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South Korea’s ruling party backs impeachment as president refuses to step down over martial law
12Dec By No Comments
World News

South Korea’s ruling party backs impeachment as president refuses to step down over martial law

By Gawon Bae, Jerome Taylor, Helen Regan and Lex Harvey, CNN A television screen shows South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol announcing the lifting of martial law, in Seoul, South Korea on December 4, 2024, hours after Yoon imposed it. Photo: YONHAP / AFP South Korea's ruling party has thrown its support behind attempts to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated decision to declare martial law that sparked a political crisis and widespread public anger in the country. The announcement came moments before Yoon delivered a defiant speech Thursday (local time) in which he attempted to justify his hugely controversial martial law decision and rejected growing calls from across the political spectrum for him to stand down. The People Power Party (PPP) had initially re...
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Canada Post, union resolve complaint over temporary layoffs – National
12Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Canada Post, union resolve complaint over temporary layoffs – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 12, 2024 7:36 am Updated December 12, 2024 7:39 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company’s layoffs has been resolved. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers filed the complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 29 after hundreds of striking postal workers received temporary layoff notices while on strike.The union said in a st...
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Targeting gut cells may open new way to reduce depression and anxiety
12Dec By No Comments
Health

Targeting gut cells may open new way to reduce depression and anxiety

Developing antidepressant medications that target cells in the gut may open a novel path towards effective treatment of mood disorders like depression and anxiety, finds a study. Targeting gut cells may open new ways to reduce depression and anxiety.  These gut-targeting medications may also lead to fewer cognitive, gastrointestinal, and behavioral side effects for patients and their children than current treatments. “Antidepressants like Prozac and Zoloft that raise serotonin levels are important first-line treatments and help many patients but can sometimes cause side effects that patients can’t tolerate,” said Mark Ansorge, Associate Professor of clinical neurobiology at Columbia University Vagelos. Ansorge noted that the study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, suggests tha...
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Nike renews its contract with the NFL until 2038
12Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Nike renews its contract with the NFL until 2038

Nike football shoes are seen in a store in Krakow, Poland, on Aug. 29, 2024.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNike has renewed its partnership with the National Football League for another 10 years after the league briefly opened the bidding process to competitors and held talks with other companies. Under the terms of the deal, Nike will continue to be the exclusive provider of uniforms and sideline, practice and base layer apparel for all 32 NFL teams through 2038. Nike has been the NFL's exclusive apparel provider since 2012. "This partnership renewal is a testament to the strength and success of our collaboration with the NFL," Nike's newly appointed CEO Elliott Hill said in a news release. "As we embark on this new chapter, we're committed to co-creating cutting-edge solutions t...
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Meta donates $1.7 million to Trump’s inaugural fund
12Dec By No Comments
World News

Meta donates $1.7 million to Trump’s inaugural fund

US President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: AFP Meta Platforms has donated US$1 million (NZ$1.7 million) to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed response. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, said the donation was a departure from past practice by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. Zuckerberg had declined to endorse either Donald Trump or Joe Biden for this year's election, in a media interview that took place before Biden stepped down as the Democratic nominee and was replaced by Kamala Harris. The billionaire CEO, however, had complimented Trump's reaction to the 13 July assassination attempt as "one of the most badass things I've ever seen in my life", among his recent attem...
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Biden announces biggest single-day clemency before leaving office – National
12Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Biden announces biggest single-day clemency before leaving office – National

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have served out home confinement sentences for at least one year after they were released. Prisons were uniquely bad for spreading the virus and some inmates were released in part to stop the spread. At one point, 1 in 5 prisoners had COVID-19, according to a tally kept by The Associated Press.Biden said he would be taking more steps in the weeks ahead and would continue to review clemency petitions. The second largest single-day act of clemency was by...
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Kylie Minogue’s guide to London: Louie in Covent Garden, Chiltern Firehouse and Claridges
12Dec By No Comments
Life Style

Kylie Minogue’s guide to London: Louie in Covent Garden, Chiltern Firehouse and Claridges

Currently it’s largely suitcase-based as I’ve been doing so much travel for work, but Melbourne, Australia, is home. I’ve just been in Tokyo and Seoul for work and next stop is New York. I’ll be spending the start of 2025 in Oz rehearsing for my Tension World Tour which kicks off in February in Australia.Where was your first flat in London?When I first started visiting London I stayed in Portobello. I migrated south-west for my first flat in Chelsea. My life there was based around King’s Road, World’s End, Kensington Market, Hyper Hyper etc. I absolutely loved my first flat. I often had one or two girlfriends living with me. Parties were had and mayhem would ensue. Where do you stay in London? I came across a photo of me and my grandma Nain having high tea at Claridge’s in the Nineties. I ...
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Tesla stock hits record, boosted by 69% pop since Trump victory
12Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Tesla stock hits record, boosted by 69% pop since Trump victory

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024.Brandon Bell | Via ReutersTesla shares jumped to an all-time high on Wednesday, surpassing their prior record reached in 2021, sparked by a post-election rally and Wall Street's increased enthusiasm for Elon Musk's electric vehicle company.The stock rose to a closing high of $424.77, which is about $15 above its previous peak of $409.97 on Nov. 4, 2021.Tesla's market value has swelled by about 71% this year, with almost all of those gains coming since Donald Trump's election victory early last month. The stock's 38% rally in November marked its best monthly performance since January 2023 and its 10th best on record.Musk poured $277 ...
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The new hottest trade on Wall Street: Quantum computing stocks
12Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

The new hottest trade on Wall Street: Quantum computing stocks

Investors looking for the next big technology trend may want to keep an eye on quantum computing stocks. The group skyrocketed Tuesday after Google announced Willow , a chip it said "can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits" and performed better than its 2019 predecessor. A qubit, or quantum bit, is a unit used to encode data in such computers. GOOGL 5D mountain Alphabet pops for a second day after Willow launch As parent company Alphabet touted the news as a big win for quantum computing, shares of the search giant rose 4% Wednesday, building on a nearly 6% gain in the previous session. The breakthrough from Google lifted other quantum computing stocks , including little-known contender Rigetti Computing . Shares surged to new highs during Wednesday's session after...
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AVGO, GEV, SFIX, GME
12Dec By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Business

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AVGO, GEV, SFIX, GME

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Broadcom — Shares added 7% following a report from The Information that the semiconductor manufacturer was assisting Apple in creating an artificial intelligence chip. Shares of Apple traded less than 1% higher. C3.ai — The enterprise artificial intelligence software company shed 9% following a downgrade to underweight from neutral at JPMorgan. Analyst Pinjalim Bora cited a stretched valuation as the catalyst behind the change, adding that he now expects the stock to underperform in 2025. Macy's — Shares shed less than 1% after the department store chain cut its fiscal-year forecast . Macy's now expects adjusted earnings per share between $2.25 and $2.50, compared to its previous outlook of between $2.34 and $2.69. GE Vernova — Sh...
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