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BusinessBloombergTons of aviation jobs up for grabs as Singapore races to recruit
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and its airport partners are hosting a 2-day job fair to fill over 6,600 jobs in the sector.
NewsReutersInvestigators find pellet gun near scene where Toronto police killed suspected gunman
Investigators recovered a pellet gun from the scene where Toronto police shot and killed a man suspected of carrying a rifle in a section of the city that prompted five nearby schools to be placed under precautionary lockdowns. On Thursday, police went to Scarborough after receiving multiple 911 calls about a man walking with a rifle and located him shortly after, Ontario province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a statement on Friday. Toronto Police Chief James Ramer told reporters after the incident that officers responding to the calls were confronted by the man, but had declined to give further details, citing an ongoing investigation.
NewsAFP NewsIn Utopia and elsewhere in Texas, school teachers carry guns
In a tiny Texas town called Utopia, a sign at the entrance to its only school warns that staffers are packing guns -- a measure designed to prevent shootings like the one that left 19 kids and two teachers dead down the road in Uvalde.
