Toms River Council Candidate’s ShopRite Shoplifting Charge Draws Red Flag in Election Campaign
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Most people looking to get into politics hold off on stealing until after they’re elected. In the case of one council candidate, his alleged five-finger past has become…
Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza
GAZA -Palestinian militants fired a rocket toward a city in southern Israel on Saturday, drawing Israeli air strikes, the Israeli military said, after months of relative calm in the area. There were…
U.S. Cinemark’s movie plan draws a million subscribers
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES – Cinemark Holdings Inc has signed up 1 million paying subscribers to its Movie Club monthly subscription plan, the company said on Wednesday, hailing a rebound in…
BOJ’s bond buying draws scrutiny after ex-PM calls central bank a govt ‘subsidiary’
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japanese policymakers were forced to reassure markets on Tuesday the government was not forcing the Bank of Japan to bank-roll public debt, after former premier Shinzo Abe…
Canada draws 1 million travelers in one week for first time since pandemic
By Jenna Zucker TORONTO – Canada attracted more than one million travelers in a week for the first time since the pandemic, government data showed on Friday, as easing of COVID-19 border…
Stellantis’ Citroen draws the curtain on 30 years of minivans
(Reuters) – Stellantis’ Citroen announced on Thursday the end of its C4 Grand SpaceTourer model, drawing a line under 30 years of minivans that embodied the brand’s family image now overshadowed by…
Plan by SriLankan Airlines to lease 21 aircraft draws criticism
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – A plan by Sri Lanka’s state-owned national airline to lease nearly two dozen aircraft has sparked public criticism and opposition condemnation as the country struggles with its…
Toms River Walk for Homeless Shelter Draws 200
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Joined by Ocean County Commissioner Virginia Haines wearing a fur hooded jacket, former Toms River Democrat Councilman Terrance Turnbach managed to rally about 200 people to walk with…
Russia draws up law to force taxi firms to share data with FSB -document
(Reuters) – Russia’s transport ministry has drawn up a law that would oblige taxi companies to share data with the Federal Security Service (FSB), a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday,…
British fashion chain Ted Baker draws U.S. takeover interest
By Chris Peters -Sycamore Partners is in the early stage of making a possible cash offer for fashion retailer Ted Baker, the private equity firm said on Friday, in the latest sign…
Cadillac Lyriq EV draws robust response ahead of spring launch
– The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq appears to be an early winner some two months before the first of the new electric crossovers begin arriving at U.S. dealers, General Motors officials said on…
Tiny imploding Russia fund draws rush of options bets
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Options on a small, soon-to-be defunct exchange-traded fund tracking Russian stocks drew a rush of trading on Tuesday, as investors placed bets on what the…
Japan PM Kishida’s border easing as COVID deaths spike draws ire online
By Rocky Swift and Elaine Lies TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plan to relax the strictest COVID-19 border controls among wealthy nations has pleased nobody, with businesses and student groups…
Olympics-Teen skater’s doping test draws global wrath against Russia
By Julien Pretot, Karolos Grohmann and Iain Axon BEIJING – Russian skating prodigy Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test prior to her dazzling Winter Games team gold threw the 15-year-old’s Olympic future into…
NBC’s Olympics opening ceremony coverage draws nearly 14 million U.S. TV viewers
By Helen Coster -NBC’s coverage of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games averaged close to 14 million U.S. television viewers, according to preliminary data provided by NBCUniversal on Saturday, about…
Wordle buyout by New York Times draws backlash from fans
By Supantha Mukherjee and Tiyashi Datta – The New York Times Co’s acquisition of Wordle has created uproar on social media, with fans expressing fears that the popular online word game, which…
Death row inmate draws map to his dead sister-in-law’s body before being executed
PONTOTOC, MS – Since late Summer, the District Attorney’s Office has been engaged in communication with the Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel (CPCC) regarding the possibility of a disclosure by one…
Microsoft Draws Jeers For ‘Utterly Bananas’ Introductions Highlighting Pronouns, Race And Hairstyles
Microsoft was ridiculed on social media Thursday for including land acknowledgments, pronoun statements and references to hairstyles in its corporate introductions. While giving presentations during the Microsoft Ignite 2021 conference on Tuesday, Microsoft…
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