- Associated Press
Antetokounmpo wondering how he can stay healthy after injuries have impacted his last 2 postseasons
Giannis Antetokounmpo says he was only able to run at less than half speed as he tried to make it back for the Milwaukee Bucks’ final playoff games before their first-round exit. Antetokounmpo strained his left calf in an April 9 victory over the Boston Celtics and didn’t play again. “In our opinion, it was not safe for me to be out there because I couldn’t run full speed,” Antetokounmpo said Friday, one day after Milwaukee’s season ended with a 120-98 Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
- The Independent
Watch live as Biden presents Medal of Freedom to civil rights leaders, celebrities and politicians
Watch live as Joe Biden honours 19 Americans with the nation’s highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Friday 3 May. A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights struggle and a pioneer of television’s tabloid talk show genre are part of this year’s class of recipients. The honorees list plays special homage to “firsts” in their field, including the Everything Everywhere All at Once actress Michelle Yeoh, who was the first Asian to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
- Reuters
CANADA STOCKS-TSX rise as US payroll data up hopes of early rate cut
Canada's main stock index ended higher on Friday, led by gains in technology and healthcare during a broad-based rally as slowing U.S. jobs growth in April raised hopes of early interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended up 128.52 points, or 0.59%, at 21,951.74, paring most of its losses in the past week. U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in April and annual wage gains cooled, with traders now adding to bets that the Fed will deliver its first interest rate cut this year in September compared with expectations of one cut in December before the data.
