ROME Two Italian ports faced an influx of hundreds of migrants on Saturday, as a charity ship sailed toward a Sicilian port with 236 people rescued in the Mediterranean from traffickers boats, while Italian coast guard and border police brought 532 others to a tiny island. The maritime rescue...

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RALEIGH, N.C. A gunman who killed his mother, father-in-law, two sheriffs deputies and died at the scene of a shootout also attacked his father with a knife days before Wednesdays shooting in Boone, North Carolina, according to Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman. In an interview late Friday night, ...

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A few thousand people gathered for an illegal party in a Brussels park to protest COVID-19 measures, only to be met with a water cannon and tear gas as police tried to disperse the crowd...

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/belgium-police-partiers-clash-anew-virus-restrictions-77439373

#ABCNews

A report has been filed with Londons Met Police relating to sexual misconduct allegations against British actor Noel Clarke. Met Police confirmed that they received a third party report on April 21 relating to allegations of sexual offenses by a man. Police are assessing the information, but ...

https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/noel-clarke-police-report-1234964447/

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Rates Can Still Come Down Some Even As The Reflation Trade Continues

Authored by Bryce Coward via Knowledge Leaders Capital blog,

Last weekwe wrotehow interest rates may have room to come down a bit before ultimately heading higher later this year and into next year. This line of thinking was ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rates-can-still-come-down-some-even-reflation-trade-continues

#ZeroHedge

Here are three of my top defensive growth picks I'd invite investors to consider in this current market environment.
The post 3 Top Picks to Consider This Summer appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Summer is right around the corner. Thats as good an excuse as any to do some portfolio cleanup...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/01/3-top-picks-to-consider-this-summer/

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An appeals court in California has ruled that Amazon can be held liable for products sold through its marketplace by a third-party seller, the Los Angeles Times reported. Its the second major case in California where an appeals court has rejected Amazons ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/1/22414185/california-appeals-court-amazon-marketplace-responsible-third-party-hoverboard

#TheVerge

With a historic drop of 75 bcm in gas consumption, it would be legitimate to say that 2020 has been a turbulent year for natural gas. However, even though successive lockdowns have slapped the gas supply-chains and created uncertainty in an already volatile market, gas has been much more resilient ...

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Will-Covid-19-End-The-Oil-Indexation-Of-Gas-Prices.html

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A few chains have the right ingredients to survive and thrive in this dicey environment where everyone's looking for help.The next time you're driving around, you may notice all of the "Now Hiring" signs posted at area restaurants. It seems all the attention the hospitality industry was dedicating ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/01/3-stocks-that-will-survive-the-restaurant-hiring-a/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Ross Gerber Appears To Have Taken Out Another PPP Loan - This Time As A Sole Proprietor

By now, if you're active on FinTwit, you probably know that CNBC staple, Tesla uber-bull and "financial advisor" Ross Gerber, is on record has having received PPP money for his firm back when the program was ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/was-ross-gerber-just-personally-approved-20833-ppp-loan-sole-proprietor

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Hexo Corp. (TSX:HEXO)(NYSE:HEXO) has also positioned itself to meet the booming cannabis beverage demand. This should serve long-term shareholders well.
The post TFSA Investors: 1 Consumer-Focused Value Stock Selling at a Bargain Price appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Hexo (TSX:HEXO) is in...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/01/tfsa-investors-1-consumer-focused-value-stock-selling-at-a-bargain-price/

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"I think her approach to this is just going to be to get the job done."

Enlarge / Vice President Kamala Harris called NASA astronaut Victor Glover on the International Space Station in February. (credit: NASA)
The National Space Council will continue operations under the Biden administration, and ...

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1761787

#ArsTechnica

LAS VEGAS Las Vegas has increased its casino capacity and more pandemic-weary tourists are arriving at the entertainment city. Casino capacity on the Strip increased to 80% and person-to-person distancing drops to 3 feet on Saturday. The boom began in mid-March when casino occupancy went from 35% to...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210502-2426149

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BILLINGS, Mont. A shared interest in bison migrating into the Gardiner Basin has created a unique partnership. A group of bison carcass recyclers, known as the Buffalo Bridge Project, has garnered the attention of the InterAgency Bison Management Plan. IBMP is composed of federal, state and tribal ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210502-2426153

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More than 90 new airlines are set to debut before the end of 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing data from Avolon Holdings.

