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The Trump administration will pay $ 1 billion to a France’s TotalEnergies to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy. CBC | World News
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U.S. Senate approves Markwayne Mullin as next head of Homeland Security
The U.S. Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem. CBC | World News
Read More »The facts about U.S. air traffic controllers
Air traffic controllers in the U.S. are understaffed and overworked. Here are the facts about the job. CBC | World News
Read More »Federal ICE agents patrolling some U.S. airports amid security staff shortages
More U.S. federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump said he’d deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump ready to put ICE agents in U.S. airports during partial government shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports on Monday if congressional Democrats do not immediately agree to fund airport safety. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran will not play World Cup games in U.S., says soccer chief
Iran were one of the first nations to qualify for the finals but their participation has been in doubt since the conflict between the Islamic Republic and the United States began in late February. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. civil rights leader Dolores Huerta says Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her in the 1960s
Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him for decades to expand labour rights in the U.S., on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s. CBC | World News
Read More »Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Trump’s war on Iran
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. CBC | World News
Read More »Venezuela rallies past Italy, will face U.S. for World Baseball Classic title
Ronald Acuna Jr., Maikel Garcia and Luis Arraez hit run-scoring, two-out singles in a rapid seventh-inning rally that sparked a 4-2 victory Monday night in Miami and vaulted Venezuela into the World Baseball Classic title matchup against the United States. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Why the U.S. is sending 2,500 marines to the Gulf — and what they might do there
While U.S. President Donald Trump tries to convince allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, he is also sending 2,500 marines to the region — the first deployment of U.S. troops since it and and Israel first attacked Iran on Feb. 28. CBC | World News
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