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Taylor Swift subpoenaed in Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni legal battle – National
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Taylor Swift subpoenaed in Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni legal battle – National

Taylor Swift could potentially be taking the stand in the legal battle between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Swift, who is close friends with Lively, had been mentioned in connection with the ongoing legal case between the co-stars when text exchanges were revealed that included her name in Baldoni’s US$400-million defamation countersuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds in January.On May 9, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman issued a subpoena to Swift in the lawsuit involving the 2024 film It Ends With Us.A spokesperson for Swift said the attempt to subpoena the pop star as a witness in the case is “designed” to use Swift’s “name to draw public interest.”Swift’s team told NBC News she wouldn’t have any information relevant to the legal dispute and shoul...
Everything Samsung Just Announced About the Galaxy S25 Edge
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Everything Samsung Just Announced About the Galaxy S25 Edge

After teasing the device in January at Unpacked 2025, Samsung is ready to make the Galaxy S25 Edge official. The company revealed latest device in the S25 series during a special Monday night event. While there are many similarities between the Edge and the other S25 devices, what makes this particular model stand out from the rest is how slim it is: The S25 Edge is just 5.8mm thick, 1.4mm thinner than the standard S25, and Samsung's thinnest phone yet. Everything Samsung revealed about the S25 EdgeJust like the rest of the S25 phones, the new Galaxy S25 Edge is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chip. That SoC (system on a chip) brings a number of improvements to the entire S25. According to Qualcomm, that includes a 45% boost in performance, and a 44% better power effi...
Ananya Panday: ‘We underestimate the value of feel-good cinema’
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Ananya Panday: ‘We underestimate the value of feel-good cinema’

Where are the rom-coms? That has been a frequent question asked by Hindi cinema fans in the past few years. It’s something Ananya Panday too was missing being part of. Which explains her next two offerings — Chand Mera Dil opposite Lakshya, and the second season of her popular series Call Me Bae. “We’ll shoot Call Me Bae’s second season soon. I just wrapped a chunk of Chand Mera Dil, which is an out-and-out romantic film. I’ve done films in a cutesy space, but never featured in a dramatic love story,” she tells us. Call Me Bae 2 is being scripted With director Vivek Soni’s romantic drama and the Amazon Prime Video series, Panday is consciously gravitating towards stories that exude warmth and comfort. Her reason is simple — we can all do with a dose of joy. She says, “Bae could have been...
Well-being of nurses linked to strength of our health systems: JP Nadda
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Well-being of nurses linked to strength of our health systems: JP Nadda

Well-being of nurses is necessary to strengthen health systems, and help in the growth of the nation, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda on International Nurses Day on Monday. International Nurses Day is observed every year on May 12 to offer gratitude for their service and to promote their health and well-being. Lauding nurse`s efforts, Nadda stressed the need to increase investment in nurses and to protect and empower them. “Today, on International Nurses Day, we pay tribute to the compassion, strength, and commitment of our nurses. We recognise that the well-being of nurses is directly linked to the strength of our health systems and national growth,” Nadda said, in a post on social media platform X. “Investing in nurses means investing in healthier societies, productive communitie...
Carney must ‘pick a lane’ on climate, energy policies, advocates say – National
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Carney must ‘pick a lane’ on climate, energy policies, advocates say – National

Climate activists and energy leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney will need to make some hard choices on whether to bolster the country’s oil and gas sector as means of achieving economic stability. Throughout the election campaign, Carney signalled an openness to building more pipelines in Canada and promised to cut approval times to get projects built faster. He also acknowledged during the English leaders’ debate that having western Canadian oil flow through the United States to Ontario and Quebec presents a national security threat.But he also has said he wants to keep Canada’s emissions cap on oil and gas production in place, and to strengthen the industrial carbon price — policies the oil and gas sector has called on him to scrap.Carney also campaigned on making Canada a “world lea...
The Best Egg Replacements for Baking
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The Best Egg Replacements for Baking

We may earn a commission from links on this page. With dietary differences and grocery budgeting, eggless dessert recipes are more sought after than they used to be. Of course, eggs play an important role in the structure of your batter, so you can’t just leave it out. (Well, sometimes you can.) You’re better off knowing what sorts of egg replacements you can use for different types of baking. Here’s a list of the best egg replacement you can lean on during lean times. By the way, if you find yourself modifying recipes a lot, I highly suggest you buy The Elements of Baking. It can give you the tools (and ratios) you need to modify almost any recipe for different diets; you can read my full review of the cookbook here.What do eggs do in baking, anyway?Eggs are an e...
Smith announces freeze to industrial carbon price in Alberta
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Smith announces freeze to industrial carbon price in Alberta

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 12, 2025 2:14 pm Updated May 12, 2025 2:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price effective immediately at $95 per tonne of emissions. She says the move is critical to keep industry competitive and defend jobs as Canada navigates a tariff fight with the United States.She says it also provides certainty and economic relief to critical s...
Recount begins in Newfoundland riding where Liberals hold narrow lead
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Recount begins in Newfoundland riding where Liberals hold narrow lead

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 12, 2025 2:48 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A judicial recount is underway in a rural Newfoundland riding where the Liberals finished with a 12-vote lead. The recount in the Terra Nova—The Peninsulas riding in central Newfoundland is one of four that Elections Canada ordered after last month’s federal election.Three of those recounts were automatically triggered because the winning margin was less than one one-thousandth of the valid votes cast in the riding. 2:11 ...
Diddy trial: Lawyers present opening statements in sex trafficking case – National
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Diddy trial: Lawyers present opening statements in sex trafficking case – National

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details and video footage. Please read at your own discretion. The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs began on May 12 in Federal District Court in Manhattan as lawyers delivered their opening statements after the jury was finally set.Prosecutors allege that Diddy, 55, used his fame and power at the top of the hip-hop world to sexually abuse women from 2004 to 2024. He pleaded not guilty after his September arrest and has remained held without bail at a federal lockup in Brooklyn.The final stage of jury selection for the sex-trafficking trial was delayed on May 9 over concerns that some jurors might get “cold feet” before the high-profile case began. By Monday, the jury and alternates — 12 men and six women — were selected and seated in the courtroom...
What to expect as Carney set to swear in new cabinet – National
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What to expect as Carney set to swear in new cabinet – National

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet are set to be sworn in on Tuesday. While it’s not known who will make up the new slate of ministers, there are some elements of a cabinet swearing-in that are common each time it happens and some challenging new realities that the cabinet will be shaped in order to address.The swearing-in ceremony is expected to begin at 10:30 a.m. eastern at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.The swearing-in ceremony comes nearly two months to the day after Carney’s last one. Story continues below advertisement After he was elected as Liberal party leader, which had also made him prime minister leading up to the federal election as the leader of the party that formed government, Carney shuffled the federal cabinet and is now expected to do so aga...