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Flight attendants at American Airlines have approved a new contract after years of negotiations

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is exploring the sale of a US$1.5 billion portfolio of private equity fund stakes in the secondary market to free up cash for other investments, according to people familiar with the matter.

TORONTO —BMO Financial Group says it has won the reversal of a 2022 jury verdict against the bank in a lawsuit related to a Ponzi scheme in the United States.

Emily Cooper’s (Lily Collins) adventures. With the latest season ending on several cliffhangers, the question on everyone’s mind is whether Netflix will renew the series for a fifth season. Here’s a detailed look into Emily's potential future in Paris:

Members of a Senate committee looking into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy said they plan to vote next week to adopt two resolutions to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt after he refused to attend a hearing Thursday despite being issued...

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Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series. The film, which premiered on September 13, 2024, has left viewers speculating about the future of Tally Youngblood and the dystopian world she inhabits. With no official announcement yet, the prospect of Uglies 2 remains in limbo, but fans are hopeful, as per a report by Digital Spy. Here’s everything we know about the potential sequel, including its release date, returning cast, and storyline.

WABetaInfo, is expected to include multiple voice options for Meta AI. While the feature is currently not available to beta testers on Android, the tracker’s report reveals that users will soon have access to a range of voices, including those of well-known personalities.Screenshots from the beta version suggest that the Meta AI voice feature will offer a variety of voices with different pitches, tonalities, and accents, providing a customized interaction experience.

TikTok and parent company ByteDance face a key court hearing on Monday in a legal battle seeking to block a law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans as soon as Jan. 19. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hold oral arguments on the legal challenge, putting the fate of Chinese-owned TikTok in the middle of the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election. Both Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are active on TikTok seeking to court younger voters.

international students and the U.S. economy—especially for students from India, who have long faced uncertainty about their post-graduation status in the United States. This proposal should be viewed not just as a policy shift but as a strategic move to retain top global talent. The U.S. has long benefitted from the influx of international students, particularly from India, who excel in high-demand sectors such as technology, finance, and engineering. However, the current visa process is fraught with uncertainty, leaving many graduates in limbo. Trump’s plan could potentially change that narrative, offering a pathway to stability for thousands of students who have invested heavily in their American education. Vice President Kamala Harris, a staunch advocate for international students, has also worked tirelessly to streamline the visa process and support pathways to citizenship. Her initiatives, rooted in her personal understanding as a child of immigrants, aim to create a more inclusive environment where international students can contribute to the American economy and society without the fear of being forced to leave. Harris’s advocacy, coupled with Trump’s proposal, could mark a turning point in how the U.S. approaches immigration and talent retention.

Trump says is unhinged and histrionic, it’s tempting to dismiss all of it as bunk. And yet the former and perhaps future president has a populist knack for sounding alarums that resonate with the zeitgeist — for example, with growing anxiety about World War III and nuclear Armageddon. “We're a failing nation,” Trump ranted during his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris in one particularly meandering answer (the one that also recycled urban myths about immigrants eating cats). “And what, what’s going on here, you're going to end up in World War III, just to go into another subject.” He brought it up twice more. “We’re going to end up in a Third World War,” he closed. “And it will be a war like no other because of nuclear weapons.” Oh dear. Could we please stick to speculating about feasting on felines as we contemplate the United States and the world for the next four years? We can’t, unfortunately, because even experts increasingly worry about a new specter of major and global war.

Bharti Hexacom surged 13% on the NSE on Friday to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 1,453.95 after US brokerage Jefferies upgraded the stock's rating to 'Buy' from an earlier 'Hold' view while raising its price target to Rs 1,600 from Rs 1,260. Meanwhile, Citi also initiated a buy on the counter with a price target of Rs 1,405. Jefferies in a note dubbed the Bharti Airtel promoted company as the 'best play' on tariff hikes.

food safety, a new report has revealed one dozen of 36 cinnamon products contain elevated levels of lead. The study, by Consumer Reports, documented levels that were far lower than the amounts discovered last year. The team who revealed alarming details showed 12 items sold at discount stores and ethnic markets contain lead levels reaching 3.5 parts per million. New York, the only state with strict lead standards for spices, has issued a recall for various spices, including curry powder, chili powder, cumin, and five-spice powder, if they contain more than 1 part per million of lead. Consumer Reports recommends discarding any spices that meet or exceed this threshold. Just a quarter teaspoon of any of those products has more lead than you should consume in an entire day, says James Rogers, PhD, the director of food safety research and testing at CR. “If you have one of those products, we think you should throw it away,” he added further.

Tejasvi Surya slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks and meetings during his visit to the United States and said that he would not be surprised if he held meetings with terrorists someday. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the BJP MP from South Bengaluru said that the comments made by the Lok Sabha LoP over the removal of reservations were quite damaging. He further criticised Gandhi for meetings with "anti-India" elements like Ilhar Omar and alleged that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha was holding meetings with Khalistan, Pakistan, China, and Bangladesh agents.

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equity valuations from lower interest rates. Following the 2001 rate cuts, the Nifty fell by 35% over a one-year period. In the 2007-08 cycle, it initially gained 30% but later plunged by 60%. After the 2019 rate cuts, Nifty returns were flat, ranging between 0% and 5%, according to a note by Nuvama Institutional Equities.

Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed three of the counts in the indictment accusing former US president Donald Trump and co-defendants of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the southern state. Two of the three charges thrown out by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee involved Trump, and he now faces a total of eight felony counts in Georgia. McAfee declined, however, to quash the entire indictment, which accuses the Republican presidential candidate and his allies of racketeering and other offenses.

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US State Department said Thursday it was unconditionally releasing $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt, at a time when Cairo and Washington have been working closely on a Gaza ceasefire deal. Last year, the United States had made the release of part of this annual aid conditional on progress being made on respecting human rights in Egypt, a country where ruler Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been accused of suppressing dissent. This year, however, the State Department said Egypt had made «progress» in certain areas of human rights. It also explicitly mentioned Cairo's help in mediating between Israel and Palestinian armed group Hamas on the war in Gaza.