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Anthony Davis injury: How the Lakers can still beat the Warriors if L.A.'s star player has to miss Game 6

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  Anthony Davis injury: How the Lakers can still beat the Warriors if L.A.'s star player has to miss Game 6            More

Elon Musk is under fire after graphic 10-second video of slain victims including bloodied children of the Allen mall massacre circulated online in the aftermath of the tragedy

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King Charles III, Camilla crowned in coronation ceremony

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  LONDON —  King Charles III has been crowned  monarch of the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland on Saturday, in a ceremony steeped in a millennia More of  tradition and pageantry . Shouts of "God Save the King" rang out and trumpets sounded after the Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown on Charles's head. He and his wife Queen Camilla then returned to Buckingham Palace in a sumptuous procession cheered on by crowds lining the roads. The coronation of Charles, 74, comes almost eight months after he ascended the throne following the death of his mother,  Queen Elizabeth II , on Sept. 8. He became the 40th monarch to be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a tradition dating back to 1066.  Camilla , previously known as  the queen consort , will be referred to as Queen Camilla from Saturday.

Trump Organization's handling of Mar-a-Lago footage under investigation

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  Prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's handling of classified documents are examining how his team responded to a request for security footage from his Florida estate. More The Department of Justice requested the video last summer and, according to CNN, investigators are seeking to question several top aides about it. The investigation, led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, is also assessing whether Mr Trump obstructed the probe. The former president denies wrongdoing. The justice department issued a subpoena for the security camera footage last June. The video showed aides moving boxes from a storage room that may have held classified documents, the BBC's US partner, CBS News, previously reported. But reports suggest investigators are now working to establish why there are gaps in the provided video and why some footage is missing or unavailable. The investigation has been ramping up in recent weeks as prosecutors seek more information about who had access to classified docu

Shopify to lay off 20% of staff

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  Ottawa-based Shopify Inc. said on Thursday it would cut 20 per cent of its workforce, the second major round of layoffs at the e-commerce company in under a year. "This means some of you will leave Shopify today," CEO Tobi Lutke told staff in a memo. "I recognize the crushing impact this decision has on some of you, and did not make this decision lightly." Affected employees have already been advised, via email, if they still have a job. Everyone will receive a minimum of 16 weeks severance plus a week for every year they worked at the company.  Part of the cuts come from Shopify's sale of its logistics division to Flexport, based in Silicon Valley, Calif.  Only last year, Shopify was beefing up its logistics unit, buying delivery firm Deliverr for more than $2 billion. But the company has decided to go in a new direction, handing the entire logistics business to Flexport in exchange for a 13 per cent stake in the company.  Shopify scraps plans to move into 24

Cambodia's Q1 cassava exports surge by 30%; exports already reach above US$285 million

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  PHNOM PENH, May 1 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia's cassava and tapioca starch exports in the first quarter of 2023 reached $285 million, an increase of nearly 30 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. From January to March, the export total for fresh cassava was 155,210 tonnes, of which 131,710 tonnes were shipped to Vietnam and 23,500 tonnes to Thailand. Of the more than 14,701 tonnes of tapioca starch exported, a total of 14,642 tonnes went to China, followed by Japan with more than 25 tonnes, Italy at 17 tonnes and India at 17 tonnes. During the period, 38,252 tonnes of cassava pulp was exported, of which 30,500 tonnes went to Vietnam, another 7,100 tonnes went to Thailand, and 652 tonnes went to China. Heng Sith, statistics officer at the Battambang provincial agriculture department, said on April 27 that the bulk of the cassava exported in early 2023 had been harvested last year. He said farmers have to sav

Serbian mass shootings: President vows crackdown on gun ownership

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Serbian mass shootings: President vows crackdown on gun ownership More Serbia's president has pledged "an almost complete disarming" of the country, after the second mass shooting there in 48 hours. Aleksandar Vucic announced a host of new strict weapons control measures, including more frequent background checks on gun owners. On Friday, a man was arrested after opening fire from a moving car - killing eight and injuring 14. That shooting came soon after a boy killed nine people at a school. Wednesday's attack, where the thirteen-year-old shot dead eight fellow pupils at his school in Belgrade, as well as a security guard, was Serbia's worst shooting in years. The second incident occurred in the early hours of Friday near the town of Mladenovac, 60km (37 miles) south of Belgrade, when the shooter opened fire from a moving car. Reports on local media say the suspect - who the interior ministry said was born in 2002 - started firing at people with an automatic weap

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal is back to haunt the Royal family just in time for King Charles’ coronation

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  King Charles’ coronation will take place Saturday morning, but unfortunately, the party he’s been waiting for his entire life is suddenly at risk of being overshadowed by his pesky younger brother and that whole Jeffrey Epstein scandal that almost blew up the entire monarchy a few years back. Recent court papers filed in New York in yet another Epstein-related lawsuit mention Prince Andrew by name. A woman claiming to be one of Epstein’s victims is suing JP Morgan Chase, accusing the bank of turning a blind eye to the perverted billionaire’s disgusting behavior and “knowingly benefited from participating in a sex trafficking venture.” Attorney Brad Edwards said, “Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation was impossible without the assistance of JPMorgan Chase, and later Deutsche Bank. And we assure the public that we will leave no stone unturned in our quest for justice for the many victims who deserved better from one of America’s largest financial institutions.”

MasterChef Australia’ judge Jock Zonfrillo dies on eve of new series, age 46

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Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  “MasterChef  Australia ” host Jock Zonfrillo has died suddenly age 46 on the eve of the cooking show’s new series, according to a statement from Australian broadcaster Network 10. The Scottish presenter passed away in Melbourne on Sunday, according to the statement, which gave no cause of death. Zonfrillo joined the popular cooking competition in 2019, and had been due to star in the premiere of the new series on Monday alongside guest judge British chef Jamie Oliver. The episode has been pulled from air, Network 10 said in their statement. Born in Glasgow in 1976, Zonfrillo learned his trade from some of the world’s most celebrated chefs. His career in the kitchen began in the United Kingdom, where he worked in London under chef Marco Pierre White, whom he later credited with saving his life. Zonfrillo had tried heroin as a teenager in Glasgow and drug addiction followed him for years as he built on his early success, according to his memoir “Last Shot,” wh

What you need to know about the agreement that ended the PSAC strike

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  Canada's largest public sector union and the government have reached a  tentative agreement  ending one of the largest strikes in the country's history. The agreement between Treasury Board and four PSAC bargaining groups representing 120,000 public servants puts an end to a strike after nearly two weeks. Union members returning to work as of 9 a.m. Monday. “PSAC members held the line together and secured a fair contract that keeps up with the cost of living, increased protections around remote work, and creates safer, more inclusive workplaces,” national president Chris Aylward said in a news release Monday. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier said the agreements came after weeks of "hard work, negotiation and compromise." RELATED STORIES Strike over for 120,000 public servants as union inks tentative deal with feds Latest updates: Deal reached between feds, union for 120,000 striking public servants "We are deeply grateful for public servants who work hard