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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Wild swings that swept through financial markets overnight calmed as Wall Street opened for trading on …
Read More »Trump takes credit as Russia pauses attacks on Ukraine's power grid
U.S. President Donald Trump says he convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin to pause attacks on Ukraine’s power grid during one of the coldest winters in years. President Zelenskyy suggested Russia has merely shifted to other targets. News Source link
Read More »Was Mark Carney’s Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?
In an interview with an American television network this week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent volunteered some advice to Mark Carney. “I would just encourage Prime Minister Carney to do what he thinks is best for the Canadian people, not his own virtue-signalling, because we do have a USMCA negotiation …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen criticizes ICE, Trump in protest song Streets of Minneapolis
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing U.S. President Donald …
Read More »Middle East worries about possible U.S. strike on Iran as Trump makes threats
Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, while the value of Iran’s currency reached a new low a month after the start of protests that spread nationwide and sparked a bloody crackdown. Two nations, …
Read More »Trump 2.0’s Nazi-coded social feeds
Front Burner Decoding a spate of posts made by U.S. government accounts that resemble or borrow from the fascist and extreme far-right traditions. CBC News · Posted: Jan 29, 2026 6:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of …
Read More »Trump border czar Tom Homan promises more targeted immigration enforcement in Minnesota
U.S. border czar Tom Homan, newly installed as commander of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis, promised targeted and strategic enforcements focusing on unauthorized residents with a criminal history. Following weeks of daily clashes between protesters and immigration agents, and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens so …
Read More »Scott Bessent warns Carney not to ‘pick a fight’ with Trump
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Trump administration is once again ramping up its rhetorical pressure on Canada, with U.S. Treasury …
Read More »Minnesota, other states reject Trump administration requests for private voter information
The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by U.S. government officers have increased scrutiny of the immigration blitz on the streets of Minneapolis, but it was in a local courtroom on Monday where a federal judge raised a skeptical eye toward the Trump administration’s overall pressure campaign on …
Read More »Trump wants to cap credit card interest at 10%. Is that good for consumers and the economy?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal that credit card interest rates be capped at 10 per cent could bring short-term relief to some consumers but is likely to cause a broader credit crisis in the long run, according to experts. Earlier this month, Trump wrote on Truth Social that credit card …
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