WorldAssociated PressUS launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker
A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans in northeast Syria, and U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the Pentagon said. Activists said the U.S. bombing killed at least four people. While it’s not the first time the U.S. and Iran have traded strikes in Syria, the attack and the U.S. response threaten to upend recent efforts to deescalate tensions across the wider Middle East, whose rival powers have made steps toward détente in recent days after years of turmoil.
BusinessINSIDERA man suing Buffalo Wild Wings over their 'boneless wings' has also sued Tom's Mouthwash, KIND granola, and Hefty recycling bags. An attorney says it's possible he's 'just being annoying.'
A man has sued multiple companies over their product advertising. But some attorneys think the lawsuits are more of a distraction than a campaign for greater consumer protections.
CelebrityINSIDERMatt Damon says he and Ben Affleck survived as struggling actors by using a shared bank account they opened in high school
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck used that shared bank account to take trips to their auditions and to pay bills when they were just starting out.
WorldYahoo NewsUganda passes anti-LGBTQ bill that would impose death penalty — and other international stories you may have missed
The news this week was dominated by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s historic visit to Russia, signaling a deepening alliance between the two superpowers. Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to show a united front after the two-day summit. But what were some of the stories that flew under the radar?
BusinessINSIDERJournalists are becoming YouTubers, as creators say the platform holds the future for the industry
Creators, both with and without traditional journalism backgrounds, are turning to the platform to tell more in-depth and progressive stories.
HealthINSIDERDiplo beat Oprah Winfrey's LA marathon time — and says he took LSD to do it
A psychedelic expert told Insider that there is no science to back up taking LSD for marathons.
WorldBusiness InsiderRussian soldiers are shocked by the 'horrible reality' in Ukraine and often regret going, says YouTuber who spoke to more than 200 after they were captured
Former lawyer Volodymyr Zolkin interviews hundreds of Russian prisoners of war about their experiences on the front line in Ukraine.
U.S.Yahoo NewsSan Francisco grapples with racism and reparations: 'The world is watching,' Black residents say
Three years ago, San Francisco created a committee to study how to compensate Black residents for “systemic, City-sanctioned discrimination.” That committee recently issued a report with 111 recommendations for reparations — a plan of greater scope than has been tried in American history.
U.S.Yahoo NewsThis week's best feel-good stories: From professional bear huggers to a 90-year-old first-time dad
From job cuts to more big bank woes, this week has had more than its fair share of heavy news. But the outlook isn’t all bad. As we head into the weekend, here’s a roundup of some of this week’s most heartwarming stories from Yahoo partners.
U.S.Yahoo NewsTrump hush money case: Legal experts break down our FAQs
Yahoo News spoke with several current and former prosecutors to help break down the strengths and weaknesses of the potential case being brought by the Manhattan district attorney.
PoliticsYahoo NewsRepublicans and Democrats team up to grill TikTok CEO
The CEO of TikTok came in for a bipartisan bashing during a congressional hearing Thursday, as both Republicans and Democrats denounced the company as an arm of the communist Chinese government.
PoliticsYahoo News CanadaPhoto of PM Trudeau’s son sparks hilarious debate after Biden’s visit to Rideau Cottage
A meeting between the Bidens and Trudeaus in Rideau Cottage has given Twitter users quite a laugh.
BusinessAutoblogJunkyard Gem: 1998 Toyota Camry CE with 5-speed manual transmission
A 1998 Toyota Camry CE with the base five-speed manual transmission, found in a Colorado wrecking yard.
BusinessIn The Know by YahooDesigner applies to 100 jobs with 10 years of experience in the field — and keeps getting rejected: 'Depressing'
"I'm not entry-level. I'm not even mid-level. I'm a senior designer."
BusinessYahoo FinanceCommercial real estate is in trouble. A banking crisis will make it worse.
Property owners were already under pressure from rising rates and empty office space. The last thing they needed was a banking crisis.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCanada and U.S. don't feel the same way about each other — and it may be getting worse, poll reveals
In light of President Joe Biden’s visit to Canada, a new survey gives surprising insights into how people across this country feel about our current relationship with the U.S.
