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Happy Wednesday! After the central bank's action on IIFL Finance, concerns have been raised over gold loan evaluation by fintechs and their partner banks. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

See the top-selling releases among hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus trade paperbacks for the sales week that ended April 28.

A judge handed down a much lighter sentence than the three years sought by the prosecution, the agency reported

By Wanjiru Njoya

The ideal of individual liberty is perennially under attack not only from socialists, as one might logically expect, but also from conservatives who regard individualism as a form of selfishness. The ordinary meaning of selfishness is “caring only about what you want or need without any thought for the needs or wishes of other people,” and many conservatives see this as a major contributing factor in social decline. The conservative British journalist Nick Timothy attributes many social ills to selfishness... Читать дальше...

1. Chris Mason: What this week's local elections mean for national politics  BBC
2. Is Labour about to win a local election landslide? - podcast  The Guardian
3. What does victory and defeat look like in the local elections for Conservatives and Labour?  Sky News
4. Local elections 2024: YouGov MRP predicts significant Conservative losses to Labour  YouGov
5. Council carnage, a potential Tory leadership challenge and a summer election? Seven things to look out for this week... Читать дальше...

The BBC's political editor breaks down what this week's local elections will mean for national politics.

Throughout May and June, female secondary school students from around the country will take part in industry experience days, onsite with companies in the civil infrastructure, electrical supply and water industries, and at some of the country’s major infrastructure ...

More than 30 tents are set up at SF State in a pro-Palestinian protest.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a…

There is no known treatment for disease, which was first discovered in Colorado in the 1960s, and which impacts the nervous system of deer, elk, and moose

It was remarkable breaking news, occurring live on CNN. The White House Correspondents' Association hosted a dinner, and a Biden-for-President rally broke out. It's only natural that CNN loves live coverage of the White House correspondents' dinner, where the anti-Trump media celebrate themselves for how essential they are to preserving democracy and how valiantly they…

The Town Council has allocated more than $1 million for a contract with a San Francisco firm.

Join NASCAR legend Kevin Harvick alongside friends and analysts Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith on the latest episode of “Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour” presented by NASCAR on FOX as Kevin reacts to Denny Hamlin using ‘aero blocks’ to win last weekend at Dover Motor Speedway, officially tying Lee Petty for 12th most Cup Series wins in NASCAR.

The Maryland State Board of Education on Tuesday voted to limit the number of dual enrollment credits that students can receive each semester.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld said 'the extreme left' and concerns about offending audiences has watered down comedy.

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — An internationally backed court in the Central African Republic issued an international arrest warrant…

Los Angeles, we have a problem.

Columbia threatens to expel Gaza protesters police outside campus

1. Officials identify Deputy US Marshal killed in east Charlotte ambush  WSOC Charlotte
2. 4 law enforcement officers were killed in shooting at a home in Charlotte, North Carolina. 4 other officers are hospitalized  CNN
3. What we know about Charlotte shooting suspect Terry Hughes Jr. | wcnc.com  WCNC.com
4. Man who fatally shot 4 officers had ‘extensive criminal history,’ police chief says  Charlotte Observer

The Group of Seven (G7) nations have committed to support the use of nuclear energy in those countries that opt to use it, a communique released at the end of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Turin, Italy, says.

While tourism is gradually returning to Israel, with some foreign airlines returning to fly in and out of the country as usual, the overall situation is not back to normal.

Shares rose on a strong quarter. The upside, however, was tempered by a lower-than-expected outlook.

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The best time to write about how horrible plane travel has become is immediately following, or, in this case, during a scheduling and delay disaster that completely upends the routines of life.