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Workers seeking an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against smoking restrictions

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NARENDRA MODI’S guests of honour at Indian Republic Day on January 26th will not just be there to witness the pomp and parades. India’s prime minister has invited the European Union’s two top officials, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and António Costa, president of the European Council, which represents the EU’s member states.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. While the White House insists that the US might use military force to annex Greenland, serious people in Denmark believe that the actual takeover might be more prosaic. As Shane Harris and his colleagues report in The Atlantic, President Donald Trump could simply announce on social media that the territory is now a part of the US.

The Atlantic magazine being inadvertently added to a private group chat with high-level officials of the Donald Trump administration. The officials, including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, were discussing a strike on Yemen in bare bones detail on the chat, revealing crucial operational details. The media blitz around the scandal has driven people to download the app for the first time.

Elon Musk is investigating how The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat involving high-ranking U.S. national security officials. The chat reportedly contained discussions on upcoming military airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The breach, revealed in The Atlantic on Monday, has sparked outrage, with bipartisan calls for accountability. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Musk’s involvement, stating that he would «figure out how this number was inadvertently added» and help «ensure this can never happen again.»

Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, as per reports. A new poll finds who might win to tackle issues the country is facing with the US president Donald Trump.

Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he was inadvertently included in a Signal messaging group wherein discussion of US military strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels was underway. The messages, Goldberg said, were exchanged between top officials of the Trump administration and outlined the plans for March 15 attacks. Goldberg detailed the incident in an article titled The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans. In the report, published on Monday, he disclosed that National Security Adviser Mike Waltz invited him to join a Signal group named Houthi PC small group on March 13—just two days before the strikes took place. As per the report in The Atlantic, initially skeptical, Goldberg suspected that the group was part of a disinformation campaign. He stated that he had strong doubts about the legitimacy of the texts in the group because he could not believe that national security leadership of the US would communicate on Signal about imminent war plans. However, the journalist was soon convinced of its authenticity. He saw real-time discussions involving senior officials of the Trump administration, including Vice President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

NCAA Tournament on Friday. The game will be held in Milwaukee in Wisconsin. The Iowa State Cyclones (24-9) are aiming to bounce back from their 96-92 loss to BYU in the Big 12 Tournament. Meanwhile, Lipscomb (25-9) are coming off a 76-65 win over North Alabama in the Atlantic Sun Tournament final. As per reports, Iowa State are entering the match as a 14.5-point favourite and their key player Curtis Jones is leading the charge. The Cyclones have struggled in recent games. They have an average of 77.4 points over their last 10 outings—lower than their season average of 80.4 points per game. In contrast, the Lipscomb Bisons have been in strong form. They have so far put up 81.5-point performance per contest over its last 10 games. They have even surpassed their season average of 79.3 points. The Bisons, who are making only their second NCAA Tournament appearance, are aiming to become the first Atlantic Sun team to advance past the first round since 2019.

Haldiram Snacks Food, India's biggest maker of bhujia and other ethnic snacks, Singaporean private equity firm Temasek signed a definitive agreement to buy 10% in the company at a valuation of $10 billion on Tuesday night, ET has reported based on information from executives directly aware of the developments. To command such a high valuation, Haldiram promoters, the Agarwal family, had been sprucing up its operations. The two business branches of the Haldiram group, Delhi and Nagpur, are being merged through a plan approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The promoter family also roped in a professional CEO in May 2023, a first for the company. Yet, the $10 billion ask by the promoters was not found convincing by several interested parties even though the iconic brand that started in 1937 with a tiny shop in the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan has grown into a mega business sprawling across products as well as territories, commanding leadership in a highly fragmented sector of ethnic savouries and snacks.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chagos is one of the world’s longest-running unresolved issues of decolonization, whose return to Mauritius has been championed by India for decades. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mauritius this week can help see the campaign to its logical conclusion.

In the upcoming weeks, skywatchers in the U.S. will be treated to breathtaking views of two celestial phenomena. This week's total lunar eclipse is the first, and in late March there will be a partial solar eclipse. Although not a total eclipse, it is still a breathtaking sight for space enthusiasts.

Osaka Gas Co, Sumitomo Corporation, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Konoike Transport is planning to double its stake in city gas distribution company AG&P Pratham ahead of its IPO planned next year, according to sources aware of the development. This will make the consortium a majority stakeholder in the I-Squared Capital-backed company, which was last year valued at $1.5 billion.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Private equity (PE) firm Jashvik Capital Advisory Llp is acquiring a majority stake in Smart Vision Eye Specialities Pvt. Ltd, a Hyderabad-based eye care hospital chain, said a person close to the deal.

Chinese tech companies long looked to the United States as a key market and source of investment. Firms like ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, courted major American investment firms like General Atlantic and Susquehanna Capital. Chinese startups in Shanghai and Shenzhen saw an initial public offering on the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange as the ultimate symbol of success.

A Dartmouth, N.S., parent says she’s alarmed and upset after her 12-year-old son had to be rushed to hospital because he consumed cannabis edibles at his junior high school.Ashley Ryder says not only did the school not call 911, they sent him home on the school bus as normal.“This could have been a fatal outcome, I am very very thankful it was not. However, they were negligent with my son,” she said.Ryder says the ordeal began Tuesday, when she received a voicemail from Caledonia Junior High School.

Trade has dominated the conversation in Canada since Donald Trump won the U.S. election and threatened to slap a 25 per cent tariff on all imported goods.

Jeff Bezos' aerospace venture Blue Origin will at long last attempt to put a rocket into orbit. New Glenn, originally intended to launch as early as 2020, is slated to fly on Sunday out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a nearly four-hour launch window. The mission aims to put a Blue Origin test satellite into orbit and then land the rocket's lower portion on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors

Travel + Leisure Co. CEO Mike Brown reacts to the announcement on 'The Claman Countdown.'

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. IT HAS BEEN a long time coming. Assuming there are no last-minute delays, then in the next few days Blue Origin, a firm run by Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will make the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back in Ottawa but he returns to more calls not only from his MPs to step down, but at least two riding association presidents as well.