A beauty pageant queen who was recently crowned Miss North Carolina has been stripped of her title after a series of racist posts reportedly linked to her social media surfaced online. Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, had her title revoked on Wednesday after A Blaze Productions — the pageant organizer — said it had conducted a thorough…
Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan celebrates the wicket of Afghanistan’s Najibullah Zadran during ICC Cricket World Cup between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain, June 24, 2019. — Reuters Bangladesh said on that Friday former star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan had no prospect of returning to play after he joined a media event…
For the first time, an artificial intelligence system has created a series of previously unknown viruses capable of infecting and eliminating certain types of bacteria. This breakthrough opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. However, it also raises concerns about the potential misuse of this technology to design biological weapons. For several years now,…
By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted August 7, 2026 1:37 pm Updated August 7, 2026 1:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size VANCOUVER – B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke is expected to start in Saturday’s CFL game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at B.C. Place Stadium. The league’s…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier professional boxer and reigning WBA Gold bantamweight champion Mohammad Waseem is considering several overseas destinations for his training for the next professional fight which is more likely to be held latter this year. Waseem will either go for his WBA gold title defence fight or he will opt for a unification fight….
Framework, a company that makes modular repairable computers, said it has notified all of its customers that hackers stole their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses, due to an incident at a company that provides business intelligence. On Thursday, several Framework customers said on social media that they had received an email from…
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press Posted August 7, 2026 12:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August…
The former Awami League lawmaker has been living in the US since Hasina’s government was toppled Bangladeshi cricketer and former lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan. Photo: file Bangladeshi cricket great Shakib Al Hasan, an ally of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, said he is ready to return from a two-year exile, face trial on charges including…
Cloudflare is the latest company to join the race to build a new web browser. But instead of pitching a Chrome alternative to consumers, the internet infrastructure provider launched Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed specifically for AI agents. AI software is evolving from chatbots that answer questions to agents that can complete tasks on users’…
The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July and nonfarm payrolls for the prior two months were revised sharply lower, raising questions about whether the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates next month. While the Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday showed the unemployment rate falling to 4.1 per cent last month from…
