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Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a “poison pill” defense in response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company for more than $43 billion and take it private.The move would allow existing Twitter shareholders _ except for Musk _ to buy additional shares at a discount, thereby diluting Musk’s stake in the company and making it harder for him to corral a majority of shareholder votes in favor of the acquisition.Twitter’s plan would take effect if Musk’s roughly 9% stake grows to 15% or more. Elon Musk wants Twitter to be ‘the platform for free speech.’ What about misinformation? The poison pill injects another twist into a melodrama surrounding the possibility of the world’s richest person taking over a social media platform he described Thursday as the world’s “de facto town square.”Twitter said its plan would reduce the likelihood that any one person can gain control of the company without either paying shareholders a premium or giving the board more time to evaluate an offer.

Gazing across this gorgeous skyscape, the Southern Cross and stars of the constellation Centaurus are seen above the outline of Mauna Loa (Long Mountain), planet Earth's largest volcano. Attention stargazers! A celestial phenomenon will take place in June, so mark your calendars. For the first time since 2004, five planets will appear in a line in the night sky in their correct order of increasing distance from the sun, according to Dr.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden disembark Marine One and walk across the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, November 8, 2021, after their trip to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White House and paid $150,439 in federal income taxes.

Quebec opposition parties have been calling for a public inquiry into the management of one of the province’s senior homes during the first wave of the pandemic. They say with insufficient investigations and contradictory statements, there’s a piece of the puzzle missing.

Karen Gillan appears in DUAL by Riley Stearns, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.  CHICAGO - Editor's note: This review originally ran as part of our coverage of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 23, 2022. It has been expanded and republished on the eve of the film's premiere. "Dual" arrives in theaters on Friday, April 15.With his 2019 karate comedy "The Art of Self-Defense," writer/director Riley Stearns emerged as a filmmaker with a divisively distinctive voice.

The Russian missile cruiser Moskva patrols in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Syria, on December 17, 2015. Russia began its air war in Syria on September 30, conducting air strikes against a range of anti-regime armed groups including US-back Russia on Friday is claiming to have destroyed a factory in Kyiv that makes anti-ship missiles after confirming that the flagship vessel of its Black Sea navy has sunk.The Moskva cruiser rose to prominence at the beginning of the war when a group of Ukrainian soldiers defending Snake Island told its operators to "go f--- yourself" instead of surrendering, according to Reuters.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - It’s Easter weekend and a lot of people are traveling for the first time this spring. Flying out of Philadelphia International Airport could be a challenge, only in terms of finding a parking spot.When the airport put out a warning that parking would not just be at a premium this East weekend, on-site parking would be full, something frequent flyer Rebecca Lodge found out the hard way on her trip to Nashville."I was going around and around for 30 minutes, at least! I was terrified I was gonna miss my flight.

The FBI has joined Massachusetts law enforcement agencies in investigating the theft of Boston Police Department uniforms, which were stolen from a Weymouth business, just weeks before the city’s annual marathon is set to kick off. Friday marked nine years since the Boston Marathon Bombing of 2013, when three people were killed and more than 260 were hurt. Ahead of Monday’s 126th Boston Marathon, Boston Police Superintendent-In-Chief Greg Long is urging attendees not to hesitate to report someone acting suspicious, even if they are dressed in a uniform.The Weymouth Police Department announced earlier this week that it was working with the FBI in investigating the theft of several Boston Police Department uniforms that were stolen from a local uniform supply store. Investigators believe the uniforms were stolen between 3:30 p.m.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - He is a 40-year-old man who is known by many names such as "Natureboy," "The Messiah Demigod," "Master Chief," and who supporters on Thursday even called "God," but to the DeKalb County jail he is listed as Eligio Bishop.Bishop was taken into custody by the DeKalb County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit Wednesday evening at a home he rents on Arbor Chase. Just after 6 p.m., police executed search and arrest warrants."I came outside, police were circulating with the helicopter I’d seen first, then I come to the front window and see they are outside with guns pointed at the doors, pointed at the windows," one supporter who was with Bishop recounted to FOX 5.Bishop’s followers believe he shouldn’t have been arrest.Eligio Bishop (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)Eligio Bishop is an American citizen who has ties to both Atlanta and New York."3God is a very caring being, a very loving being, he’s very caring, he’s very holy," one of his followers told FOX 5 on Thursday.According to reports, he used the nickname "Natureboy" because of the 1948 Nat King Cole by the same title. His other nicknames were similarly self-proclaimed.Bishop has a heavy social media footprint having made online music videos and life coaching tapes as well as soliciting for donations.Members of the Carbon Nation refer to Eligio Bishop as "3God" during an interview on April 14, 2022.

