Author: Olive Metuge

It’s taken more than 2,000 days of construction, $6.4 billion Canadian dollars and seemingly endless studies and permits to build the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Stretching 1.5 miles between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, the towering cable-stayed span will offer an alternative to the privately owned Ambassador Bridge at one of the busiest land borders in North America, providing a boost to international traffic and trade. And it wasn’t so long ago that President Donald Trump cheered it on.  Shortly after a meeting in 2017, the man who styled himself as “the builder president” issued a joint statement with Canada’s then-Prime…

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Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe 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.Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada has now officially joined the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program, which offers loans to member states to invest in defence capabilities.”The agreement strengthens our collective security, supports the development of key defence capabilities, and gives Canadian industry access to European defence markets while contributing to European and Ukrainian security,” McGuinty said in a statement sent to CBC News.The official joining…

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A Republican member of Congress, a group of voters, and New York election officials asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to proceed with the 2026 elections using its existing congressional map. This followed an order by a state court barring New York from using the map, and requiring the state to redraw the map because, according to the state court, it diluted the votes of Blacks and Latinos in the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. Malliotakis told the justices that the state court’s decision would require the state “to…

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Home Daily News Failed indictment of 6 Democratic lawmakers… Criminal Law Failed indictment of 6 Democratic lawmakers blamed on Jeanine Pirro-picked prosecutors By Shirley Henderson February 13, 2026, 10:29 am CST U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro hiresd a dance photographer/lawyer to try to indict six Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military and intelligence communities to “refuse illegal orders” given by the Trump administration. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro hired a dance photographer/lawyer in a failed attempt to indict six Democratic lawmakers for creating a public service announcement in which members of the military and intelligence…

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Generous Italian cooking lands in Al Barsha with warmth, confidence and an easygoing spiritWords: Thomas WoodgateThe spotImage: ProvidedFalcone has arrived in Al Barsha and if neighbourhood Italian is your thing – think unpretentious, yet top-of-their-game dishes served amidst a backdrop of comfort and generosity – then you’ve arrived at your culinary home. The room hums from the moment you step inside and the welcome is warm. The decor leans into warmth with bright colours that scream Capri afternoons in the sun and the pace is fast without feeling rushed. It’s bright and bustling and immediately gives you that lived-in, comforting…

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This week, ProPublica published a story I wrote based in part on interviews with parents and children being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. I had asked some of the parents to see if their children would be willing to write to me about their experiences inside. More than three dozen did. One of those letters came from 9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya from Colombia. Her letter was written on a piece of notebook paper. She decorated it with rainbows and hearts. And she drew a portrait of herself and her mom…

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Gisèle Pelicot has told BBC Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire that her strength comes from her “DNA”. Ms Pelicot was at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history. For almost a decade, she had been drugged unconscious by her husband Dominique Pelicot and raped by dozens of men he had recruited on internet chat rooms.She made the remarkable decision to let the world know who she was, waiving her legal right to anonymity, before the trial began.In this interview, she reveals she found it “inconceivable” that the man she shared her life with “could have committed these horrors” and…

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Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe 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.U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signalled support for regime change in Iran and declared that “tremendous power” will soon be in the Middle East, as the Pentagon sent a second aircraft carrier to the region.The Trump administration’s military moves and tough talk ‌come even as Washington and Tehran seek to revive diplomacy over Tehran’s long-running nuclear dispute with the West.A source briefed on the matter told Reuters that…

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On Tuesday, Feb. 24, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Note: A login is not required to participate in the chat. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog, Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, February 24, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 13, 2026, 12:52 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/announcement-of-opinions-for-tuesday-february-24/ Source link

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