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Cenovus Energy to acquire MEG Energy for C$6.93 billion Canadian oil producer MEG Energy said on Friday it has agreed to be acquired by larger peer Cenovus Energy in a cash-and-stock deal worth C$6.93 billion, to create one of the largest oil sands companies in Canada.

Cenovus Energy to acquire MEG Energy for C$6.93 billion reut.rs/3VifGk4

Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approach

Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi adopted their first child and are 'beyond excited' Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi, son of Jon Bon Jovi, adopted their first child a year after tying the knot. 'And then there were 3,' the pair announced on Instagram.

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi adopted their first child and are 'beyond excited'

Fed Officials Lukewarm on September Rate Cut Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to the idea of an interest rate cut next month, as investors geared up for U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell's speech to the annual Jackson Hole conference in Wyoming.

Fed Officials Lukewarm on September Rate Cut

What's The GLP-1 Black Market, How Big a Threat Is It? Reports of overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths tied to compounded drugs are mounting. Yet these unregulated copies of patented medicines, often churned out in makeshift facilities or unlicensed pharmacies, continued to be falsely marketed as safe, personalized alternatives.

OPINION: What's The GLP-1 Black Market, How Big a Threat Is It?

Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality | Enver Solomon Far-right influencers are menacing charities and individuals to further isolate the people we work with. Ensuring safety is now part of the job, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality | Enver Solomon

Gaming Platform Roblox Under Fire on Child Safety Online gaming company Roblox is under fire for its decision to ban pedophile hunters from its platform.Roblox, which has nearly 82 million daily active players, this month cut off user "Schlep" for identifying pedophiles and helping authorities arrest them. Roblox then...

Gaming Platform Roblox Under Fire on Child Safety

NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

An analysis of real-time train data shows NJ Transit riders experience major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways

UN-backed experts declare famine in and around Gaza City IPC says famine is ‘entirely man-made’ and immediate response is needed or avoidable deaths will soar * Israel-Gaza war – latest updates An “entirely man-made” famine is taking place in Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area, UN-backed experts have declared, in an escalation in the devastated territory’s humanitarian crisis. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a globally recognised organisation that classifies the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition, found that three key thresholds for famine had been met. Continue reading...

UN-backed experts declare famine in and around Gaza City

The Hope of Obsession: Stephanie Wambugu’s Lonely Crowds - Chicago Review of Books Our review of Stephanie Wambugu's new book, "Lonely Crowds."

"Art...might nevertheless be the only practice in life that brings true connection."

Philip Janowski's review of "Lonely Crowds" by Stephanie Wambugu (@littlebrown.bsky.social) is out now.
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The WNBA Has a Good Problem on Its Hands Women’s basketball players are demanding higher pay. That’s what happens when business is booming.

"NBA owners have indeed spent a considerable amount of money to keep the league afloat," Jemele Hill writes of the WNBA. "But that spending wasn’t charity; it was an investment. And the investment is very clearly about to pay off":

Judge Grills Trump Admin Over Font Size

Trump Filing Nixed Over Tiny Font

I’m one of many Palestinian doctors in Israel. We’re being persecuted – but we won’t abandon our oath | Lina Qasem-Hassan We’ve promised to provide equal care to all. Now we’re being punished for speaking out against the killing of medics and patients in Gaza, says Palestinian doctor Lina Qasem-Hassan

I’m one of many Palestinian doctors in Israel. We’re being persecuted – but we won’t abandon our oath | Lina Qasem-Hassan

Our cover this week.

Time to End Fannie Mae Sham Fannie Mae, which now resides in one of the glitziest nearly 1 million-square-foot high-story office buildings in the Washington, D.C., area, is still in conservatorship. Hopefully, the Trump administration will move toward setting it free and severing all its federal strings.

Time to End Fannie Mae Sham

Today, Charles Gasparino of FOX said something very unusual.

He said that "Wall street executives are finding out that a trade deal between India and US is close."

For weeks now, I have been reporting how it seems Wall Street has been getting inside information regarding trade deals, and trading.

Close-up of two vibrant magenta-pink cactus flowers with bright orange-yellow stamens and a bright purple stigma. The Parodia is globular with thin and curved spines.

Close-up of a vibrant magenta-pink cactus flower with bright orange-yellow stamens and a bright purple stigma. The Parodia is globular with thin and curved spines.

Parodia uebelmannia flowers - these are usually the first spring blooms for me in Houston, Texas.
#bloominginapril #cactus #flowers #bloomscrolling #plantsky #gardenfeed 🌱

Hegseth Denies Ordering Pentagon Makeup Vanity Room Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has denied a report from CBS that he requested the setup of a vanity makeup room at the Pentagon.

Hegseth Denies Ordering Pentagon Makeup Vanity Room

Now that Spring is here one of my cold hardy cactus in my collection is starting to flower with several buds right behind. 😍🌱🌵

#Cactus #Flowers #Gardening #Spring #CactusFlowers #Plants #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

Melancholic black-and-white cat gazes into the distance beside fresh cat grass.

No more chicken. I’ve switched to greens…

NEWS: 🇱🇹 Lithuania sets 18th temperature record this year amid unseasonal April heat.

Most Nobel Prize winners:

🇺🇸 USA: 420
🇬🇧 UK: 142
🇩🇪 Germany: 115
🇫🇷 France: 75
🇸🇪 Sweden: 34
🇯🇵 Japan: 31
🇷🇺 Russia / Soviet Union: 30
🇨🇦 Canada: 28
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 25
🇦🇹 Austria: 25
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 22
🇮🇹 Italy: 21
🇵🇱 Poland: 19

63% of Americans watch TV during dinner;
41% talk to the people they're with;
28% look at the phone.

(YouGov)

Satellite Images Show Fresh Chinese Bomber Deployment in South China Sea China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea...

Satellite Images Show Fresh Chinese Bomber Deployment in South China Sea

An orange and white Devon Rex cat is sitting on a shelf installed just for him and his brother.

Little Clootie Dumplings is so sensitive and moody. He is also 100% lovable.

Hermia and Lysander, by John Simmons
#Art #painting #illustration

Insights suggest that the male brain peaks around age 30, while the female brain peaks later, around age 38.

(Myndlift)

UPLIFTING NEWS: 🔌 92.5% of new power capacity added worldwide in 2024 was from renewables - CleanTechnica.

🧵 I was chatting to a friend today & she said to me ‘do you think you like bold colours & strong lines because you are almost blind?’.

It really hit me. And I think it’s probably true. I’m showing that I can still see. The more I think of it, the more I see it in my drawings, like these ones: