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By Nakoda Thunderchief Global News Posted April 12, 2025 7:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size After forming a partnership with the City of Lethbridge in December 2024, the Lethbridge Trail Alliance officially began its work on the coulee trail system this weekend. Volunteers gathered with tools and energy to clean, trim and restore one of the city’s oldest and most used trails.Ralph Arnold, president of the LTA, has been running in the coulees for more than 30 years. He says it’s rewarding to see people coming together to care for trails that have been…

Tiahleigh Palmer was just 12 when she was killed by her foster father, who was found dead in his jail cell on Friday night.

Latin America’s evolving crypto landscape continues to grow, showcasing great diversity. Argentina’s headlines this week include the launch of a new peer-to-peer financing network from Decrypto. El Salvador, on the other hand, continues to lead the way in LATAM cryptocurrency by granting a provider license to Bitget.Decrypto launches P2P lending platform in ArgentinaIn response to the growing need for decentralized financial instruments in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Decrypto, a well-known exchange in Argentina, has launched a new peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform. This novel solution allows users to request USDT loans while utilizing Bitcoin as collateral, allowing them to gain liquidity without…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The US dollar’s status as a haven for global capital is under threat from erratic policymaking and rising trade barriers, fund managers have warned.On Friday the currency fell to a three-year low against the euro, extending a slide that started last week after President Donald Trump announced steep “reciprocal” tariffs on US trading partners.The moves triggered alarm among investors, who warned of a “tectonic shift” for the global economy if the dollar could no longer be relied upon to provide a refuge…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.European buyout group CVC has explored a deal for $75bn private credit lender Golub Capital, said several people familiar with the situation.A potential deal for Golub underscores the shifts under way in the private investment industry, as traditional private equity firms look to expand into fast-growing corners of the finance industry focused on credit and infrastructure. It is unclear if discussions will lead to a deal, and one person close to the matter cautioned Golub was not entertaining a sale.Golub, founded by…

A treason charge and the exclusion of the main opposition draw attention before October polls in Tanzania.Tanzania’s electoral commission has barred the main opposition party, Chadema, from contesting presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place later this year. The Independent National Elections Commission (INEC) announced the decision on Saturday, stating that the party failed to sign a mandatory code of conduct agreement by the required deadline for the polls expected to take place in October. “Any party that did not sign the code of conduct will not participate in the general election,” said Ramadhani Kailima, the commission’s director of…

California has a $6.2 billion budget deficit for Medicaid services, and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest budget proposal projects the state will spend a staggering $8.4 billion to cover Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid, for illegal immigrants in 2024-2025. Two new reports by the Bureau of Economic Analysis found the U.S. economy has become increasingly reliant on government handouts. Entitlements are growing faster than tax receipts and wages. Private wages grew by $67 billion in early 2025, while government payments to recipients surged by $162 billion.In North Carolina and California, growth in Medicaid benefits was the leading contributor to increased…

San Francisco’s nude statue prompts backlash “R-Evolution,” a 2015 statue commissioned for the Burning Man festival of the same year, was recently installed at the Embarcadero facing the Ferry Building in San Francisco. (Credit: KTVU) A 45-foot statue of a nude woman is the newest — and tallest — resident of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza.The artwork, titled “R-Evolution,” was unveiled with music, lights and performance art Thursday, courtesy of the public art nonprofit Illuminate. Designed to glow at night and appear to “breathe” via internal motors, the statue was meant to represent strength and compassion.Instead, it’s sparked backlash, internet memes…

Sam Kerr’s grandmother has defied the odds to celebrate her 90th birthday, after suffering horrific injuries when she was struck by a car while getting off a bus.

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: JPMorgan Chase — Shares rose more than 2% after the bank’s revenue for the first quarter topped Wall Street’s estimates. JPMorgan posted revenue for the period of $46.01 billion, above the $44.11 billion that analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting. CEO Jamie Dimon also warned that the economy is facing “considerable turbulence.” Morgan Stanley — The bank advanced more than 3% following its better-than-expected first-quarter earnings results . Morgan Stanley reported earnings of $2.60 per share on revenue of $17.74 billion, while analysts were expecting $2.20 in earnings per share and…