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Misha Donskov (Facebook) Hockey Canada has named Misha Donskov of Montreal, Quebec their head coach at three prestigious international hockey tournaments over the next year. They are the 2026 World Men’s Hockey Championships in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland from May 15-31, 2026, the 2027 World Junior Men’s Hockey Championships in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada from December 26, 2026 to January 5, 2027, and the 2027 World Men’s Hockey Championships in Dusseldorf and Mannheim, Germany from May 14-30, 2027 according to the Canadian Press on Thursday. It is unprecedented for Canada to name one person as their head coach…

Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds 🌱 A ‘labor spring’ on Workers’ Day: Labor Minister Marath Bolaños marked May 1 by highlighting 4T-era gains: the daily minimum wage has risen from 88 to 315 pesos since 2018, unemployment has dropped from 3.7% to 2.4%, and a phased reform will cut the standard workweek from 48 to 40 hours by 2030. ⚖️ Sovereignty a priority in Sinaloa governor case: Sheinbaum denied she is caught between a rock and a hard place over the U.S. drug trafficking case against Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya. She reiterated that the Federal Attorney General’s Office — not U.S.…

Construction on the temporary venue holding an Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House in June will begin next week, President Trump said. “The arena, they’re going to start building it over the next week,” he told reporters Friday. The 4,500- to 5,000-seat venue will hold the custom-built octagon fighting cage on the South Lawn of the White House, and an additional 100,000 spectators can watch the fight on screens at the White House Ellipse, a 52-acre park just south of the Executive Mansion’s grounds, he added. “It’s all free,” Mr. Trump said. “It’s going to be great.” The…

Ridership numbers for Amtrak and Florida’s privately-owned railroad Brightline were up in March, as some travelers opt out of driving because of higher gasoline prices due to the Iran war. Nearly 17.5 million riders traveled by rail nationwide in March, a roughly 5% year-over-year increase of about 814,000 riders, Amtrak said in a recent report. Dorothy English, who switched from traveling by car to using the train, told NPR that she paid $140 in gasoline to drive from Florida to New York. That’s why on a trip this week from New York to North Carolina, she opted to take Amtrak…

Mechanism, the company behind a “gaming pillow” for the Steam Deck and a growing list of grips for handheld consoles and PCs, already has its first Steam Controller accessory ready. Valve’s new controller will be available to purchase on May 4, and that same day Mechanism will start selling the Basegrip for Steam Controller, an accessory that will let you attach the controller to a smartphone and plenty of other mounts the company already sells. The Basegrip for Steam Controller is contoured to fit snuggly over the back of the controller while leaving room…

Since the massive success of Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021, fans have been eagerly awaiting the next Peter Parker-centered film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Five years later, the fourth MCU Spider-Man film, subtitled Brand New Day, is finally coming to theaters—but a reveal in the screenplay’s first page has some fans abandoning the hype train. Director Destin Daniel Cretton shared the first three pages of Brand New Day with Entertainment Weekly, complete with annotations from himself, its stars Zendaya and Tom Holland, and other department heads. The pages reveal that the story picks up nine months after the…

Julia Huang is the founder and CEO Intertrend Communications, which prides itself on being “the Most Award-Winning Result Driven Asian American Advertising Agency.” The company was launched in 1991, “before ‘multicultural marketing‘ was even considered a serious growth category,” Huang told Entrepreneur. Here she breaks down the launch and growth of her company, and how its success is built on a desire to connect with consumers on an emotional level. Please give the elevator pitch of your business.Intertrend is a multicultural agency built on a simple idea: Asians in America are not just a demographic box to check. We have…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.An air force officer and decorated sharpshooter has pleaded guilty to illegally importing eight firearms after gun parts — some without serial numbers — were found stashed among his clothes and shoes when he moved back to Canada.Maj. Kendrick Barling appeared in court Wednesday, nearly two and a half years after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) charged him with 29 firearm-related offences.”I plead guilty,” he said after the…

President Trump confirmed the White House is considering a deal to bail out financially distressed Spirit Airlines. “I guess we’re looking at it,” Mr. Trump told reporters Friday at the White House. “If we could do, we’d do it, but only if it’s a good deal.” “No institution has been able to do it, but I said I’d like to save the jobs, but we’ll have an announcement sometime [Friday],” he said. “We gave them a final proposal.” Spirit Airlines is preparing to shut down operations, after a last-ditch effort to secure a $500 million federal rescue package reportedly collapsed.…

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum Kim Zolciak has been embroiled in a custody dispute with her estranged husband, Kroy Biermann. Now, after previously having her parental rights limited, she has temporarily lost primary physical custody. This comes years after the couple initially filed for divorce in 2023. Additionally, Zolciak is set to testify in her boyfriend’s divorce hearing, following reports that Biermann warned the woman about the “RHOA” alum. MEGA According to TMZ, a judge has issued a ruling on Biermann’s previous emergency motion. He now has primary physical custody of the four minor children. Per the ruling, Zolciak will…