LOXLEY, Ala. You could call the Rev. Louis Johnson the pastor of disaster. In fact, hes working on his Ph.D. at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and hes planning to write his dissertation on church emergency preparedness. Hes had plenty of first-hand experience. When Johnson was a teenager...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424548

#TheChinaPost

This is a question that is quite common among both Tesla owners and non-Tesla owners who intend to become Tesla owners: Should I charge my Tesla to 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%? Having owned Teslas in a few different scenarios, and having followed Tesla closely and professionally for nearly a ...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/01/should-i-charge-my-tesla-to-80-or-90-or-100/

#CleanTechnica

When a group of Republican doctors in Congress released a video selling the safety of the coronavirus vaccine, their message wasnt explicitly aimed at their conservative constituents, but nonetheless had a clear political bent. Getting the shot is the best way to end the governments ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424570

#TheChinaPost

OAKLAND, Calif. John Means struck out nine and the Baltimore Orioles won at the Coliseum for the first time since 2017, beating Mike Fiers and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Friday night. Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays hit back-to-back home runs to help the Orioles end their seven-game losing streak at ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424597

#TheChinaPost

ANAHEIM, Calif. Anze Kopitar scored with 55.1 seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Kopitar got John Gibson to overcommit and scored on a backhand before barreling into the empty net. It was his 997th career point. Lias Andersson ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424601

#TheChinaPost

GLENDALE, Ariz. Adin Hill stopped 25 shots and the Arizona Coyotes ended the Vegas Golden Knights 10-game winning streak while keeping their playoff hopes alive with a 3-0 win Friday night. Arizona failed on a chance to solidify its playoff chances over the past two weeks, losing four of five...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424605

#TheChinaPost

CLEVELAND Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was dropping quickly in the second round of the NFL draft, much faster than the Browns ever expected. And as he got closer and closer, the teams anxiety level rose dramatically. We probably had a building of 30 people all pacing together, general manager ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424611

#TheChinaPost

HOUSTON Amid major uncertainty surrounding Deshaun Watson, the Houston Texans selected Stanford quarterback Davis Mills with their first pick in the NFL draft on Friday night. Watsons future with the team is in question after 22 women filed lawsuits alleging that he sexually assaulted or ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424618

#TheChinaPost

MINNEAPOLIS Alex Kirilloff hit the first two home runs of his major league career, including a three-run drive that broke open the game in the third inning and led the Minnesota Twins over the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Friday night. Kirilloff, who debuted last Sept. 30, hit his ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424624

#TheChinaPost

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Titans hope to make up for their first-round mistake a year ago with the selection of offensive tackle Dillon Radunz of North Dakota State, taking him 53rd overall pick Friday night in the NFL draft. The Titans traded offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson in March after ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424632

#TheChinaPost

COSTA MESA, Calif. Asante Samuel Jr. and Josh Palmer used to have spirited competitions during practices at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in south Florida. The two will now be reunited in the NFL. The Los Angeles Chargers took Samuel in the second round with the 47th overall pick and then selected ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424636

#TheChinaPost

The latest on the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on Friday night. (all times EDT): ___ 11:55 p.m. The Denver Broncos wrapped up the second day of the NFL draft by using a compensatory pick to take Ohio State linebacker Baron Browning with the 105th overall pick. It was a big day []
The ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424645

#TheChinaPost

Novato, California-based startup Intro30 has just released its innovative video resume creation platform, which helps job seekers make a strong impression on recruiters.Novato, United States, May 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Intro30, a technology startup based in Novato, California, announces the ...

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/05/01/2220988/0/en/Video-Resume-Creation-Platform-Job-Listing-Marketplace-For-Applicants-Launched.html

#GlobeNewswire

COLOMBO, May 1 Sri Lanka announced yesterday that its economy shrank 3.6 per cent last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, making it the worst downturn since independence from Britain in 1948. The unprecedented recession compared with a 2.3 per...

The islands economy was trying to recover from the ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/01/sri-lanka-declares-worst-economic-downturn-in-73-years/1970827

#TheMalayMailMoney

BRUSSELS, May 1 The eurozone economy fell into a second recession in less than a year in the first quarter, data showed yesterday, as slow vaccinations and pandemic lockdowns stopped a rebound. The 0.6 per cent contraction was in stark contrast...

