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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Worries about tariffs and the trade war may have been weighing on the minds of potential home buyers and sellers, but the month of May showed some upward momentum, which could signal that the housing market is starting to warm up as summer officially approaches. “May 2025 not only saw home sales move higher at the national level for the first time in more than six months, but prices at the national level also stopped falling,” said Shaun Cathcart, senior economist at the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).“There is a sense that…

Thousands of people are trying to leave the Iranian capital Tehran as it comes under renewed Israeli missile fire.

BEIJING: Growth in China’s factory output hit a six-month low last month as trade war pressures bit, official data showed Monday (Jun 16), while a bump in a key gauge of domestic consumption offered a rare bright spot for the economy. The United States and China this month agreed to a temporary truce in a standoff that saw tariffs hiked to eye-watering levels and upended global supply chains. But the impact of the row was highlighted by official figures showing industrial production rose just 5.8 per cent last month, below the 6.0 per cent predicted in a Bloomberg survey and…

It’s the fourth court sentencing in a year related to racial abuse and threats directed at the Real Madrid footballer.Four people have been handed suspended jail sentences of between 14 and 22 months by a Madrid court after being found guilty of a hate crime related to an effigy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, Spain’s La Liga has said. “The defendant who posted the video online received a special disqualification from working in education, sports, or recreational youth settings for four years and three months, while the others received three years and seven months,” a La Liga statement said…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Monday granted a faith-based pregnancy center’s request to review its case against the New Jersey attorney general, alleging the state violated its free speech rights.The case was brought by First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a Christian nonprofit that provides services to women facing unplanned pregnancies.The nonprofit was subpoenaed by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, who sought records over allegations the pregnancy center might be misleading women about offering abortion services.The Christian-based center challenged the subpoena in federal court, asserting it infringed upon its First Amendment rights by…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A quick glance at the Boston Red Sox’s roster from their 2018 World Series-winning team may make the average baseball fan quizzical when compared to the 2025 squad.Rafael Devers was their third baseman, Mookie Betts played right field and Xander Bogaerts was the shortstop, not to mention players like Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley Jr. and J.D. Martinez also bolstered the lineup as the team defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games. Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers, #11, reacts on his way to first base after getting hit by a pitch during…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Karen Read’s defense team has filed a motion to amend the verdict slip in her retrial on murder charges as jurors return to the courthouse in Dedham, Massachusetts, for their first full day of deliberations in the death of a Boston police officer named John O’Keefe.One of her attorneys, David Yannetti, told the court Friday after jurors broke for deliberations that he hoped his proposed amendments would make it less confusing after jurors deadlocked in Read’s first trial last year, paving the way for the second, which began on April 22.Testimony went…

By Nakoda Thunderchief Global News Posted June 16, 2025 10:23 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hundreds of families came out to Henderson Lake Park this weekend for Nature Play Fest, Lethbridge’s largest free outdoor children’s festival. Hosted by the Helen Schuler Nature Centre, the event on June 14 featured more than 20 local organizations offering hands-on activities that promoted outdoor play, nature connection and community engagement. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. “We’re trying to highlight all…

As actor-turned-musician-turned-actor Will Smith turns once again to music, he says he wouldn’t rule out playing former US President Barack Obama.

BANGKOK: Thailand’s commerce minister on Monday (Jun 16) said his country would have trade talks with the United States and expressed confidence both sides could agree on good terms on tariffs, possibly as low as 10 per cent. Pichai Naripthaphan told reporters he expected the talks would go well. He said Thai and US officials would hold talks this week via video conference, he said, but said a date for talks at a ministerial level had not yet been set. He did not provide details on what would be discussed in the talks or why he thought the tariff level would…