US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling
The ruling will be seen by civil rights activists as a blow and by the Republican party as a boost ahead of key midterm elections in November. Source link
'Numbskull, moron and too stupid': Trump and Powell's biggest clashes
How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows. Source link
Right now, 50 countries — including Canada — are talking about how to quit fossil fuels
High-level talks to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels got underway Tuesday in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa Marta, where President Gustavo Petro warned the world could “reach a point of no return” without the Amazon’s role in regulating the climate. Source link
Conservative MP in Kitchener, Ont., says Liberals tried to convince her to cross the floor
Conservative MP Kelly DeRidder, who represents the Ontario riding of Kitchener Centre, says she got a phone call from a member of the Liberal Party who tried to convince her to cross the floor. In a video post on social media, she says she was told switching sides would give her a better chance at […]
'Inclusive' medals revealed for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games prize medal was revealed on Wednesday, featuring a world-first inclusive design inspired by the city’s iconic landmarks and coat of arms. Source link
Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep go full Family Channel in The Devil Wears Prada 2
On the surface at least, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is another cute and fun story about the heights of fashion — if not as clearly focused or iconic as the original. Source link
Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D
An experiment with a carbon material in a magnetic field has revealed a novel way for electrons to move, which doesn’t fully belong in two or three spatial dimensions Source link
Why dinosaurs lived much more complex lives than we thought
A wave of dinosaur discoveries over the past decade has completely reshaped our understanding of these long-extinct animals. Palaeontologist Dave Hone spills the secrets of how dinosaurs lived, from how social they were to how much they really fought Source link
General Motors says it will spend $691 million on St. Catharines, Ont., engine plant
General Motors says it will spend $691 million on its St. Catharines Propulsion Plant to support production of its latest V-8 engines for full-sized trucks and SUVs. Source link
More cash to tackle willow threat at wetland
Telford and Wrekin Council has been given more money to carry out the conservation work. Source link