Luigi Mangione, the man alleged to have killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, pleaded not guilty to the charge at a hearing in a New York courtroom on Monday. Mangione has been charged with eleven state criminal counts including murder as an act of terrorism, along with federal counts related to murder and [...]

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In his first major rally since his victory in the 2024 election, Donald Trump declared his intention to restrict transgender rights when he returns to office, proclaiming that he would “stop men from participating in women’s sports.” Trump launched numerous attacks on trans rights throughout his first term, including banning transgender individuals from serving in [...]

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US president-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to enact a 25 percent tariff hike on all goods from Canada, Mexico, and China on his Truth Social account on Monday, as a measure to combat illegal entrance into the US as well as “crime and drugs”. Trump announced a further 10 percent tariff on goods coming [...]

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The small town of McColl, South Carolina has been left without a police department following the resignation of its chief of police Bob Hale on Friday. Hale cited a “hostile work environment perpetuated by a specific Councilman” as his reason for resignation. Hale submitted his resignation on October 31st 2024 to the town council, with [...]

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Ecuador’s foreign ministry released a statement Thursday calling Mexico’s ambassador Raquel Serur Smeke a “persona non grata” following Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico’s, comments about the 2023 Ecuador elections and the assassination of former presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The foreign ministry noted that Ecuador was still in mourning following the assassination and [...]

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Four of the largest school boards in Ontario sued the social media companies behind Instagram, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok for disrupting their students’ daily education, according to a news release by the districts on Thursday. The school boards believe these social media platforms “have rewired the way children think, behave, and learn” and desire [...]

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Nutchanart Boonkhong, a civil rights activist and founder of Baan Kru Naam Foundation, told Reuters in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that she was concerned for the safety of 19 stateless children from Myanmar, and worried that the government would deport them back to their home country despite the current civil war. The 19 children [...]

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The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday against the province’s request to deny asylum seekers subsidized child care as they wait for their case to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. The judgment arose after the Quebec government requested that the court suspend its February 7th decision, which proclaimed that Section 3 [...]

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Toronto’s chief of police, Myron Demkiw, held a press conference on Monday to provide updated information about the state of hate crimes in the city. During the press release, Demkiw revealed that compared to last year during the same period, reported hate crimes have increased by 93 percent. He attributed this spike in increase to [...]

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The Canadian government revealed on Thursday that it ordered a national security review of TikTok, a popular social media app, back in September. The move was not made public until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked about the national security review at a press conference in Windsor on Thursday. During the press conference, Trudeau stated [...]

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