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Donald Trump looms large over Saturday's election. As with Canada's election, wannabe Trump opposition Leader and Liberal Party Peter Dutton was trashed in a landslide, losing his parliamentary seat. The coalition is on track to suffer the biggest election loss in decades. Labor Party Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won his second term. The latest left-leaning leader to achieve a comeback victory as President Trump roils global markets and upends international affairs.
“Our government will choose the Australian way, because we are proud of who we are,” Albanese told a cheering crowd at Labor headquarters. “We do not need to beg or borrow or copy from anywhere else.”Theo Edwards for YAME Digital from the Australia Capital Territory, ACT, Australia 
In a remarkable turnaround fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election. In his victory speech, Carney emphasized the importance of unity in response to threats from Washington. He stated that the mutually beneficial relationship between Canada and the U.S. that has existed since World War II has come to an end. "We have moved past the shock of American betrayal, but we must never forget the lessons," he said. Carney warned that America desires our land, resources, water, and control over our country, adding that these are not mere idle threats.
"President Trump is attempting to weaken us so that America can dominate us. That will never happen," he declared. However, he acknowledged that our world has fundamentally changed.
The diplomat added: “There’s a lot that could be reformed, but you could give infinite monkeys infinite typewriters, and they would come up with something better than that.”
Some of the most startling shifts outlined in the purported order address how the U.S. approaches Africa. Under changes proposed within it, much of the State Department’s work on the region would be farmed out to the White House and all “non-essential embassies and consulates in sub-Saharan Africa” would be closed by Oct. 1, 2025. A special envoy for African affairs reporting directly to the National Security Council would replace the African affairs bureau.
The exclusions apply to smartphones, laptop computers, hard drives and computer processors and memory chips. Those popular consumer electronics items generally aren’t made in the US.
"It's painful to see what a ruinous decision from back in the 1920s being repeated. Now insofar as he's using these tariffs to get various strategic things settled and that he's satisfied with that," Sowell said, "but if you set off a worldwide trade war, that has a devastating history. Everybody loses because everybody follows suit, and all that happens is you get a great reduction in international trade."
The 94-year-old Sowell retired from writing his syndicated column in 2016 at the age of 86. Conservatives and libertarians have called for him to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work on economics and public policy over the course of his career.
Our country and its taxpayers have been taken advantage of for more than 50 years, but that is going to change, Trump stated on Wednesday during a ceremony in the Rose Garden.
On the same day, Trump declared a US economic emergency and announced tariffs of at least 10% on all countries. The rates will be even higher for 60 countries and trading blocs that have a significant trade deficit with the US.
The new immigration rule will take effect on April 11, 2025. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring non-citizens who remain in the U.S. for 30 days or more and were not previously registered to register and be fingerprinted.
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The Trump administration is repurposing a mobile application - originally created to facilitate asylum appointments - into a way for undocumented migrants already in the US to "self-deport". The app, known as CBP Home, allows migrants to submit an "intent to depart", which US Customs and Border Patrol says offers them a chance to leave without "harsher consequences."
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OTTAWA, March 9 (Reuters) - Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday. Carney will take over at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with longtime ally the United States under President Donald Trump and must hold a general election soon.
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Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump. Nathan Hooven is a disabled Air Force veteran who voted for Donald Trump in November. Barely three months later, he’s now unemployed and says he feels betrayed by the president’s dramatic downsizing of the federal government that cost him his job.
Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map, from winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations.
By Marium Ali | 23 Feb 2025 | Al Jazeera
Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on goods entering the US from Canada, Mexico, and China. The US president signed an executive order putting a 25% tariff or tax on imports of all goods coming from Canada and Mexico to get both countries to crack down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Additionally, goods from China will be subject to a 10% tariff on top of existing tariffs until the country addresses fentanyl smuggling.
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Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) play a vital role in immigration enforcement. They oversee all aspects of the process, which includes identifying individuals, as well as their arrest, detention, and removal under immigration law. ERO typically learns about these individuals through Interpol notices, suspected terrorists, cases involving counter-proliferation crimes, the terrorist watch list, or the no-fly list. Currently, 1,563 Sierra Leoneans are scheduled for imminent removal.
The report lays out why charges were pursued or dropped—no politics, no games, just federal guidelines. It tackles two critical investigations involving Donald Trump: election Interference and Classified Documents. Smith dismantles Trump's 'witch hunt' cries and delves into how Trump tried to hijack democracy itself, bending federal laws to cling to power after losing in 2020. Some parts stay sealed.
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He has his motives, and they are not ours. Musk is now officially in a public meltdown. Steve Bannon slammed Elon Musk as a “toddler” as the X owner doubled down on his views on H-1B work visas and his criticisms of American workers. “Someone please notify ‘Child Protective Services’— need to do a ‘wellness check’ on this toddler,” Bannon wrote on Gettr on Friday night in response to Musk telling his critics to “fuck yourself in the face.”
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America and the world are livid. These election results beg the question: When will folks realize what they are up against and unite? Trump got more Hispanic votes than any other candidate since JFK. He called them rapists, animals, and crooks, yet 45% rode him to victory. Blacks are saying Kamala is not Black enough. Maybe they would prefer a Black candidate from the Ghetto who speaks Ebonics.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos would serve as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social. Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany, met repeatedly with Arab American and Muslim leaders during the election campaign.
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On the eve of the presidential election, America finds itself at a crossroads. It seems that the country has a clear binary choice. However, the media pundits tell us that the election is too close to call. They say the country is bitterly divided, and a huge percentage of people are conflicted.
