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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz has built a reputation for his off-the-cuff comments.The Democratic Minnesota governor made no exception during a Center for American Progress (CAP) event on Friday morning called, “What’s Next: Conversations on the Path Forward.”Walz said China might be the voice of “moral authority” following Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and military leaders. “Now, who is the voice in the world that can negotiate some type of agreement in this? Who holds the moral authority? Who holds the ability to do that? Because we are not seen…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! What’s going on in Los Angeles is a shame. We’ve got people rioting and looting and attacking law enforcement. And we’ve got cops, national guard and other armed units on the streets holding lines like they’re in a battle. So, rough times.But, amid the sobering videos and photos we’ve seen out of L.A. there have been some, well, amazing tackles of some idiots that took to the streets.We’re talking NFL-caliber tackles. Hundreds of protesters, demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at workplaces stop immediately, clash with police as the Trump administration…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida sheriff has issued a stern warning to protesters planning violence towards law enforcement officials as the United States braces for a wave of anti-Trump administration demonstrations. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey cautioned against violent behavior during the upcoming “No Kings” protests expected across the country this weekend during a news conference alongside Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. “Throw a brick, firebomb or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at,” Ivey said. “Because we will kill you graveyard dead. We’re…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A sweeping city-wide transit strike has been temporarily halted for Montreal’s Formula One Grand Prix, as hundreds of thousands of tourists flood the city for the weekend event. Maintenance workers with Montreal’s public transit agency (STM) launched a strike on Monday, disrupting service across the city after more than a year of stalled contract negotiations.About 2,400 mechanics walked off the job, reducing bus and metro service to just 50 per cent — operating only during morning and evening rush hours, as well as late at night.However, full service resumed Friday and will…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A surge in long-term borrowing costs, high inflation and a month-long string of weak debt auctions are raising the pressure on the Bank of Japan ahead of its monetary policy meeting next week.Yields on 30-year bonds hit a record high of 3.2 per cent last month, pushed up by an ongoing buyers strike among domestic life insurers. While they have since dipped to about 2.9 per cent, many analysts see a tricky balancing act for the BoJ, which has been easing off…

Ever wondered if you can afford to take early retirement? Traditionally, you might have engaged a financial adviser to help explore your options. This week, I’ve been talking to one reader who’s been using ChatGPT instead. Unlike the 12mn Britons estimated to be in the “advice gap”, 58-year-old Jim can afford to pay for regulated financial advice. With a £2mn defined contribution pension entirely invested in global equities, he has a further £850,000 in liquid assets (primarily fixed income) plus a £2.5mn home. He turned to generative AI out of curiosity, but the results surprised him so much, he shared…

At least 16 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, according to health officials.The 20-month war with Hamas has raged on even as Israel has opened a new front with heavy strikes on Iran that sparked retaliatory drone and missile attacks.Another 11 Palestinians were killed overnight near food distribution points run by an Israeli and US-supported humanitarian group, in the latest of almost daily shootings near the sites since they opened last month.Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces fired on the crowds, while the military said it has only fired warning shots near people it described as…

Most bodies are charred or mutilated, and the local authorities are working to identify them by matching DNA samples.At least 270 bodies have been recovered after a London-bound Air India plane crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, as a rescue team continues to search the site of India’s worst aviation disaster in three decades. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with 242 people on board and 125,000 litres of fuel, lost altitude seconds after takeoff on Thursday and crashed into a residential area, killing all but one on board and at least two dozen others on the ground. Dhaval Gameti,…

President Trump on Friday cleared the way for Japan-based Nippon Steel to potentially acquire U.S. Steel, though details about the structure of the deal — including a possible “golden share” held by the federal government — remain unclear. The president signed an executive order that says Nippon can buy the iconic Pittsburgh-based steelmaker as long as both parties sign a “national security agreement.”The two companies announced in a joint statement Friday that they agreed to the terms of the government’s national security agreement, which they said mandates $11 billion in new investments by 2028 and provides for “a Golden Share to be…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Karen Read’s retrial in the death of Boston cop John O’Keefe is near an end after more than a month’s worth of pivotal testimony.Experts say key moments decided the case in their minds. Now her fate is in the hands of jurors.For David Gelman, a Philadelphia-area defense attorney and former prosecutor, that moment was when special prosecutor Hank Brennan played police dashcam video of the crime scene, showing Read’s frantic reaction to finding her boyfriend unresponsive in the snow.FATE OF KAREN READ NOW IN JURY’S HANDS AS MURDER TRIAL REACHES CRITICAL PHASE…