The Hong Kong Bar Association has said it “broadly supports” a dedicated offence for persistent child sexual abuse, after concerns over evidential issues in such cases were resolved in other jurisdictions in the past two decades. Vice-chairman Martin Hui Siu-ting said that while the association had reversed previous reservations it expressed when the city last…
Updated Aug. 7, 2026, 8:44 p.m. PT Authorities have arrested a man and woman in connection with a failed robbery at a Victorville cell phone store in which several people were pepper sprayed earlier in this week. Brandon Craig Brown, 42, of Los Angeles and Latoya Shanell Smith, 43, of Victorville were taken into custody…
Doximity at the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering on June 24, 2021. Source: NYSE Shares of medical platform Doximity more than doubled at one point in overnight trading Friday after some bold comments on the margin for its new AI search tool. CEO Jeffrey Tangney said the product brings in 10…
LONDON – Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu signed for Crystal Palace on Friday, the former Arsenal man making his return to the English Premier League after a year away. The 27-year-old, who was a free agent after spending the second half of last season with Dutch side Ajax, has been training with Palace lately and now…
Prepaid carrier Metro by T-Mobile has rolled out a set of back-to-school promotions for families shopping for new phones, plans, or home internet before the school year gets underway; paired with a digital-safety push aimed at parents of newly phone-equipped kids. On the deals side, the standout offer is…
Report confirms Elon Musk’s DOGE was a ‘COLOSSAL FAILURE,’ says Democratic Congressman 07:23 ‘YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO BREATHE’: Exasperated voters bash Trump who claims they aren’t mad at him 11:22 ‘They don’t even pretend to give a damn’: Americans struggle under the Trump economy 07:08 Trump’s Iran war has BACKFIRED in ‘remarkable’ way, says fmr….
Canadian manufacturing and wholesale sales data for June next Friday should reveal readings consistent with more real gross domestic product growth in June, capping off a solid Q2. The BoC highlighted two-sided risks to the interest rate in their prior policy meetings – risks of cuts tied to potential downside growth surprises and hike risks…
Gojo Stock: Why Traders Piled Into Manifold’s Anime Sentiment Market. A play-money market on Manifold called “Gojo Stock” is suddenly one of the platform’s busiest, with roughly 78% of its all-time volume changing hands in a single day and its reading sitting at 50% as of August 07, 2026. The market is not tied to…
1 La Liga champions Barcelona expressed a serious interest in the signing of Ajax talent Mika Godts with a view to the 2026/27 campaign. That’s according to Dutch football insider Mike Verweij, who has on Friday provided an insight into the situation. Youngster Godts has of course seen his name take its place front and…
According to Clayface director James Watkins, the upcoming DC movie was inspired by several elements from Sam Raimi’s horror films. In a recent interview, the English filmmaker opened up about how the creator of the Evil Dead franchise impacted the creation of Clayface. James Watkins explains Sam Raimi’s influence on DCU’s Clayface While speaking to Empire,…