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New York CNN — Two Chinese citizens are standing trial in New York for charges related to the illicit fentanyl trade in a landmark case as officials aim to crack down on the movement of the deadly drug and its components from China to the United States. Defendants Wang Qingzhou and Chen Yiyi were apprehended […]
Canadian political leaders say “nothing is off the table” when it comes to responding to potential 25% tariffs from the US, days before they could come into force. But strains are showing in “Team Canada” when it comes to whether energy supply should be a tool in a possible tariff war with the US. President-elect […]
(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is poised to finalize billions of dollars in financing for electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN). and hydrogen manufacturer Plug Power Inc (PLUG). before the Trump administration takes power next week, according to people familiar with the matter. Most Read from Bloomberg The funding, expected to be announced by the […]
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage release agreement to halt more than a year of fighting in the Gaza Strip, President Biden and Qatar’s prime minister announced separately on Wednesday. The deal comes after a week of intense negotiations mediated by Qatar, the U.S. and Egypt. “Today, after many months of intensive […]
(Bloomberg) — Shares in Asia followed Wall Street higher Thursday as easing US core inflation kept alive the prospect of Federal Reserve rate cuts this year. Most Read from Bloomberg Benchmarks in Australia, Japan and South Korea all notched gains. The S&P 500 closed Wednesday 1.8% higher, the benchmark’s best day since the November election, […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation is suing Dallas-based Southwest Airlines for illegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Between April and July of 2022, an investigation found one Southwest flight between Chicago Midway and Oakland, California was late between 59% and 76% of the time. The suit alleged Southwest did […]
Implementation of the agreement could begin Sunday, when the first group of hostages may be freed, according to a senior U.S. official involved in the talks. Negotiations intensified over the last four days, according to the official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Trump’s Mideast envoy, Steve […]
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today.” Now, millions of people honor King in the same way. […]
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — As TikTok’s Sunday deadline to divest or face a U.S. ban approaches, hundreds of American users of the popular social media video app say they are migrating to another Chinese social media app, Xiaohongshu, or RedNote. Dubbing themselves “TikTok Refugees,” some say they are making the move in search of a new […]