Trump cuts could squeeze small farmers, food banks
Despite promises to support farmers and provider Americans with healthier food, the Trump administration has cut funding for food assistance programs.
Day: March 13, 2025
‘Buy the dip’ calls fade as Trump sell-offs rattle Wall Street
“It’s hard to know when the bottom is,” said Tanvir Sandhu, chief global derivatives strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Catching the falling knife is never a good thing.”
Putin preparing to reject ceasefire, Zelensky says on Putin’s ceasefire stance
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Florida lawmakers honor the ‘trailblazing legacy’ of late state Sen. Geraldine Thompson
In a state so often divided along partisan lines, Democrats and Republicans alike were moved to tears as they gathered in the Florida capitol Thursday to honor the life and legacy of Democratic state Sen. Geraldine Thompson, a longtime legislator, civi…
How Seattle Kraken’s Brandon Montour may have set an unbreakable record
Brandon Montour gave the Kraken the win vs. the Canadiens in overtime in an NHL-record four seconds. “You have to tip your cap if someone can beat that one,” he said.
Top Canadian grocer says sales of U.S. products ‘rapidly’ dropping
Canada’s second-biggest supermarket company said a boycott of U.S. goods is quickly taking hold in reaction to President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his threats of “economic force” to make the country the 51st US state. “Am…
Is President Macron ‘obsessed’ with buying James Bond’s car?
The Élysée Palace has slammed a what it called a “shameful lie” about President Macron’s apparent dream of buying the iconic Aston Martin DB9, most famous for its link to the James Bond film saga. The rumours swirled after a scathing article was relea…
Miami Beach mayor wants to end lease of theater that screened Israeli-Palestinian documentary
The mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, wants to terminate a lease and cut financial support for an independent film theater that screened “No Other Land,” describing the Oscar-winning documentary about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis as anti…
Many European leaders ‘ desperately hoping US remains committed to NATO’
FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dafydd Townley, from the University of Portsmouth’s Professional Military Education Team, about the meeting between Donald Trump and NATO chief Mark Rutte. He says that for all the bluster coming from the White Hous…
U.S. influencer, seen on video holding baby wombat in Australia, could lose visa
American hunting influencer Sam Jones could be deported from Australia after uploading a now-deleted video of herself holding a baby wombat taken from its mother.