• New Haiti government sworn in during secret ceremony

    ‘Transitional council’ takes oath of office after prime minister formally resigns as gang violence continues to rock capitalHaiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally resigned and a new provisional government has been sworn in during a secret ceremony at the presidential palace, nearly two months after a criminal insurrection plunged the capital into chaos.The nine-person “transitional council” was officially established on Thursday during an event at the national palace in...

  • McDonald's has a spicy new limited-time sandwich

    McDonald's is introducing a new limited-time menu item for fans of the McCrispy that adds bacon and spice to the chicken sandwich.

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    Ontario government opening new regional office in Ottawa

    The provincial government is opening a new regional office in Ottawa -- part of a deal announced earlier this year between Ontario and the city.

  • Doug Casey On The New American Dream: "You'll Own Nothing and Be Happy"

    Doug Casey On The New American Dream: "You'll Own Nothing and Be Happy" Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: According to a recent study by Investopedia, the classic middle-class American Dream now costs over $3.4 million. That’s the estimated lifetime cost of marriage, two children, cars, homes, healthcare, education, and retirement. It’s now entirely out of reach for many Americans. What do you make of this? How did this happen? Doug Casey: The fact is, despite the...

  • iPhone alarm clock issue is the new ‘dog ate my homework’

    Apple is reportedly aware of an issue with the iPhone's alarm clock after some users complained the rudimentary feature has stopped playing sounds. Emilie Ikeda for NBC's Today show in the United States reports that a large number of people have taken to social media to complain alarms they've had set for years are not functioning as expected. That has caused people to miss wake-up calls for work, class, appointments, and dropping the kids at school. According to the reporter, Apple is...

  • USDA sets new limits on added sugars in school meals

    The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today.

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    New York's New Budget

    WNYC / Gothamist Albany reporter Jon Campbell talks about what's in and what's out of the just-approved New York State budget, including housing incentives, zoning changes, limited tenant protections, mayoral control of the schools, and more.

  • Trump, Polish president meet in New York over Ukraine war

    Donald Trump and Polish President, Andrzej Duda discussed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East over dinner Wednesday in New York, the former US president’s reelection campaign said. Real estate magnate Trump, on a one-day break from court appearances in his hush money criminal trial, hosted Duda at his Trump Tower property in Manhattan. Read More

  • Happy Birthday To New Orleans Hip Hop Pioneer Master P!

    The Source Magazine sends a big born day shout out to the No Limit general We want to give a big Happy Birthday shout out to Master P (aka Percy Miller), who was born on April 29, 1970 in the city New Orleans. He used money from a malpractice settlement to open No Limit Records, […] The post Happy Birthday To New Orleans Hip Hop Pioneer Master P! first appeared on The Source.

  • New plan to limit cellphone use, ban vaping in all Ontario schools

    The Ford government announced it is introducing limits on cellphone use in schools and banning vaping devices in a move to help improve learning in the classroom.

  • Scientists worry government may be repeating COVID mistakes with new virus

    Last week, the USDA released the genetic sequences of a strain of influenza that originated in birds and has now spread to dairy cattle in at least eight states. While scientists welcomed the information, there has been growing concern that the USDA isn’t moving fast enough to address a threat to the nation’s food supply and the potential source of a new pandemic.  Stories about the danger of Avian Influenza Type A, also known as bird flu or H5N1 flu, have made their way into the news for...

  • OREO announces new ‘SOUR PATCH KIDS’ limited-edition cookies

    A new limited-edition OREO is being released that features its first-ever sour cookie, called Sour. Sweet. OREO.