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In B.C. to meet with the province's premier who is skeptical of another oil pipeline, Prime Minister Mark Carney said the world is in the throes of an "energy crisis" and Canada must do its part to supply it with the natural resources it needs. Speaking to a largely business audience at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade before sitting down with Premier David Eby on Wednesday, Carney said recent global shocks have threatened the availability of some forms of energy, putting other countries in a bind. He said Ottawa wants to move quickly to supply those resources, and if...

What if every U.S. state were a person you could meet on the street, in a diner, out in the wilderness, or behind a smoky grill? This coast-to-coast collection imagines exactly that—one woman for every state, each captured in a moment that reflects her home’s spirit, culture, quirks, and contradictions.

The left-wing Labour Party government in Britain has refused to confirm that it is not using slave labour in its publicly owned green energy project, despite having passed a law last year committing to do so. The push in the UK to eliminate the use of fossil fuels and replace them with supposedly cleaner forms of energy may be coming with a hefty human toll, with it being unclear if the state-funded Great British Energy (GBE) project is using forced labour in places like China to prop up its so-called renewable sector. Following pressure from campaigners, after initially baulking at...

The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the US would have available to assist the alliance’s European nations in a major crisis, three sources familiar with the matter said. Under a framework known as the NATO Force Model, the alliance’s member countries identify a pool of available forces that could be activated during a conflict or any other major crisis, such as a military attack on a NATO member. While the precise composition of those wartime forces is a closely guarded secret, the Pentagon has decided...

The Biden Justice Department’s former second-in-command, Lisa Monaco, is facing a referral to the Department of Justice over allegations that she buried investigations into Microsoft’s cybersecurity failures before landing a top job at the tech giant, according to a letter from the American Accountability Foundation. Monaco, who served as Deputy Attorney General under former Attorney General Merrick Garland, joined Microsoft in May 2025 as President of Global Affairs just months after leaving government. Her hiring drew immediate criticism from President Donald Trump, who blasted Monaco in a Truth Social post last September. “Corrupt and Totally Trump Deranged Lisa Monaco,” Trump...

A Sikh man accused of the murder of a first-year university student has told a court that he had acted in self-defence after the teenager had racially abused him and knocked his hair out of his turban before grabbing it. Vickrum Digwa is on trial at Southampton Crown Court charged with the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, from Chafford Hundred, Essex, in Belmont Road in Southampton, on December 3 2025. The 23-year-old is also charged with carrying a knife in public and his mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, is accused of assisting an offender by removing a weapon from the scene....

The United States on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two small aircraft, marking the first time a senior figure from the communist regime has been accused before the courts of its neighboring enemy. Castro is accused of murder, conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens, and destruction of aircraft in connection with the deaths of four people. The charges represent a new escalation in Washington’s intense pressure campaign against the communist island, which has been under a U.S. embargo since 1962 and is now devastated by a severe economic crisis. Raúl Castro, now 94, was...

John W Hardin presents Foster Brooks delivering a humorous tribute to former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Brooks recounts fictional stories about their friendship, campaign efforts, and humorous takes on political events.

You can’t spell “graduation” without “gator.” A graduating McNeese State University student is shocking the internet with a senior photoshoot with a 14-foot alligator named Big Al — including one shot where she’s planting a smooch right on the gator’s snout, her face mere inches from its wide-open jaws. The photo is nuts — but not quite as nuts as it might seem. Kat Daley, 22, who helps run Gator Country in Beaumont, Texas, with her fiancé Eddie said she wasn’t frightened during the shoot — and that it wasn’t her first time being face-to-face with an alligator. “I really...

A former Miami-based DOJ attorney was indicted for stealing a copy of Jack Smith's report on Trump's classified documents investigation. Carmen Lineberger, the former Managing Assistant US Attorney, in Fort Pierce, Florida, was indicted on two counts of theft of government money or property, valued less than $1,000; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; and concealment, removal, or mutilation of public records. Federal prosecutors alleged that Lineberger, 62, stole a copy of Jack Smith's report, which was previously ordered by Judge Aileen Cannon to be kept secret, and sent it to her personal email account. The indictment...

