Edward Johnson 
The Banff Mountain film festival opens the door to the inspiring stories of people who simultaneously confront their physical and mental limits and the elements. And with this year’s festival featuring films on a lawyer running ultra marathons to help women in Afghanistan, a mountain-biking family living with disability, and the first woman to kayak … Read more
New Delhi: India’s exports of basmati rice to Egypt and European countries may get hit if the conflict in the Red Sea doesn’t abate and the country may have to take a longer route around Africa to ship the commodity which can raise costs by 15-20%, an official said Thursday. Moreover, overall exports face a … Read more
Travelers wait in line to check in for their flights at a Delta Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International Airport during the busy Christmas holiday season on December 28, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Airlines expect record travel demand this Thanksgiving. Executives say they’re prepared for the hordes. … Read more
The United Auto Workers union said General Motors has agreed to put the company’s battery plant workers under the union’s national contract, calling it a major victory in the ongoing strike against the “Big Three” automakers. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a Facebook Live address to members Friday that GM had put the agreement … Read more
The US Department of Justice has got mail: A coalition of more than a dozen tech advocacy groups wrote to the agency today calling on it to launch an investigation into allegedly anticompetitive behavior by Apple. The letter says that Apple’s recent blocking of Beeper, which reverse engineered iMessage to allow compatibility with Android phones, … Read more
Last summer I cycled 7,600km (4,722 miles) along a route called the European Divide Trail, which runs through nine countries, all the way from Arctic Norway to the Atlantic coast in Portugal, mostly camping out along the way. The idea was sparked by an article I saw on the internet – on a website called … Read more
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said Thursday that he’s gearing up to join a succession planning committee at Disney, which will advise the board on choosing CEO Bob Iger’s successor. Gorman is set to step down as Morgan Stanley CEO Jan. 1. He will join Disney’s board in February. Disney announced last month that Gorman … Read more
(NewsNation) — Home sales ticked up in November after five consecutive months of declines and prices marched higher. Existing home sales, which make up the majority of the housing market, increased 0.8% in November from the month prior, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Last month’s increase marks a turnaround from October when … Read more
The world famous Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India was built during the 20th century to commemorate the visit of king George V and Queen Mary. It is located on the waterfront of the Apollo Bunder area of south Mumbai and is the city’s top tourist attraction. Darren Robb | The Image Bank | … Read more
More than half a billion dollars in underpayments have been recovered and back-paid to Australian workers this year, the Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed. An incredible $509 million for 251,475 underpaid workers was recovered in 2022-23, the workplace regulator said. More than half ($317 million) of the recoveries came from large corporate and university employers … Read more
