5 h. ago British banking analyst jailed 10 years in Saudi Arabia over ’unknown tweet’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A British Bank of America analyst has been sentenced to a decade in a Saudi Arabian prison apparently over a since-deleted social media post, according to his lawyer. The family of Ahmed al-Doush, 41, believes the charges against him stemmed from a deleted 2018 tweet about Sudan that did not […]

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11 h. ago British banking analyst sentenced to a decade in Saudi prison, apparently over a tweet

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A British Bank of America analyst has been sentenced to a decade in a Saudi Arabian prison apparently over a since-deleted social media post, according to his lawyer. The family of Ahmed al-Doush believes the charges against him stemmed from a deleted 2018 tweet about Sudan that did not […]

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23 h. ago Florida Panthers exec suspended by NHL breaks silence after disturbing social media post

Douglas Cifu was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Monday and is set for an in-person hearing with commissioner Gary Bettman.

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23 h. ago Florida Panthers exec breaks silence after being suspended by NHL for disturbing social media post

Douglas Cifu was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Monday and is set for an in-person hearing with commissioner Gary Bettman.

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25 h. ago Panthers executive suspended by NHL over posts insulting Leafs fans

Florida Panthers part-owner and alternate governor Doug Cifu might be regretting his social media activity this week involving Toronto Maple Leafs fans.Cifu, who has been involved with the Panthers franchise since 2013 and is a business partner (and CEO) at Virtu Financial with Florida majority owner Vincent Viola, was suspended by the NHL on Monday for a since-deleted rant at a Maple Leafs fan.As reported by the Toronto Sun's Dan Bilicki, Cifu's comments directed at X user @mrgrozz about being a "51st state anti-semite loser" and saying "Israel now and forever" drew attention from the league's head office.BREAKING NEWS: Doug Cifu of Virtu Capital, was suspended by the NHL indefinitely from any and all involvement with his team and the league. pic.twitter.com/7PySIYcxPq— Kevin Malone (@Malone_Wealth) May 13, 2025X user @mrgrozz also shared further context of the interactions between the two that led to the suspension, which appeared to have star...

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44 h. ago Florida Panthers exec appears to post vulgar rant on X, calling Canada 51st state

Douglas Cifu appeared to also make comments about Israel and Hamas in a reply to a Maple Leafs fan

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3 d. ago Four masked youths arrested in Toronto after robbery, stolen vehicle seized: OPP

Provincial police say four youths wearing masks inside a stolen vehicle were arrested in Toronto following a robbery. The Ontario Provincial Police’s Highway Safety Division said in a social media post Saturday evening that officers observed the vehicle at Avenue Rd. and Hwy. 401 with cloned licence plates. Stolen vehicle recovered with 4 youths wearing […]

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4 d. ago 'Wow, big break for VGK': NHL fails to suspend Nicolas Roy for nasty crosscheck of Oilers forward

This in from NHL Player Safety, their decision not to suspend but only fine Nicolas Roy of the Vegas Golden Knights for his slash to the face of Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic. NHL Player Safety said, “Vegas’ Nicolas Roy has been fined $7,812.50, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for cross-checking Edmonton’s Trent Frederic. […]

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6 d. ago Trump congratulates Robert Francis Prevost, first American Pope in history

'What a great honour for our country,' Trump said in a social media post. The 69-year-old from Chicago will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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6 d. ago Trump taps wellness influencer and doctor Casey Means for surgeon general

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post. Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that Means has “impeccable ‘MAHA’ […]

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7 d. ago 14 news outlets ask judge to unseal filings in Abrego García case

A coalition of 14 news organizations on Tuesday asked the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit of the Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador to unseal records of the proceedings surrounding efforts to return him to the United States. The request from the media outlets, including The Washington Post, comes as filings in […]

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9 d. ago Fans outraged after Cleveland Guardians take jab at Canada in social media post

The team's account deleted a post on X which proclaimed that America was greater than Canada

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9 d. ago Ottawa police investigating after two bodies found in water in two days

In a social media post on X, police said a kayaker located a body in the Rideau River just north of Smyth Road at around 1:30 p.m. Sunday

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1 week ago Several injured when car slams into crowd in Stuttgart, Germany. The driver is arrested

BERLIN — A vehicle slammed into a group of pedestrians in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart on Thursday, injuring several people, some of them seriously, authorities said. The driver was arrested at the scene. While the Stuttgart fire department referred to the event as an “accident” in a post on the social media platform […]

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1 week ago Terrebonne riding flips from Liberals back to Bloc with a lead of 44 votes

Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné said in a social media post that she came out with a lead of 44 votes and that a judicial recount will take place.

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2 w. ago Woman hiking with her 3 children dies in fall from a cliff in Massachusetts

SUTTON, Mass. — A woman was killed when she fell off a cliff in Massachusetts while on a hike with her children, police said. Carolyn Sanger from Topsfield, Massachusetts, was hiking at Purgatory Chasm State Reservation southwest of Boston when she fell Wednesday, the Sutton Police Department said in a social media post. She fell […]

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3 w. ago RCMP, Calgary police issue warnings as icy roads cause multiple collisions

Both the Calgary police and the Alberta RCMP have issued separate warnings urging drivers to use caution on the roads as multiple collisions caused road closures Tuesday morning. In a post to social media website X, CPS warned Calgary drivers of extremely icy road conditions and multiple vehicle collisions on city roads, including Deerfoot Trail […]

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3 w. ago Lost hiker dies in North Vancouver’s Mount Seymour area: police

NORTH VANCOUVER — Police say a hiker has died in North Vancouver’s Mount Seymour area. RCMP say in a social media post that officers had worked with the local search and rescue team in an effort to find the hiker, who had become lost on Saturday. But the post from about 4:20 p.m. that day […]

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4 w. ago Trump says he’ll attend trade negotiations with Japanese officials at the White House

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he’s joining some of his top economic advisers on Wednesday for negotiations at the White House over tariffs and trade with a top Japanese official who is traveling to Washington for the talks. The Republican president said in a post on his social media platform that he’ll attend the […]

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