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DETROIT — Former president Barack Obama took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods Saturday during an impassioned speech at a Democrat campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, ahead of next month’s U.S. mid-term elections.

Police say a man is in custody after the "isolated incident", and there is no ongoing risk to the public.

Karoline Leavitt appeared on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday and was questioned about the short stint of her successor as Donald Trump’s White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia. After doing just one briefing that lasted 14 minutes, Zacharia was ousted last Friday, after less than a week in the job. Leavitt told […]

Internal assessment finds ‘the kind of school we have here at Glenstal is not sustainable into the future’

The universe formed 13.8 billion years ago, so this far-traveled burst of radio waves can help scientists learn more about the early cosmos. However, researchers still aren't sure what produces these strange flashes

The Japanese writer and filmmaker Ryu Murakami has died. He was 74. Murakami’s publisher, Gentosha, announced his death today in a lengthy statement on their website. “Author Ryu Murakami passed away at his home on October 17, 2026, at the age of 74. We hereby express our deepest condolences and share this news,” the statement […]

Tom Skerritt died of natural causes, his family said in a statement.

In a music career spanning nearly 50 years, the “Swingin’” singer released more than 20 studio albums and earned three Grammy nominations.

Authorities said this is “an exceptional case” and that there is “no health risk for the general population.”

Hotel chaos, transport mishaps and diplomatic blunders cast a spotlight on organisers and the firm hired to deliver the games.

Few women worked as professional artists in the 16th century. A new exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium, seeks to restore this Flemish painter to the pantheon of art history giants

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