New Jersey will start selling recreational marijuana on April 21, about a year and a half after voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to legalize it.The newest industry in the Garden State has an estimated 800,000 potential recreational customers, and roughly 800,000 more potential marijuana "tourists," the commission regulating the state’s cannabis sales reported. Neighboring Pennsylvania has medical cannabis but not recreational, and New York won’t start recreational sales until later this year.In the 10 years since Colorado and Washington voters became the first in the nation to approve recreational marijuana use, 16 other states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational cannabis.

FILE - Liz Sheridan during 1st Annual Official TV Land Convention - Day One at Burbank Airport Hilton Hotel in Burbank, California, United States. (Albert L. Ortega/WireImage)Liz Sheridan, known for playing Jerry Seinfeld’s mom on the widely popular NBC show "Seinfeld," has died, according to multiple reports.

A history of certain psychiatric disorders may predispose fully vaccinated COVID-19 survivors to reinfection, according to a study of 263,697 US veterans published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

Elon Musk took aim at Twitter with a US$41 billion cash offer on Thursday, with the Tesla CEO and billionaire entrepreneur saying the social media giant needs to be taken private to grow and become a platform for free speech.

Al Pacino is confirmed to be dating Mick Jagger's ex-girlfriend Noor Alfallah, who is 53 years his junior, with sources claiming that the couple's romance began during the pandemic.The 81-year-old Hollywood legend was recently seen cozying up to his 28-year-old girlfriend during a dinner party with actorJason Momoa after visiting Julian Schnabel's latest Pace gallery in the Mid City area of LA.Now, insiders have shared new details about the pair's relationship, revealing that it first blossomed during the pandemic - and adding that the age difference between the two is not a 'problem', despite the fact that Al is older than Noor's father.'Pacino and Noor started seeing each other during the pandemic,' sources told Page Six.'She mostly dates very rich older men; she was withMick Jagger for a while, and then she dated Nicholas Berggruen.' Al Pacino, 81, was spotted out earlier this week with girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, who is 53 years his junior, and sources have told Page Six that the couple has been dating since the pandemicThe insider added: 'She has been with Al for some time and they get on very well. The age gap doesn't seem to be a problem, even though he is older than her father.Noor is vice president of Lynda Obst Productions at Sony, and is also reportedly developing two feature films with Obst.The VP, along with her sister Remi, reportedly struck a pod-producing deal with Imagine Entertainment chairman Brian Grazer in 2021.'She moves with the wealthy jet-set crowd, and she comes from a family with money,' sources added.Pacino was seen exiting Felix Restaurant after enjoying a swanky dinner with Alfallah in Venice Beach,California on Saturday night.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday authorized for emergency use the first COVID-19 test based on breath samples, a system that looks for chemical signatures of infection and can provide a result in about 3 minutes.

PHILADELPHIA - A SEPTA Transit Officer who was shot during a firefight with a suspect in Frankford last week is expected to be released from the hospital on Friday. Investigators say Officer Ervis Onuzi, 28, was shot in the abdomen when a gunman who fled a triple shooting near Arrott Transportation Center barricaded himself inside an apartment building and opened fire on responding officers. According to authorities, on April 6 officers from the Philadelphia Police Department responded to the 4700 block of Penn Street after hearing 8-9 gunshots.The gunshots stemmed from a physical altercation between the suspect and another man, police said. It's believed that the suspect fired at the man, striking him once in the neck, while he was walking away.

trademark application for a virtual fast-food restaurant, as well as for virtual goods and services, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in February, jumping on the "metaverse" bandwagon. The metaverse is envisioned as an immersive online space where users can play games and interact with others as avatars in a computer-generated environment. According to industry experts, people will be able to shop and attend virtual concerts as well as sporting events in the metaverse. The giant fast-food franchise hopes to operate virtual restaurants, "featuring actual and virtual goods" and "operating a virtual restaurant online featuring home delivery," according to the trademark application. On Feb. 4, McDonald’s also filed a trademark application hoping to eventually provide entertainment services, "namely, providing on-line actual and virtual concerts and other virtual events," the application read. FILE - In this photo illustration, a woman's silhouette holds a smartphone with the McDonald's Corporation logo displayed on the screen.