Avelo Airlines is one of more than 90 carriers that plan to begin service this year.
Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Avelo/Getty

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-creating-startup-boom-in-airline-industry-2021-5

#BusinessInsider

The evidence behind temporarily selling in May is remarkably strong, here are some options to consider.The evidence behind temporarily selling in May is remarkably strong, here are some options to consider...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmoore/2021/05/01/should-you-sell-in-may-and-go-away-in-2021/

#Forbes

The controller said that the marks will have to be submitted to the CBSE by June 11 and the result will be declared by June 20...

https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/cbse-class-10-board-exam-result-to-be-declared-by-june-20/2243894/

#TheFinancialExpress

Coca-Cola galore, ice cream for breakfast, steak, and no vegetables. Here's what it's like to diet like Warren Buffett.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett
Rick Wilking/Reuters

I ate like Warren Buffett for a week.
Buffett does not eat very healthy.
My body felt terrible by the end of the week.
...

https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-diet-2017-10

#BusinessInsider

I saw it again yesterday a major media outlet (a major tech outlet even) was writing a story about Elon Musk and Tesla and added the false information that the Tesla Model S P100DL that recently crashed in Houston, resulting in the death of two men in the car, was on Autopilot. It was […...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/01/how-many-news-orgs-tesla-critics-will-now-share-that-autopilot-was-not-on-in-houston-tesla-crash/

#CleanTechnica

While its no certainty, there is a slight chance that Gibson energy stock could cut its dividends in the future.
The post Uh-Oh! This 1 Stock Might Cut its Dividend Soon appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Dividends are often considered one of the most reliable and dependable passive-income ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/01/uh-oh-this-1-stock-might-cut-its-dividend-soon/

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Hysterical Outrage Mob Cancels Jeopardy! Winner For "White Supremacist" Hand Sign

Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News,

In the latest hysterically contrived moral panic, a Jeopardy! winner is now facing cancellation by the mob for doing a white supremacist hand sign despite the fact ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/hysterical-outrage-mob-cancels-jeopardy-winner-white-supremacist-hand-sign

#ZeroHedge

Berkshire Profit Soars As It Sells Others, Buys Back Its Own Stock

Over a decade into the biggest metaphorical massacre of value investors by the Federal Reserve (which sadly was also literal in the case of Charles de Vaulx, a renowned value investor and co-founder of International Value Advisors...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/berkshire-posts-near-record-operating-profit-amid-2nd-highest-stock-sales-5-years

#ZeroHedge

VALLE, Ariz. A heavily traveled highway junction near Arizonas most well-known tourist attraction could be getting a new name if some residents have their say. Most people headed to the Grand Canyons South Rim pass through Valle, an unincorporated community known for decades for a ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210502-2425995

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Joe Bidens presidency is entering a new and more perilous phase where he is almost certain to face stiffer Republican opposition and also have difficulty keeping Democrats united as he pushes for $4 trillion in additional spending on programs that have echoes of the New Deal and the Great Society. ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210502-2426011

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JERUSALEM At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, according to a partial list of names published Saturday as the identification of victims in Israels deadliest civilian disaster continued...

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NEW YORK Don Mattingly starred in the action-packed 1980s. Now the Miami Marlins manager, Donnie Baseball worries about a record lack of hits and not just from his teams bats. I dont think its cyclical at this point, he said. Theres so much swing and miss, its kind of off the charts. []
Season of ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210502-2426057

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Investors late to the value party dont always need to fret. Value action may just be getting started, indicating its not too late to examine the already hot Invesco SP 500 Pure Value ETF (RPV). RPV follows the SP 500 Pure Value Index. The fund generally will invest at least ...

https://www.etftrends.com/etf-education-channel/with-value-springing-back-to-life-put-rpv-on-your-radar/

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Can Universal Credit be backdated? In some circumstances, yes, it can. Here's a rundown of what you need to know before you apply.
The post Can Universal Credit be backdated? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

Can you backdate Universal Credit? Well, yes, but you need a good reason. Lets break ...

https://www.fool.co.uk/mywallethero/can-universal-credit-be-backdated/

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The news: Seattle-based Zillow Group responded to an antitrust lawsuit filed by Austin-based real estate startup Real Estate Exchange in March that accused Zillow of anticompetitive behavior related to how certain homes are shown on its platform. In an opposition motion, Zillow alleges that REXs ...

https://www.geekwire.com/2021/zillow-group-responds-lawsuit-filed-real-estate-exchange-denies-antitrust-claims/

#GeekWire

Coordinating how you plan to claim your retirement benefits could significantly boost what the two of you get out of the government program over your lifetimes.The average Social Security check is about $1,551 per month, but if you're married, you can easily bump up your household benefits by 50% or...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/01/a-couples-guide-to-maximizing-social-security-bene/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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McConnell said the 1619 Project strives to "reorient" US history away from "intended purposes toward a politicized and divisive agenda."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens as the Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on the For the People Act, which would expand ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-urges-1619-project-be-removed-from-federal-grant-programs-2021-5

