A Columbia man was charged with threatening to ‘explode the IRS’ building and kill Nancy Pelosi
A man from Columbia, Maryland, was charged after tweeting threats to "explode the IRS headquarters" and kill House Speaker Nancy...
AHS cracks down on furniture store, northeast Calgary church
CALGARY -- Alberta Health Services reprimanded a furniture store and a northeast Calgary church Thursday for violating COVID-19 public health...
Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND -- Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went...
Mayor, councillor, First Nations speakers join NDP fight against Alberta coal plan
EDMONTON -- More than 250 people attended a virtual NDP town hall Thursday night to fight a UCP plan that...
Gunshots aimed at Barrie home in case of attempted murder
BARRIE, ONT. -- Barrie police say gunshots were fired into a home last month in what they call a case...
Biden Unveils National Strategy That Trump Resisted
WASHINGTON — President Biden, seeking to assert leadership over the coronavirus pandemic, signed a string of executive orders and presidential...
He Called His Song ‘American Anthem.’ It Actually Became One.
“I was struck by the song’s message,” Ms. Jones said in a statement. “In a post-9/11 era, being ‘patriotic’ was...
Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes, Maker Claims
An unusual experiment to prevent nursing home staff members and residents from infection with the coronavirus has succeeded, the drug...
F.D.A. Approves Monthly Shots to Treat H.I.V.
It’s what many people with H.I.V. have long awaited: monthly injections to keep the virus in check, instead of the...
Covid-19: Ministers to consider £500 Covid payment to boost self-isolation rates
A leaked document outlines plans to encourage people with Covid symptoms to get tested and stay home. Source
Chinese esports player VSPN closes $60M Series B+ round to boost its international strategy – TechCrunch
Esports “total solutions provider” VSPN (Versus Programming Network) has closed a $60 million Series B+ funding round, joined by Prospect...
Japan ‘privately’ agrees to cancel Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus – reports
The Japanese government “privately” concluded that the Tokyo Olympics, rescheduled from 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, will have to...
U.S. coach Andonovski lauds ‘incredible’ team mindset
U.S. women's soccer team head coach Vlatko Andonovski said the four-time World Cup winners are in a constant state of...
Intel’s new CEO says troubled chip project is recovering, may still outsource some manufacturing
Bob Swan, then-interim chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Intel Corp., reacts during the inauguration of the company's...
Brazil’s devastating second Covid wave
Brazilian scientists are working hard to understand the new variant that was found in the Amazon. At the same time,...
Ovechkin and Three Other Capitals Out After Health and Safety Violation
The Washington Capitals will be without four key players, including the star forward Alex Ovechkin, for at least four games...
Psaki promises 'transparency' and then refuses to provide views on major congressional actions
For the second time in two days, White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who promised "transparency" in the briefing room,...
I’m a single mom. I take my kids on trips. My mother says that’s crazy and I should be saving for a house. What do you think?
I am a single mother of two children. I work six days per week and I also go to school....
Intel Earnings Slip Despite Record Revenue
Intel Corp.’s incoming Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said the semiconductor giant would outsource more chip production as it posted pandemic-fueled...
A margin call means your broker is asking you to repay the money it lent you to buy stocks — and if you don’t, it could mean big losses for your portfolio
A margin call occurs when a broker demands repayment of some of the money it lent you to buy investments....
