Dollar Tree swung to a surprise fourth-quarter loss and will close nearly 1,000 stores after the discount retailer slashed the value of a rival chain it acquired almost a decade ago. CBC | World News
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Is time up for TikTok in the U.S.? What to know about today’s congressional vote
The U.S. Congress is inching toward a crackdown on the popular platform that could have far-reaching implications for social media in the country. Here’s what’s at stake in Wednesday’s House of Representatives vote on TikTok. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. military aid ship heads to Gaza after Biden promises to build pier
The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday, days after President Joe Biden vowed to build a temporary pier to supply the besieged enclave. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. aid policy on Gaza ‘absurd’ given its military support for Israel, UN food expert says
Amid warnings of looming famine five months into Israel’s campaign against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, the U.S. military has carried out airdrops of meals into Gaza and plans a temporary port for aid imports on its Mediterranean coast. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. to build temporary dock to allow aid into Gaza from ships
President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union speech on Thursday that the U.S. military will construct a temporary port on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea, senior administration officials said. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Army intelligence analyst accused of selling sensitive defence information
A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested on charges of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, U.S. Justice Department officials said Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s women’s soccer team falls to U.S. on penalty kicks in dramatic Gold Cup semifinal
Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stopped three penalties and scored one herself to help the U.S. win a shootout after Canada rallied twice to tie it 2-2 after extra time in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup final on a dramatic, soggy night in San Diego. CBC | Sports News
Read More »2 dead, 6 injured after suspected Houthi attack on commercial ship near Yemen, U.S. officials say
A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden killed two of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel on Wednesday, authorities said, the first fatal strike in a campaign of assaults by the group over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada renews rivalry with U.S. in stiffest W Gold Cup test yet
After facing opponents ranked 50th or worse at the CONCACAF W Gold Cup, Olympic champion Canada renews its rivalry with the second-ranked U.S. on Wednesday in San Diego in the tournament semifinal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking hundreds of classified U.S. documents
Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard charged with leaking classified military documents on a social media platform, pleaded guilty on Monday to carrying out one of the most serious U.S. national security breaches in years. CBC | World News
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