• Oil firms to slash pump prices on April 30

    Oil firms are set to implement a rollback in pump prices on Tuesday, April 30.

  • Emma Group expands its Romanian operations into oil and gas production

    The Competition Council authorized the transaction by which Emma Lambda Limited, Cyprus, part of the Czech Emma group, takes over Stratum Energy Romania LLC, USA, with its branches and subsidiaries. Thus, the Emma group, which owns a large part of the supply of gas and electricity in Romania, expands its business in the area of […]

  • Man accused of threatening mailman in Youngstown arrested on gun, menacing charges

    Terry Luckey, 34, was booked into the Mahoning County Jail on charges of aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor; third-degree felony counts of tampering with evidence and being a felon in possession of a firearm; and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony.

  • Firms rush to recruit chief AI officers amid tech frenzy

    The buzz around artificial intelligence has companies scampering to hire top talent in the market to run their AI ops and design future strategy. Job portals and headhunters are currently swamped with requests from top corporations on the lookout for a chief AI officer (CAIO).Job portals show over 350 openings for AI leadership roles in India and 10 for the role of CAIO, according to Kapil Joshi, deputy CEO, Quess IT Staffing.A February study by Nasscom and BCG found approximately 70% of...

  • Maryland teen accused of threatening school shooting after 'memoir' raises alarms

    Andrea Ye, of Rockville, Maryland, whose preferred name is Alex Ye, was arrested after law enforcement was alerted to a 129-page "memoir" he allegedly wrote

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    Two Russian journalists arrested on ‘extremism’ charges, accused of working for Navalny group

    A pair of Russian journalists have been detained on “extremism” charges and face accusations of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin are accused of producing content for Navalny’s prominent YouTube channel, “NavalnyLIVE,” which publishes videos investigating corruption in the Kremlin that have amassed millions of views. Russian authorities have designated Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison in February, and...

  • Gervonta Davis Makes Wild Accusations Against Floyd Mayweather, Then Threatens To Fight Mayweather

    Gervonta Davis and Floyd Mayweather are apparently not on good terms. For years, Mayweather considered himself a mentor to Davis before the two had a falling out, which led to Davis leaving Mayweather Promotions. Eventually, they reconciled before Davis’ fight against Ryan Garcia, but it looks like things have changed. On Thursday, Davis took shots […]

  • Pakistan, Iran: Afghanistan-based terror groups threaten regional and global security

    With the conclusion of the Iranian President’s trip to Pakistan, a joint 28-article statement by Ebrahim Raisi and Shehbaz Sharif has been released. The Iranian and Pakistani leaders in this statement have stated that the presence of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan threatens regional and global security. On Wednesday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry released the joint 28-article […]

  • Biden signs TikTok bill into law as Chinese firm threatens legal action

    President Biden has now formally signed the bill that means TikTok owner ByteDance must sell the platform, or face being banned in the US from 2025. TikTok could be banned in the US from 2025 As expected following the Senate's passing of the combination bill regarding funding for Ukraine and the potential ban of TikTok, President Biden has now signed the measure into law. From today, ByteDance has nine months in which to sell or divest itself of TikTok, although there may be a further...

  • Biden administration bans noncompete agreements, setting up legal showdown with business groups

    The Biden administration has issued a nationwide ban on the ability of employers to make their workers sign noncompete agreements, a move regulators said would help boost employee pay but which is set to be challenged in court by business groups. In a ruling Tuesday afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said noncompete clauses would henceforth be illegal. The measure was necessary, it said, for "protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and...

  • Louisiana’s flagship university lets oil firms influence research – for a price

    Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firmsThis story is co-published with the Lens, a non-profit newsroom in New OrleansFor $5m, Louisiana’s flagship university will let an oil company weigh in on faculty research activities. Or, for $100,000, a corporation can participate in a research study, with “robust” reviewing powers and access to all resulting intellectual property.Those are the conditions outlined in...

  • Teacher who abused Grace Tame to front court over accusations he threatened and harassed her online

    Nicolaas Bester, who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame when she was a child, will likely face a two-day court hearing over allegations he harassed her online.