Bus driver charged with murder after ramming Quebec nursery
Two children were killed and six others were injured in the incident near Montreal on Wednesday.
NFL’s Hamlin in surprise appearance for award
NFL player Damar Hamlin, who collapsed from cardiac arrest during a game last month, has made a surprise appearance during Super Bowl week. The Buffalo Bills safety showed up during…
Chinese balloon fleet spanned five continents – US
US officials say the object is part of a wider fleet of balloons that has spanned five continents.
Indigenous sports wow crowds at Arctic Winter Games
The 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Alberta, Canada, have just come to a close, bringing together thousands of athletes, coaches and volunteers from northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Scandinavia. Alongside…
Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit
Some users reported being notified they were over the tweet-per-day limit, even if they had not posted.
El Paso Walmart gunman who killed 23 pleads guilty to hate crimes
The attacker showed little emotion as he pleaded guilty to one of the deadliest US mass shootings.
Rihanna: Super Bowl half-time show to mark singer’s live return
The singer will headline one of the most prestigious gigs in music at Sunday’s Super Bowl in Arizona.
Elite Splits Over Ukraine Shed a Tiny Bit of Light on Factions | naked capitalism
One reason Lambert and I prefer the term “The Blob” to “Deep State” is the latter implies a fair bit internal cohesion while we envision the actions of powerful insiders…
Meatpacking. Healthcare. Housing rentals. Industries Across the Board Using Tech to Fix Wages and Prices | naked capitalism
By Conor Gallagher After years of consolidation, US industries are now using advances in algorithms and the speed of data sharing to remove any vestige of market forces that are…
Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated | naked capitalism
Conor here: And this research doesn’t even take into account the US’ penchant for blowing up pipelines. By Sara Sneath, an investigative climate reporter based in New Orleans. She has reported…