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Applied Nutrition Earnings

Applied Nutrition, a health and wellness brand backed by Coleen Rooney, has increased its earnings forecast due to a 50% surge in sales, from £107 million to £160 million, over the past year. The company now expects annual underlying…

Andy Burnham's Government Plan

Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who was previously Mayor of Manchester from 2012 to 2023, has opened a new government office called "No. 10 North" at Heron House in Manchester, which will oversee economic growth for the UK government. The…

Why So Many Dream Sequences

Film and TV shows are full of dreams, but it's generally considered bad storytelling advice to include them in a narrative. According to novelist Henry James, telling a dream can lose the reader's interest. In fact, director Christopher…

B.C. Conservative Party Exodus

Rosalyn Bird, a B.C. Conservative caucus whip, has left her party to sit as an independent, making her the third Conservative legislator to do so this month. She announced her decision in a statement, citing a responsibility to "reject…

Gender Gap in Tech Jobs

Women make up just over a quarter (26%) of new hires in artificial intelligence jobs, according to LinkedIn data, while men hold 80% of technical jobs, 80% of head AI positions, 76% of engineering positions, and 74% of AI director jobs…

ICAC Corruption Investigation

Anita Perrottet, the sister-in-law of former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet, was paid $254,666 by her company Macquarie Consulting for three months of consulting work in 2022. The payment is under scrutiny as part of an ICAC investigation…

Cooling Coating Breakthrough

Scientists at Columbia Engineering have developed a new type of coating that can be applied like paint and keeps surfaces 6°C cooler under direct sunlight. The coating uses microscopic air voids instead of traditional white pigments to…

Maine Senate Election

Reproductive Freedom for All, one of the oldest abortion rights groups in the US, has endorsed Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee in Maine's critical US Senate race. Jackson is challenging Susan Collins, a five-term Republican incumbent…

Wildfire Evacuates Furry Friend

A grey cat named Lucky was found sitting alone on a burned dock near the Bradley Creek wildfire area by Andrew Erickson, who was helping his neighbors survey damage from a boat. The cat appeared to have been without help for two and a half…

Target's Racial Sensitivity Backlash

Target, a retail chain, is facing backlash for selling a children's Halloween costume that critics say is reminiscent of racist minstrel caricatures. The costume, which featured a Black child modeling it in promotional images, was pulled…

US Attacks Drug Smugglers

On February 16, the US military attacked a boat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing 4 people. This incident is part of the Trump administration's ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America, which…

Peach Tree Flooding Threat

Thousands of homes were flooded and sewage systems overwhelmed in Ontario's Niagara region due to recent torrential rains that lasted from July 21 to August 2. This flooding has put the region's peach industry at risk, as peach and other…