WorldYahoo News Canada'Incredibly dangerous': Video shows lion metres away from Ontario road, sparking continued animal advocacy concerns
World Animal Protection is thankful no one was injured, but is calling on the Ontario government to finally take action against Jungle Cat World.
WorldYahoo Lifestyle SingaporeHoly smokes! Japanese worker pays $15,000 for 14-year habit
The employees were apparently warned about taking too many smoke breaks during business hours, but they did not heed their supervisor’s warning. Find out how they got caught.
U.S.AutoblogSending money to a supposed car dealership in rural Maine turns out to be a scam
VNKC LLC took orders, deposits, and even sent out falsified documents in an effort to get people to wire large sums of money for classic and desirable cars.
BusinessYahoo FinanceRetail traders plowed more than $200 million into regional bank stocks over the last week
Non professional investors made new bets on many banking names that are under intense scrutiny, including First Republic.
NewsYahoo News Canada'How often does Canada’s head of state die?': PM Trudeau faces heat for $6000 night hotel stay for Queen's funeral
News that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife stayed in a $6000 a night hotel during the Queen's funeral is not sitting well with many Canadians, who feel the news was initially swept over.
U.S.Yahoo SportsNew NCAA president, same old backward thinking
When it comes to student-athletes controlling their name, image and likeness, even the new NCAA regime doesn't get it.
U.S.TechCrunchBlue Origin releases report on launch anomaly and plans to fly again 'soon'
It's been nearly six months since Blue Origin's 23rd suborbital launch experienced an anomaly, and the company has finally released the results of its investigation. The September flight, NS-23, was carrying a number of science payloads and no space tourists (let alone billionaires), so fortunately there was never anyone in danger. The fatigue location on the flight nozzle is aligned with a persistent hot streak identified during the investigation.
HealthYahoo LifeJudi Sheppard Missett founded Jazzercise in 1969. 54 years later, the fitness class is just as fun.
"When I first started doing this and I saw so many people coming through the door, I thought, this is so great because fitness should be for everybody," she says.
BusinessYahoo FinanceGoldman Sachs: Should it be punished for its role in the Silicon Valley Bank debacle?
I’d like to suggest an approach for our political leaders to take on the role that Goldman Sachs played in the collapse of SVB: figure out how much money Goldman made by buying $24 billion of securities from SVB at a below-market price. And then to demand that Goldman turn over that profit to the federal government.
TechnologyYahoo Life Shopping6 steps to erase your digital footprint and disappear from the internet
Uncomfortable with your online presence? Here, an expert explains exactly what to do about it.
U.S.In The Know by YahooThis man compares L.A.’s floodings to Disney’s ‘It’s A Small World’ ride: ‘Im dead this ride kills me’
This L.A.-based TikToker has captured the city's shocking state after being hit by a major storm. The post This man compares L.A.’s floodings to Disney’s ‘It’s A Small World’ ride: ‘Im dead this ride kills me’ appeared first on In The Know.
BusinessTechCrunchDaily Crunch: In SEC filing, Accenture reveals plans to dismiss 19,000 workers over the next 18 months
Hello, and welcome to your Thursday — aka, the day the TikTok CEO went in front of Congress. Accenture announced today that it will cut 19,000 jobs, Manish reports. Do Kwon in custody: It looks like law enforcement caught up with Terra creator Do Kwon, who was reportedly arrested at the Montenegro airport, Jacquelyn writes.
BusinessYahoo Sports CanadaThe Rock rumoured to be involved in group bidding to purchase NHL's Senators
It appears another Hollywood A-lister is attached to a bid to purchase the Ottawa Senators.
BusinessYahoo FinanceFord’s next-gen ‘Project T3’ EV pickup is coming in 2025
Ford on Friday unveiled its gearing up for next step in its EV truck business - the Project T3. Fresh off its ‘teach-in’ describing the new segments of the business, Ford said it’s preparing to build its next-gen electric truck, code-named Project T3, at its upcoming BlueOval City EV vehicle and battery manufacturing complex. The Project T3 will begin production at the West Tennessee plant in 2025.
NewsYahoo News UKWhich customer loyalty cards are still worth having?
