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close Video Karen Read speaks to reporters following Week 5 of murder trial A defiant Karen Read tells reporters she is “anxious for everyone to learn what we know” following the fifth week of testimony in her murder trial in Dedham, Massachusetts on Wednesday, May 21. 2025.  ‘CLASSIC… INJURY:’ Brain surgeon testifies John O’Keefe died from fall on frozen ground in Karen Read trial CHECKERED PAST: Tech exec found ‘pulverized’ in luxury high-rise stairwell died from fall, medical examiner saysBLAME GAME: Bryan Kohberger defense suggests ‘alternate perpetrators’ in Idaho murders, joining infamous legal strategy Bryan Kohberger’s defense has suggested “alternate…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size As many as nine people have been injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a Toronto bus, reported just before the beginning of rush hour on Friday afternoon. Toronto police said they were called to a crash at Eglinton Avenue West and Kipling Avenue a little before 3:30 p.m. to respond to a multi-vehicle collision.Police said a bus was involved in the crash, which saw emergency services dash to the scene.Paramedics told Global News just after 4 p.m. they had taken four people to hospital so far. Police said one of those patients…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Investor jitters about the state of the US’s public finances have put the dollar on track for its worst week since President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs announcement rocked markets at the beginning of April. The US currency fell 0.9 per cent on Friday against a basket of peers including the euro and the yen. The move took its decline for the week to 2 per cent, the biggest drop for six weeks, as Trump’s tax bill added to concerns over rising…

Ludovic Phalippou is professor of financial economics at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School.A decade ago, Steven Davidoff Solomon, a UC Berkeley corporate law professor, published in the New York Times an article entitled: “Private Equity Fees Are Sky-High, Yes, but Look at Those Returns”.The message was simple. Retail investors were understandably eager to invest in private equity funds, given the incredible money they were generating: As an asset class and with the right fund, private equity is nigh unbeatable, well worth the fees paid. (…) Over the last 20 years, Yale has had a 36.1 percent return from…

Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson shot a stunning second-round 64 to move into a three-shot halfway lead at the Soudal Open in Antwerp.The 28-year-old Scot carded seven birdies at Rinkven International GC as he completed a second successive bogey-free round for an 11-under-par total.It carried him three shots clear of England’s Marco Penge, with Dutch pair Joost Luiten and Darius Van Driel, American Troy Merritt and English trio John Parry, Brandon Robinson Thompson and Andrew Wilson sharing third on seven under.Ferguson said: “I quite enjoy when a par is a good score. I find it tough sometimes when you just need to…

Who: Barcelona vs ArsenalWhat: UEFA Women’s Champions League finalWhen: Saturday, May 24 (18:00 kickoff, 16:00 GMT)Where: Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal Follow Al Jazeera Sport‘s live text and photo commentary stream. Barcelona are aiming to complete a three-peat of Women’s Champions League titles and win its fourth European crown in five years when it faces Arsenal in Lisbon on Saturday. Al Jazeera Sport looks at a final that pits two of the biggest names in women’s football for the game’s biggest club prize. What is the secret to Barcelona’s success? Barcelona are out to reaffirm their status as the…

In his Oval Office meeting Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President Trump made allegations of persecution of White farmers in South Africa, which he used to justify granting refugee status to a group of Afrikaners earlier this month.Ramaphosa has denied there is a genocide, and some Afrikaners say Mr. Trump is being lied to about a “White genocide” in the country.In the last three months of 2024, 12 people were murdered on farms in South Africa, according to South African police. One was a White farmer, while the others were Black laborers or security workers, police said. Some estimates say…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Florida Panthers dominated Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Jordan Staal, the Hurricanes’ captain, offered a blunt assessment of how the game went. “An a– whooping,” Staal told Walt Ruff. Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal during the first period against the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center May 22, 2025.  (James Guillor/Imagn Images)The Hurricanes’ loss was their 14th straight in a conference final, dating back to sweeps in…

The father of the man accused of shooting two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Washington, D.C., Capital Jewish Museum earlier this week attended President Donald Trump’s joint address in March at the invitation of a Democratic Illinois representative. “Eric Rodriguez was our guest during the President’s Joint Speech to Congress, but we don’t know his family,” a spokesperson for Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, D-Ill., told Fox News Digital in a statement. Rodriguez is an Iraq war veteran and steward for the Service Employees International Union who works at a Chicago VA hospital, according to the organization’s website. SUSPECT ACCUSED OF KILLING ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS…

A 46-year-old woman from Salmon River, N.S., was killed in a motorcycle crash this week, according to RCMP. Emergency services responded to the crash on Highway 2 between Main and George streets at around 9:30 p.m. on May 21. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. RCMP said it’s believed the motorcycle left the roadway and went into the ditch.“One rider, a 46-year-old woman from Salmon River, was pronounced deceased at the scene,” RCMP said in a release. Trending Now “The driver,…