May 2024 – Page 8 – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

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Claudia Sheinbaum, the woman hoping to be Mexico’s first female president

Peter Sanders31 May 2024

She was mayor of Mexico’s capital city until last year, when she stepped down to run for president. Yet Claudia Sheinbaum, the pollsters’ favourite to win Sunday’s election, remains something...

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Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. is soaring, border stats show

Robert Melton31 May 2024

In November last year, U.S. border agents ordered that a freight train crossing into the country be halted.Homeland Security agent David Spitzer said in an affidavit that 13 Mexican nationals...

Sport

Tennis crowds and etiquette: How should fans behave and how should players react?

Robert Melton31 May 2024

Let’s start with the brass band.That’s what caught Ben Shelton off guard when he walked onto court Sunday to face Hugo Gaston of France. The venue was Court 14: a...

Science

Mountain building linked to major extinction event half a billion years ago

Jessica McCarthy31 May 2024

Field camp on Errant Glacier in the central Transantarctic Mountains. Credit: John Goodge As life on Earth rapidly expanded a little over 500 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion,...

Money

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GPS, MDB, DELL

Peter Sanders31 May 2024

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Dell Technologies — The software stock plunged 22% after executives cautioned that its gross margins could face more pressure in 2025....

Technology

Warren Buffett worried about ‘huge losses’ in booming insurance market

Jessica McCarthy31 May 2024

One of the messages that Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway's top insurance executive, Ajit Jain, sent to investors during the company's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha last month was that...

Sport

Epsom Oaks: Ezeliya crowed queen at Epsom 43 years after Dermot Weld first win | Racing News

Marjory Copeland31 May 2024

Aidan O'Brien's red-hot favourite Ylang Ylang disappointed in the fillies' Classic as the course did not suit her, but Ezeliya became an impressive winner of the Oaks.The Aga Khan-owned 13-2...

Economy

Why this year’s Champions League final offers a blast from the past

Christopher Harper31 May 2024

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.For all the talk of how ultra-wealthy, state-backed clubs have conquered European...

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Fourteen years of British self-harm

Peter Sanders31 May 2024

This article is an onsite version of our Swamp Notes newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Monday and Friday. Standard subscribers can upgrade...

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Winnipeg man caught in scam after AI told him fake Facebook customer support number was legitimate

Robert Melton31 May 2024

A Winnipeg man who says he was scammed out of hundreds of dollars when he called what he thought was a Facebook customer support hotline wants to warn others about what...

Month: May 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum, the woman hoping to be Mexico’s first female president

Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. is soaring, border stats show

Tennis crowds and etiquette: How should fans behave and how should players react?

Mountain building linked to major extinction event half a billion years ago

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GPS, MDB, DELL

Warren Buffett worried about ‘huge losses’ in booming insurance market

Epsom Oaks: Ezeliya crowed queen at Epsom 43 years after Dermot Weld first win | Racing News

Why this year’s Champions League final offers a blast from the past

Fourteen years of British self-harm

Winnipeg man caught in scam after AI told him fake Facebook customer support number was legitimate

The Hidden Science of Emotional Music Preferences

The NFL is heading to Germany – and the country has fallen for American football

Research team investigates climate change impact on pecan orchards

Martin Bakole ready to face Daniel Dubois in heavyweight champion’s defence of IBF title, says promoter Ben Shalom | Boxing News

FT readers — what is your favourite book of 2024?

City of London pauses plan to move famed Smithfield and Billingsgate markets

The Hidden Science of Emotional Music Preferences

The NFL is heading to Germany – and the country has fallen for American football

Research team investigates climate change impact on pecan orchards

Martin Bakole ready to face Daniel Dubois in heavyweight champion’s defence of IBF title, says promoter Ben Shalom | Boxing News

FT readers — what is your favourite book of 2024?

City of London pauses plan to move famed Smithfield and Billingsgate markets

Brantford, Ont., trustees spent $50K on flights, hotels, gourmet meal for Italy art-buying trip, receipts show

Encouraging quiet during zoo visits might lead to a better appreciation of the animals, say researchers

'We can beat anybody' | Maresca confident ahead of Arsenal clash

how global manufacturers are braced for Trump’s tariffs

Time to close America’s bureau of wishful thinking

Unemployment rate unchanged at 6.5%