Ukraine is prepared to sign a landmark mineral resources agreement with the United States in Washington on Wednesday, according to two senior Ukrainian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they…
Month: April 2025
The One Big Reason Canada’s Liberals Won
Canada’s Liberals came back from a huge disadvantage in the polls, securing a rare fourth term in power, for one big reason. Matina Stevis-Gridneff, the Canada bureau chief for The New York…
Bombers add OL Christophe Atkinson, DL Ryan Johnson
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced on Wednesday the team has signed American offensive lineman Christophe Atkinson and American defensive end Ryan Johnson. Atkinson (six-foot-four, 308 pounds) joins the Bombers after…
U.S. economy contracted in first quarter, fueling recession concerns
The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of the year, a sign that President Trump’s tariffs are starting to impact businesses. Source link
Vietnam Veterans Worry That a War’s Hard Lessons Are Being Forgotten
A scratchy prerecorded message crackled over American Armed Forces radio in Saigon 50 years ago, repeating that the temperature was “105 degrees and rising,” and then playing a 30-second excerpt from the…
Child care in the Capitol: As more mothers run for office, some are bringing their kids
When Florida state Rep. Fiona McFarland’s infant daughter, Grace Melton, crawled for the first time, the mom of four was right next door, hard at work with her legislative policy staff in…
Google’s Chief Says Breakup Proposal Would Hobble Business
Google’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, told a federal judge on Wednesday that a government proposal to break up the company would hobble the business, as he aimed to stave off drastic changes…
Feds charge Ukrainian mother and daughter with illegal voting
Federal authorities brought charges this week against a Ukrainian mother and daughter they say cast illegal ballots in Florida in last year’s presidential election. Source link
Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen Facing Uncertainty With Tariffs
European carmakers, including Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Volkswagen, said Wednesday that the chaos and upheaval caused by the tariffs introduced by President Trump had left them struggling to assess the impact and unable…
Carleton was Poilievre’s riding to lose. When he did, it came as a shock to many
The startling upset for Conservatives and their leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost the Ottawa-area riding he’d held for nearly 21 years to a Liberal newcomer, had local voters buzzing the morning after. By the time Carleton’s giant ballots were…