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LAUDERHILL, Fla., June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — URBANICA Furniture, a premium ergonomic office furniture brand focused on comfort, productivity, and modern workspace design, introduces its Conference Chair, a professional seating option designed to bring more comfort and support into meeting rooms, conference spaces, and collaborative office environments. The Conference Chair was created for a part of the workplace that is often used every day but not always designed with comfort in mind. Meeting rooms are where teams review projects, speak with clients, plan next steps, interview candidates, hold presentations, and make important decisions. URBANICA’s Conference Chair gives these spaces…

MONACO, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New crypto attention is turning toward AlphaPepe after the project announced its Azbit CEX partnership, marking the first confirmed centralized exchange partnership in its launch preparation phase. The presale has raised $1.62 million, the holder count has passed 9,500, and the team has also confirmed that more CEX partnerships are underway, including higher-tier exchange updates to be revealed later. The Azbit partnership gives AlphaPepe a clear company milestone as XRP price prediction headlines continue to track the $5 target, with bullish scenarios depending on ETF inflows, institutional adoption, payment-network growth, and stronger market…

OYAMA, Japan, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FUJI SPEEDWAY — Batmobile Racing is proud to announce a landmark dual partnership with premium brands Fasoul and Lightec, debuting a striking new livery for the upcoming round of the renowned Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia series at the iconic Fuji Speedway in Japan. The team enters this round as the championship leaders in the highly competitive Pro category, with drivers William Tregurtha (United Kingdom) and Jonathan Cecotto (Monaco) at the wheel of the formidable Car #3. About Fasoul Fasoul is a technology-driven brand dedicated to innovation in the heat-not-burn (HNB) sector. Through…

Beverly Hills, California, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wayne Jobson, Grammy-winning producer and filmmaker, shared insights about his extraordinary career spanning reggae, rock and mainstream pop during a recent episode of Echoes Across Time with host Tim Levy. The conversation covered Jobson’s rise from Jamaica to international success, including his work on No Doubt’s Grammy-winning album “Rock Steady” and contributions to major film soundtracks. Jobson, whose band Native opened for Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and David Bowie at California’s US Festival in front of 150,000 people, discussed his approach to creativity rooted in Jamaican culture. “Most of my life…

A judge will decide whether investigators can keep the seized phones of Calgary’s former mayor and a former city councillor for longer as part of an investigation into allegations of municipal corruption. Lawyers for former Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek and former Ward 4 councillor Sean Chu were in court Wednesday to make arguments against an application by the Calgary Police Service to keep the phones for nine more months.Gondek’s phone was seized three months ago, as was Chu’s cellphone, an Apple watch and a tablet, according to sworn affidavits signed by Det. Matt White, a CPS investigator who has been…

Amazon’s Prime Day sale kicks off on June 23rd, but already we’re seeing some notable Apple deals trickle in. Whether you’re looking for a new pair of wireless earbuds or a smartwatch, many retailers are offering notable discounts ahead of the shopping event. Walmart and Amazon recently surprised us with a new all-time low on the AirPods Pro 3, bringing the earbuds down to $169, though the deal has been volatile, going in and out of stock. Meanwhile, the Apple Watch Series 11 has returned to one of its best prices to date.Of course, there’s a good chance some Apple…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pepeto confirmed its latest exchange step in a crypto news week that has every Bitcoin holder recalculating, and the presale is moving at a pace that no one can ignore. The newest round cleared in hours, the project is getting attention from parts of the market that normally skip anything under $1 billion, and traders see a clear Shiba Inu repeat taking shape inside this presale. This crypto news arrives while Bitcoin sits at $65,800 and Robert Kiyosaki holds his Bitcoin price prediction at $250,000, and understanding why that matters…

NEW YORK, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WeShop Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: WSHP), (“WeShop” or the “Company”), the first community-owned social commerce platform, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Maria Weaver as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective June 15, 2026. Ms. Weaver brings extensive consumer platform leadership, digital transformation expertise, content ecosystem strategy, monetization capabilities, and public company operating experience to WeShop. Over a 30-year career spanning media, entertainment, and technology, Ms. Weaver has built a strong track record of scaling global businesses, integrating acquisitions, and leading digital transformation initiatives.…

A Regina man convicted of a crime he committed 20 years ago has been sentenced. After the rescheduling of a sentencing decision in May, Court of King’s Bench Justice Catherine Dawson announced Monday that the 37-year-old man would receive a youth sentence.The man, who cannot be named due to having been under the age of 18 at the time of the crime, has been given a youth sentencing of seven years and will serve it in an adult penitentiary.Last fall, the man was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Misha Pavelick, who was killed at a…

Canada’s Criminal Code will soon have tougher penalties for intimate partner violence, particularly in cases of murder, after a Conservative bill became law Wednesday. The private member’s bill essentially leapfrogged the Liberal government’s own bill that would criminalize femicide and other forms of intimate partner violence and coercive control, and includes many of the same measures.The legislation will automatically apply a first-degree murder offence to the killing of an intimate partner when part of a pattern of coercive or controlling conduct, regardless of whether the act was premeditated or not.Under the new law, if a person is convicted of manslaughter…