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Halifax man faces new charge after allegedly threatening to bomb U.S. consulate

Citynews | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:48 a.m. | Original

HALIFAX — A new charge has been laid against the Halifax man accused of making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax earlier this month.

Send Us Your Questions About the Iran War

The New York Times | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:47 a.m. | Original

Times reporters who cover the war, diplomacy, energy and the broader Middle East are joining our “Ask a Correspondent” feature as the conflict nears the six-month mark. Let us know what’s on your mind.

Retail giant Target receives $1bn boost from tariff refunds

BBC World News | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:47 a.m. | Original

Target has revealed it has received almost $1bn (£733.9m) in tariff refunds from the US government which boosted the retailer's latest profits.

The American chain said it received a $994 million pre-tax reimbursement, which resulted in its second quarter operating income doubling to $2.6bn from $1.3bn last year.

Target is the latest of many businesses both large and small being given tax rebates on goods imported to the US following a Supreme

PlayStation's Horizon Hunters Gathering Trimmed Down After Negative Player Feedback

TechPowerUp News | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:42 a.m. | Original

It seems as though even PlayStation, who recently said that it would be doubling down on live-service games, may be feeling the turning negative player sentiment over the live-service gaming industry. A report by Bloomberg claims that PlayStation and Guerilla Games are overhauling Horizon Hunters Gather, the live-service co-op game announced in February 2026, after negative player feedback.

According to insiders, Guerilla Games has been stripping out the live-service aspects of the game in favor of a more traditional co

PlayStation Strips Live Service From Horizon Hunters Gathering After Failed Playtests Disaster, Signaling Another Costly Retreat in 2026

wccftech | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:41 a.m. | Original

Horizon Hunters Gathering promised to expand the universe of the Horizon series by Guerrilla Games with a live service game on PlayStation 5 , but following the latest playtest in May , the game seemed to have disappeared, not even making an appearance during June's State of Play . According to a new report from Bloomber g , there's a good reason why the live service game disappeared, as it is being rebooted as a traditional co-op multiplayer game, and is at risk of cancellation.

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Motorcyclist dead after collision with transit bus in Brampton

Citynews | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:40 a.m. | Original

A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a transit bus in Brampton late Wednesday morning, Peel police say.

Officers were called to the area of Bovaird Drive East and Great Lakes Drive near Dixie Road at 9:26 a.m., after reports of a serious crash involving a motorcycle and a Brampton Transit bus.

Police say the motorcyclist, said to be in their 50s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver of the transit bus, a man in his 60s, was

韓國擬增設新金融中心緩解首爾擁擠問題

Yahoo Finance (HK) | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:40 a.m. | Original

珀萊雅攜手Ulta進軍美國市場拓展海外成長空間

Yahoo Finance (HK) | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:39 a.m. | Original

Doctor to the stars cleared over failure to record reason for using labour drug

SCMP | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:38 a.m. | Original

An obstetrician to the stars has been cleared of professional misconduct by Hong Kong’s medical watchdog over allegations she failed to properly record why she administered a labour-inducing drug to a patient who said the procedure left her traumatised.

Dr Liang Shuk-tak, who reportedly had delivered babies for actresses Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia and Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi, and Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing, was accused of failing to “properly document” the fetal head position, maternal pelvis shape or size, and the reason for

Angélique Kidjo becomes first African musician with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

BBC World News | Aug. 19, 2026, 10:36 a.m. | Original

Kidjo grew up in Benin, but left for Paris in 1983, citing oppression from the country's then-communist government.

"From the moment the communist regime arrived in Benin, I became aware that the freedom we enjoy can be snatched away in a second," she told the BBC in 2023.

The Walk of Fame ceremony was also filled with singing and dancing in celebration of Kidjo's career, which has included collaborations with big names such as Burna Boy, John Legend

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