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After sitting unused for years, there is some indication that an empty space at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) could finally be under consideration for use, according to a leaked memo circulated to some medical staff. The memo references the unfinished sixth floor of the hospital’s Centennial Tower, space that has sat vacant for more than a dozen years despite ongoing concerns about overcrowding and hallway care at the hospital.“This memo is a signal of hope but it’s nowhere near the commitment that we need to see,” said Gavin Dew, Conservative MLA for Kelowna-Mission.The memo states in part that Interior Health…

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WASHINGTON: Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, widely known as Jho Low and now a fugitive, has sought a pardon from United States (US) President Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (May 12).The request was filed in recent weeks, the WSJ report said, citing people familiar with the matter, and if granted would remove US criminal charges against him.A Justice Department website lists a pending request for a “Pardon after Completion of Sentence” under Taek Jho Low that was filed this year, the report said.A White House official said Low’s request was not currently on the White…

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia speaks with CNBC on May 5, 2026. CNBCBEIJING — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is joining U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to China this week, the chipmaker confirmed to CNBC, after initial indications the executive had not been invited. After seeing the media coverage of Huang’s absence from the delegation, Trump called the Nvidia executive and asked him to join, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC.Huang flew to Alaska to board Air Force One, the source said. Trump is bringing more than a dozen U.S. executives to Beijing this week where he is scheduled…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First lady Melania Trump’s Mother’s Day message this weekend about family, parenting and career emphasized that “women can thrive in both motherhood and business” — yet critics jumped on it, managing to slam both its tone and its timing. “A mother’s devotion to her child is unmatched,” she wrote in a piece published in The Washington Post, noting that mothers often serve as a child’s “first teachers of empathy, aspiration and discipline.”She said mothers play a central role in shaping their children’s values, character and sense of responsibility.SECOND LADY USHA VANCE ON MOTHER’S…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Just days after NJ Transit reduced 2026 FIFA World Cup train ticket prices after backlash, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced yet another cut. Last week, the round-trip tickets from New York Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey were cut from the initial cost of $150 to $105. Now, Sherrill announced the tickets have gone down to $98 round-trip ahead of them going on sale Tuesday night. Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., narrowly carried Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s battleground district in 2025. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)”Good news: Ahead of NJ TRANSIT…

TOPSHOT – Members of the Samsung Electronics labour union hold signs reading “Change it to be transparent!” as they stage a mass rally demanding the removal of a cap on performance bonuses, outside the company’s foundry and semiconductor factory in Pyeongtaek on April 23, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s largest company Samsung Electronics lost as much as 99.07 trillion won ($66.18 billion) in market value on Wednesday after failing to reach a wage agreement with its workers union.This represented an intraday drop of as much as 6.09% in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A move to oust Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos failed during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday night, though the board voted to refer perjury allegations to the state attorney general’s office as Nanos’ past record and handling of the Nancy Guthrie case have been heavily scrutinized.Republican Steve Christy moved to have the board declare the sheriff’s office vacant and begin the process to replace him immediately. No one seconded the motion, though, and the bid to oust him failed.Democrat Rex Scott then made a motion to refer allegations of perjury…

NewsFeedFBI Director Kash Patel and Senator Chris Van Hollen had a heated exchange during a Senate budget hearing after Van Hollen questioned Patel about drinking allegations first reported by The Atlantic magazine. Patel called the claims “unequivocally, categorically false.”Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Companies hired by the state of Florida to operate the Alligator Alcatraz detention center were notified Tuesday afternoon that the facility is being shut down, with the remaining 1,400 detainees expected to be removed in the coming weeks, four sources familiar with the announcement told CBS News Miami. The closure comes amid escalating operating costs for the facility, which are now estimated to total nearly $1 billion. “They said the last detainee will leave in June,” one source said.The decision to close the facility has been speculated about for the past week, with Gov. Ron DeSantis saying he expected it to close…