Germany was the major drag on growth in January to...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/01/eurozone-enters-double-dip-recession-but-better-days-ahead/1970828

#TheMalayMailMoney

Hotels will be allowed serve meals indoors from June 2nd, but gastropubs and restaurants must wait...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/restaurants-impatient-to-reopen-indoors-but-beware-of-blame-game-if-there-is-surge-1.4552603

#irishtimes

Choose to invest in equity mutual funds as equities have the potential to deliver high inflation-adjusted return in the long term...

https://www.financialexpress.com/money/mutual-funds/how-much-will-you-get-after-20-years-by-investing-rs-5000-every-month-find-out/2243500/

#TheFinancialExpress

Covid was controlled abroad with the support of all. Here, the chief minister is playing with the lives of people, said Akhilesh Yadav...

https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/akhilesh-yadav-asks-people-to-tweet-photos-videos-of-oxygen-bed-shortage-to-wake-bjp-government-from-slumber/2243501/

#TheFinancialExpress

New York: Twenty-somethings dreaming of Excel all-nighters are facing their best prospects in years.
HSBC Holdings Plc this week became the latest global investment bank pledging to hire a flock of junior bankers to help analysts and associates avoid burnout amid an avalanche of deals. JPMorgan ...

https://gulfnews.com/business/banking/wall-street-hiring-spree-puts-junior-bankers-in-driving-seat-1.1619843797345

#GulfNews

With nearly half of Indian internet users during the pandemic being first-time online shoppers, the ratio of paying users in shopping apps went up by 20% and the organic paying users nearly doubled...

https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/how-ipl-season-14-provides-an-opportunity-to-app-marketers/2243444/

#TheFinancialExpress

Coronavirus Daily Cases and Deaths in India, Covid-19 India Lockdown, Phase 3 vaccine drive, CoWIN Covid-19 Vaccination Registration, May 1: India records its highest single-day rise of 4,01,993 coronavirus infections; 3,523 fatalities push death toll to 2,11,853...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/coronavirus-lockdown-in-india-coronavirus-cases-in-india-today-live-covid-19-cowin-vaccine-registration-vaccination-drive-rollout-may-1-coronavirus-daily-cases-and-deaths-in-india-covid-19-lockdown-in/2243490/

#TheFinancialExpress

FRISCO, Texas The Dallas Cowboys focused on defense like never before in the NFL draft under Jerry Jones. The Cowboys used their first five picks on defensive players, four of them coming on a busy Friday night. Dallas had never gone that far into the draft without picking an offensive player since ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424362

#TheChinaPost

NEW DELHI A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say dont have enough jabs. Thirty-one other patients at the Welfare ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424366

#TheChinaPost

BUFFALO, N.Y. Brandon Beane wasnt kidding about wanting to improve the Bills pass rush this offseason after watching Buffalos defense exposed in two losses to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs last season. Short of putting 12 defenders on the field, as Beane joked last week, the Bills ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424376

#TheChinaPost

India has opened vaccinations to all adults in hopes of taming a monstrous spike in COVID-19 infections...

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/india-launches-effort-inoculate-adults-covid-77433889

#ABCNews

CHICAGO Shane Bieber struck out 11, setting a major league record in the process and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Friday night. Bieber (3-2) fanned at least eight in his 18th straight game, breaking a tie for the mark set by Hall of Famer Randy Johnson in […...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424410

#TheChinaPost

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dillon Brooks scored 20 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 14 points and 15 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Orlando Magic 92-75 on Friday as both teams shot poorly. Kyle Anderson contributed 13 points for the Grizzlies, who shot 34.3% from the field but snapped a two-game ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424434

#TheChinaPost

CHICAGO Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton each scored 22 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks were good enough without Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat the Chicago Bulls 108-98 on Friday night. The Bucks hope Antetokounmpo wont be sidelined for long after the reigning two-time MVP rolled his already sprained ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424439

#TheChinaPost

Washington may have found its long-term answer at left tackle in the second round and unearthed another third-round receiving gem. Washington used the 51st pick in the NFL draft Friday night on Texas offensive tackle Sam Cosmi, who could fill the void left by former starter Trent Williams. With the ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424443

#TheChinaPost

The latest on the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on Friday night. (all times EDT): ___ 11:23 p.m. The New England Patriots used the compensatory pick it received for losing Tom Brady as a free agent to Tampa Bay as it selected Oklahoma edge rusher Ronnie Perkins with the 96th overall pick...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424449

#TheChinaPost

MILWAUKEE Freddy Peralta pitched six strong innings, Jackie Bradley Jr. homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the scuffling Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night. The Brewers have taken the first two games of the four-game series, while the Dodgers have lost nine of 12 since opening the season ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424452

#TheChinaPost

TAMPA, Fla. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Kyle Trask in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night and will groom the Florida quarterback to potentially become Tom Bradys successor. Its totally surreal for me. Im just trying to soak it in and enjoy the moment, said Trask, who ...

https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210501-2424460

#TheChinaPost

MEXICO CITY, May 1 Mexicos economic growth slowed sharply in the first quarter of 2021 as a surge in coronavirus infections put the brakes on Latin Americas second largest economy, official figures showed Friday. Gross domestic product...

Mexicos economy shrank 8.5 per cent in 2020 in what ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/01/mexican-economic-recovery-lost-steam-in-first-quarter/1970818

#TheMalayMailMoney

The top stories of the week included Indias massive second Covid-19 wave and an interview with Modernas founder.Good morning Quartz readers!Just as we thought we might see the end of Covid-19, the virus has reared its ugliest head in India.The carnage is unimaginable. In big cities, hospitals are ...

https://qz.com/emails/daily-brief/2003962/

#Quartz

LinkedIn weighed factors like promotion rates, skill development, and gender diversity, but salaries and racial diversity weren't among its criteria.

LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, ranked Amazon as the best company for US workers to grow their careers in 2021.
Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa/Getty ...

https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-top-companies-career-growth-2021-list-omits-pay-race-2021-4

#BusinessInsider

HELSINKI, May 1 Finland will finance a post-pandemic stimulus plan by taking on an additional 22 billion euros (US$26.5 billion) of debt under a spending plan agreed late Thursday following contentious talks that nearly fractured the ruling...

Air travellers wear masks as they arrive at Ivalo ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/01/finland-to-finance-post-covid-stimulus-with-debt/1970808

#TheMalayMailMoney

There was a tapering off feel to his last three seasons, a span in which he hit .217 with 41 homers, 110 RBIs and an OPS of 95 (five percent below the league average) while turning into a part-time player with the Mets, Mariners and Phillies.There was a tapering off feel to his last three seasons, a...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerrybeach/2021/04/30/jay-bruces-retirement-and-the-endangered-nature-of-the-30-something-power-hitter/

#ForbesBusinessNews

Gross margin contracted 341bps due to higher RM costs as commodity basket prices edge higher (~4% inflation in Q4...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/bajaj-auto-maintain-buy-co-posts-26-1-revenue-growth/2243474/

#TheFinancialExpress

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 Bursa Malaysia is expected to continue cautious trading next week as investors may remain on the sidelines ahead of Bank Negara Malaysias (BNM) policy meeting on Thursday. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd economist Adam Mohamed...

For the week just ended, the local bourse was mostly ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/01/cautious-trading-expected-on-bursa-malaysia-next-week/1970811

#TheMalayMailMoney

Biden's Anti-Eurasian Green Delusion And America's Race To Irrelevance

Authored by Matthew Ehret via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

Many people couldnt help but laugh when Bidentold the Boris Johnson on March 26that the USA and its NATO allies should create an infrastructure plan to rival the ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bidens-anti-eurasian-green-delusion-and-americas-race-irrelevance

#ZeroHedge

This project was a first-of-its-kind Make in India initiative to pave the way for bringing advanced innovation and technology to the country...

https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/alstom-delivers-100th-locomotive-to-the-indian-railways-in-rs-25k-crore-deal/2243457/

#TheFinancialExpress

Pacers forward Doug McDermott is eligible for a contract extension. What are the chances he and the team come to an agreement?Pacers forward Doug McDermott is eligible for a contract extension. What are the chances he and the team come to an agreement...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyeast/2021/04/30/how-the-indiana-pacers-should-navigate-a-potential-contract-extension-for-doug-mcdermott/

#ForbesBusinessNews

Get ready for the 2021 Kentucky Derby by checking out the favorite, contenders and complete odds for the field at Churchill Downs. Get ready for the 2021 Kentucky Derby by checking out the favorite, contenders and complete odds for the field at Churchill Downs...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkay/2021/04/30/2021-kentucky-derby-updated-odds-for-the-field/

#ForbesBusinessNews

The Green Bay Packers selected slot receiver Amari Rodgers in the third round of Friday's NFL Draft.The Green Bay Packers selected slot receiver Amari Rodgers in the third round of Friday's NFL Draft...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2021/04/30/the-green-bay-packers-hit-a-home-run-on-night-2-of-the-nfl-draft/

#ForbesBusinessNews

How to make sure your book isn't the proverbial tree that falls in the forest.How to make sure your book isn't the proverbial tree that falls in the forest...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/elainepofeldt/2021/04/30/three-questions-you-must-answer-to-write-a-compelling-book-on-entrepreneurship/

#Forbes

EOP has simplified the holding structure of Manyata (MPPL) SPV, which has resulted in an improved share of distribution in the form of dividends, resulting in 78% of the distribution now being tax-free for unitholders vs 55% earlier...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/embassy-reit-maintain-buy-lower-tp-to-rs-380/2243471/

#TheFinancialExpress

The Green Bay Packers drafted dynamic slot receiver Amari Rodgers in the third round Friday night.The Green Bay Packers drafted dynamic slot receiver Amari Rodgers in the third round Friday night...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2021/04/30/amari-rodgers-could-help-lift-the-green-bay-packers-offense-to-new-heights/

#ForbesBusinessNews

Sydney: People arriving in Australia from coronavirus-ravaged India could face five years jail as the country strengthens an earlier travel ban, the government announced Saturday, in a bid to prevent the outbreak from spreading to its shores.
From Monday, any traveller into Australia who has been in...

https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/india-travel-ban-australia-threatens-jail-for-those-breaching-covid-19-travel-ban-1.1619838591583

#GulfNews

MUMBAI, May 1 Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries saw its quarterly profits more than double between January and March, the firm said yesterday, boosted by a turnaround in its key oil and retail businesses. The Mumbai-based behemoth ...

Reliance Industries said its consolidated net profit for ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/01/profits-at-indias-reliance-double-on-oil-retail-recovery/1970803

#TheMalayMailMoney