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The Department of Justice has accused Rep. LaMonica McIver of assaulting two federal agents at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in New Jersey last month, according to a new charging document.The document cites bodycam footage from law enforcement officers who recorded events as McIver and two other New Jersey lawmakers stormed the ICE facility. Prosecutors say the first officer McIver allegedly assaulted was a Homeland Security Investigations agent and the second was an ICE agent.The DOJ accuses McIver of having “slammed her forearm into the body of a uniformed HSI agent and reached out and tried to restrain the agent…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A man accused of killing a father of three in a 2024 road-rage shooting in Lake Norman, North Carolina – a popular vacation town north of Charlotte – is seeking a reduced bond, according to court documents and local news.Terrell Eugene Giddens, 75, is accused of fatally shooting Jeffrey Michael Guida, 40, on Oct. 12, 2024, just before 5 p.m., while Guida was driving with his three daughters, ages 2, 11 and 13, in the back of a Jeep Wagoneer, according to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.Eyewitnesses told authorities at the time that they saw both men…

The clock is ticking on a potential Canada Post strike that could hit later this week. Postal workers issued a strike notice on Monday for both urban and RSMC (rural and suburban mail carriers) bargaining units and said they will walk off the job at midnight local time on Friday.A strike or lockout would mark the second time the postal service ground to a halt in under six months after 55,000 employees walked off the job for 32 days in November and December.But not all services will be suspended during a strike, Canada Post said in a statement on Tuesday.Until May…

Honda has announced it will introduce 13 new hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) using a lower cost, more fuel-efficient next-generation platform as it ditches its previous electric vehicle (EV) sales targets.The Honda business briefing held in Tokyo, Japan yesterday saw the automaker admit it won’t achieve its previous goal of 30 per cent of sales being EVs by 2030 despite committing to investing more than 10 trillion yen (A$108 billion) in EV tech last year.Instead, Honda confirmed plans for a new generation of more affordable dual-motor ‘e:HEV’ hybrid technology – with renewed investment in internal combustion engines.The tech will use a…

Under current regulations, companies are supposed to take no more than 20 per cent of the fare, but Wicaksono said that sometimes the companies took more.”There is no sanction in the regulation and the government has always been soft on the companies,” he said.Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi, who met company representatives on Monday to discuss the issues, acknowledged the drivers’ concerns over the level of commissions and said in a statement that the government was evaluating the scheme.The companies say they take a commission on fares as regulated by the government.Protests took place in cities, including Surabaya, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and…

Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic.Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics, but the absence of the United States casts doubt on the treaty’s effectiveness. After three years of negotiations, the legally binding pact was adopted by the World Health Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday. WHO member countries welcomed its passing with applause. The accord aims to prevent a repeat of the disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded the COVID-19 pandemic by improving coordination, surveillance and access to medicines…

Washington — President Trump is meeting Tuesday with House Republicans as leaders try to push a massive budget package containing the president’s legislative priorities over its last hurdle before it can get to the floor.The president is expected to turn up the pressure on members to fall in line as the party’s dueling factions have threatened to upend the plan as they set down apparent red lines that don’t align with the demands made from other members.Upon arriving on Capitol Hill, Mr. Trump urged that Republicans are a “very unified party,” adding that lawmakers must get his “one big, beautiful…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Swedish private equity group EQT has offered to inject €220mn to help secure a restructuring deal at one of its two struggling French portfolio companies.EQT, which bought the nursing home group Colisée in a 2020 buyout, made the proposal on Monday as part of a package that would see holders of a €1.2bn secured loan write off around 36 per cent of their debt in exchange for a 33 per cent stake in the business, according to people familiar with the discussions.…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK banks myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The Bank of England has introduced a new rule to clamp down on foreign lenders with large amounts of high-value deposits to close “a gap” identified after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm.The BoE said on Tuesday it would require international banks with more than £300mn of instant-access deposits from retail customers and small businesses to set up a UK subsidiary with its own capital and tighter supervision requirements.The new rule was challenged by two of the four banking lobby…

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