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As part of its marketing campaign for the Nintendo Switch 2, company executives on Wednesday announced new details about its next video game console, promising a lineup of titles this year from its Mario Kart, Donkey Kong and Kirby franchises.The Switch 2 will be released on June 5 for $450.The new console will include a microphone to chat with other players, screen-sharing and the option to add a separate camera for streaming. The service, known as Game Chat, will eventually require a subscription and include parental permission controls.Along with a bigger screen measuring 7.9 inches long with higher resolution, the…

The tape sat unremarkably on a shelf behind the counter, collecting dust for five, maybe 10 years — so much time that Rob Frith says he lost track.Frith, 69, could not seem to recall how it had found its way to Neptoon Records, his store in Vancouver, British Columbia, which in its 44 years has become a repository for tens of thousands of vinyl records and other musical relics.The label on the cardboard box said it was a Beatles demo tape, but, having heard enough bootleg recordings over the decades, Frith was skeptical until he enlisted a disc jockey friend,…

Two Democratic former members of the Federal Trade Commission sued President Trump on Thursday over his decision to fire them from the agency, accusing him of an illegal overreach of executive power.Mr. Trump fired the Democratic commissioners, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, on March 18, upending the consumer protection agency, which is typically run by three members from the president’s party and two from the opposing party.In a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, lawyers for Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Bedoya argued that Mr. Trump’s dismissals of them were without cause and…

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg testifies before a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing about Boeing’s commitment to address safety concerns in the wake of a January 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new 737 MAX, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. Ken Cedeno | ReutersBoeing CEO Kelly Ortberg on Wednesday outlined to lawmakers the company’s progress on improving its manufacturing and safety standards after years of crises in both its commercial and defense units, including a 2024 near-catastrophic midair door plug blowout on one of its planes that left Boeing’s factory without key bolts installed.Ortberg, who took…

Congo’s president commuted the death sentences of three Americans who were convicted on charges of participating in a coup attempt last year, officials announced Wednesday. Marcel Malanga, 21, Tyler Thompson Jr., 21, and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, had their sentences switched to life imprisonment following an order by Felix Tshisekedi, the Associated Press reported, citing a presidential spokesperson. The pardon comes as Congolese authorities are trying to reach a minerals deal with the U.S. in exchange for security support that will help the country fight rebels in its conflict-hit eastern region.  The State Department did not immediately respond Wednesday to a request…

By Kat Ludwig Global News Posted April 2, 2025 10:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal 25 per cent tariffs are set to begin on Wednesday, filling many people across Saskatchewan with anxiety for the future. In a new Angus Reid Poll released on April 1, 32 per cent of people surveyed in Saskatchewan say they’re struggling in the economy. This is the highest amount of all the provinces. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once…

The interior of the Honda Prelude looks very pleasant, but misses out on the avant garde design of the fourth-generation model.

“ABYSS OF MISERY” Wednesday’s drills in the strait came a day after China sent its army, navy, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan, prompting Taipei to dispatch its own air and maritime forces. Taiwan’s defence ministry said there was no live-fire near the island on Wednesday. By early afternoon, 36 Chinese aircraft, 21 warships and 10 coast guard boats had been detected around Taiwan. That compares with Tuesday’s count of 21 warships, 71 aircraft and four coast guard vessels. China’s Eastern Theater Command kept up its propaganda on Wednesday, posting a “Paralysing Strikes” poster on its Weibo account, showing…

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The head of an airline advocacy group warned officials at Heathrow Airport of the threat posed by potential substation failures days before a fire forced the shutdown of the airport last month, he told British lawmakers on Wednesday.“I’d actually warned Heathrow of concerns that we had with regard to the substations,” Nigel Wicking, the chief executive of the Heathrow Airline Operators’ Committee, the advocacy group, told the parliamentary transport committee. “My concern was resilience.”A fire at one of the three electrical substations that serves Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, led to a power outage there on March 21.The shutdown dashed holiday…