By Aaron Humes | ‘Policy’ vs. ‘Personality’ 
Who would have thought that Karl Rove would ever speak the truth — and yet he did. Republican strategist Karl Rove has BLASTED Donald Trump's disastrous debate performance, saying: “There’s no putting lipstick on this pig. Trump was crushed by a woman he previously dismissed as ‘dumb as a rock.''’ Which raises the question: What does that make him?”
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Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, has taken the name Leo XIV as the new pope. Born in Chicago, he dedicated his career to ministry in Peru. As the 267th pontiff, he now leads the Catholic Church during a time of global turmoil and conflict.
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The Holy See Press Office said the pair exchanged Easter greetings in a private meeting that lasted for a few minutes.
In February, Pope Francis warned that the Trump administration's effort to dramatically ramp up deportations was driving a "major crisis." The pope also appeared to criticize Vance directly for claiming that Catholic doctrine justified such policies. In response, Vance said he would continue to defend his views.
She will be the youngest to ever graduate from the Yucaipa-based community college, according to Inland Empire Community News. Her final GPA will be "close" to a 4.0.
Alisa Perales began taking classes when she was only 8 years old and will have just turned 11 at the time of the graduation ceremony.
The young prodigy isn’t done yet. She has plans to work in the artificial intelligence tech industry.
A Dan Quayle Moment! Like The Time Quayle Misspelled 'potato' ...'potatoe.'
MSNBC Host Rachael Maddow discusses the irony of Education Secretary Linda McMahon fumbling the pronunciation of AI with A.1. — like the steak sauce — at a conference on education and artificial intelligence.
The A.1. sauce brand capitalized on the blunder and posted on social media that "every school should have access to A.1."
The United State Postal Service is refining its services, and some changes have already started this month — with some of those changes likely to impact your mail.
According to the USPS, these changes, which will be implemented in two phases, will save the service an estimated $36 billion over 10 years. Some changes went into effect April 1, while others are planned for July 1.
Anger, chaos, and confusion take hold. The insight: The long-term impacts are likely to be significant and far-reaching. It all started for Corporate America long before Trump's Executive Order (EO).
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Kemi Badenoch, the 44-year-old former software engineer, and Trade Minister ascended to the leadership of the UK Conservative Party—the first Black woman to lead a major British political party—comes at the end of a protracted contest triggered by the worst electoral defeat in the party’s history in July of 2024.
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“You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have an appearance in mind,” postal worker Avis Stonum said. The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest.
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The recent anti-immigration protests in the UK have led to riots, with far-right groups targeting hotels housing asylum-seekers and mosques. This violence has been fueled by underlying Islamophobic and anti-immigrant sentiments. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the violence as ‘far-right thuggery’ and has vowed that the rioters will face the full force of the law.
By Theo Edwards
As a convicted felon, Trump’s ability to visit some nation-states, including Canada and the UK, would be restricted due to their strict policies on individuals with criminal records. It is uncertain whether he would be allowed to visit these countries unless he is granted special permission if he were to win the presidential election in November while still being a felon.
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Known as ‘La Doctora,’ Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist with a doctorate in energy engineering and a former Mayor of Mexico City, became the first female president in the history of Mexico after Sunday’s presidential election. Sheinbaum was declared the winner and obtained around 60.7 percent of the vote.
In a historic decision, a 12-person Manhattan jury found the former president guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to disguise a hush money payment made to adult film actress (porn star) Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
Donald Trump is now the first former US president to have a mugshot. Inmate No. P01135809: Donald Trump Mug Shot Released in GA.
Here are the mug shots of defendants booked on charges connected with efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results.
NBC NEWS: August 25, 2023 at 7:18 AM
Bill Barr, Attorney General during the Trump administration in a CBS interview with Robert Costa on Sunday, June 18, 2023, unload on his former boss.
‘He will always put his own interests and gratifying his own ego ahead of everything else, including the country’s interests. There’s no question about it. This is a perfect example of that. He’s like a 9-year-old — a defiant 9-year-old kid who’s always pushing the glass toward the edge of the table, defying his parents to stop him from doing it. It’s a means of self-assertion and exerting his dominance over other people. And he’s a very petty individual who will always put his interests ahead of the country’s, and the personal gratification of his ego. But our country can’t be a therapy session for a troubled man like this.’
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The indictment against Donald J. Trump and his personal valet, Walt Nauta, unsealed this afternoon, lays out the federal case against the former president in vivid, shocking detail.
No other president has ever faced federal charges, let alone the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence if convicted.
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The nation’s first South Sudanese-Australian MP has been sworn into Western Australia’s parliament.
“When I came to Perth I couldn’t speak much English. A girl that arrived with her sister and a carry-on bag, a plastic bag. We came here with nothing, not even one dollar,” she told SBS News.
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I never thought I would be comparing Washington DC to the Green Zone in Baghdad; however, the MAGA crowd brought us to the brink of a very un-American insurrection. Trump stormtroopers aimed was to overturn the will of the American people and, in true Jim Crow fashion, tried to disenfranchise African Americans and other minorities.
This our history. 401-year odyssey encompasses tragedy, triumph, and the indomitable spirit of a battle-scarred people.
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Central to this idea of seismic change is the issue of Police reform, which has to happen.
Being black in America should not be a death sentence.
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Ghana’s Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has been elected to the membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AMACAD).
With his election, Prof. Yankah, joins the company of notable members, from the founders, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Bowdoin to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Maria Mitchell, and Alexander Graham Bell.
"It has been painful to watch one group of refugees, selected in a highly unusual manner, receive preferential treatment over many others who have been waiting in refugee camps or dangerous conditions for years," Rowe said in a statement.
The group — which includes families with children — was greeted at the D.C.-area airport by U.S. officials, including Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar. Landau told reporters the group has faced "egregious discrimination" in South Africa — which the country's government has denied.