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The logo for consumer lending firm Capital One Financial Corp is seen on its headquarters on January 20, 2023 in McLean, Virginia. The company has reportedly eliminated up to 1,100 technology positions this week as its digital structure matures.Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNew York Attorney General Letitia James sued Capital One on Wednesday, accusing the bank of “cheating” customers out of millions of dollars in interest payments – just months after the Trump administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped a similar suit against the financial institution.In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, James alleged that…

Immigration authorities announced on Tuesday they had arrested more than two dozen illegal aliens at construction sites in Florida.The raids took place in Wildwood, Florida, during worksite enforcement encounters, according to an X post from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tampa.Wildwood, a city in Sumter County, is about an hour northwest of Orlando. HSI Tampa arrests an alleged illegal immigrant at what appears to be a construction site in Wildwood, Florida. (HSI Tampa)DHS SAYS ‘ARRESTS ARE STILL ON THE TABLE’ AFTER NEW JERSEY HOUSE DEMS CAUGHT ON CAMERA ‘STORMING’ ICE FACILITYIllegal immigrants arrested during the operation were from Mexico, Guatemala and…

Canada’s Big Three telecommunications carriers say they are taking in less revenue from international roaming so far this year as fewer Canadians travel to the U.S. amid the ongoing trade war. But the companies say for the most part they haven’t yet borne the brunt of the economic impacts associated with U.S. tariffs, such as a pullback in consumer spending at home.Speaking Wednesday at a telecom and media conference hosted by TD Securities, Bell Canada chief executive Mirko Bibic said the company’s international roaming revenue was down about 10 per cent in the first quarter.He said that pace would “probably”…

The Prince of Wales has described grief as “the very worst pain any child or parent will ever endure” as he backed the merger of two leading child bereavement charities.Child Bereavement UK, of which William is patron, is to join forces with Winston’s Wish, it was announced on Wednesday.William, whose mother Diana, Princess of Wales died when he was 15, said there was a growing need for support for bereaved youngsters and praised the charities for taking the “bold step”.He will remain patron of the new organisation which retains the name Child Bereavement UK.William said: “Grief is the very worst…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rory McIlroy is fresh off finishing his career Grand Slam, finally winning the Masters, and earning his place on top of the golf world.As he geared up for the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, McIlroy was asked about his icy reception toward Bryson DeChambeau during the Masters. The two were paired up together for the final round at Augusta and DeChambeau mentioned that McIlroy “didn’t talk” to him once during it. Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy shake hands during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National…

Israeli strikes killed dozens of Palestinians in northern Gaza overnight, Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday, as Israel threatened to ramp up its military campaign in the enclave despite mounting international pressure.The bodies of more than 50 people killed overnight had arrived at the Indonesian Hospital by noon on Wednesday, according to Marwan Sultan, director of the medical facility in the town of Beit Lahia. He said children were among the dead and that dozens more people had been injured.Gaza’s health ministry also said that about 70 people had been killed on Wednesday, without specifying where.Gaza health officials do not…

Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell warned Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem that he has a “bullsh— detector” during a heated exchange about a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran citizen who the Trump administration deported.Swalwell was grilling Noem about a photo of Abrego Garcia’s hand that shows alleged MS-13 tattoos during a Homeland Security budget hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.”I want you to have credibility and I want you to be taken seriously. Is this doctored or is it not?” Swalwell asked, referring to the photo that President Donald Trump shared on social media. Swalwell was…

The strategy is an old one for Republicans: Cut taxes for a few years, avoiding the need to account for their cost over the long term, and bet that the reductions become popular enough that Congress will later vote to continue them.The tax bill that Republicans are now putting together on Capitol Hill takes the gambit to a whole new level.Almost all of the new tax cuts that Republicans have included in the bill, which could evolve over the coming weeks, will last only until the end of 2028, just days before President Trump is set to leave office. That…

By Jordan Omstead The Canadian Press Posted May 14, 2025 1:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fast-moving wildfires in northwestern Ontario are triggering evacuation alerts as the region endures another day of sweltering heat. Officials say an out-of-control fire burning near the border with Manitoba has more than doubled in size since Tuesday to around 23,000 hectares.Provincial police say they are assisting with the evacuation of a First Nation located northeast of the fire. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a…

Australia’s most populous state has joined others in following national advice to allow nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs for medical abortions, but experts say other barriers remain.While abortion is legal in all states and territories, it is not always accessible, particularly for women outside metropolitan areas.NSW will join the ACT, Queensland, South Australia and WA in permitting nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs for medical abortions, following guidelines from the Therapeutic Goods Administration.The change is a positive if incremental step, Sydney University rural health researcher Anna Noonan told AAP.”Nurses are really the backbone of the rural health care workforce,…