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Noting string of fatal incidents, President Xi Jinping calls for stronger safety measures for tourism and public events.A sudden storm in southwestern China’s Guizhou province has capsized four boats, killing 10 people and injuring 70. More than 80 people fell into the water, state media reported on Monday, when the rain and hailstorm struck the vessels on a stretch of the Wu River near Qianxi City on Sunday afternoon. Rescue operations ran overnight. Initial reports said nine people had died, with one person missing. However, rescue personnel discovered the missing person, who “showed no signs of life”, around noon, state broadcaster…

New tariffs for auto parts kick in, Trump to meet newly-elected Canadian PM Mark Carney – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is insisting the economy is fine as new tariffs on imported auto parts took effect this weekend. Meanwhile, the president will meet face to face at the White House Tuesday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, with Carney saying, “We expect respect.” CBS News’ Willie James Inman reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli is under investigation for allegedly sending a threatening message about Western Bulldogs star Bailey Dale to one of his teammates. 

NEW DELHI: Germany’s Lufthansa Group said on Monday (May 5) that its flights were avoiding Pakistani airspace until further notice, which will result in longer travel times on some routes. Lufthansa Flight LH760 from Frankfurt to New Delhi had to fly nearly an hour longer on Sunday due to the longer route taken, according to data from flight tracking website Flightradar24.  “Lufthansa Group is continuing to monitor the current developments closely,” it said in a statement to Reuters. 

Ryan Coogler narrates a musical sequence from “Sinners,” in which the past and future of Black music is conjured.

“Oh, Mary!” may be Broadway’s most unlikely offering this season, a wildly over-the-top, not-at-all historically accurate look at first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, written by and starring Cole Escola.Abraham Lincoln: “For God’s sake, Mary! How would it look for the first lady of the United States to be flitting about a stage right now in the ruins of war?”Mary Todd Lincoln: “How would it look? Sensational!!”It’s a broad comedy about Mary’s secret passion of becoming a cabaret star. Meanwhile, her husband, Abe, is just wrapping up the Civil War, and is more concerned with keeping the country together.Abraham Lincoln: “No!…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he will send the two men behind the “f— the Jews” sign at one of his company’s bars in Philadelphia to Auschwitz after the antisemitic incident.Portnoy made the announcement in a video after he went scorched earth on everyone involved in it. Bottle services girls brought out a “f— the Jews sign” to a group of men and women as music blared in the background. The incident was revealed on social media on Sunday.The sports media personality initially said he was on a “mission to ruing…

This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersGood morning. Warren Buffett announced over the weekend that he will step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of this year. Unhedged has plenty of thoughts on Buffett’s legacy, and will share them in the coming days. For now, let’s just raise a glass (or a mug, if you’re reading this at publication time) to the Oracle of Omaha. Email me: aiden.reiter@ft.com. US jobs…

Welcome to FT Asset Management, our weekly newsletter on the movers and shakers behind a multitrillion-dollar global industry. This article is an on-site version of the newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to get it delivered every Monday. Explore all of our newsletters here.Does the format, content and tone work for you? Let me know: harriet.agnew@ft.com One thing to start: Consultant BCG has published its latest annual report on the state of the global asset management industry. Global assets under management grew 12 per cent year-on-year to a record $128tn in 2024. But the report also exposed the vulnerability of…

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during a visit to the Google for Startups campus in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The EU has established a reputation globally for its aggressive regulation of major technology companies, including the likes of Apple and Google over antitrust concerns. Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesDamian Lemanski | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. government’s remedies trial in the Google antitrust case regarding its advertising tech is scheduled to begin on Sept. 22, according to civil hearing minutes released Friday.Last month, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, said Google…