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Rivian electric pickup trucks sit in a parking lot at a Rivian service center on May 09, 2022 in South San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in premarket trading.Rivian Automotive — The electric vehicle maker saw its stock jump more than 6% after the company reported a first-quarter loss that was narrower than expected. Rivian also said it’s still on track to meet a 50,000-vehicle production target for 2023.related investing newsAirbnb — Shares dropped 13.3% after the vacation booking platform gave a weak outlook for the second quarter and said the company could have…

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Instead of paying expensive brunch prices at a restaurant, try cooking quality recipes for your mom on Mother’s Day from the comfort of your home. A thoughtful gift for moms on their special day is having all their meals cooked and ready to go for breakfast, brunch and dinner. If you do not have that much experience in cooking, try these simple but delicious recipes.MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH QUICHE TWO WAYS: TRY THE TASTY, SIMPLE RECIPESThe recipes below feature a mix of brunch items that feature eggs, sausage and bacon but also include healthier options such as an avocado toast board and a…

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Jane Fonda has no plans to hang up her bullhorn anytime soon.”I don’t know how you could not,” she said earlier this week regarding protests for climate advocacy. “I have grandchildren. I love animals, I love nature. We’re going to destroy it all if we don’t.”It’s all hands on deck right now, it’s urgent, urgent and everyone has to join in right now,” the “Book Club” actress told the New York Post this week at the Manhattan premiere of the sequel, “The Next Chapter.”Fonda infamously protested the Vietnam War when she was young, earning herself the derogatory nickname “Hanoi Jane”…

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Kyle Larson was already excited about what the weekend at Darlington Raceway would mean, and he added a moment to remember with his first career win at the track.Larson rallied from 30th, bumping John Hunter Nemechek on the final turn as the two raced to the finish line to win the Xfinity Series race Saturday.Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, was named one of stock car racing’s 75 greatest drivers who were honored during a celebration at Darlington’s annual throwback weekend.Now, he’s got a checkered flag after numerous close calls at Darlington, where he’s finished second three times and…

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For more than 50 years, designers of computer chips mainly used one tactic to boost performance: They shrank electronic components to pack more power onto each piece of silicon.Then more than a decade ago, engineers at the chip maker Advanced Micro Devices began toying with a radical idea. Instead of designing one big microprocessor with vast numbers of tiny transistors, they conceived of creating one from smaller chips that would be packaged tightly together to work like one electronic brain.The concept, sometimes called chiplets, caught on in a big way, with AMD, Apple, Amazon, Tesla, IBM and Intel introducing such…

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Bunk beds in Air New Zealand planeSource: Air New ZealandAir New Zealand’s previously announced in-flight sleeping pods will likely cost between 400 and 600 New Zealand dollars ($250-$380) for a four-hour period, or up to approximately $100 an hour, according to a new press release from the airline.Travelers flying from Auckland to Chicago and New York will be able to sleep in the sky from September 2024, the carrier said, having first unveiled the plans for the new sleeping quarters in 2022.The Skynest sleeping pods will come in six-bed configurations and customers will be in fairly close quarters, with a…

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As the sun rose on Friday morning, Antonio, 51, was gathering his things and saying his goodbyes at a large migrant shelter on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico.Since 2020, Title 42, a public health measure implemented during the pandemic, has allowed border authorities to swiftly expel migrants who crossed into the United States illegally. A surge of arriving migrants and a limited number of asylum appointments have led to large numbers of people waiting in border communities like Tijuana.On Friday, Antonio’s family was part of the first group of asylum seekers processed after the expiration of Title 42 on May…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size An out-of-control wildfire in northeastern B.C. is threatening a remote area primarily used by the oil and gas industry, prompting an evacuation order. The Peace River Regional District issued the order at 5 p.m. Saturday evening.“The Peace River Regional District has issued an evacuation order for the Donnie Creek and Tommy Lakes areas due immediate danger to life safety,” the district said in a statement.The fire covers 500 hectares, and is burning about 200 km north of Fort St. John.Loggers and oil and gas crews were told to leave immediately and head…

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As song contest was under way, Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Ternopil, the home of Ukraine’s entrants Tvorchi.Swedish singer Loreen has won the Eurovision Song Contest with her power ballad “Tattoo” at a colourful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine. The diva from Stockholm beat acts from 25 other countries on Saturday night to take the continent’s pop crown at the competition in the United Kingdom’s Liverpool. Finnish singer Käärijä was second in a close-fought battle of the Nordic neighbours. Loreen scored 583 points after the public and jury votes were…

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