A Catholic cleric carries a wooden cross during the Good Friday celebrations and the third anniversary of the Notre-Dame fire in front of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France on April 15, 2022. (Photo by Jiro Mochizuki/Anadolu Agency via Getty I PARIS - On the third anniversary of the Notre Dame Cathedral fire, which also falls on the Christian holiday of Good Friday, the race to reconstruct the Paris landmark continues — as well as the investigation into the exact cause of the flames.Notre Dame, a monument that has withstood centuries of wars and revolutions, was ravaged by a massive fire on April 15, 2019, as it was undergoing renovations.

The Chase star Paul Sinha has told viewers to 'cherish life' after discussing his experience with Parkinson's disease on Loose Women.

MAPLE SHADE, N.J. - Maple Shade Police and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating a shooting that killed one man and critically injured another.Officials said Maple Shade police were called to the unit block of Laurel Drive around 3:30 Friday morning, on the report of a shooting.Responding officers found a 26-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound to the face, outside an apartment, when they arrived on scene. The victim was rushed to Cooper University Hospital where he is listed in critical, but stable.Another man, 27-year-old Maurice Kobassic, inside one of the apartments, fatally shot.

Rates of upper airway infections (UAIs) such as croup and bacterial tracheitis among pediatric COVID-19 patients, though low, rose after the Omicron variant became dominant in December 2021, with more than one fifth of hospitalized children with both conditions developing severe illness, estimates a study today in JAMA Pediatrics.The University of Colorado–led US National COVID Cohort Collaborat

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 05: James Harden #1 of the Philadelphia 76ers dribbles the ball as Joel Embiid #21 trails in the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on April 05, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Dyl PHILADELPHIA - James Harden says he’s "ready to hoop."The Philadelphia 76ers sure hope The Beard is good to go — not just for the opening-round Eastern Conference series against Toronto — but for a deep run into June.That’s why Philly traded for him.But the early returns, well, they show the All-Star pairing with Joel Embiid is still going through some growing pains in the two months since Harden was traded.

NEW JERSEY - A New Jersey man faces multiple charges after he allegedly ran over a woman, repeatedly, when she attempted to take pictures of his vehicle following a collision.According to the Union County Prosecutor's Office, Vincent Jean, 56, of Elizabeth, was driving a Mitsubishi SUV on Tuesday at about 8:30 a.m. when it collided with a 23-year-old woman's vehicle in the area of Salem Avenue and Aberdeen Road in Elizabeth.Witnesses told prosecutors that Jean attempted to flee the scene and the woman, who was standing on the sidewalk, began taking photos of his car in order to be able to identify him to the police.That's when Jean drove directly at the woman who ran onto a lawn.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday.Richard Bernard Moore, 57, is also the first state prisoner to face the choice of execution methods after a law went into effect last year making electrocution the default and giving inmates the option to face three prison workers with rifles instead.Moore has spent more than two decades on death row after being convicted of the 1999 killing of convenience store clerk James Mahoney in Spartanburg. If executed as scheduled on April 29, he would be the first person put to death in the state since 2011 and the fourth in the country to die by firing squad in nearly half a century.The new law was prompted by the decade-long break, which corrections officials attribute to an inability to procure the drugs needed to carry out lethal injections.In a written statement, Moore said he didn’t concede that either method was legal or constitutional, but that he more strongly opposed death by electrocution and only chose the firing squad because he was required to make a choice."I believe this election is forcing me to choose between two unconstitutional methods of execution, and I do not intend to waive any challenges to electrocution or firing squad by making an election," Moore said in the statement.Moore’s attorneys have asked the state Supreme Court to delay his death while another court determines if either available method is cruel and unusual punishment.

Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain as saying: “Prevention is better than cure. All those who have not yet taken the vaccine or have taken only the first dose, should be taken to their nearest health facility as soon as possible for complete vaccination."

Delhi on Friday continued to reported over 300 cases, with fresh infections at 366, according to official data from the health department. There have been 209 recoveries, and zero deaths in the last 24 hours.

