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A window cleaning company in Canada that dresses its staff in kilts is seeking Scots to join the firm.

NEW YORK (AP) — Newsmax has hired a former Fox News Channel executive to run its television operation, a sign that the media company is looking to become more competitive with the network that is the overwhelming favorite of conservative viewers. Michael Clemente, appointed CEO of NewsmaxTV on Monday, once ran Fox's news operation before losing a power struggle and leaving in 2016. Previously, he worked for 27 years at ABC News. Chris Ruddy, who runs Newsmax Media, says the company has worked on... Читать дальше...

April 10th is Equal Pay Day according to the National Committee for Equal Pay. The holiday “symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.”

With a teacher walkout planned across Oklahoma starting April 2, we thought parents would find value in some resources that could help them plan for child care or even meals that day, that week or for however long a walkout lasts.

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – MNA Correspondent in Yemen called Tehran on Monday reporting that a new Saudi airstrike has claimed the lives of at least 15 members of a family and injured around 5 other civilians.

India says that there is sustained interest among countries of South East Asia and Africa in purchasing the BrahMos but negotiations are taking time as there are a number of crucial issues that need to be addressed before exporting what has been touted as the world’s deadliest missile system.

The Reds have shown that they can compete with the best in Europe this season, but domestic inconsistencies have scuppered any hopes of a title bid

Paris Saint Germain forward, Neymar, has once again shown that as the world most expensive footballer he can afford the good life, and Neymar did just that, as he took a ride in a personalised helicopter alongside his girlfriend.

After salvaging a point for the Swans against the Baggies, the defender is certain that the youngster will not rest on his oars

The Mayor de Blasio aide charged with riding around with a loaded gun was nabbed in an SUV that reeked of marijuana, according to a criminal complaint. Reagan Stevens, 42, was in the back seat of the 2002 Infiniti when she and two others were allegedly caught with the loaded 9mm Hi-Point semiautomatic pistol tucked...

Social media giant Facebook is starting to notify 87 million of its users whether their personal data was harvested without their knowledge by Cambridge Analytica, the Britain-based voter profiling company U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign hired to target likely supporters in 2016. Facebook believes most of the affected users, more than 70 million, are in the United States, but there are also more than a million each in the Philippines, Indonesia and Britain. The company has apologized for the security breach... Читать дальше...

Reuters

• Novartis is acquiring gene therapy company AveXis for $8.7 billion.
• AveXis is working on a gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic condition that affects muscle movement in children and is the leading genetic cause of mortality in infants. 
• It's part of a wave of big bets in gene therapy, a cutting-edge area of science that has had some big advancements over the past year. 

Novartis said on Monday that it's acquiring rare disease... Читать дальше...

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• Facebook's social media influencers are unhappy with a recent change that de-emphasizes content shared by outside publications in favor of posts from family and friends, according to The New York Times.
• Many Facebook influencers feel that Facebook has benefited from their presence on the site, and that Facebook has yet to repay the favor with a wide rollout of often-requested features.
• Facebook, who says professional creators on its platform... Читать дальше...

The Simpsons has given us a surprising amount of automotive-related cultural icons, including the Powell Motors Homer, the Canyonero, and even Homer’s own Plymouth Junkerolla. My favorite Simpsons car, though, may be the most mysterious: the strange, tiny car from a no-longer-extant country that a man named Crazy…

Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau demande à la Colombie-Britannique d'arrêter de faire obstruction au projet de pipeline Trans Mountain.

Kinder Morgan soutient que la suspension de certaines activités pour le projet d'agrandissement du pipeline Trans Mountain est la décision économique la plus appropriée pour ses actionnaires et se montre très critique envers la Colombie-Britannique qui s'oppose au projet.

As John Bolton prepares to assume his post as US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser, Sputnik traces some of the man's most controversial moments.

The majority of those interested in changing their gender are young, which has been attributed to the fact that Finland opened up gender reassignment for minors in 2011. Nine out of ten adolescents seeking treatment are girls believing themselves to be boys.

The first day of Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial started off with a topless woman charging at the comedian before he entered a Philadelphia courthouse Monday. According to the Associated Press, an unidentified protester with “Women’s Lives Matter” — among several other words, including women’s names — written across her chest, hopped over a barricade and came within a few feet of Cosby before he entered the building. The woman was intercepted by sheriff’s deputies and taken away in handcuffs... Читать дальше...

John Krasinski's new film, A Quiet Place, is freaking terrifying, but if you're not a fan of horror and still want to support the man you know as Jim Halpert we have found a solution.

The interim dean of the University of Illinois College of Media was among 13 journalism school leaders to sign a letter condemning Sinclair Broadcast.