NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Police Department on Monday advised people to avoid Times Square in midtown Manhattan “due to an active police investigation.” “Avoid the area of West 43rd Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan … Expect emergency vehicles and delays in the surrounding area,” the department said in a post…
Amazon has confirmed that its App Store would no longer be accessible to Android users from August 20, 2025, onwards. While Fire TVs and Fire Tablets would continue using the app store, Android users have been urged to act fast, especially if they hold unspent Amazon Coins, the platform’s now-retired digital currency. According to Android…
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy, recently shared a video on Instagram where he donned a blonde wig and read aloud First Lady Melania Trump‘s letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, mocking her. Newsweek has reached out to a representative for Melania Trump and to Schlossberg outside of regular working…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Dayforce — The software stock surged more than 24% after people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Thoma Bravo is currently engaged in talks to acquire Dayforce and could do so in the coming weeks. Sunrun — Stock in the solar panel company gained 4%….
MSNBC is changing its name to MS NOW and dropping its peacock logo as part of the cable channel’s spinoff from Comcast’s NBC Universal. The new name stands for My Source News Opinion World, according to the company. MSNBC and several other cable channels owned by NBC Universal are spinning off into a new business…
Hong Kong has advised residents to avoid non-essential travel to Israel and Iran despite lowering the risk levels for visiting the two countries from black to red. A government spokesman said in a statement on Monday that a red outbound travel alert still “signifies a significant threat”. “The [Hong Kong] government advises Hong Kong residents…
New Delhi, The US, Bangladesh, the UK, Australia and Canada were the top five source countries for Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India in the last five years, according to data shared by the government. US, Bangladesh, UK top list for tourist arrivals in India in last 5 years: Govt Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat…
CMB International Securities Limited, a subsidiary of the China Merchants Bank (CMB) — one of China’s top banks — launched a cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong. According to a Monday CMB WeChat announcement, the bank has started offering virtual asset trading services. The launch comes after the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission approved the…
The German Football Federation (DFB) has launched an investigation into the incidents of racist abuse at two German Cup matches on Sunday. “The supervisory committee is investigating the incidents and initiating investigations against the respective clubs,” a spokesman for the DFB told Germany’s DPA news agency on Monday. What happened at the weekend matches? Meanwhile, Schalke’s 1-0…
It was a regular Tuesday night when Canadian artist Justin Teodoro received an alarming message on Instagram. “Is this legit?” It was from one of his more than 48,000 followers on the social media platform, and attached was a screenshot of a T-shirt listed for sale on fast-fashion clothing brand Shein’s website. Printed on that…
