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Pressure grows on U.S. to allow Kyiv to use its weapons to hit targets inside Russia
There is growing pressure on the US to allow Ukraine to use the weapons it has received to target military sites in Russia. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court justice Alito blames wife for flying flag associated with Trump election deniers
Justice Samuel Alito said on Wednesday there were no ethical concerns regarding his presence on the bench in certain high-stakes cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Find out about the flags that have caused controversy after being spotted at his homes, and the ethics code challenges confronting the top court. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian women fall to host U.S. in Week 2 of Volleyball Nations League
After winning three of four Volleyball Nations League matches in Rio de Janeiro to keep their hopes alive for a berth in the Paris Olympics, the Canadian women’s team were handed a setback Tuesday night by the powerful United States. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Memorial Day weekend storms kill at least 20 people in U.S.
A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend killed at least 20 people. Forecasters said the severe weather could shift to the East Coast later Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Powerful storms kill at least 15 across multiple states in southern U.S.
Powerful storms killed at least 15 people and left a wide trail of destruction on Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S. CBC | World News
Read More »What’s behind a historic, unusual U.S. military cash transfer to Canadian mines
For the first time in generations, the U.S. military has spent public money — Americans’ money — to fund private-sector mining projects in Canada. It’s reminiscent of a pre-Second World War program. And it speaks to a pervasive fear in the U.S. capital. Here’s what the Pentagon wants. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. suing Ticketmaster owner Live Nation
The U.S. Justice Department and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia Thursday sued to break up Live Nation, arguing the big concert promoter and its Ticketmaster unit illegally inflated concert ticket prices and hurt artists. CBC | World News
Read More »2nd human infected with H5N1 bird flu in U.S., CDC says
A Michigan farm worker has been diagnosed with bird flu, becoming the second U.S. case tied to dairy cows. CBC | World News
Read More »WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins permission to challenge U.S. extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission to have a full appeal over his extradition to the U.S. after arguing at London’s High Court on Monday that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech at a trial. CBC | World News
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