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Canada Post workers will vote this spring on whether to ratify long-sought-after new contract agreements with the national mail carrier, the union said Monday. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said in a statement that the ratification voting period will be held between April 20 and May 30.Several meetings will be scheduled during that time to allow all members of good standing in the urban and rural bargaining units to cast a ballot.A majority of the CUPW national executive board has recommended that members vote in favour of the tentative agreements, which were announced in December after over two…

Human remains have been found by detectives investigating the mistaken kidnapping of Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian.Mr Baghsarian, 85, was kidnapped from his North Ryde property early on February 13 when three men stormed the home and bundled him into an SUV.Police repeatedly told the kidnappers they had taken the wrong person and publicly urged them to release the elderly man, who relied on daily medication.Searches in recent days focused on semi-rural areas on Sydney’s northern outskirts after a car linked to the kidnapping was seen in the area.About 8am on Tuesday, detectives found what is believed to be human remains…

SEOUL: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been given a promotion in the ruling party structure during a rare party congress, state media said on Tuesday (Feb 24).The Workers’ Party Central Committee on Monday named Kim Yo Jong – previously a deputy department director – as a full department director, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said.Thousands of party elites have packed the capital Pyongyang for a once-in-five-years summit of the ruling Workers’ Party, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from diplomacy to war planning.The congress offers a rare glimpse into the political…

The White House is set to impose a 15 percent tariff through Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the US Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoUnited States President Donald Trump has ramped up tariff threats following last week’s US Supreme Court decision that ruled that Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, were unlawful.On Monday, Trump said that any countries that wanted to “play games” after the high court’s ruling would be hit “with a much higher tariff…

Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation — a five-year-plus probe targeting him and 14 other individuals for suspicious money transfers possibly linked to illegal narcotics, a newly uncovered document in the Department of Justice’s Epstein files reveals. “DEA reporting indicates the above individuals are involved in illegitimate wire transfers which are tied to illicit drug and/or prostitution activities occurring in the U.S. Virgin Islands and New York City,” the 2015 document says.The 69-page memo is marked “law enforcement sensitive” and remains heavily redacted, concealing the names of the 14 other targets and much of…

Anthropic says it has uncovered what amounts to an industrial-scale “free ride” on one of America’s best AI models.In a new disclosure, the Claude-maker said three prominent Chinese AI firms, namely DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax, used about 24,000 fake accounts to generate more than 16 million interactions with Claude.The Chinese AI models aimed to copy their capabilities without authorization. It wasn’t described as a hack or a data breach.Instead, Anthropic framed it as something harder to spot: competitors learning from Claude’s answers at a massive scale.What “AI distillation” is and how this was doneThe technique at the center of…

Madison Beer opens up about the start of her music career, artists who have inspired her along the way and creating her third studio album, “Locket,” in an interview with CBS News senior culture correspondent Anthony Mason.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump talked to the U.S. men’s hockey team and invited them to his State of the Union address after their gold medal victory over Canada at the Winter Olympics.American Olympian Matthew Tkachuk reflected on the president’s phone call as he arrived at Miami International Airport a day after the team secured a gold medal. United States’ hockey player Matthew Tkachuk signs autographs after arriving at Miami International Airport from the Milan Cortina Olympics, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)”It was super cool,” he told reporters as he…

Bitcoin’s failure to achieve a price breakthrough has kept the crypto market in a state of suspense. Below is an overview of the dominant media narratives and chart signals that hint the smart money could be rotating into XRP, Solana, and Shiba Inu, ahead of the next bull run.Discover: The best meme coins in the world right now.XRP (XRP): Ripple’s Elite Blockchain Solution Targets $5With a market capitalization of $85 billion, XRP ($XRP) is the leading digital asset for international blockchain payments.Ripple engineered the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to deliver near-instant settlement and minimal fees as a blockchain-powered alternative to legacy…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Financials — The financials sector of the S & P 500 slid more than 3% in midday trading, the worst performer in the broad market. Alternative asset managers KKR and Blackstone slid roughly 9% and 7%, respectively, after activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management and Cox Capital Partners said they plan tender offers to buy stakes in a trio of Blue Owl credit funds. Blue Owl shares were last off more than 5%. American Express dropped more than 7%, and Goldman Sachs fell nearly 4%. Cybersecurity — Anxiety over artificial intelligence…