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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.”

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 “...

  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 ...

  N RECENT decades pop songs from the Mamas and the Papas and the Boomtown Rats have reminded us that Monday is not the most popular day of the week. Indeed before industrial capitalism got a firm grip in Britain, it was common for artisan workers whose weekend consisted only of the Sunday to take Monday off, sometimes extending into Tuesday as well. The practice was known as Saint Monday. It may surprise people in 2023 that Peterloo in August 1819 and the Chartist protest for the vote on Kennington Common in April 1848 both took place on Mondays. The 1871 Bank Holidays Act was an attempt to regularise and control the practice of taking Monday off. A small number of official holidays were permitted such as Boxing Day and Whitsun. Only in 1978 was May Day added by a Labour government. Officially this was seen as a progressive act to mark International Workers’ Day. In practice it was also an attempt to stifle the practice of workers taking unofficial strike action on May 1. Ever si...

JPMorgan Chase, one of the biggest banks in the U.S., is buying the troubled First Republic Bank's deposits, a "substantial amount of their assets and certain liabilities," JPMorgan Chase said in a press release Monday. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced early Monday that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp had taken possession of First Republic. This marks the third time the U.S. government has taken control of a U.S. lender this year. First Republic is the third — and biggest — U.S. bank to fail this year. In March, federal   regulators swept in to protect customers   of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Citing potential risk to the broader financial system,  t hey took unprecedented action to insure all deposits at the two banks — even deposits that exceeded the FDIC's $250,000 threshold for insurance. The government protected bank customers, but it didn't bail out shareholders who were wiped out. After Silicon Valle...

  A founding member of the Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Tim Bachman, has died. Randy Bachman confirmed the death of his brother through his manager on Sunday. Tim Bachman's son, Paxton Bachman, posted on Facebook that his father died Friday, explaining that he got a call last week from the care home where his father was staying, telling him that his dad's condition had worsened and that later tests revealed cancer throughout his brain. The Winnipeg-based BTO released its first album in May 1973 and the band's second album, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, released in December 1973, became a huge hit in the U.S. and Canada, with hit singles "Let it Ride" and "Takin' Care of Business." RELATED STORIES Bachman-Turner Overdrive to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame Randy Bachman discusses BTO, relationship with brother and Junos past Randy Bachman's guitar was stolen 45 years ago in Toronto. He just found it in Tokyo Robbie Bach...

  Ce lundi 1er mai 2023 est, comme tous les 1er mai depuis 1948, un   jour férié . Il s’agit en effet de la Fête du   Travail . En   France , elle se confond avec la journée internationale des travailleurs. Mais contrairement à ce que l’on pourrait penser, l’origine de cette fête n’est pas française, mais américaine, et remonte au 1er mai 1884,   comme l’indique le ministère du Travail, du Plein Emploi et de l’Insertion . Des États-Unis à l’Europe Ce jour-là, les  syndicats  des travailleurs américains étaient entrés en revendication afin d’obtenir la journée de huit heures. Ils avaient choisi le 1er mai, car cette date correspondait alors au premier jour de l’année comptable des  entreprises . Finalement, le 1er mai 1886, 200.000 travailleurs américains avaient obtenu la journée de huit heures, mais pas les autres, entraînant de grandes mobilisations partout dans le pays et de violents affrontements à  Chic...