TORONTO, Canada – Ontario and New Jersey, on Sunday, finalized a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at boosting cross-border trade and investment, promoting greater economic collaboration and creating good-paying jobs on both sides of the border. “As we work with companies across the life sciences and advanced manufacturing sectors, this collaboration will encourage investment, strengthen competitiveness and ultimately help us deliver greater growth opportunities to international businesses looking to expand in North America.” ~ Michael Fedchyshyn Interim CEO and VP Strategies & Business Solutions, Invest Ontario. The MOU was signed by Premier Doug Ford and Phil Murphy, Governor of…
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Jim Harbaugh picked up his first win as Los Angeles Chargers head coach on Sunday afternoon. The 22-10 Week 1 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders wasn’t easy for the Chargers, who trailed 7-6 heading into halftime. However, the second half was more fruitful for the Chargers, who outscored the Raiders 16-3 in the second half. Here are key takeaways from the Chargers performance. Penalties were a problem for the Chargers early The Chargers had four false start penalties in the first half, their most in a half since 2002. Two of the false start penalties were committed by tight end Will Dissly,…
Manila, the Philippines – From the early morning hours to late at night, Lance receives hundreds of threatening texts and dozens of missed calls each day. When he answers the phone, the person on the other end of the line often immediately hangs up. Other times, a threatening voice tells him that his days are numbered if he does not pay the debts he has racked up using online lending platforms. “They’re toying with me,” Lance, who asked to use a pseudonym, told Al Jazeera. His family’s breadwinner, Lance, 31, lost his job in sales twice during COVID-19 lockdowns in…
Crime in the City full episode: September 6, 2024 A look at some of the more notable crimes across the New York City area this week, including a dadly subway station shooting, a teacher shot in the hand inside a middle school in the Bronx, and a shooting at New York City’s West Indian Day parade that left 1 dead and 4 injured. LONG ISLAND – Two toddler sisters died after drowning in a pond behind an apartment complex on Long Island Saturday afternoon, according to the Suffolk County Police. It happened at 3:16 p.m. behind the Fairfield Townhouses in…
The outlook for the US economy and the implications for monetary policy, a set of judgements that have, of course, been influenced by this morning’s jobs report – at the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. By Governor Christopher J. Waller When I scheduled this speech several months ago, I knew it might be challenging to speak a few hours after the release of such an important piece of data. But we like to say that monetary policy must be nimble, so that means policymakers must be nimble also. Not Simone Biles nimble, but nimble. As you will hear, I…
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After just one game, New England Patriots rookie head coach Jerod Mayo has his first NFL victory. Sunday, New England defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 in a game headlined by fumbles, sacks and Patriots third-year running back Rhamondre Stevenson.Here are three takeaways from New England’s Week 1 bout:New pair of coordinators look phenomenalPatriots first-year coordinators Alex Van Pelt (offense) and Demarcus Covington (defense) had promising performances that should leave fans hopeful for the future of the team. The offense looked miles better than it did in 2023 under former OC Bill O’Brien, rushing for a total of 170 yards, converting on…
Hong Kong, China – A 36-year-old foreign domestic worker in Hong Kong was on her way to throw out the rubbish when her Swedish employer arrived home late one night in October 2022. X, as she was known in court to protect her identity, said he appeared to be drunk. Soon he was demanding sex. She said she tried to reason with him, rejecting his advances. But he dragged her into his bedroom and raped her, despite her repeated calls to stop. “He told me he also wanted my daughter. He also said: ‘I’ll kill you, I’ll hit you,” X…
The mother of the 14-year-old who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of four people at his Georgia high school called the school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative said. Annie Brown told the Washington Post that her sister, Colt Gray’s mother, texted her saying she spoke with a school counselor and urged them to “immediately” find her son to check on him. Brown provided screen shots of the text exchange to the newspaper, which also reported that a call log from the family’s shared phone plan showed a…
The first pass of Jayden Daniels’ NFL career cost his team 13 yards, but he looked much better in the third quarter on a short run to the end zone for the first of what should be many touchdowns as a Washington Commander. As a two-year starter for LSU, the 23-year-old quarterback had 6,725 yards passing and 57 touchdowns with 2,019 more yards and 21 scores on the ground. In his final three games as a Tiger, Daniels threw for 1,020 yards with 13 touchdowns and no interceptions. Daniels’ performance was good enough to win the Heisman Trophy and was…