Tulsi Gabbard's speech from Rededicate 250 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The World Cup was supposed to provide a tourism boom for the US, but now the fear is it may never materialise. A report, external produced by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has found that bookings are well below expectations in almost every host city. The AHLA said this does not align with Fifa's statement that more than five million tickets have been sold,, external and it creates a risk that "the anticipated economic lift may fall short". The AHLA is the largest hotel association in the US, representing more than 32,000 properties and over 80% of all...

Seven years ago, Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner cruelly mocked an American soldier who was caught on camera taking fire from the Taliban in Afghanistan. The viral helmet footage showed how Pfc. Ted Daniels moved into the open as a diversion tactic to help his squad mates get to safety. But Platner saw him as a “dumb motherf—er” who “didn’t deserve to live.” “This video never gets old. Dumb mother—er didn’t deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt,” Platner, then a 34-year-old, chided...

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This video, created by Nick Moseder, discusses the recent Georgia primary election results and celebrates the defeat of several prominent establishment politicians whom the host characterizes as opponents of President Trump and the election integrity movement. Key takeaways from the video include: Brad Raffensperger's Defeat: The host highlights that Brad Raffensperger, the Secretary of State, finished in third place (14.5%) in his bid for governor, effectively ending his current political career (1:46 - 4:05). The host criticizes him for his role in the 2020 election certification and his handling of election integrity claims. Gabriel Sterling's Loss: Gabriel Sterling, the Chief...

Explanation: A dark wolf lies in gum. No, this isn’t a riddle! Today's image features the Dark Wolf Nebula (Sandqvist–Lindroos 17), a spooky dust cloud embedded within the Gum 55 (RCW 113) Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. While dust is a pest to us, it serves a vital role in creating the necessary conditions for stars to be born. The Dark Wolf absorbs the intense ultraviolet and visible light emitted by young stars in Gum 55 and re-emits it at longer, mainly infrared, wavelengths. This prevents the higher energy light from heating up the gas in the region. When a...

Riding a wave of political momentum in 2019, Volodymyr Zelensky, a showman turned wartime leader, could have hardly imagined the path his presidency would take. Some argue that Zelensky's 2019 election was less of an endorsement of his political platform, a populist one, rather a rejection of the old entrenched elite seen as ineffective and corrupt. Years later, Zelensky still faces the domestic challenges that confronted his predecessors — issues he once promised to resolve. On the international stage, however, he has amassed significant support for Ukraine, actively working to maintain global backing as his country defends itself against a...

"Our company has fully adopted AI. All of our computers have AI. We use AI in all of our meetings. And, it's got an AI assistant. Heck, we even got an AI note taker. We really love using AI during lunch." "How's your business doing?" "Terrible. But we are early adopters...so, we'll be fine." "All of our computers have AI"

No fewer than six times in the opening minutes of today’s Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough furiously attacked President Trump’s White House ballroom plans, branding it the “Marie Antoinette ballroom” while contrasting it with Americans struggling to afford groceries, gas, and rent. The historical parallel Scarborough invited is unmistakable: Marie Antoinette’s reputation for extravagance amid public hardship was followed by the French Revolution’s bloody climax -- and her bloody end. Note in the painting, the guy doing his best Kathy Griffin imitation — proudly holding up the severed head. Was Scarborough slyly doing his Queen of Hearts impression? Liberal media figures...

Key Points Income tax paid by lower earners is “a small amount of money for the government,” Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on Wednesday. The bottom half of taxpayers had an adjusted gross income of nearly $54,000 in 2023, according to the Tax Foundation, citing the most recent IRS statistics. Bezos’ comments come as a number of Democratic states explore higher taxes on the wealthy, and federal lawmakers have introduced proposals to cut taxes for lower earners. ============================================================ Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half...