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André Lemire said he was woken up early Wednesday morning by his partner, who had heard ominous noises outside the farm where they live in Ste-Monique, Que. They left the home, and when he looked back he saw the ground open up, swallowing up the land and his neighbour’s house.“The path disappeared behind me,” Lemire said in an interview.A major landslide swept away a home and part of a road northeast of Montreal at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, leaving a gaping hole in the land but no injuries. The landslide – estimated at 760 metres long and 150 wide –…

“The government’s action is unlawful,” Harvard says of the Trump administration’s move to revoke the university’s ability to enrol international students.

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldUS authorities have, for the first time, warned that institutional investors could breach federal antitrust laws if they use their holdings in competing companies to influence corporate strategy in ways that reduce competition.The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed a brief in a Texas court arguing that US antitrust statutes do not protect the use of “commonly managed stock” in competing companies to distort market output and prices.The authorities took the position in a case…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest savings and retirement business, is nearing a decision to rebrand as Standard Life, in a move that would bring the historic brand back to the London Stock Exchange.The FTSE 100 pensions provider is considering a name-change within the next 12 months, according to a person familiar with the situation.“Standard Life is a strong brand with 200 years of history and the brand we are using to grow our business across three markets,” Phoenix said in a statement,…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has often tried to paint himself as a close friend of United States President Donald Trump, but the relationship has rarely been as straightforward as the Israeli premier has portrayed it. And recently, speculation across the Israeli media that the relationship between the two leaders, and by extension, their countries, has begun to unravel is becoming unavoidable. Some idea of the gap was apparent in Trump’s recent Middle East trip, which saw him visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates but not Israel, the state that has typically been the US’s closest ally…

One of the nation’s most highly ranked high schools is once again in the spotlight over its admissions policies after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would be launching an investigation into the matter. The announcement comes after the state’s Republican Attorney General, Jason Miyares, said his office has found reasonable cause after a multi-year investigation determining that Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), which is overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system, operates an admissions process that discriminates against applicants of Asian heritage.”The Fairfax County School Board made clear its intended outcome was to reduce…

FBI raids Chicago home of DC shooting suspect The FBI and Chicago police are raiding the Albany Park home of Elias Rodriguez, the 30-year-old suspect in a double murder outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. Authorities raided the Chicago apartment of a 30-year-old left-wing activist accused of killing two Israeli embassy workers outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., Thursday, a day after the surprise attack, as the FBI looks to verify the authenticity of an apparent antisemitic “manifesto” circulating online.Agents and officers in tactical gear, carrying rifles and at least one ballistic shield,…

The “initial moves” by the Mark Carney government suggest a “new atmosphere” for Canada-Israel relations, Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed said in an interview with Global News. “The initial moves of the current government, be it to threaten Israel or official summation to the ministry, are moves that are different. We have not heard that in the past, so in that sense, that’s what I’m talking about, this new atmosphere,” Moed told Global News when asked if he noticed a difference in tone between the current government and that of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.Canada summoned Israel’s ambassador after…

Supercars veteran Jack Perkins will live out a lifelong dream after being tapped by an NFL legend to race for his team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.Joe Gibbs, a three-time Super Bowl-winning coach, will have Perkins racing for him at Portland International Raceway in August.”I started thinking about competing in NASCAR when I first visited the US in 2008 to watch Marcos Ambrose at Sonoma, and be a spotter for Paul Morris,” the 38-year-old said.”It’s been a long journey to get here.”I’ve come close a few times, but we couldn’t quite get all the ducks lined up.”To do it now…

new video loaded: Aid Finally Arrives in Gaza After Two-Month Israeli BlockadetranscriptBacktranscriptAid Finally Arrives in Gaza After Two-Month Israeli BlockadeThe United Nations said about 90 truckloads of aid had entered Gaza by Thursday, the first major delivery of food that Israel has allowed in after a two-month blockade that caused widespread hunger and deepened the humanitarian crisis.The humanitarian situation in Gaza is in dire condition. What we need to do is to continue to bring humanitarian aid, advocate for the crossings to be opened and make sure that the food goes to the ones mostly in need. What we brought…