Government slammed as proposed social media ban for under-16s set to be axed
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Justice Department lawyer says concert ticket industry is broken because of Ticketmaster
[ad_1] By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Justice Department lawyer told jurors at a civil antitrust trial Tuesday that the concert industry is broken because Ticketmaster and its parent Live Nation Entertainment have monopolized the market, driving up prices for consumers, but the companies say the government’s wrong. David Dahlquist, an attorney […]
These Ontario students protesting against OSAP cuts are wearing red squares. Here’s why | CBC News
[ad_1] Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A simple red felt square — a symbol of student resistance from more than a decade ago in Quebec — […]
Winnipeg security guard charged with using brass knuckles on alleged shoplifter: police | CBC News
[ad_1] Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A security guard has been charged with using brass knuckles to subdue an alleged shoplifter at a Winnipeg Dollarama over […]
Nottingham killer sought arrest at MI5 HQ before 2023 attack, inquiry told
[ad_1] A man who killed three people during a 2023 knife attack in Nottingham had attempted to hand himself into MI5 for arrest two years earlier, an inquiry has heard. Valdo Calocane, 34, fatally stabbed Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65, during a stabbing spree in the city on 13 […]
Six Nations: Fin Smith comes into revamped England team to face Italy
[ad_1] Head coach Steve Borthwick has been less ruthless among the forwards. England’s line-out wobbled badly against Ireland, however, and hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie, another to be withdrawn before the interval, pays the price with Jamie George coming back into the starting line-up. Alex Coles partners Maro Itoje in the second row, while Henry Pollock returns […]
Five Concealed Carry Guns First-Time Buyers Should Consider
[ad_1] With the military action in Iran raging and concerns about staying safe stateside ongoing, we thought it would be helpful to put together a list of five concealed carry guns that first-time buyers should consider. All the guns, with the exception of the revolver, are chambered in 9mm, a round with proven stopping power […]
Passenger meltdown caught on video aboard chaotic flight experience
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! → An American woman and her husband are trapped in Dubai and scrambling to get home amid Iran’s retaliatory airstrikes. → Cruise lines abruptly scrapped stops in a popular Mexican port after cartel violence erupted following the killing of a drug leader, citing safety concerns. → […]
Iran war leaves forecast for low UK inflation not worth the paper it was written on
[ad_1] The rise in gas prices over the past 48 hours is without precedent. Even in the chaotic opening weeks of the Ukraine war in 2022, the gas price never doubled. But that is precisely what has happened to wholesale methane prices in the UK. And since gas prices are arguably the single most important […]
Donald Trump has made some bold claims on the US economy. But how do they stack up against the data?
[ad_1] In the annual State of the Union address in late February, the US president, Donald Trump, declared: “This is the golden age of America.” In a lengthy and wide-ranging address, the president told his fellow Americans that the nation was “bigger, better, richer and stronger” than ever before. The US economy, and specifically the […]