Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address at the Google I/O developers conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 10, 2023 in Mountain View, California. Google held its annual Google I/O developers conference where they unveiled the new Pixel Fold foldable smartphone. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / …
Read More »After plummeting during COVID-19, insolvencies are spiking to their highest level in years
Consumer insolvencies have risen to their highest level since 2019, new numbers showed Wednesday, in a troubling sign that Canadians are having trouble staying on top of their debt load. Proposals to creditors rise to highest level since 2011. Consumer insolvencies have risen to their highest level since 2019, new …
Read More »Ex-marine charged with manslaughter for fatal chokehold on homeless Black man on NYC subway
Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine who killed Jordan Neely, a homeless man, by putting him in a chokehold on the New York City subway earlier this month, was charged with manslaughter on Friday in a Manhattan criminal court, hours after he surrendered to police. Viral video showed Daniel Penny …
Read More »A Mother’s Day tribute
Today, we celebrate our mothers who tirelessly and unconditionally love and support us. Manila Standard’s Sunday Young Life dedicates this space to the youth’s heartfelt messages for their mothers on their special day. Happy Mother’s Day! From: Akari & Megumi Nakano To: Corazon Nakano Happy Mother’s Day to Mama, Madir, …
Read More »Where to take mom this Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is the perfect time to show appreciation and gratitude to special women in everyone’s lives. One way to celebrate this special day is to take moms out for a day of fun and relaxation. Taking her out will help reinforce strong bonds while creating lasting memories. Here are …
Read More »When she speaks, they listen
Keri Russell as Kate Wyler in ‘The Diplomat’ NETFLIX PHOTO Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) has just been appointed US ambassador to the UK. She is smart, has great instincts and thinks on her feet when the world’s fate just might be in her hands. Kate constantly looks frazzled in basic …
Read More »Does Canada really need a digital loonie?
The Bank of Canada says a digital currency isn’t needed nor is one being planned. But the central bank launched public consultations this week asking Canadians how they would use a digital loonie. The Bank of Canada wants your input on a digital currency. The Bank of Canada is wading …
Read More »Trudeau schooled on the North’s pressing infrastructure needs during first trip to remote community
Inuit leaders had frank conversations with the prime minister and federal cabinet ministers on Friday about the urgent need to address a lack of housing and other basic infrastructure across Inuit homelands. Visit marks first time a prime minister has landed in Newfoundland and Labrador’s northernmost community. Inuit leaders had …
Read More »‘Siglo ng Kalinga’ holds premiere with all-nurse cast
The all-nurse cast film Siglo ng Kalinga by the award-winning filmmaker Lemuel Lorca, produced by Dr. Carl Balita Productions, had its premiere on April 24, at SM Megamall’s cinemas 2 and 3, respectively. The momentous occasion was a gathering of VIPs and supporters of the advocacy film since its launch …
Read More »US debt ceiling talks moved next week
POSTPONED Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky (left), standing with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The White House announced that talks on the debt ceiling were moved next week. AP PHOTO WASHINGTON, D.C.: …
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