FILE IMAGE - A woman puts compost into the garden beds as she tends to her plot in the Fenway Victory Gardens in Boston on May 20, 2020. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Whether it was more time to start a new hobby during the pandemic, or some just looking for a healthier, cheaper way to get vegetables and herbs for the family, more and more Americans are now growing their own food."Food gardening," which is defined as household participation in vegetable, fruit trees, berries or herbs gardening, has seen "a significant uptick" since the COVID-19 crisis began, according to researchers at the National Gardening Association. The association’s research division shares an annual survey to assess gardening activity and purchasing trends in the U.S.

NEW YORK, USA - APRIL 26: Full moon rises behind Empire State Building during sunset in New York City, United States on April 26, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The first full moon of spring will shine this weekend, but don’t let its name fool you.April’s full moon is known as the pink moon - named for the pink wildflowers that bloom in early spring in eastern North America, according to the Farmer’s Almanac.

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Police say four female suspects stuffed the merchandise into mesh bags before leaving the store.  (West W)EXTON, Pa. - Authorities in Chester County are looking to identify and locate four women they say stole thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from a beauty shop. The incident occurred back on Sunday April 10 at an Ulta Beauty location in Exton, West Whiteland Township. Authorities say four female suspects took merchandise from the store by stuffing it into large mesh bags.

Meta’s announcement in late March that it was putting down roots in Toronto with plans to hire 2,500 new workers in the city and across Canada was largely met with fanfare from politicians.

the district reported over 100 cases over the last four consecutive days. It accounts for around 13% of the country's total active cases at present.

COLOMBO (News 1st); SriLankan Airlines on Thursday (14) said it received an air cargo order to transport about 102 tons of printed material from Colombo to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda in February 2021.The consignment was purely commercial in nature and brought in much-needed foreign revenue to the airline and country at the time.

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Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that the Pandemic Special Recognition Payment will be paid to eligible frontline healthcare workers in their next available payroll.

The ongoing trial of a driver who hit a family who were trying to help has had video evidence submitted. Global News has obtained those videos and images. Relatives of the family say they want people to see what really happened that day.

STAFFORD COUNTY, V.a. (FOX 5 DC) - A daycare owner has been arrested in Stafford after three toddlers were exposed to THC, according to police.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe children, all one year of age, were taken for treatment in the emergency room after their parents observed lethargic and uncoordinated behavior as well as glassy, bloodshot eyes, police say.Hospital staff quickly recognized the symptoms and testing confirmed each child had been exposed to THC.

spike in infections. 

ALISON Hammond revealed a worrying health scare moments before going live on This Morning today. The 47-year-old returned to our screens alongside Dermot O'Leary, 48, to present the Easter instalment of the ITV show.

second dose coverage in the 15-18 years age group is 54.3 per cent, the data showed.

Chrissy Metz is happy and in love.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) tomorrow, 16 April. 

LVIV, Ukraine - Unbroken by a Russian blockade and relentless bombardment, the key port of Mariupol is still holding out, a symbol of staunch Ukrainian resistance that has thwarted the Kremlin's invasion plans.More than six weeks after the Russian siege began, Ukrainian troops are continuing to fight the vastly superior Russian forces in ferocious battles amid the ruins of what once was a bustling city on the Sea of Azov coast.The Ukrainians' fight against all odds has scuttled Moscow's designs, tying up significant Russian forces and delaying the start of a planned Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine's industrial heartland, Donbas. The Kremlin hopes that an attack in the east could reverse the battlefield fortunes for Russia after a humiliating failure of its attempt to quickly storm the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Mariupol has been a key objective for Russia since the start of its invasion on Feb.

UN News, “So, the idea that ‘we are through with it’ in the northern hemisphere and now we have to wait until next winter, I think (for example) when we look at increasing rates in the UK, we need to be very vigilant and cautious with this."

World Health Organisation (WHO) said that coronavirus infections will occur where measures are lifted despite high vaccination coverage. Noting that 99.9% of cases reported recently was Omicron, officials further asserted that the variant (including BA.1 and BA.2) is dominant globally and it is highly transmissible. The warning comes as new infections jumped by 8% globally last week, compared to the previous week. As per WHO, the number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in January. 

Omicron variant and its BA.2 sublineage, and the lifting of public health and social measures.

Covid-19 cases are spiking in some Asian and European countries again. 

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asserted after several weeks of declines, reported cases of COVID19 are once again increasing globally, esp. in parts of Asia.