By Shannon Carranco, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — You’ve heard of quiet quitting and rage quitting, but have you heard of rage applying? Chances are, you’ve probably done it. According to a new poll, 67 per cent of Canadian professionals have rage applied in 2023, meaning they’ve
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, as online platforms began facing greater scrutiny for their impacts on users, elections and society, many tech firms started investing in safeguards. Big Tech companies brought on employees focused on election safety, misinformation and online extremism. Some also formed ethical AI teams and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canadians won’t be getting a break from soaring food prices any time soon, according to a new report which forecasts it will be more than $1,000 more expensive to feed the average family of four in 2023. After
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN Deputies in Utah are praising the “brave, courageous” actions of an ice climber they said died after pushing another climber out of the way of falling ice. The 41-year-old woman was climbing ice falls in Duchesne County near Indian Canyon with two others Sunday when an ice column suddenly broke away,
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN As the tech sector races to develop and deploy a crop of powerful new AI chatbots, their widespread adoption has ignited a new set of data privacy concerns among some companies, regulators and industry watchers. Some companies, including JPMorgan Chase, have clamped down on employees’ use of ChatGPT, the viral AI
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By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-time Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift, affirming the need for regional stability and agreeing to pursue economic cooperation. The agreement was reached in Beijing during a meeting between
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat. Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board the light aircraft during Monday’s flight when he felt “something cold” slide across his lower back. He
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for peace talks over Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to him to “bring Russia to its senses.” But Xi gave no indication Beijing would use its leverage as Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic partner to press for a settlement. Xi gave no sign China had changed
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities as people marched in their thousands in a new round of strikes and nationwide demonstrations Thursday seeking to get President Emmanuel Macron to scrap pension
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — An independent investigative group has accused Croatian officials and police of using a clandestine WhatsApp group to share sensitive information about migrants trying to enter the country. It says it believed many of those discussed were later forcibly removed from the country, which is illegal under international treaties. Croatian police denied
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN The US labor market has kept trucking right along even as other areas of the economy have slowed. But that once high-octane ride is showing some signs of wear and tear amid the Federal Reserve’s yearlong efforts to cool inflation by suppressing demand. Job cuts are mounting, hiring activity is losing
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani made even more MLB history on Wednesday — only this time for all the wrong reasons. The new pitch clock rules have caused much confusion since being introduced this season and Ohtani was the latest victim, becoming the first player to receive a violation
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard says it is searching for an army helicopter carrying 10 crew members that went missing off a southern Japanese island. The coast guard said it received information that a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on a mission Thursday evening in an area north of
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Jake Kwon and Pauline Lockwood, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he was counting on him to “reason” with Russia and help end the war in Ukraine. In his opening remarks at talks in Beijing on Thursday, Macron said Russia had “put an end to decades of peace
Continue Reading By TERRY CHEA, NOAH BERGER and JOSH EDELSON Associated Press FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) — Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom Lake. Those scenes are no more after
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Golf fans worldwide are turning their attention to Augusta, Georgia, today as The Masters gets underway for the 87th time. Scottie Scheffler will attempt to defend the green jacket after his dominant victory last year, while Tiger Woods gears up for his 25th appearance — which may be his last. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN After months of a remarkably strong US labor market and economy, everything seems to be slowing down. The latest high-frequency data shows that the consumer could be running out of steam, hiring activity is moderating, business activity is softening, interest-rate sensitive sectors are pulling back and housing is suffering. The question
Continue ReadingBy Kyla Russell, CNN More than 90,000 people in the United States are waiting for a kidney donation, but Dr. Aleksandra Gmurczyk helped take two people off the waitlist when she donated her own kidney to Ginger, a woman she had never met, and launching a kidney-paired donation. A kidney-paired donation happens when a person
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El abogado ambientalista y activista antivacunas Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presentó documentos ante la Comisión Federal de Elecciones para postularse a la presidencia en 2024 como demócrata. La información fue confirmada este miércoles por su tesorero de campaña, John E. Sullivan. El hombre de 69 años es hijo del otrora
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Donald Trump puede estar acaparando todos los titulares, pero las luchas partidistas en las capitales estatales de todo el país pueden hacer mucho más para cambiar a Estados Unidos que el drama que rodea al primer expresidente acusado de un delito. Los enfrentamientos entre demócratas y republicanos por cuestiones como
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