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Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Microsoft — Shares rose nearly 4% after Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman said he has been accumulating stock in the software company since its the stock fell in the wake of its second-quarter earnings report. The hedge fund manger disclosed the investment, but not its size, in a lengthy post on Friday ahead of his company’s quarterly 13F filing. He argued its valuation was “highly compelling.” ServiceNow — The AI platform’s stock rose nearly 5% after the company struck a multiyear partnership with Experian. The companies plan to work together…

A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions. The Sex Work Autonomous Committee says its members want an end to the nightly fees that dancers are forced to pay to work in clubs, to obtain labour protections, and for the federal government to fully decriminalize sex work.During the strike, scheduled for Saturday, May 23, some will refuse to pay the bar fee, while others won’t take clients. It’s unclear how many sex workers will go on strike as participation is voluntary.A dancer who goes by the name Kit has been working in Montreal’s strip clubs…

NewsFeedBritish artist Matthew Collings says his exhibition “Drawings Against Genocide”, depicting Israeli violence against Palestinians, has been falsely portrayed as anti-Semitic. After outrage and protests, the London show has been cancelled.Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Margaret Thatcher once ran Britain. John Kennedy’s “Margaret” mostly runs him into the ground.Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is going viral after posting a tongue-in-cheek workout video introducing followers to “Margaret” — his elliptical trainer named after former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — while wearing a red bandanna and speaking directly to the camera from his Louisiana carport.”Hey X, I have somebody I’d like you to meet,” Kennedy says at the start of the minute-long video posted to social media Friday.”This is Margaret. Margaret is my elliptical trainer. I named Margaret after…

Detroit have forced Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series against Cleveland, thanks to an inspirational performance from Cade Cunningham.Cunningham scored 21 points as the top-seeded Pistons dominated the second half to beat the Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night.The decisive game is on Sunday in Detroit.Jalen Duren had 15 points and 11 rebounds while Daniss Jenkins also scored 15 for the Pistons, who have won four games this post-season when facing elimination.They were down 3-1 to Orlando before winning the last three to advance out of the first round.Cunningham made five three-pointers as the Pistons went 16 of 36…

Dr. Orna Guralnik speaks to “CBS Mornings” about the new season of the docuseries “Couples Therapy,” which features Guralnik counseling four new couples on how to tackle issues in their relationships, including major political differences and infidelity.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One Atlanta neighborhood has dealt with Waymo problems than they expected recently.The Georgia city’s northwest Buckhead neighborhood has been overrun in the last couple of weeks by empty, driverless ride-share vehicles due to an apparent routing behavior issue.”It’s almost every little cul-de-sac in our area, so I think it’s a problem,” a neighbor who lives on embattled Battleview Drive told WSB-TV.Video taken of the rogue Waymos shows them incessantly circling through a cul-de-sac and multiple cars causing a backup on one street after a neighbor tried to block the cars from entering…

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his Artemis II crewmates have shared some of the life lessons they learned preparing for and carrying out their record-breaking lunar flyby last month. Their 10-day mission launched April 1 from Florida, taking Hansen and his three American crewmates — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch — farther from Earth than any humans before them.The crew attended an event Friday hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, where they were asked to share advice they learned that could help people on Earth. Here’s what they had to say: 8:26…

NewsFeedThe “Soumoud 2” land convoy, carrying doctors, engineers and activists, is preparing to leave Libya for Egypt’s Rafah crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, a week after setting off from Algeria.Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, marking the latest high-level shake-up at the FDA. Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) since December, helming an office that reviews applications for new drugs. She previously advised former FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary.A Health and Human Services spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The news of Høeg’s departure was first reported by Reuters.Høeg is leaving her…