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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out operations at businesses across Los Angeles on Friday, sparking protests and clashes outside at least one location, which resulted in authorities throwing flash bangs in an effort to disperse the crowd.The Associated Press reported that immigration advocates confirmed at least 45 people were arrested across seven locations. The locations included two Home Depot stores, a store in the fashion district and a doughnut shop, according to Angelica Salas, the executive director of the Coalition of Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), who spoke at an afternoon…

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Another week, another blow to London’s capital markets. This time it was the turn of Wise, one of the UK’s brightest tech stars, which announced it would switch its main listing to New York.The move by the £11bn fintech has put the City on fresh alert about the shrinking pool of listed companies and adviser fees in the Square Mile.Advisory firms are now “making more money selling our businesses than listing them, which is devastating for the City from a long-term point of view,” said Charles Hall, head of research at Peel Hunt.Wise’s announcement came hours after Cobalt Holdings, one…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Electrical workers at City of Calgary-owned Enmax have voted in favour of a strike, their union said Friday. According to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 254, 98.5 per cent of the nearly 400 employees it represents voted in favour of strike authorization.The move legally gives the union permission to serve Enmax with a 72-hour strike notice.“We’re looking for a new collective agreement that reflects the value that our members bring to the organization,” said Brad Dougherty with IBEW Local 254 in an interview with Global News.“(Enmax) has had record successes…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kristin Cavallari is baring it all on her new show.During a candid moment on her live podcast episode of “Honestly Cavallari: The Podcast Tour,” the reality star’s best friend and celebrity hair stylist, Justin Anderson, made a spontaneous revelation that caught Cavallari off guard. “She recently went on a date — she’s going to be so mad at me, actually — with Glen Powell,” Anderson announced during a Q&A segment of the show, according to US Weekly. “I wanted it to happen so bad. Top Gun, b—-.”KRISTIN CAVALLARI DENIES DATING A-LISTER AFTER RUMORS…

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New college graduates this year face an especially daunting task — putting their degrees to work just as “generative” artificial intelligence technology like ChatGPT is beginning to change the American workplace. “We are entering an entirely new economy, so the knowledge economy that we have been in for the last 50 years or so is on the way out, and a new economy is on the way in,” Aneesh Raman, Chief Economic Opportunity Officer at LinkedIn, told CBS MoneyWatch.The impact of AI on Americans recently out of college is already visible across a range of industries and jobs, from technology and…

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A mystified Benji Marshall is at a loss to explain Terrell May’s State of Origin omission, suggesting if the prop had a different name he would be gaining more attention as a NSW contender.As May prepares to lead a depleted pack against Penrith on Sunday, Tigers coach Marshall launched a staunch defence of the Samoan international’s character.May left the Sydney Roosters for the Tigers in November in circumstances which look all the more questionable given the prop’s red-hot form for Marshall’s men.The 26-year-old, who averages 177m per game, leads the NRL in offloads and has regularly clocked up 80-minute performances…

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SHAH ALAM: A three-year-old boy is among three fatalities after a boat capsized in the waters off Port Klang in Malaysia. The boy’s parents remain missing following the incident at about 4.30pm on Friday (Jun 6) involving six locals aged between three and 50, with only one confirmed survivor so far. Selangor Maritime Director Abdul Muhaimin Muhammad Salleh was quoted as saying by local media that the boat is believed to have lost control before capsizing about 0.3 nautical miles west of Tanjung Harapan. Search and rescue operations were suspended at 8pm on Friday and resumed at 7am on Saturday…

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Israel warned ‘there will be no calm in Beirut’ after launching its largest attack on the Lebanese capital since the ceasefire.The Israeli military will continue to bomb Lebanon if Hezbollah is not disarmed, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned, saying “there will be no calm in Beirut” and “no order or stability in Lebanon” unless Israel’s security is assured. “Agreements must be honoured, and if you do not do what is required, we will continue to act, and with great force,” the Israeli minister said in a Friday statement. Israel’s military launched a series of strikes targeting Beirut’s southern…

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Elon Musk publicly mused about creating a new political party this week, an idea that could escalate the billionaire’s feud with his onetime ally President Trump.Musk first floated the idea on Thursday. In between jabs at Mr. Trump, the billionaire posted a poll to X asking his 220 million followers if they think it’s “time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle.”A day later, Musk noted that 80% of respondents to the poll backed the idea.”This is fate,” he wrote Friday evening.Musk then endorsed a fan’s suggestion that he name it the…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Florida sheriff has been charged with racketeering and conspiracy after an investigation into an illegal gambling operation. Ex-Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez was arrested Thursday on first-degree felony charges over accusations he pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars and used campaign contributions to keep the alleged gambling operation afloat. “As law enforcement, we are held to higher standards of integrity and character than other professions,” Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass said in a statement. “This case revealed that Lopez violated the trust and integrity expected of him as the…

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