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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three men died on Thursday in a boating incident off the shore of Savary Island. Powell River RCMP, on the Sunshine Coast, received a call at approximately 11 p.m. from the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre that a boat had capsized approximately 500 to 1,000 metres offshore of Savary.Two men had made it to the shore, police said, but three others remained missing. Police said the men were clam fishing in the area. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a…

Scientists from Mexico and Japan have deployed deep-sea instruments off Oaxaca’s coast to better understand earthquake and tsunami risks in a region where seismic energy is believed to be building. Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico’s National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred), the Navy, and universities in Kyoto and Tohoku placed eight ocean-bottom seismometers and three pressure gauges more than 5,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean’s surface near the tourist destination of Huatulco. The binational research team has placed eight ocean-bottom seismometers and three pressure gauges more than 5,000 meters below the Pacific Ocean’s surface, where…

The move expands existing travel restrictions barring foreigners who’ve recently been in Congo, South Sudan and Uganda.

Fans are reflecting on the life and legacy of rapper Rob Base after he passed away at age 59. Rob, who was from Harlem, made up one half of a hip-hop duo with DJ E-Z Rock. E-Z Rock, born Rodney Bryce, also passed away at age 56 on April 27, 2014, from complications with diabetes.RELATED: Prayers Up! NBA YoungBoy Associate Ben10 Reportedly Shot Again In Baton Rouge Weeks After Houston Incident Details On Rob Base’s PassingRob Base, whose real name is Robert Ginyard was a prominent figure in the ’80’s hip-hop scene and built his name off the 1988 hit ‘It…

Shailene Woodley made a rare comment about her friendship with former costar Ansel Elgort. “Ansel Elgort is to this day one of my best friends,” Woodley, 34, said in an interview with Variety shared via the outlet’s YouTube page on Thursday, May 21. “I feel like he transcends the label of best friend. He is like family to me. I love him so, so deeply.” Woodley and Elgort, 32, worked together on both The Fault in Our Stars and the Divergent films. They met for the first time on the set of the first Divergent film, which premiered in 2014.…

7:12pm: Lee indeed lands on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 19, with a mid-back strain. Will Brennan has drawn the past couple starts in right field and could get the bulk of the playing time while Lee is unavailable. 11:43am: The Giants will select the contract of outfielder Victor Bericoto from Triple-A Sacramento today, as first reported by journalist Manolo Hernández Douen. San Francisco already has an open 40-man spot. Corresponding moves aren’t yet clear, but Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle suggests that Jung Hoo Lee could need to miss a few more games or perhaps even…

Hillary Clinton paid tribute to Stephen Colbert on Instagram this week, praising his long run at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She wished him well heading into what she described as “a next chapter.” Clinton, the former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, has appeared on the show multiple times across its run. Her message drew directly on those visits. “Every time I sat across the desk from @colbertlateshow, I knew we’d have a conversation that was about more than just getting laughs,” she wrote. She credited Colbert with qualities not always highlighted in the late-night format.…

Your next multimillion-dollar AI idea probably won’t come from asking ChatGPT to “pick a niche.” It will come from identifying a painful bottleneck — something people already pay experts, teams or software to handle — and then using AI to remove the cost, delay or complexity around it.Before AI, eliminating those bottlenecks required capital, technical skill or a full team. Now, a solo founder can test ideas with the kind of leverage that once required a $400M startup, an $80M solo exit, or a $40M chatbot — without hiring consultants or having decades of experience.The prompts and examples I walk…

The Phillies announced they’ve traded minor league reliever Andrew Baker to the Rockies for international bonus pool space. Baker is not on the 40-man roster. It’s the second time in as many months that the Phils traded for bonus pool room, as they acquired $500K in allotments from the Dodgers for Griff McGarry. Matt Gelb of The Athletic notes that the Phillies are adding to their bonus pool to facilitate the signing of amateur pitcher Chan-min Park, a 17-year-old righty from South Korea. The 26-year-old Baker was Philadelphia’s 11th-round pick out of junior college in 2021. He has spent parts of…

Roommates, the streets are talking after a young woman tied to one of the most shocking rapper murders in recent memory — just learned her fate in court. What started as a birthday trip quickly turned deadly, and now both Alicia Andrews’ and Julio Foolio‘s names are back in headlines as new details continue to unfold from the case that rocked Florida and the rap community alike.RELATED: Alicia Andrews Found Guilty In Murder Case Of Rapper Julio FoolioAlicia Andrews Sentenced In Julio Foolio KillingA judge has officially sentenced Alicia Andrews, 23, to 15 years behind bars for her role in…