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Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday that 205 alleged child sex predators who preyed on children online have been arrested in the last week. The arrests are part of a new joint operation by the Justice Department and FBI called “Operation Restore Justice” which saw 115 children across the country rescued in the process, Bondi and Patel said.Bondi called the operation “historic and “unprecedented.” Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters outside the White House, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Washington.  ((AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein))”These depraved human beings, if convicted, will face the maximum penalty in prison…

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 7, 2025 11:52 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A licensed baby eel fisher says he’s been sending evidence to the federal Fisheries Department of illegal fishing on a Nova Scotia river, but he says Ottawa is not acting. Stanley King, manager of Atlantic Elver Fishery, says he has sent videos and images of unlicensed fishers on the Ingram River, about 40 kilometres southwest of Halifax. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once…

In the early 2000s, a coronavirus infecting bats jumped into raccoon dogs and other wild mammals in southwestern China. Some of those animals were sold in markets, where the coronavirus jumped again, into humans. The result was the SARS pandemic, which spread to 33 countries and claimed 774 lives. A few months into it, scientists discovered the coronavirus in mammals known as palm civets sold in a market at the center of the outbreak.In a study published on Wednesday, a team of researchers compared the evolutionary story of SARS with that of Covid 17 years later. The researchers analyzed the…

Some collectors buy art because they enjoy it, some do it to show off and some simply want to fill their walls.For others, collecting is a true lifeline, and Amanda Precourt falls into that category.Precourt, a real estate developer who lives in Denver, is also a mental health advocate and philanthropist who has been frank about her own struggles. She and her father, Jay Precourt, were the lead funders of the Precourt Healing Center, an inpatient behavioral health facility in Edwards, Colo. — opening this week near the Vail ski resort — where she also has a home.“I’ve been speaking…

Operas as concerts can be challenging, especially for a work with a four-hour running time, including two intermissions. Handel benefits from eye candy: flashy garb, elaborate scenery, routines with backup dancers — anything to keep hold of our attention. And yet if it’s not Baroque, don’t fix it. Carnegie was packed on Sunday, perhaps with people who just want good music performed well. The English Concert does that consistently.To write “Cesare,” Handel and the librettist Nicola Francesco Haym drew from fictionalized accounts of the end of Julius Caesar’s civil war. After defeating Pompeo, Cesare follows his rival to Egypt. Cesare…

India captain Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket, but says he will continue playing one-day internationals.The 38-year-old had quit T20 internationals after leading India to their second 20-overs World Cup title in West Indies last year.By stepping down now, it gives India a chance to appoint a new skipper in time to face England in the upcoming blockbuster five-match Test series in England.”Hello everyone, I would like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket,” Rohit posted on his Instagram story on Wednesday.”It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. Thank you for…

SINGAPORE: At least 38 people died as India and Pakistan clashed in Kashmir on Wednesday (May 7). After India launched missile strikes on Pakistan, the two sides exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested northern border. The worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades came two weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on the Indian-run side of disputed Kashmir that left 26 people dead. Pakistan has rejected the accusation and called for an independent probe into the killings. Here is how Pakistan has responded to the crisis. “HEINOUS” Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif labelled…

Russell Westbrook, #4 of the Denver Nuggets, dribbles the ball during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Round 2, Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on May 5, 2025.Zach Beeker | National Basketball Association | Getty ImagesNational Basketball Association superstar Russell Westbrook is taking a shot off the court at simplifying funeral planning with artificial intelligence.The famed Denver Nuggets point guard on Wednesday announced the launch of Eazewell, a startup that uses AI technology to streamline the process for coordinating funerals. Westbrook founded the venture with former Charlotte Hornets star…

Retailer Target is under pressure on multiple fronts: it’s facing pushback after rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; it’s fighting off stiffer competition from nimble competitors like Amazon; and the company has higher exposure to a decline in consumer spending amid inflation and tariff volatility than rivals like Walmart and Costco.Target’s decision to scale back key DEI programs sparked nationwide boycotts and a decline in foot traffic for 11 straight weeks between January 27 and April 13, according to Placer.ai.  Yet the company’s challenges go further than tariffs and politics. Experts say many of its issues are self-inflicted.…

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Abid Hussain is in Muridke, Pakistan – one of the sites struck by an Indian missile barrage early Wednesday. The administrative complex of a mosque was heavily damaged in the attack New Delhi says targeted “terrorist infrastructure.”Published On 7 May 20257 May 2025