33 m. ago Controversial world leader congratulates Alex Ovechkin on ‘outstanding’ NHL goals record

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all time top goal-scorer. Writing after Ovechkin’s 895th career goal broke a tie for the record with Wayne Gretzky in the Washington Capitals’ game Sunday against the New York Islanders, Putin said the achievement was something Russians would celebrate. […]

Politics

82 m. ago UBS Wealth Warns of Damage Tariffs Will Do to Energy Transition

The energy transition looks set to suffer a meaningful blow amid the continued decoupling of trade ties between the world’s two largest economies, according to analysts at UBS Group AG’s global wealth management arm.

Economics

2 h. ago Stocks are making wild swings as markets try to assess the potential damage from Trump’s trade war

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sharply swinging down, up, then down again on Wall Street as markets try to assess the potential damage from President Donald Trump’s global trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly erased a morning loss of 1,700 points, shot up more than 800 points, then went back to a […]

Economics

3 h. ago Posthaste: Investors warned against catching ‘a falling knife’ as Trump’s tariffs fuel market meltdown

Market forecasts slashed as stock selloff shows no signs of abating

Economics

3 h. ago Markets plummet amid warning of ‘economic nuclear winter’ from tariffs

European and Asian shares saw dramatic losses, the leading U.S. index flirted with bear market territory in pre-market trading, and oil prices sagged.

Economics

3 h. ago Call of the Wilde: Canadiens take control of final playoff spot after win in Nashville

The Montreal Canadiens now have a six-point cushion over the New York Rangers for the final wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference after a win against the Predators.

Sport

4 h. ago Rescue efforts from Myanmar’s deadly earthquake wind down as death toll exceeds 3,500

BANGKOK (AP) — Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity, with the death toll from the disaster surpassing 3,500 and still climbing. In the capital, Naypyitaw, people cleared debris and collected wood from their damaged houses […]

Events

4 h. ago Brookfield Asset Management to Host First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call

NEW YORK, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM), a leading global alternative asset manager headquartered in New York with over $1 trillion of assets under management, will host its first quarter 2025 conference call and webcast on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Results will […]

Culture

14 h. ago Ottawa homicide unit investigates death of man in Sunday shooting

Ottawa police say one man is dead and another in hospital after a shooting early Sunday on Craig Henry Drive. They ask anyone who may have information to contact investigators.

Events

14 h. ago Rare virus that killed Hackman’s wife linked to 3 deaths in California town

Three people in a rural California town have died in recent weeks after contracting hantavirus, local health officials said, the same rare infection spread by rodents that killed Betsy Arakawa, the pianist and wife of actor Gene Hackman, in February. The three victims were all residents of Mammoth Lakes, a popular ski town in the […]

Events

15 h. ago Manfred says torpedo bats are ’good for baseball’ and he hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball,” Manfred said in a Q&A published by The New York Times on Sunday. “I believe that issues like the torpedo bat and the debate around it […]

Sport

16 h. ago US Stock Futures Tumble With Trump Team Digging In on Tariffs

US equity futures plunged, putting the S&P 500 on track for a bear market as the Trump administration dug in on a trade war economists warn will tip the world’s largest economy into recession.

Economics

17 h. ago Copper’s Bull Run Turns Into a Rout as Reality of Tariffs Bites

Two weeks ago, copper prices were surging as traders warned that threatened US tariffs on the metal would squeeze global supplies. Now, copper bulls are confronting one of the market’s worst-ever selloffs as President Donald Trump’s broader trade war upends the outlook for demand.

Economics

19 h. ago Rising rivers plaguing a U.S. South and Midwest still reeling from deadly weather

Forecasters warned that flooding could persist for days, as torrential rains lingered over many states, and more tornadoes are possible in other states

Events

21 h. ago Second unvaccinated Texas child dies from measles as outbreak worsens

The outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas and Mexico

Events

21 h. ago Yankees catcher Austin Wells’ breakfast burrito reviews draw more than 50,000 followers on Instagram

PITTSBURGH — What’s for breakfast? It’s burritos for New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells. In fact, Wells enjoys breakfast burritos so much that he started an Instagram account about them on Friday. He is ranking the burritos in each visiting clubhouse. The account had more than 53,000 followers by early Sunday afternoon. The Yankees are […]

Technology

21 h. ago Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 895th of his career

NEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 895th of his career. ALEX OVECHKIN IS THE GREATEST GOALSCORER IN NHL HISTORY! 🚨🚨🚨 #Gr8ness pic.twitter.com/NKef3VvNaJ — NHL (@NHL) April 6, 2025

Sport

22 h. ago Blue Jays’ George Springer out of lineup, a day after leaving game with lower back spasms

NEW YORK — George Springer was out of the Toronto Blue Jays’ starting lineup at the New York Mets on Sunday, a day after leaving a game because of lower back spasms. Springer said he was undergoing treatment, and the Blue Jays said they did not anticipate the need for any scans. He crashed into […]

Other

22 h. ago Rising rivers threaten U.S. South and Midwest after barrage of rain and tornadoes

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Waterlogged communities from Texas to Ohio woke up Sunday to rising rivers and more flooding, threatening large areas of the U.S. South and Midwest already badly damaged in recent days by severe storms that killed at least 16 people.  Forecasters warned that flooding could persist for days, as torrential rains lingered over […]

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24 h. ago À la découverte de la Bretagne d’Astérix le Gaulois: en voyage au pays des druides

Une région de la France que l'on aime tout particulièrement.

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