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Canada to Review Amazon Contracts After Quebec Layoffs
Canada has warned Amazon.com that it is reviewing business ties with the company’s cloud-computing unit following Amazon’s decision to shut down its warehouses in Quebec, leading to the layoff of ...The Wall Street Journal - 4h -
CNN announces about 200 layoffs as it attempts to modernize business
Both CNN and NBC News are planning layoffs this week as newsrooms transition away from linear TV toward digital audiences.CNBC - 11h -
Ireland parliament to make second attempt to elect taoiseach
The Dáil had been suspended on Wednesday following chaotic scenes in the chamber.BBC News - 14h -
Trump Signs Executive Order in Attempt to Delay TikTok Ban
Shortly after taking office Monday, the president issued the order to delay the app’s ban for 75 days. The law went into effect on Sunday.The New York Times - 17h -
Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts seeking to block President Donald Trump's attempt to revoke the right to automatic birthright citizenship.NBC News - 2d -
GDC survey reveals a rocky year of layoffs and AI skepticism for game developers
The 2025 GDC survey revealed the impact of industry-wide layoffs in 2024 where one of every 11 game developers lost a job.VentureBeat - 2d -
Unknown 9 Deemed A "Failure" As Developer Cancels Future Project And Confirms Layoffs
Unknown 9: Awakening developer Reflector Entertainment has deemed its first game as a failure and has canceled a future project, resulting in layoffs.. "This decision correlates directly with the ...GameSpot - 2d -
'I was saved by God': Trump cites divine intervention in assassination attempt
Citing the assassination attempt that left him wounded, President Trump said "I was saved by God to make America great again" in his inaugural address.NBC News - 3d -
UK government rejects attempt to block EU law in Northern Ireland
Unionist parties triggered ‘Stormont brake’ over changes to rules on chemicals labelling in regionFinancial Times - 3d -
The Trevor Project to undergo layoffs and restructuring in major ‘transformation’
The Trevor Project, a national LGBTQ youth suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization, announced Friday that it will undergo a “transformation” that will include layoffs and ...NBC News - 6d -
Attempted White House attacker receives sentencing
Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to 96 months in federal prison for an attempted attack on the White House on May 22, 2023.ABC News - Jan. 16 -
Driver pleads guilty in smuggling attempt that resulted in 53 migrant deaths
Temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit while migrants screamed and banged the walls of the trailer for help or tried to claw their way out, investigators said.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
NASCAR: Martin Truex Jr. to attempt 2025 Daytona 500 with Tricon Garage
The Truck Series team will be making its first Cup Series race attempt.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16 -
JR Motorsports to attempt 2025 Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier
It'll be the first time the team co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. has attempted a Cup Series race.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 15 -
South Korea Arrests President on Second Attempt. It Took 1,000 Police.
Authorities detained the impeached Yoon Suk Yeol, a move some say prolongs the divisions that have racked South Korea since he declared martial law last month.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 15 -
Meta to Cut 5% of Its Workers in New Round of Layoffs
The layoffs come as Mark Zuckerberg pushes to remake his company for the Trump era and prepares to co-host a gala for the president-elect’s inauguration.The New York Times - Jan. 14 -
Attempted murder charge after nurse stabbed
A 37-year-old man will appear in court on Tuesday after a nurse was stabbed at a hospital in Oldham.BBC News - Jan. 13 -
Attempted abduction of girl, 3, stopped by mother
A man who was believed to have tried to take a girl outside a house, was stopped by her mother.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Starmer’s attempt to ‘do a Blair’ on the NHS
Ministers are trying to go further than before — with less moneyFinancial Times - Jan. 11 -
Tearful Penn State QB Allar rues ill-fated attempt
Penn State quarterback Drew Allar said of his late misfire that resulted in a Notre Dame interception and was followed by the Irish's game-winning field goal: "I should have just thrown it away."ESPN - Jan. 10 -
Kenya court rules that criminalising attempted suicide is unconstitutional
The judgment has been welcomed as an important shift in perceptions by human rights and mental health groups. A Kenyan judge has declared as unconstitutional sections of the country’s laws that ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Judge halts attempt to retrieve £600m bitcoin wallet from Welsh dump
James Howells, 39, took council to court to try to force it to let him search site for hard drive thrown away by accident. A computer expert’s decade-long battle to recover a £600m bitcoin fortune ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
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Watch: The scene across LA as firefighters attempt to contain blazes
The latest blaze, Sunset Fire, is threatening homes and landmarks as Hollywood is evacuated.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Meta’s factchecking partners brace for layoffs
Meta has provided over $100m for certified organizations to conduct factchecks on its platforms since 2016. Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end factchecking on Facebook and Instagram in the US ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
DoJ to release part of report on Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election
Justice department intends to release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings from investigation. Attorney general Merrick Garland intends to release the first part of the highly-anticipated special ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Communist spies and assassination attempts: how the cold war still shapes South Korean politics
Attitudes to North Korea are key to understanding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law and its aftermath. As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remains barricaded in his ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Alaba back in Madrid squad after year-long layoff
David Alaba has returned to the Real Madrid squad ahead of the Spanish Supercopa semifinal against Mallorca following a year-long layoff due to injury.ESPN - Jan. 7 -
Clyburn hopes Johnson will attempt to find 'common ground'
The South Carolina Democrat is eager to see if Johnson's patience with his fellow Republicans will extend across the aisle.Politico - Jan. 5 -
Dash names new coach Gautrat in rebuild attempt
The Houston Dash named Fabrice Gautrat as their new head coach on Friday.ESPN - Jan. 3 -
New details emerge of man charged with attempting to kill Kavanaugh
The man accused of showing up outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home in 2022 intending to kill him told authorities he wanted to “make the world a better place” and had been planning ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
South Korean Officials Thwarted in Attempt to Detain President After Standoff
Police officers and investigators tried to bring President Yoon Suk Yeol in for questioning about his declaration of martial law last month.The New York Times - Jan. 3 -
Investigators suspend attempt to arrest South Korean president Yoon after standoff with security service – latest updates
Anti-corruption officials say they faced human wall of 200 presidential personnel at his official residence. Investigators abandon attempt to arrest South Korean president Insurrection is one ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Attempt to arrest S Korea president suspended after six-hour stand-off
Yoon Suk Yeol's "refusal of the legal process" is "deeply regrettable", investigators say.BBC News - Jan. 3 -
Investigators abandon attempt to arrest South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol
Officials entered the presidential compound to find themselves blocked by troops under the control of the presidential security service. . South Korea’s political crisis took a dramatic turn on ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
South Korea's Impeached President Fends Off Arrest Attempt Over Martial-Law Decree
Yoon Suk Yeol’s bodyguards thwarted investigators in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial law decree.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 3 -
Doomed to fail? Hong Kong’s attempt to tackle ‘shoebox housing’ runs into trouble
Authorities are seeking to fix the city’s problem of tiny, overcrowded housing but critics say the new regulations fail to capture the worst offenders. Lai Shan Zse moves quickly, bounding up the ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Home is where your attempts to escape cease – and at a bar in New York, I stopped running | Mona Eltahawy
After an attack by riot police in Cairo, I returned to the US with both arms in plaster, and found there would always be a place at the table for me. In our end of year series, writers and public ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
Barcelona make fresh attempt to register Dani Olmo after losing second appeal
Club also hope to obtain licence for Pau Víctor Barça have struggled to convince of compliance with FFP Barcelona applied for new players’ licences for Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor with the Spanish ...The Guardian - Dec. 31
