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Tony Blair leads tributes to Frank Field, ‘an independent thinker always pushing at the frontier of new ideas’ Good morning. Tony Blair, the former Labour figure, has been among the many figures this morning paying tribute to Frank Field, the former Labour MP and campaigner against poverty, who has died at the age of 81, after a long illness. Field …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court has ordered the seizure of funds in JPMorgan Chase bank accounts in Russia, court filings showed on Wednesday, in a lawsuit filed by state-owned bank VTB as it seeks to regain funds blocked abroad. JP Morgan Chase last week sued VTB in New York to halt its efforts to recover $439.5 million from an …

Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu. “The Recommended section of the Start menu will …

What does a typical day look like for you? I’m trying to implement more working out into my routine, so I get up and play basketball for a couple of hours. Later I hang out with my friends, try to eat good food. It’s a bad habit, but I eat a lot of fried seafood: catfish, shrimp, hush puppies… Well, …

Image: Hollie Adams (Reuters) It’s not only food CEOs who need to worry about their bottom lines thanks to in-demand weight loss drugs like Ozempic. Big Tobacco and Alcohol have reason to fret, too. The Best Things You Didn’t Know Your Switch Could Do A new report from Morgan Stanley finds that people using GLP-1 drugs — among them Ozempic, …

KUALA LUMPUR – April 17, 2024 — Auxi Therapeutics Sdn Bhd unveils its state-of-the-art GMP CAR-T & CGT Laboratory at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), a facility with transformative potential to revolutionise cancer treatment and promote precision medicine. The 6,000 sq ft laboratory, built with an investment of about RM6 million, is dedicated to the production of cellular and gene therapies (CGT) with …

Over 400 former and current collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes urged the NCAA to not ban transgender athletes from women’s college sports, according to a letter sent out on Tuesday.  “We implore you, the NCAA’s highest governing body and members of an organization focused on supporting the wellbeing of not just athletes but sport itself, to focus on the long-documented …

ASMPT Limited (OTCPK:ASMVF) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 23, 2024 8:30 PM ET Company Participants Romil Singh – Head-Investor RelationsRobin Gerard Ng Cher Tat – Group Chief Executive OfficerKatie Xu – Senior Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Gokul Hariharan – JPMorganDonnie Teng – NomuraDylan Liu – Morgan StanleyLeping Huang – Huatai SecuritiesSimon Woo – …

The European Union has adopted a right-to-repair directive that will make it easier for consumers to get their devices fixed. The new rules extend a product’s guarantee if it breaks under warranty, while obliging manufacturers to repair devices no longer covered. The law still needs to be approved by member nations. Devices sold in Europe already offer minimum two-year warranties, …

Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel Grindr is facing a class action lawsuit from hundreds of users over the sharing of HIV statuses and other sensitive personal information with third-party firms. UK law firm Austen Hays filed the claim in the High Court in London yesterday, the firm announced. The class action “alleges the misuse of private information of thousands of …

The song follows the release of “Dark” and “Missing Out” from upcoming LP, Chaos Angel Maya Hawke unpacks toxic love in her latest single “Hang in There,” from her upcoming album, Chaos Angel, set to release on May 31 via Mom+Pop.  “He said, he could see through to your core/You thought, his heart was open like yours,” sings Hawke in the opening verse, before detailing …

Get an overview of Citizens Bank’s CD and see if it’s right for you <img src=' alt=' alvaro gonzalez / Getty Images ‘ title=”Financial Advisor speaks with Clients about CD Rates”> alvaro gonzalez / Getty Images Fact checked by Michael Rosenston Citizens Bank CDs Depositing your money in a certificate of deposit (CD) account can be a great way to …

I love watching The Circle. The Netflix reality competition series—about a group of people who communicate exclusively through the titular social media app—is a fascinating look at how our lives revolve around and often depend on social media. But while the show’s concept is solid and its contestants are larger than life, it sometimes struggles to keep my interest. Watching …

Builders have officially broken ground on a new $12 billion train that could zoom travelers between Las Vegas and Los Angeles in just under two hours by the end of the decade. The new train, which is considered the first “high-speed” rail in the United States, could cut down commute time for travelers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that would …

The energy sector is going through a big transition, but these two industry giants are trying to change along with it. If you’re considering investing in the energy sector, it is hard to avoid the concerns around the shift from carbon fuels to cleaner alternatives like solar and wind power. You do need to take into account the transition that …

The Locarno Film Festival will honor Jane Campion with its Pardo d’onore Manor award. The prominent Swiss fest dedicated to indie cinema will celebrate the revered auteur from New Zealand on Aug. 16 during a ceremony on its 8,000-seat Piazza Grande. The following day Campion will hold an onstage conversation. Champion’s “An Angel at My Table” (1990) and “The Piano” …

An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, on March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing’s quarterly report on Wednesday will be the most complete accounting to date of the fallout from the midair loss of a door plug from a 737 Max 9 plane in January, an …

Investing in growing companies is the easiest way to build wealth over the long term. Businesses that serve wide-open markets and validate that opportunity with above-average revenue growth should see their share prices rise more often than fall. There are no guarantees, but this rule of thumb usually checks out. Here are two businesses that entered the year with wind …

Large raptor footprints have been found in China Courtesy of Dr. Scott Persons Five enormous dinosaur footprints found in south-east China were made by one of the largest raptors of all time. The predator probably measured 5 metres from snout to tail, roughly half the length of a school bus. And it would have attacked its prey using a pair …

It’s because she had those incredible boobs to fill it out! The multicolored minidress worn by Jenna (Jennifer Garner) during a pivotal scene in 13 Going on 30 (the magazine party where she performs the “Thriller” dance to liven things up) is apparently lost forever. Thank gosh for dupes. The dress, an early-aughts Versace that was produced only in a …