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World U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday “we will take a pass” on trying to resolve the war in Ukraine if either Russia or Ukraine makes it too difficult to end the conflict. “It’s coming to a head right now,” he said. Comments signal frustration over lack of progressContinue Reading

World Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a required step as prosecutors work to make good on the Trump administration’s order to seek the death penalty for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination.” U.S. prosecutors take stepContinue Reading

World U.S. President Donald Trump attacked U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could cause a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank’sContinue Reading

World Two people were killed and at least six others were wounded Thursday when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Police say the suspect in the shooting is the 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy who they believe used his mother’s former service weapon. Police sayContinue Reading

World Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health officials said. The UN meanwhile raised alarm over the mounting impact of Israel’s seven-week-old blockade preventing all food and other supplies from entering the territory. UN says GazaContinue Reading

World A Ukrainian delegation arrived in Paris on Thursday, a development not previously announced, ahead of what Washington had described as planned talks between top U.S. officials and French counterparts toward brokering an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Talks occur hours after 3 people, 10 injured in overnight Russian attacksContinue Reading

World·Analysis With the U.S. and China escalating their trade war, experts say China believes it can both inflict more damage on the U.S. and tolerate more pain. Who has more leverage? Who has more pain tolerance? Those are the biggest questions Peter Armstrong · CBC News · Posted: Apr 17,Continue Reading

You might think a big paycheque would be a slam dunk.  Basketball player Paige Bueckers, after helping UConn win its 12th national championship on Monday, became the WNBA’s No. 1 draft pick by the Dallas Wings.  The three-time, first-team All-American has done the nighttime talk show circuit, made headlines around the world, and in a month BueckersContinue Reading

World California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday his state will file a lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs, which have set off a global trade war. California, with the biggest state economy, says it will be impacted the most by unilateral Trump moveThe Associated PressContinue Reading