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How Trump and his family keep profiting from his presidency
U.S. President Donald Trump and his family members have earned at least $2 billion from business ventures and investments that have benefitted from his past 16 months in the White House, according to research by watchdog groups and media outlets. Source link
This Ebola outbreak is particularly worrying. That doesn't mean it's a threat to Canadians
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning for a number of complicated factors, but there’s no reason for Canadians to panic, say people who have worked in the region. The UN says there are 148 suspected deaths and nearly 600 suspected cases, with two cases including one death in neighbouring […]
Ukraine makes some battlefield gains, but 'grey zone' along front is getting bigger
Ukraine has been recapturing some territory and in other areas are stalling Russian forces, but drones have made it much harder to determine just who controls what in the volatile grey zone. Source link
Democrats' autopsy of 2024 U.S. election blames Harris and 'identity politics' for loss
Kamala Harris “wrote off rural America” during the 2024 presidential campaign and failed to attack Donald Trump with sufficient “negative firepower,” according to a long-awaited post-election autopsy released Thursday by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that did little to quell Democrats’ concerns about the direction of their party. Source link
2-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch dead at 41
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR’s three national series, has died at 41. Source link
Trump maintains pressure on Cuba as Rubio says diplomacy unlikely to resolve issues
U.S. President Donald Trump and America’s top diplomat on Thursday again raised the spectre of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island’s former leader, Raúl Castro. Source link
Gunmen kill at least 16 in separate attacks in Honduras, police say
Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 16 people, including six police officers, police said. Source link
UN countries agree on legal obligation to address climate change
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted 141–8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, with the world’s biggest historical emitter the United States among those opposing it. Source link
UN top court finds key labour treaty protects workers' right to strike
The International Court of Justice issued on Thursday a landmark advisory opinion that potentially enshrines the right to strike in labour standards and international trade agreements. Source link
Lebanese bury victims of deadliest Israeli strike since ceasefire was announced
Mourners gathered in a southern Lebanese town on Thursday to bury victims from an Israeli airstrike earlier this week that killed 14 people, the deadliest single bombing raid on Lebanon since the announcement of a tenuous ceasefire last month. Source link