Trump tariffs booed in Canada as Trudeau calls for national unity
13 hours ago Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto USA Today Sports A few hours after President Donald Trump announced that he would impose steep tariffs on Canada, hockey fans in…
Bill Gates says he has given away billions, but has more to give
12 hours ago Katie Razzall Maxine Collins/BBC It’s towards the end of our interview that Bill Gates reveals new numbers on how much his charitable Foundation has now spent in…
Beyoncé finally wins best album Grammy: ‘It’s been many years’
7 hours ago Mark Savage Music Correspondent Correcting what was widely seen as an historic wrong, Beyoncé won best album at the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The star…
Rubio demands Panama ‘reduce China influence’ over canal
13 hours ago Tom Bateman State Department correspondent in Panama Reuters US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make “immediate changes” to what he calls the “influence…
Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system – reports
The Trump administration has given Elon Musk’s deputies access to the federal payments system that controls the flow of trillions of dollars in government funds every year, US media report.…
Air traffic control staffing ‘not normal’ during DC crash – officials
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Luka Doncic joins Los Angeles Lakers from Dallas Mavericks in huge NBA trade deal
Five-time NBA All-Star Luka Doncic has joined the Los Angeles Lakers in a huge three-way trade deal. Doncic, who moves from the Dallas Mavericks, was hailed as a “one-of-a-kind, young…
How the New Orleans Saints Helped the Catholic Church Handle a Sex-Abuse Scandal
The Archdiocese of New Orleans was facing a crisis. A sex-abuse scandal was bursting into public view, sending shock waves through the heavily Catholic city. Leaders of one of New…
Who Will Govern Postwar Gaza? Four Competing Models Are Emerging.
Through nearly 16 months of war in Gaza, politicians and analysts debated competing proposals for the territory’s postwar governance, but no clear direction emerged while the fighting continued. Now, as…
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