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Skydance-owned Paramount will become the exclusive U.S. home of Ultimate Fighting Championship under a seven-year streaming deal valued at about $ 7.7 billion US, the first major strategic move by the newly merged media giant under new CEO David Ellison. CBC | World News
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U.S. increases duties on Canadian softwood lumber, bringing total to more than 35 per cent
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Read More »The U.S. just cut $500M in funding for mRNA vaccine technology. Experts explain what this could mean
The Trump Administration said this week it is pulling half a billion dollars from U.S. government-funded research projects to create new mRNA vaccines. Experts say this could potentially impact mRNA vaccines that might be used to treat cancer, other diseases and stop future pandemics. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. air force to deny retirement benefits to transgender service members being forced out
The U.S. air force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early, and would instead force them out without retirement benefits. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Energy in the room:’ U.S. ambassador on why no tariff extension for Canada
Tariffs on non-CUSMA-compliant goods from Canada are now at 35 per cent after U.S. President Donald Trump raised them following a self-imposed deadline, while Mexico is given an extension for ongoing negotiations. U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra talks to Power & Politics about the different results, and the current state of the cross-border relationship. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. envoy Witkoff meets with Vladimir Putin in Russia for renewed ceasefire talks
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Read More »After walkbacks and confusion, U.S. tariffs kick in for dozens of countries
President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his months-long tariff threats has begun to create headwinds for the U.S. economy. CBC | World News
Read More »WATCH | The U.S. just killed mRNA vaccine funding — what now?
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cancelled $ 500 million in funding for the development of mNRA vaccine technology. For The National, CBC’s Heather Hiscox asks infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison McGeer and health researcher Bradley Wouters to break down what kind of impact this could have on fighting disease in Canada and around the world. CBC | ...
Read More »U.S. Open singles champions will take home record $5 million from this year’s tourney
Prize money at the U.S. Open will rise to nearly $ 85 million across all competitions this year, including a record $ 5 million each to the women’s and men’s singles champions, and total player compensation is jumping 20 per cent to $ 90 million, the most in tennis history. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘I won’t back down’: How and why Canadians are boycotting the U.S.
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