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Edmonton Journal
03-06-2025
- General
- Edmonton Journal
Connor McDavid back but veteran winger missing at Oilers practice
Article content Associated press hockey writer Stephen Whyno reported: 'Connor Brown is sick, and thus not skating. Kris Knoblauch said yesterday he expects Brown to play Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final tomorrow night.' And the Journal's Jim Matheson reported: 'Greatest coach of them all Scotty Bowman is in the house for Oiler practice. Bowman is 92 and while moving slowly with a sore knee is still sharp as a tack. Here to see his son Stan.'
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Trump offers Macron marriage advice after ‘shoving' incident
Donald Trump has offered Emmanuel Macron marital advice after the French president was shoved in the face by his wife Brigitte. Mr Macron and his wife sparked a global furore on Sunday after the French first lady was filmed pushing her husband into his face, moments before they exited their plane in Vietnam. Asked if he had any advice for his French counterpart, Mr Trump recommended they keep any physical confrontations out of public viewing. 'Make sure the door remains closed,' he quipped to reporters in the Oval Office, during a joint press conference with Elon Musk to mark the Tesla billionaire's departure from government. The president went on to pour cold water on speculation about a rift in the pair's marriage. 'They're fine,' Mr Trump said. 'They're two really good people I know very well, and I didn't know what that was all about, but I know him very well. And they're fine.' Mr Musk later joked that a black eye he was sporting during the press conference was not given to him by the French president's wife. 'I wasn't anywhere near France,' he said about the bruise, before explaining it was given to him by his five-year-old son, X, who he allegedly invited to punch him in the face. Footage, shot by the Associated press news agency in Hanoi, showed Mr Macron standing alone as the plane's door opened. Suddenly, the arms of his wife, who was off-camera, could be seen through the doorway emerging from the left before she pushed him in the face with both hands. Mr Macron appeared taken aback but swiftly regained his composure and turned to wave through the open door. Credit: Reuters The couple then walked down the plane's staircase without Mrs Macron taking her husband's hand. Footage of the incident, along with photographs of Mr Macron appearing to look angry, quickly spread on social media. The Elysée Palace initially claimed the footage was AI-generated, only to later admit the images were real but were in fact a sign of 'closeness' and horseplay after a 16-hour flight. 'It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh. It was a moment of closeness,' said an Elysée aide. Mr Macron later blamed 'crackpot' conspiracy theorists for seeking to intensify rumours around the state of his marriage. In a bid to quell speculation, Mr Macron and his wife made light of the shoving incident as they arrived in Indonesia on Wednesday. The president performed a tongue-in-cheek wave for the cameras before appearing at the top of the stairs laughing. Instead of a shove, after a few seconds of suspense, Mrs Macron appeared, all smiles. The couple then locked arms, and descended the stairs side-by-side to greet officials. Addressing the shoving incident, Mr Macron said: 'My wife and I were squabbling, or rather we were joking, and I was taken by surprise. Now it has become a kind of planetary catastrophe, and some are even coming up with theories.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Why Apple will find it difficult to shift iPhone production to the U.S.; here are the top reasons
After a declaration by POTUS Trump that a 25% tax will be levied on iPhones if I Phones are not US made. Tim Cook said most iPhones available to U.S. consumers this quarter will be made in India. Tim Cook, though, has already declared that I Phones available for US citizens this quarter will all be made in India. An I Phone is $1,500 to $3,500 dollar a piece if made in US. However, the costs can come down to $1200 dollars if it's made in India. Apple has spent decades building its supply chain in China since the 1990s, switching to the U.S. would take years and cost billions, as per the report by Associated press. Apple depends on a massive network of Chinese suppliers and factories that can't be easily replaced. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said making iPhones in the U.S. is a 'nonstarter', it could push prices up to over $3,000 and might not happen before 2028, as per reports. Tim Cook said that in March, tariffs didn't cause big problems for Apple, but after June, it's hard to say what will happen. Because Apple relies so much on China and India, the trade war puts its products at risk of getting pricier. Eventually, Apple might raise iPhone prices if tariffs start cutting into its profits too much. Apple makes a lot of money from services like iCloud and Apple Music, which aren't affected by tariffs, this gives them room to absorb some costs, says Dipanjan Chatterjee, Forrester Research. Apple earned $96 billion from services last fiscal year, which helps them handle tariff costs for now, he added, as mentioned in the report by Associated press. Live Events Apple earlier said that it plans to hire 20,000 people by 2028, and thus invest $500 billion dollars in the process. But reports suggest it won't be for iPhone production, but mostly for things like data centers in Houston. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed tariffs would force Apple to bring manufacturing to America, as per CBS News. But Tim Cook doubted that idea, saying the U.S. doesn't have enough skilled workers to do detailed tasks like in China. Cook said that in China, there are so many skilled workers that they can fill football fields, but in the U.S., it's hard to even fill one meeting room. Trump already tried pushing Apple to make iPhones in the U.S. during his first term, but didn't succeed, instead, iPhones started being made in India and Vietnam, according to reports. Back in 2019, Trump toured an Apple plant in Texas with Cook, where Macs not iPhones were being made, then he wrongly claimed he opened the plant. The Texas plant had actually been running since 2013, when Obama was president. So, basically making iPhones in the U.S. is super expensive, needs special skills, takes years, and Apple is already super dependent on China and India. FAQs Q1. Why can't Apple make iPhones in the U.S.? It's too expensive and the U.S. lacks enough skilled workers for the job. Q2. Will iPhone prices go up if made in the U.S.? Yes, the price could go up by thousands of dollars if production moves to the U.S.
