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Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
Shoppers and workers have returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall, where six days earlier an assailant stabbed six people to death in an attack that police believe targeted womenABC News - World -
Air-safety officials are mounting a new push to ease fatigue among the controllers who coordinate thousands of flights across the U.S. each day and the potential risks it poses to airline travel.
Air-safety officials are mounting a new push to ease fatigue among the controllers who coordinate thousands of flights across the U.S. each day and the potential risks it poses to airline travel.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Disruptions continue at Dubai airport after unprecedented rainfall
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Columbine survivor on 25 years since mass shooting
The Columbine High School mass shooting in Littleton, Colorado, left behind many survivors and families who are still dealing with the massacre's trauma. Zach Cartaya, a Columbine student and co-founder of The Rebels Project, joins CBS News with ...CBS News - Top stories -
Columbia University protesters resume demonstrations after mass arrests
Pro-Palestinian student protesters resumed a third day of demonstrations Friday at Columbia University, saying their resolve has strengthened despite mass suspensions and arrests.NBC News - Top stories -
Thousands Are Eligible for Tax Refunds From 2020
The I.R.S. estimates that 940,000 people who didn’t file their returns for that year are due back money. The deadline for filing to get it is May 17.The New York Times - Business -
Undergarments for the Ultrawealthy
Cadolle, a maker of corsets favored by designers like John Galliano and labels like Dior, is known for custom underpinnings that can cost thousands of dollars.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Who Doesn’t Want to Be a Traitor?
Reality stars and other people with some degree of fame are making no secret of their hopes to join the next cast of the hit show “The Traitors.”The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Sony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount
The company and Apollo Global Management are discussing a joint effort, even as Paramount conducts exclusive merger negotiations with Skydance.The New York Times - Business -
Sony In Talks To Join Bid To Buy Paramount - Report
In the race to acquire Paramount, Skydance Media still has the inside track. But there may be more players pulling up in the rearview. According to The New York Times, an investment firm, Apollo Global Management, is in talks with Sony Pictures ...GameSpot - Tech -
Thousands of Black kidney transplant candidates moved up on waitlist after testing bias found
More than 14,000 Black kidney transplant candidates in the U.S. have been moved up on the waitlist after a widely used test was found to be overestimating how well Black people's kidneys were functioning, making them seem healthier than they were. ...CBS News - Top stories -
Tom Brady spent thousands of dollars bribing his teammates to make big plays, according to former Pro Bowler
Brady knew how to get the Bucs' offensive linemen extra motivatedCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK
The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown.Wired - Tech -
UK's largest indoor arena opens with big plans
A new £365m venue in Manchester is backed by Harry Styles and aims to tempt major events from London.BBC News - Top stories -
Walmart joins other big retailers in scaling back on self-checkout
Retailers are ditching and limiting shelf-checkout at some stores, particularly those hit by theft and customer complaints.CBS News - Top stories -
Another Republican joins effort to oust Johnson, putting the speaker in real peril
A third House Republican has signed onto an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power, giving his opponents the votes they'd need to remove the Republican leader unless Democrats stepped in to save him.NBC News - Top stories -
VW Workers Vote to Join UAW in Historic Southern Win for Union
The victory at the Tennessee factory helped the union toward its goal of reversing declining membership by organizing foreign-owned factories.The Wall Street Journal - World -
D-Day’s 80th Anniversary Inspires Watches
Commemorative pieces include a steel model similar to a British wartime watch and one with Normandy beach sand in its crown.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers
Exclusive: 80% of Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of English ones, 60% in Scotland and 50% in Northern Ireland breaching regulations. The majority of UK dairy farms are breaking pollution rules, with vast amounts of cow manure being spilled into ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
UK car insurance prices fall for first time in two years
Quarter-on-quarter drop provides some relief for households but quotes are up 43% from a year agoFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Delays to OFR funds recognition scheme leaves UK out in the cold
Post-Brexit overseas funds regime has yet to be implemented, depriving UK investors of some of latest innovative fundsFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves
Analysis of 60o gardens shows wilder lawns feed caterpillars and create breeding habitat. Good news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in your garden, according to a new scientific study – let ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
EU Proposes UK Talks to Ease Stays for Students, Young Workers
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India seeks UK carbon tax exemption in free trade deal talks
Exclusive: India seeking to use approach of UK election as bargaining chip and any exemption would be controversial. India is demanding an exemption from the UK’s planned carbon tax as part of negotiations aiming to finalise a free trade deal ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
UK will not ‘turn on’ post-Brexit checks of EU goods for fear of border delays
Industry groups say lack of clarity leaves businesses unsure how to manage new rules due to start on April 30Financial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
London house prices underperformed rest of UK for past 8 years
High costs, post-Covid trends and rising mortgage rates suppressed demandFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good
A plan by Britain’s government to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative PartyABC News - Health - United Kingdom -
UK watchdog sends fresh warning to water utilities over dividends
Ofwat criticises failure to improve infrastructure in letter seen by Financial TimesFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024
Sector may breach the government’s Jet Zero strategy which pledged not to surpass 2019 CO2 figures. Emissions from UK flights are rapidly returning to pre-pandemic levels, with CO2 pollution from aviation on track to reach a record high this ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Sunak rejects offer of youth mobility scheme between EU and UK
Labour also turns down European Commission’s proposal, which would have allowed young Britons to live, study and work in EU. Rishi Sunak has rejected an EU offer to strike a post-Brexit deal to allow young Britons to live, study or work in the ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
UK rejects EU free movement for young people offer
The EU Commission said UK and EU citizens under 30 should be able to work or study for up to four years.BBC News - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Paramount shares rise after Sony, Apollo reportedly seek to join deal talks
Shares of Paramount Global were trading higher following a report that Sony’s movie studio division is in talks with Apollo Global Management about joining a bid for Paramount.MarketWatch - Business -
Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison
A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapelABC News - World -
Former Louisville head coach Kenny Payne joins John Calipari's staff at Arkansas
Payne was fired by Louisville last month after compiling a 12-52 record in his two seasons in charge.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Third GOP lawmaker joins effort to oust Johnson as foreign aid bill clears procedural hurdle
NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles joins Meet the Press NOW as the House clears another procedural hurdle to pass a foreign aid package. A third Republican joins the effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)NBC News - Politics -
5 big takeaways from Day 3 of Trump's hush money trial
Twelve jurors have been seated in the historic criminal trial of former president Donald Trump.ABC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Day 3 of Trump New York hush money trial
The full 12-person jury for Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial has been seated.CNN - Top stories - New York -
Can you afford to take your children on days out?
Parents and a play centre owner say they are feeling the squeeze when it comes to costs.BBC News - Top stories -
A silent Trump glowers and stares during third day of criminal trial
This was not Donald Trump the business mogul or Donald Trump the 45th president – it was Donald Trump the defendant. With Donald Trump just a few feet away, a potential juror in the criminal case against him summed up the experience in just three ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Watch: Lawyers spar during tetchy exchanges at Post Office inquiry
Rodric Williams, who still works for the company, was a Post Office lawyer as the Horizon scandal developed.BBC News - Top stories