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Eye care chains are treating optometrists more like retail workers than health professionals, with sales targets and pressure to cut consultation times, a major union says.Specsavers, OPSM, Bupa Optical and others are accused of prioritising glasses sales above patient care, leaving serious health conditions potentially undetected.A Health Services Union-led study, released on Thursday, suggests the median consultation time with an optometrist has fallen from 45 minutes to 30 minutes since 2006.Optometrists are often the first line of detection for life-altering conditions including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, as well as tumours and impending strokes.Optometrist and HSU delegate Rory Dowdall…

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has issued criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes, killing four.On Wednesday, in a speech from Miami’s Freedom Tower, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche described the indictment as a historic moment.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“For the first time in nearly 70 years, senior leadership of the Cuban regime has been charged in this country, in the United States of America, for acts of violence resulting in the deaths of American citizens,” Blanche said.“Nations and their leaders cannot be permitted…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Chicago Cubs have been in the news quite a bit this week, mostly because of their center fielder, Pete Crow-Armstrong. If you haven’t seen the video of him this past weekend, it really isn’t worth your time.He said some unsavory things to a fan who was trash-talking him. As is the case with most things now, it was greatly overblown. The Cubs try to put that behind them tonight as they host the Brewers, and we try and capture a unit off of the game. Pete Crow-Armstrong #4 of the Chicago…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A newly active X account bearing former first son Hunter Biden’s name drew mockery from GOP lawmakers and prominent social media personalities after posting its first message Tuesday.”Your laptop’s reputation precedes you,” Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn wrote in response to the “@HunterBiden” account. Fox News Digital reached out to X and Hunter Biden’s art gallery to verify if the account belongs to the former president’s son, but did not receive confirmation. The account has garnered thousands of followers and interactions since Tuesday, when it launched its first message. “I’m Hunter Biden. You’ve never actually…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 20, 2026 3:07 pm Updated May 20, 2026 3:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government has issued a request for proposals from partners committed to cleaning up lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in Yarmouth, N.S., saying Ottawa has already set aside $15 million over the next three years.Commonly known as ghost gear, this discarded equipment can harm marine mammals, fisheries and habitats.Thompson says the government’s ghost gear fund will be used to find, retrieve and…

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OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot, is preparing to file confidentially for an initial public offering in the coming weeks, two people with knowledge of the matter said, laying the groundwork for one of the largest artificial intelligence company offerings that would heighten the stakes of the technology race.OpenAI is working with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to prepare the paperwork, said the people, who were not authorized to speak publicly about private discussions. OpenAI is closely watching the stock market, they added, and the timing of any filing remains in flux. If a filing comes soon, an I.P.O.…

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the rental platform could become an Amazon for travel as the company adds hotels and new services in its latest push to become an everything app for vacationers.”I imagine one day we’ll have dozens, possibly even hundreds of categories, just like Amazon,” CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin. “I think we can build a little bit, like an Amazon for services, at least for traveling and living.”Airbnb on Wednesday added independent hotels and services such as car rentals, grocery delivery and luggage storage to its app, in its latest expansion beyond home rentals.…

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Washington — Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury in Florida in connection with the Cuban military’s fatal downing of two planes 30 years ago, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.The federal criminal charges against the 94-year-old Castro — brother of the late Fidel Castro and widely seen as one of Cuba’s most powerful figures — mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Cuban government. Castro served as president of Cuba from 2008 to 2018 and as the top official of the country’s Communist Party from 2011 to…