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Democrats alarmed by ‘chaos in the skies’ after U.S. government again fires laser near Mexico border
The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border — one that appears to have been flown by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. says embassy staff in Israel who want to leave should do so immediately
The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms. CBC | World News
Read More »Tkachuk, Sanderson say they have nothing but respect for U.S. women’s team as men’s team faces backlash
Ahead of their first game back on Canadian soil, Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson each told reporters they had nothing but respect for the U.S. women’s team when asked about the backlash against the men’s Olympic team for laughing at a joke made by U.S. President Donald Trump at the women’s expense. CBC | Sports News
Read More »IN PHOTOS | Memorial for U.S. civil rights icon Jesse Jackson begins in Chicago
Memorial services for the late civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson began in Chicago on Thursday, with stops in Washington and South Carolina to follow over the next two weeks. CBC | World News
Read More »Police investigating Myanmar refugee’s death after his release from U.S. federal immigration custody
A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, city authorities have said. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran, U.S. begin latest round of nuclear negotiations in Switzerland
Iran and the United States began indirect talks Thursday in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear negotiations, viewed as a last chance for diplomacy as the U.S. has gathered a fleet of aircraft and warships to the Middle East to pressure Tehran into a deal. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. women’s hockey captain wants focus back on gold-medal win after ‘distasteful’ Trump remarks
U.S. women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight says president Donald Trump’s remarks about her team were ‘distasteful and unfortunate,’ and shouldn’t minimize what her team accomplished at the Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘What was so funny?’: Hockey fans call out U.S. men’s team for laughing at Trump’s remark
A video that appears to show U.S. President Donald Trump joking with the men’s hockey team after their win, saying he’d “have to” invite the women’s team to the White House, has a lot of fans seething. CBC | World News
Read More »Democrats investigating whether U.S. DOJ withheld Epstein documents about abuse accusation against Trump
Democratic lawmakers on the House oversight and government reform committee promised on Tuesday to investigate allegations that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withheld material about an accusation against U.S. President Donald Trump from the Epstein files. CBC | World News
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