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The Trump administration’s claims that Canada’s border is a national security threat do not stand up to scrutiny, according to an internal government report obtained by Global News. Responding to claims by Republican politicians that hundreds of suspected terrorists cross illegally into the U.S. from Canada, the report countered that such incidents were “limited.”Republican members of Congress have described Canada as “a major threat,” claiming the “porous northern border” was a crisis that needed to be addressed through legislation.“The actual statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, however, do not support these claims,” the Canadian government’s Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre…

A truck driver who crushed another man with his truck in a tragic road-rage incident has had his prison sentence reduced after an appeal..

ENDING CHILD HUNGER Kupka stressed that the nutrition crisis in Asia is becoming increasingly urgent, where about 19 million children are “chronically undernourished”. Malnutrition, which is an imbalance between the nutrients one’s body needs to function and the nutrients it receives, can significantly stunt children’s physical and brain development, he added.  “We also see that deficiencies in vitamins and minerals are still very common, and at the same time, we see that more and more children are overweight and obese.  “So I think really what we need to make sure is that children have access to the right diets, the…

Tyrese Haliburton grabbed his own missed free throw and buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Indiana Pacers a 120-119 victory over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, and taking a commanding lead in the series. The Pacers scored the final eight points on Tuesday after Donovan Mitchell made two free throws to push Cleveland’s lead to 119-112 with 57 seconds left. Baskets by Aaron Nesmith and Pascal Siakam made it a one-possession game, and Andrew Nembhard stole the subsequent inbounds pass from Max Strus. Haliburton drew a foul with 12.4…

There has been a mantra spreading among weary corporate executives who are becoming resigned to President Trump’s tariffs while still hoping to avoid the worst of their effects: Ten percent is the new zero.The statement refers to the 10 percent tariff that Mr. Trump put in place on most U.S. imports one month ago. Such a significant increase in U.S. tariffs would have been unthinkable a few years ago. But it no longer seems like such a big deal, compared with the truly large tariffs that Mr. Trump has already imposed or threatened elsewhere.Mr. Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement on April…

Wildlife officers in Florida have killed three black bears in the southwestern part of the state, less than 24 hours after a man was killed by a bear in the same area, officials said on Tuesday.It was not immediately clear whether any of the three bears were involved in the attack on Monday morning, in which Robert Markel, 89, was killed in a wooded, unincorporated part of Collier County.The bears’ remains were being sent to Gainesville, Fla., for DNA testing, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, to determine if there was a connection to what the agency…

Labor’s Josh Wilson will hold on to his seat of Fremantle after stiff competition from independent Kate Hulett in the second time she has come close to unseating a Labor frontbencher.Mr Wilson, who has held the seat since 2016, pulled ahead on Wednesday afternoon as pre-poll votes were counted and the preference flows came his way.His margin will drop from its previously safe status of 16.9 per cent to single digits.It was Ms Hulett’s second tilt at politics in a matter of months.She ran in the State seat of Fremantle against WA minister Simone McGurk but lost it by 424…

BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy and exports will grow less than expected this year because of US tariffs, a leading business group said on Wednesday (May 7), adding the country could lose market share in the United States if a tariff reduction was not secured. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy was now expected to grow between 2.0 per cent and 2.2 per cent this year, down from a previous forecast of 2.4 per cent to 2.9 per cent growth, the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking said. And exports, a key economic driver, were seen growing by between 0.3 per cent…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Pittsburgh Pirates stadium usher has been suspended after being seen using his belt to whip a fan during a fistfight at PNC Park on Sunday.The video begins by showing the usher and fan standing face-to-face in a heated argument before the staffer punches the fan in the face multiple times.  Other fans are seen coming to break up the fight, but the pause is only temporary. Just seconds later, the fan is seen spitting on the usher, who then takes off his belt and whips the fan with it multiple times. Footage of…

Russia and Ukraine kept up dueling attacks on Wednesday, a day before a Russian-proposed three-day cease-fire was to take effect. A strike in Kyiv killed two people and wounded another eight, including four children.Russia had offered the truce beginning at midnight on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Foreign dignitaries including China’s president, Xi Jinping, were scheduled to attend a Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday.President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine rejected the offer as too short to allow for meaningful negotiations to end the war and said that Vladimir V.…