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Trump's latest outburst is another reminder of how much has changed
“I think we all cling to a model of behaviour of a president, out of comfort,” Flavio Volpe, president of Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, said on Friday morning, “and I don’t know what good it does us now.” Source link
U.S. conducts 10th deadly boat strike, deploys aircraft carrier to South American waters
The U.S. military has conducted its 10th deadly strike on a suspected drug-running boat, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, blaming the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel. Source link
Carney faced with balancing relations with China, U.S. as he departs for summits
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to walk an international tightrope over the next week as he departs Friday for a set of Indo-Pacific Summit meetings, one of which involves both the United States and China. Source link
Trump backs away from sending federal agents to San Francisco
Donald Trump will not deploy federal agents to San Francisco, the U.S. president and the California city’s mayor said in separate social media posts on Thursday, a surprising stand-down as Trump pressures Democratic-led cities around the country to step up enforcement against crime and illegal immigration. Source link
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s environmental jewels. Source link
FAA says flights delayed in N.Y., N.J., Texas and Washington, amid staffing issues
Air traffic control staffing issues are delaying travel at airports in New York, Washington, Newark and Houston, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said late on Thursday, as a U.S. government shutdown hit its 23rd day. Source link
How 3 women beat Singapore’s strict protest laws | About That
In Singapore, protesting without permission from police is illegal, but that didn’t stop three women from organizing a watermelon umbrella march in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Andrew Chang explains the charges against the organizers by breaking down Singapore’s strict rules on public assembly — and why these three women were ultimately acquitted. Images from […]
Trump pardons Canadian Binance CEO who failed to stop illegal activity on crypto platform
President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. Source link
Tropical Storm Melissa kills elderly man in Haiti as it lumbers through Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Source link
British soldier acquitted on murder, attempted murder charges for 1972 Northern Ireland killings
A former British paratrooper who was the only soldier ever charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland was acquitted Thursday of murder charges. Source link