, spiralling rents and bankrupt councils. Of all the policies imposed on Britain by Conservative governments, few have reshaped the country’s fortunes as ...The Guardian - World -
More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity
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Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity
Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity say they saw them and that they couldn't hold back tears of joy during the reunionABC News - World -
Long Beach Post staffers laid off after moving to unionize and going on strike
The Long Beach Media Guild announced Friday that nine Long Beach Post staffers received layoff notices after moving to unionize and going on strike.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
GameStop Confirms More Layoffs, Share Price Tumbles After Sales Slide
GameStop has published its latest earnings briefing, and as part of it, the video game retailer said it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs, according to Reuters.. These layoffs could be part of the previously announced plan to close a ...GameSpot - Tech -
AMC CEO says first part of 2024 ‘a slog to wade through’
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. CEO Adam Aron says that the first part of 2024 will be “a slog” for the movie theater chain and original meme stock, citing the ongoing impact of last year’s Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes.MarketWatch - Business -
California Fast Food Workers Hit With Layoffs Ahead of Law Raising Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour
As an April 1 deadline to raise hourly wages by 20 percent nears, fast-food businesses across the state cut staff levels to reduce costs.Inc. - Business - California -
Ukraine says a missile barrage against Russia's Black Sea Fleet was even more successful than it thought
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Google, Apple Breakups on the Agenda as Global Regulators Target Tech
Lawsuits, fines and scrutiny for social media giants and tech leaders show strongest government response so far.Inc. - Business - Google -
Requiring ugly images of smoking's harm on cigarettes won't breach First Amendment, court says
A federal appeals court says a requirement that cigarette packs and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking does not violate the First AmendmentABC News - Health -
Tesla has had a ‘nightmare’ first quarter amid weak China demand, says this longtime bull
Wedbush’s Dan Ives trims his stock-price target to $300 from $315 after a “perfect storm” of issues.MarketWatch - Business - China -
Humza Yousaf questioned over new hate crime laws
The first minister faces questions from opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs at Holyrood.BBC News - Top stories -
Meet the Tech Company That Had a Better Year Than Nvidia
Super Micro Computer has gone from an obscure server maker to a $60 billion company set to join the S&P 500 Monday.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed
Gunmen rode through the school in Kuriga in north-western Nigeria seizing children as young as eight.BBC News - Top stories - Nigeria -
How Thames Water can avoid nationalisation
Without fresh equity the UK utility would have to slash costs and investment and focus squarely on cash preservationFinancial Times - Business -
The Guardian appoints first Caribbean correspondent
Natricia Duncan’s role, unique to UK news media, is one of seven new appointments – two in the US – since Legacies of Enslavement report. The Guardian has appointed its first Caribbean correspondent, marking one year since the newspaper’s owner ...The Guardian - World -
6 missing Baltimore bridge workers presumed dead, Coast Guard says
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday evening that the six missing workers in the Baltimore bridge collapse are presumed dead and it is suspending search and rescue efforts. Lynda Tran, former senior adviser to Transportation Secretary Pete ...CBS News - Top stories -
UK borders watchdog says visa regime put care workers at risk
David Neal, sacked last month, says Home Office did not understand sector and left migrants open to exploitationFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Nissan will invest in Renault's Ampere in pursuit of global EV roadmap, CEO says
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Millions go hungry as a billion meals binned every day, says UN report
UN Food Waste Index report also finds global food wastage is big contributor to climate crisis. More than a billion meals are thrown away every day, in poor countries as well as rich ones, despite more than 730 million people living in hunger ...The Guardian - World - United Nations -
Melt of polar ice hitting global timekeeping, study shows
Plans to put all clocks back a second may have to be delayed as water flowing into the oceans slows Earth’s rotationFinancial Times - Business -
Ford to Lay Off 700 Workers as Electric F-150 Lightning Truck Sales Skid
Slowing electric vehicle sales prompt automaker to cut jobs, transfer some workers off its electric pickup truck line.Inc. - Business -
The lowest-paid U.S. workers are seeing their wages surge faster than any other group of earners
The trend is “a notable reversal of fortune” for some of the country’s lowest-earning workers, researchers said — but the gains might still fall short.MarketWatch - Business -
Treasury yields end higher to kick off holiday-shortened week
Rates on U.S. government debt jumped by the most in one week on Monday as traders braced for a busy holiday-shortened period.MarketWatch - Business -
Aluminum company says preferred site for new smelter is a region of Kentucky hit hard by job losses
Gov. Andy Beshear says an aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelterABC News - Top stories -
Briton 'overjoyed' at completing one of world's toughest races
Jasmin Paris from Midlothian made history by finishing the gruelling 100-mile Barkley Marathons.BBC News - Top stories -
Moscow attack: 'The first thing you notice is the smell'
The BBC's Steve Rosenberg visits the Moscow concert hall where more than 100 were people were killed.BBC News - Top stories