Top Wall Street analysts are confident about the potential behind these 3 stocks
July 21, 2024
TipRanks' analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, including Costco and Nvidia
International
China is doubling down on homegrown tech. Goldman Sachs shares its chip plays
July 21, 2024
Goldman Sachs analysts pointed out there are notable catalysts for certain semiconductor and artificial intelligence China stock plays.
Earnings playbook: Your guide to a busy week of earnings, including Alphabet and Tesla
July 21, 2024
Wall Street will get its first glimpse of Big Tech earnings this week.
Meet the American who popularized Latin music, Tito Puente, World War II Navy veteran and kamikaze survivor
July 21, 2024
Tito Puente was born in New York City to parents from Puerto Rico. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he popularized Latin music in the United States.
Secret Service admits leaning on ‘state and local partners’ after claim it ignored Trump team’s past requests
July 21, 2024
The U.S. Secret Service responded to a damning Washington Post report that claimed top officials would "repeatedly" deny requests to former President Trump's security detail.
‘We must take action’: Ontario storm spurs calls to better equip cities for extreme weather
July 21, 2024
On Tuesday, Toronto and the surrounding area were bombarded by a historic rainstorm that lashed near-record water levels upon the city.
First congressional Democrat calls for Secret Service director to resign over Trump assassination attempt
July 21, 2024
Rep. Brendan Boyle is urging Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign in wake of the assassination attempt against former President Trump.
Senator points to ‘mistake’ Secret Service made in blame game over sweeping building where Trump shooter was
July 21, 2024
Senator James Lankford, R-OK, argued that Secret Service was responsible for sweeping the building, not local law enforcement, prior to former President Trump's Pennsylvania rally.
Eerie photo of Trump shooter’s bike left at rally site as expert questions why ‘flying squad’ wasn’t mobilized
July 21, 2024
A bike reportedly ridden by gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, who nearly assassinated Donald Trump, and killed a loving father who shielded his family and injured two others
‘Erotica the Drag Queen’: Meet the Biden campaign staffer helping with comms strategy in key state
July 21, 2024
A former communications staffer for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who was recently hired by the Biden campaign in Pennsylvania to help with communications, works as a "drag queen" on weekends.
‘Ludicrous’: Donors leave call with Kamala Harris frustrated and annoyed
July 21, 2024
The gathering of about 300 donors was meant to calm concerns but instead upset several who said it was badly organized but didn't blame Harris herself.
Dreaded Blue Screen Is Latest Tech Woe for Microsoft
July 21, 2024
The global outage on millions of Windows machines caused by CrowdStrike highlights Microsoft’s security challenges.
Man refuses to ‘financially support’ his sister, a single mother-to-be, as thousands react to the drama
July 21, 2024
A family drama described on Reddit has elicited thousands of reactions as a man in his early 30s says his sister, a single mom-to-be, wants him to help support her during her pregnancy.
Lower Blueberry Creek blaze in Shuswap considered held: B.C. Wildfire
July 21, 2024
The fire was discovered on July 17 and is believed to have been started by lightning.
Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, Edmonton offers masks for smoke
July 21, 2024
Special statements from Environment and Climate Change Canada on Saturday warned of very poor air quality for some areas.
Neighbours say they tried to rescue woman who died in Calgary apartment explosion
July 21, 2024
An explosion rocked the King Tower on 6 Street S.E. Friday afternoon at around 3:45. The force destroyed the wall off a nearby suite.
Rogers’ grand slam gives Tigers 7-3 win over Jays
July 21, 2024
In what may have been his final appearance as a Toronto Blue Jay, nothing went right for lefty Yusei Kikuchi in the sixth inning on Saturday.
‘Ready to step up’: VP Harris gains Capitol Hill cheerleaders as Biden isolates with Covid
July 21, 2024
President Biden has faced growing pressure from Democrats to drop out of the race after his June debate flop against Donald Trump.
Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain
July 21, 2024
Government cybersecurity agencies around the world are warning about new phishing schemes targeting businesses and individuals affected by the outage.
The CrowdStrike fail and next global IT meltdown already in the making
July 21, 2024
The best defense against the next CrowdStrike is requiring software updates to be rolled out incrementally and building redundancy into systems.
Microsoft says about 8.5 million of its devices affected by CrowdStrike-related outage
July 21, 2024
The global tech outage "affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines," Microsoft said in a blog post on Saturday.
CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say
July 20, 2024
CrowdStrike's routine update of its widely used cybersecurity software caused clients' computer systems to crash globally on Friday.
Stories from the UN Archive: Meet the first Black President of South Africa
July 20, 2024
On the heels of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we are taking you back in time to an epic moment at the United Nations in the 1990s when the anti-apartheid hero and icon made a historic debut in the UN Gen...
‘Entire social fabric’ unravelling in Haiti as displacement continues
July 20, 2024
The entire social fabric of families is unraveling in Haiti as displacement in the country reaches record numbers due largely to insecurity and gang-related violence, according to Abdoulaye Sawadogo, head of the UN’s humanitarian coordination office, O...
A Case for Backing Up Your Precious Photos and Files at Home
July 20, 2024
You shouldn’t rely solely on the cloud. Here’s what to do instead.
The Tesla of Stoves Comes With a Battery to Power Your Whole House
July 20, 2024
The appliances of the future will protect us from power outages—and could share energy with our neighbors too—if bets on new battery tech pay off
CrowdStrike Made Its Name Fighting Technology Problems. Now It Has Caused One.
July 20, 2024
The little-known company is very popular in Corporate America, contributing to the severity of the global IT outage.
Microsoft, CrowdStrike IT outage hits global supply chain, with air freight facing days or weeks to recover
July 20, 2024
Crowdstrike global IT outage hits the heart of the global supply chain, with air freight, rails, ports and trucking in the U.S. and beyond down.
An options trade on CrowdStrike as shares tank on the outage
July 19, 2024
Jeff Kilburg looks at the outage today as a trader.
How a software update from cyber firm CrowdStrike caused one of the world’s biggest IT blackouts
July 19, 2024
A fault with an update issued by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike led to a cascade effect among global IT systems Friday.
Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn
July 19, 2024
To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans now have to contend with the threat of highly infectious polio disease linked to the disastrous sanitation situation created by the conflict, the UN health agency said...
Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ‘unlawful’: UN world court
July 19, 2024
The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “is unlawful”, and that “all States are under an obligation not to recognize” the decades-long occupation.
Sudan aid obstacles impact lifesaving relief effort
July 19, 2024
Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday.
The life of Aristides de Sousa Mendes: An example for us all
July 19, 2024
Secretary-General António Guterres heralded the opening of a new museum in central Portugal on Friday which honours the extraordinary life of a man who showed “immense bravery” helping thousands of refugees escape the Nazi regime during World...