ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City’s former Revel casino did plenty of things wrong in the two years it was open. Now the new owner of the property says he’s fixing them as he plans to reopen it as the Ocean Resort Casino. Colorado real estate developer Bruce Deifik (DIE’-fick) tells The Associated Press he […]
NEW YORK — A few dozen superheroes lifted “Avengers: Infinity War” to a record $250 million in ticket sales over the weekend, narrowly surpassing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” for the highest opening weekend of all-time. According to Disney’s estimates Sunday, the Marvel Studios superhero smorgasbord bested the previous record set by “The Force Awakens.” […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Dubai-based port operator DP World is now firmly in the hyperloop business. DP World’s chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem made the announcement Sunday, saying Virgin Hyperloop One would launch a freight service called DP World Cargospeed. A hyperloop is a mode of cargo and people transportation that […]
Lawyers representing dealers and advisors say they are not in favour of giving the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) binding decision-making authority – at least not as it is currently constructed. Life...
WASHINGTON — Military service. Bathroom use. And now health care. The Trump administration is being criticized for rewriting a federal rule that bars discrimination in health care due to “gender identity.” Critics say it’s another attempt to undercut acceptance for transgender people. The Health and Human Services Department rule dates to the Obama administration, when […]
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that a ban on Filipino workers from heading to Kuwait that’s been in effect since February would now be permanent, inflaming a dispute sparked by complaints of the abuse of Filipina housemaids and workers in the Gulf country. Kuwait on Wednesday expelled the Philippine ambassador and […]
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s court case over the flow of heavy oil through the province could be damaged by the NDP government’s previous positions against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, says a legal expert. The provincial government filed a reference case Thursday in the B.C. Court of Appeal asking whether amendments it is […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Passengers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport are facing long waits after a power outage temporarily knocked out its check-in systems. The outage that hit parts of Amsterdam in early Sunday prompted authorities to briefly shut roads and a rail link to the airport on the outskirts of the Dutch capital. The airport […]
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index will be open for business on Monday, after an unusual outage prompted the S&P/TSX to shut down early on Friday. An “internal technical issue” prompted the TMX group to shut down its exchanges in Toronto and Montreal at 3 p.m. Friday, with the last data reading showing the S&P/TSX […]
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index will be open for business on Monday, after an unusual outage prompted the S&P/TSX to shut down early on Friday. An “internal technical issue” prompted the TMX group to shut down its exchanges in Toronto and Montreal at 3 p.m. Friday, with the last data reading showing the S&P/TSX […]