#BusinessInsider

Former President Donald Trump is planning to move his political operation to New Jersey for the summer.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago on April 28, 2021.
@45covfefe/ TikTok

A video has emerged of Trump saying his goodbyes to Mar-a-Lago members on Wednesday night.
Trump has ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-trump-farewell-mar-a-lago-new-jersey-election-rigged-2021-5

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Hospitals throughout India are running out of room for patients and pleading with government authorities for urgently needed oxygen.Hospitals throughout India are running out of room for patients and pleading with government authorities for urgently needed oxygen...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2021/05/01/indias-daily-covid-cases-soar-past-400000-as-crisis-deepens/

#ForbesBusinessNews

[Nation] Kenya Airways will resume domestic flights on Sunday following the government's easing of movement restrictions imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105010343.html

#AllAfricaNews

[DW] In East Africa and Nigeria, avocado farmers want to enter the insatiable export market. Environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in other parts of the world. What will African farmers do differently...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105010349.html

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[DW] Police fired tear gas canisters at DW's East Africa correspondent Mariel Mller while she was covering a protest in Nairobi. Amnesty International and the Foreign Press Association of Africa have condemned the attack...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105010350.html

#AllAfricaNews

There is a treasure trove of value embedded in the toy maker's entertainment business.There was a lot to like in Hasbro's (NASDAQ: HAS) fiscal first-quarter earnings report. Sales of toys and games are making a big comeback as the company posted double-digit growth over the year-ago quarter. As ...

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/01/hasbros-q1-earnings-reveal-why-stock-is-a-bargain/?source=iedfolrf0000001

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Home sales in Alameda County, May 1

2508 Jolene Court, Pleasanton; $2.95 million; 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms in 3,146 square feet; built in 2006 on 0.65 acres; the house, which boasts an open floor plan, has 3 bedrooms with a den that could be used as a fourth bedroom; remodeled chefs kitchen has high...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/01/home-sales-in-alameda-county-may-1/

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Home sales in Contra Costa County, May 1

9 Tracy Court, Alamo; $3.15 million; 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms in 3,157 square feet; built in 1973 on 0.35 acres; Round Hill Country Club residence features designer touches throughout, including high ceilings, white oak hardwood floors, linear fireplace and ...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/01/home-sales-in-contra-costa-county-may-1/

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"Breaking Records!" -NASA PushesEnvelope With Mars Helicopter On Fourth Flight

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity completed its fourth flight on the Red Planet Friday after a technical glitchpreventedthe rotorcraft from switching into flight mode Thursday.

Ingenuity was pushed even harder this time...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/breaking-records-nasa-pushes-envelope-mars-helicopter-fourth-flight

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A former Netflix executive was convicted of taking bribes and kickbacks from vendors doing business with the company, according to the US Department of Justice.
Michael Kail, who was Netflixs vice president of information technology operations from 2011 to ...

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/1/22414084/former-netflix-executive-convicted-bribes

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NEW YORK, May 1 Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc said today its results are rebounding from the worst effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and that it has extended its aggressive stock repurchases with US$6.6 billion (RM27 billion) of new...

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/01/buffetts-berkshire-recovering-from-covid-19-pandemic-buys-back-more-stock/1970954

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Victoria "F*ck The EU" Nuland Is Now Highest-Ranking Member Of US Foreign Service

Authored byRick Rozoff via AntiWar.com,

On Thursday the USSenate confirmed Victoria Nuland as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, which has been described as the fourth most important position in the ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/victoria-fck-eu-nuland-now-highest-ranking-member-us-foreign-service

#ZeroHedge

Downtown Vancouver bartender Jamie Mah used to boast that hospitality was something close to recession-proof.

“Because when, you know, things go dour, people still want to eat and drink,” said Mah, who usually tends bar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. “But I wasn’t ...

https://vancouversun.com/business/local-business/covid-restaurant-workers-surviving-the-pandemic

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There are plenty of bears on Air Canada (TSX:AC) stock, but here's why investors should consider the bull case on this Canadian airline.
The post The Bull Case on Why Air Canada Could Still Take Off appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

Air Canada (TSX:AC) is still very much a reopening play, ...

https://www.fool.ca/2021/05/01/the-bull-case-on-why-air-canada-could-still-take-off/

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Chinese video platform's new head Chew Shou Zi had joined its parent company ByteDance in March as CFO--a role which he continues to hold--and will work alongside new COO Vanessa Pappas, who had served as interim head...

https://www.zdnet.com/article/tiktok-appoints-singaporean-as-new-ceo/

#zdnet