Trump delays 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days after last-minute talks
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Trump delays 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days after last-minute talks

US President Donald Trump paused the planned roll-out of new tariffs on some Canadian goods late on Tuesday, after negotiations between both countries that went down to the wire. The reprieve from Trump’s 50 per cent duties would last three days, the US leader said in a social media post. This was “based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalisation of documents, have a DEAL!...

Trump and Carney hold urgent talks as steep 50% US tariffs on Canada loom
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Trump and Carney hold urgent talks as steep 50% US tariffs on Canada loom

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump, Ottawa confirmed Tuesday, in an effort to avoid fresh US tariffs on Canadian goods as a midnight deadline fast approaches. Trump signed orders for the steep 50 per cent duties last month, with the White House alleging “discriminatory treatment” by Canada against US alcohol, car and dairy products. The tariffs...

Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?

Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?

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Ahead of next month’s expected summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington, a low profile US regulatory agency has opened a new front in the technology battle between the world’s two superpowers, even as it attempts to avoid sabotaging the vital high-stakes meeting. The latest action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in July saw it advance stri...

Florida to carry out its 13th execution this year in US’s busiest death chamber

Florida to carry out its 13th execution this year in US’s busiest death chamber

The Guardian

US supreme court declined to halt execution of William Frances Silvia, and state has two executions next monthA Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed on Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s final term.William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th prisoner...

Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned

Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned

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US President Donald Trump said that Tuesday that no talks with Iran were under way or scheduled, as he posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory in a fresh jibe at Tehran. Trump has been pressing his threat to claim sovereignty over the crucial energy waterway as the nearly six-month-old Iran war grinds on with little sign of resolution. Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jar...

Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star

Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star

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Duane Davis is only man ever charged in relation to drive-by shooting of Shakur in Las VegasWhat we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trialWe’ll be sharing live updates today from the second day of the Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas.Nearly 30 years after the iconic artist’s killing, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, a former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, faces...

Meet Ohio eighth-grader Archishman Dey who tested 5 household sources; incense produced most PM2.5

Meet Ohio eighth-grader Archishman Dey who tested 5 household sources; incense produced most PM2.5

Times of India

Ohio eighth-grader Archishman Dey investigated how everyday household activities affect indoor PM2.5 pollution. Testing an air fryer, candle, humidifier, natural gas and incense, he found incense produced the highest average levels, followed by the air fryer. Inspired by concerns about his grandparents’ asthma, Archishman hopes his findings encourage families to improve indoor air quality.

Ex-Mos Burger boss among 8 in court over using ‘phantom workers’ to defraud chain

Ex-Mos Burger boss among 8 in court over using ‘phantom workers’ to defraud chain

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A former Mos Burger branch manager, his wife and six alleged “phantom workers” have appeared in court after being charged by the city’s corruption buster for allegedly conspiring to defraud the fast-food chain of about HK$680,000 (US$86,670) in wages. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Tuesday that Tsui Hin‑po, former manager of the chain’s Tin Shui Wai branch, and his wi...

Penn State students accused of running cocaine-trafficking ring at fraternity houses

Penn State students accused of running cocaine-trafficking ring at fraternity houses

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Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probationMore than a dozen Penn State University students ran a cocaine-trafficking ring that cut and packaged the potent drug mainly at two fraternity houses, authorities said on Monday.The Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday, announced charges on Monday against 14 people linked to the purported operation, sa...

Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses

Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses

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Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi were off campus, with Delta Upsilon placed on interim probationMore than a dozen Penn State University students ran a cocaine trafficking ring that cut and packaged the potent drug mainly at two fraternity houses, authorities said on Monday.The Pennsylvania attorney general, Dave Sunday, announced charges on Monday against 14 people linked to the purported operation, sa...

Death and alleged torture of man in detention sparks protests in Syria

Death and alleged torture of man in detention sparks protests in Syria

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Picture showing White Helmets volunteer unconscious and with bruises on his body went viralSyrians have protested over the death of a man who was arrested and allegedly beaten by security forces, sparking widespread anger at a practice thought to have ended under the regime of Bashar al-Assad.A crowd gathered in the city of Aleppo, demanding accountability for the security forces who carried out t...

Burnham confirms West Midlands to take public control of local bus network – as it happened

Burnham confirms West Midlands to take public control of local bus network – as it happened

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The prime minister says the ‘absolutely massive’ move would protect thousands of jobsMoscow has threatened the UK with “consequences” after reports that British drones have been used to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time.Ukraine used drones made by two UK companies as part of a so-called deep-strike campaign, the Sunday Times reported.Buses in Manchester and London are franchi...