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Trader work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.Brendan McDermid | ReutersWednesday’s jaw-dropping stock-market rally on President Donald Trump’s surprising tariff reversal is one for the history books.The S&P 500 skyrocketed 9.52% in a kneejerk reaction to Trump’s announcement to put a 90-day pause on some of the lofty ‘reciprocal’ tariffs. The one-day gain ranks as the third biggest since World War II for the main stock market benchmark, according to FactSet.Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsZoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsThe Nasdaq Composite jumped 12.16%, notching its largest one-day jump since January 2001 and second-best day ever. Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards”This…

The Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili was once one of opera’s most sought-after stars, renowned for stirring, powerful performances in works like Bizet’s “Carmen” and Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.”But after she began experiencing vocal problems during pregnancy in 2021, her career suffered. When she returned to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera, company officials later said, she did not sing up to her standard. The Met canceled her upcoming engagements, and she lost work at other opera companies.Now Rachvelishvili, 40, is suing both the Met and the union representing her, seeking more than $400,000 in compensation for lost work. In a complaint…

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Lauren Shriner, was shot and wounded by Los Angeles police officers after she allegedly pointed a gun at authorities Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the LAPD, multiple officers responded to a request for backup “locating three misdemeanor hit-and-run suspects who fled into a residential neighborhood” Tuesday afternoon. When the officers were in the rear of a home where a suspect was last seen running, they saw a female, who was later identified as Shriner’s wife, in the yard of a nearby home.According to the press release, Jillian, 51, was armed with a handgun…

United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States.Paul Hennessey | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesAmazon delayed the launch of its Kuiper internet satellites due to poor weather conditions on Wednesday night.A United Launch Alliance rocket carrying 27 Kuiper satellites was set to lift off from a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, but ULA said it couldn’t continue countdown operations as “stubborn cumulus clouds” and heavy winds…

Maria Fraterrigo, a grandmother from the Bronx, was booked in seat 4A on a flight from San Juan to Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night. But when she got to the gate for her return flight to New York, she said, an agent for Frontier Airlines stopped her.Her companion, an African gray parrot named Plucky, which Ms. Fraterrigo has claimed as an emotional support animal and can say the names of her grandchildren, was on a no-fly list.Despite being allowed to bring Plucky on her outbound Frontier flight without incident in January, she said, the agent told her that parrots…

Jet Set, an aging disco just a block from the sea in Santo Domingo, was the place to be on Monday nights.And this Monday was no exception.A collection of the country’s bold face names — from bankers to retired Major League Baseball players to politicians — were eager to kick up their heels and party, even on a school night, to see a concert by Rubby Pérez, who is known as the “loudest voice in merengue.”Hundreds of people paid $32 for tickets to see the renowned Dominican entertainer who had recently celebrated his 69th birthday.Live music Mondays at the Jet…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and leader of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should be demonized, in an apparent escalation of their feud. Walz was speaking at a town hall in Youngstown, Ohio, when he laid into Musk, whom he has sharply criticized before. He was talking about social media and the Democratic Party’s view on success when he brought up the billionaire tech mogul. “We’re creating a false narrative for them that everybody is super rich and has Lamborghinis and life is easy,” Walz told the crowd. “But that’s what we’re…

The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a motion to dismiss its case against a Virginia-based Salvadoran national accused of being an MS-13 leader.Henrry Jose Villatoro Santos’ only charge in federal court is listed as illegal firearms possession after FBI agents entered his residence in Woodbridge, Virginia — southwest of Washington, D.C. — and confiscated a Taurus, model G2C, 9 mm pistol, as well as three additional firearms, ammunition and two suppressors in a bedroom, according to federal court documents.”As a terrorist, he will now face the removal process,” Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News on Wednesday evening.A Wednesday evening…

Authorities in Montreal have arrested seven suspects in an organized crime sweep on Wednesday morning targeting the city’s Italian mafia. Police say the individuals face various charges, including drug trafficking, possession of substances for the purpose of trafficking, and committing an offence for the benefit of a criminal organization.The suspects are six men between the ages of 34 and 59, and one 44-year-old woman.Police say 40 officers were involved in the operation.All seven suspects are allegedly linked to what police called a “traditional Italian organized crime clan,” a release from the SPVM says.The series of arrests took place in the…

Socceroo, A-League premiership winner and Perth Glory star Brandon O’Neill reveals the secrets to his soccer success, coaching ball control, dribbling and how to score a game-winning goal.