Mexico and US reach deal on Rio Grande water sharing
Mexico and the United States say they have reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers.
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China insists no tariff talks underway with Trump and Xi or top aides, despite U.S. claims
President Trump has held up tariffs as a negotiating tool with China and claimed talks are ongoing, but Beijing says so far there haven’t been any negotiations.
Congress returns as Trump’s domestic agenda hangs by a thread
Between the debt limit, tax cuts and Medicaid, the House and Senate remain far apart. And the clock is ticking
Sources: a group of Wall Street banks has sold the final $1.2B of X debt at 98 cents on the dollar, after lending $13B for Musk’s takeover of Twitter in 2022 (Alexander Saeedy/Wall Street Journal)
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Sources: a group of Wall Street banks has sold the final $1.2B of X debt at 98 cents on the dollar, after lending $13B for Musk’s takeover of Twitter in 2022 — The loans sat on banks’ books fo…
One man’s journey to becoming the world’d fastest puncher
Joshua Iyalla broke three world records — the most punches in one minute with gloves, without gloves and with dumbbells. He talks about becoming the world’s fastest puncher when many said he couldn’t.
Women deported with US citizen kids denied chance to transfer custody, says lawyer
Mothers and kids held in ‘complete isolation’ and unable to coordinate childcare before being put on flight to HondurasTwo women who were deported to Honduras alongside their US citizen children were held in “complete isolation” and denied any opportun…
USS Truman aircraft carrier loses $60M fighter jet in Red Sea, Navy says – CBS News
USS Truman aircraft carrier loses $60M fighter jet in Red Sea, Navy says CBS NewsUS Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier CNNUPDATED: Super Hornet Assigned to USS Harry S. Truman Lost at S…
In Canada’s fight with Trump, Danielle Smith is playing the good cop.
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Commentary: Why I’m thinking twice about travelling to the US
In Donald Trump’s America, it seems that cruelty to foreigners is the point of politics, says Mihir Sharma for Bloomberg Opinion.
What to know about the car ramming attack at a Vancouver street festival
A suspect has been charged with multiple counts of murder and police are continuing their investigation after 11 people were killed when an SUV plowed through a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend.