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Cuba struggles as U.S. intensifies oil blockade: former ambassador
After U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to place new sanctions on countries selling oil to Cuba, Mark Entwistle, a former Canadian ambassador to Cuba, says the Trump administration is trying to inflict pain and throttle the country’s economy. Source link
Norwegian biathlon bronze medallist confesses to cheating on girlfriend in post-race interview
A post-race interview with the bronze medal winner in the men’s Olympic biathlon competition on Tuesday took an unexpected turn when he revealed in a live broadcast that he had been unfaithful to his girlfriend. Source link
Why these monks are walking 3,700 km across the U.S.
A group of 19 Buddhist monks have achieved superstar status in the United States with their 3,700-kilometre walk from Texas to Washington. Their trek is a mission to deliver a message of peace. Source link
U.S. senator questions Lutnick's Epstein ties amid calls for commerce secretary to resign
A top Democratic senator questioned U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s fitness for the job on Tuesday morning, amid mounting calls for Lutnick to resign after emails showed his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Source link
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit. Source link
Guthrie family at 'hour of desperation' in search for their missing mother
Savannah Guthrie’s family is “at an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing mother, the Today show co-host said in a video released Monday ahead of a looming ransom deadline apparently set by Nancy Guthrie’s abductors. Source link
Fact check: Are Russia and Belarus in the Olympics?
Twenty athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports are competing in the Winter Olympics, but they’re not representing a country. Here are the facts about ‘Individual Neutral Athletes.’ Source link
Ancient High Arctic people were skilled seafarers, new study shows
Archeologists have found the remains of a cluster of tents with hearths on a remote High Arctic island that date back more than 4,000 years. They offer surprising new insights about the first people who lived near what is now the Canada-Greenland border. Source link
Lindsey Vonn's father says Olympic crash is 'end of her career' if he has any say
Lindsey Vonn’s father said Monday that the American superstar will no longer race if he has any influence over her decision and that she will not return to the Winter Olympics after breaking her leg in the downhill over the weekend. Source link
Ghislaine Maxwell takes the Fifth in U.S. House committee appearance from prison
Lawmakers tried on Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be self-incriminating. Source link