The operator of a jumping castle at the centre of an incident that killed six children has been cleared of breaching workplace safety laws. Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Zane Mellor, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Peter Dodt died after the incident at Hillcrest primary school in Devonport in December 2021. They were enjoying end-of-year…
Omada Health virtual health program. Courtesy: Omada Health Omada Health priced its IPO at $19 per share on Thursday, in the middle of the expected range. The virtual chronic care company said in a press release that 7.9 million shares are being sold in the offering, amounting to $150 million. Omada, founded in 2012, will…
Scottish Labour has won a pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating the incumbent SNP and fighting off Reform UK’s aggressive racist campaigning, in a remarkable turnaround of fortunes that will boost the party ahead of next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections. Voters in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied round the popular local candidate…
New Zealanders are driving cross-country for hours in pursuit of cheap butter while some are ordering it from Australia or even churning their own cream, as the country battles sky-high dairy prices. Despite dairy being the country’s largest export industry, recent figures from Stats NZ show domestic butter prices surged 65% in the year to…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer suggested it’s helpful to consider stocks sitting at new 52-week highs to better understand market trends and themes. He picked out several companies that have recently made the “new high” list which he thinks are indicative of the mood on Wall Street. “You can learn a lot about a market from looking…
In the words of someone’s dad, it’s go time. Summer is here and Father’s Day is just one extra-charred bratwurst away (so, a week-ish), which means there are all kinds of unfurling kitchen and food deals from brands designed to soup up the occasion. Granted, they orbit around the ooga-booga markers of “manliness,” such as…
The European convention on human rights (ECHR) must adapt while continuing to uphold its core values, the head of a European rights council has said. Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe (CoE), acknowledged growing criticism of the 75-year-old treaty, but said reform should be approached with care and rooted in shared…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are seen ahead of a launch at Launch Complex 39A at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Elon Musk on Thursday said that his company SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of…
Nusret Gökçe, better known as Salt Bae, has sprinkled his last steaks in Los Angeles. The Beverly Hills outpost of Gökçe’s global steakhouse chain, Nusr-Et, suddenly closed on June 4, four years after opening in 2021. In early 2025, Nusr-Et shuttered its Las Vegas location, but plans to reopen elsewhere in the city. Salt Bae…
A Canadian infant who was born prematurely and had measles has died, officials said on Thursday without confirming a cause of death, raising heightened concern about the virus’s resurgence. Canada has recorded 2,755 measles cases – including 2,429 confirmed and 326 probable – according to federal health data updated on 2 June. The epicenter of…