With some stores slashing their loyalty rewards, Yahoo News looks at the best deals on the market
BusinessEngadgetLevi’s will ‘supplement’ human models with AI-generated fakes
Levi’s is partnering with an AI company on computer-generated fashion models to “supplement human models.” The company frames the move as part of a “digital transformation journey” of diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability.
BusinessTechCrunchStartup says the seaweed blobbing toward Florida has a silver lining
A brown macroalgae native to the Atlantic's Sargasso Sea is increasingly a menace to coastal ecosystems and communities across the Gulf of Mexico, ever since mats of the normally beneficial seaweed (known as sargassum) exploded in numbers in 2011. This is the backdrop for Carbonwave, which recently raised $5 million to put the hulking algae blooms to good use. There's no need to run screaming from sargassum, despite the tone of some stories covering the Florida-bound blooms.
U.S.WFXT‘Everybody’s dropping like flies’: Federal ‘tranq’ warning follows escalating concerns in Mass.
The new warning from the DEA over “the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced” follows escalating concerns in Massachusetts over the dangerous animal tranquilizer.
BusinessYahoo FinanceC-suite execs prepare to bring out cost-cutting ax amid economic concerns: Survey
A new survey reveals a more cautious C-suite.
NewsYahoo News UKLucy Letby: Nurse murdered baby by injecting 'dollops' of air, court told
As the proceedings against the nurse continue, Yahoo News UK sets out who Letby is and the alleged offences she is on trial for.
BusinessEngadgetSony's God of War: Ragnarok PS5 bundle is $50 off right now
In case you have yet to play God of War: Ragnarok, which just happens to be one of our best PlayStation 5 games for 2023, then this is your chance to get a copy at a discount with Sony's console.
BusinessTechCrunchTuro just dropped its 2022 financials as its IPO hunt continues
Turo, a startup that allows consumers to rent their cars to one another, filed an update to its IPO paperwork Friday, detailing its full 2022 financial performance. Turo has continued to grind away and even make revenue gains as it awaits for better IPO conditions. While the IPO market has been frozen for some time, Turo has not given up on its plans to go public.
BusinessYahoo FinanceWhat young TikTok creators think about a possible ban: 'People will freak out'
It’s not just TikTok as a company that has a lot at stake right now. The people who are on TikTok the most, the influencers — also called creators — are also in the crosshairs.
NewsYahoo News UKCost of living: Mortgage-holders face 'biggest falls in income'
The Bank of England raised interest rates again this week, in a move that will further impact those with mortgages.
BusinessEngadgetUK watchdog no longer thinks Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard merger is a threat to console competition
UK regulators say Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard won't harm competition in consoles, but cloud gaming is still an issue.
TechnologyTechCrunchWoolly introduces a Twitter and TweetDeck-inspired Mastodon app
The slow but steady Twitter exodus has brought a new abundance of third-party Mastodon apps like Ivory, Mammoth, and Ice Cubes that connect users to the increasingly popular open source and decentralized social network. Today, we can add one more app to that list with the launch of Woolly, another solidly built iOS Mastodon client focused on offering a more customizable home screen, threaded views for reading longer conversations, and a TweetDeck-inspired layout for the iPad. According to Woolly's creator, Matteo Villa, the main differentiator between his app and others is the approach he took to home screen customization.
PoliticsRolling StoneJudge to Trump Deputies: Spill the Tea
Mark Meadows and other former top White House loyalists must testify after a judge dismissed the former president's “executive privilege” claims
WorldINSIDERA twin who survived Auschwitz shares how a doctor experimented on her and her identical sister — and tried to get them pregnant with other twins
Annetta Able, now 99, said she and her identical twin sister, Stephanie Heller, were subjected to horrific experiments by Josef Mengele at Auschwitz.
“American workers are desperate for a break.”
“Workers will have more leisure but at the cost of less efficiency and a lower standard of living.”
“We have more important things to do now than spend our lives making a tiny group of very rich people even richer.”
“Some industries and deeply entrenched work cultures mean the four-day workweek may not be realistic for all employees.”
“While workers have spent the last 50 years steadily producing more and more, real wages have not risen at the same rate.”
