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Richmond coach Adem Yze says the non-selection of Noah Balta is purely a football decision as the defender awaits sentencing for assault later this month.Balta has served the four-match suspension handed to him by the Tigers and approved by the AFL after he left a man in hospital with a head injury following an incident on December 30 in regional NSW.The Tiger pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and will be sentenced on April 22.Despite being available, Balta won’t take on Fremantle in the Barrosa on Sunday and will instead line up for Richmond’s VFL side against an…

Still, even voters who reject Correa’s legacy might be inclined to vote for Gonzalez out of disillusionment with the status quo. President Noboa has faced criticism for human rights abuses and executive overreach during his short term in office. Some even say he has flashed an authoritarian streak, just like Correa. Voting is compulsory in Ecuador, and voters demonstrated their displeasure at the polls in the first round of this year’s presidential race. Null and blank votes made up nearly 9 percent of the total ballots cast — a sign of deep voter dissatisfaction. Political consultant Jacobo Garcia believes this…

Jena, Louisiana — An immigration judge in Louisiana on Friday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its effort to deport Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, upholding one of the deportation grounds cited by the government.Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled that the administration’s determination that Khalil poses “adverse foreign policy consequences” for the U.S. is “facially reasonable” and makes Khalil deportable.The judge gave Khalil’s lawyers until April 23 to file applications for relief to stop his deportation to Syria or Algeria on this ground. Khalil was born in Syria but is a citizen of Algeria, according to…

It was a small moment in the Toronto Maple Leafs season, a late-January footnote that most of the NHL hardly noticed.But when the team captain remarked how he was disappointed in the home crowd for showing so little enthusiasm for an early-game fight, it set off plenty of commentary in the center of the hockey universe about the Leafs fan base.Or, to be more specific, the lack of one in the seats.“I would’ve liked a little more energy from the crowd after that (fight),” Auston Matthews said following a 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, during which the Leafs’…

The FBI recently released video footage of a masked man the agency says is responsible for lighting a Washington state Tesla Supercharger station on fire, noting he may have injuries consistent with being near an “explosion.”At about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, the man allegedly started a fire at a Tesla Supercharger located in the South Sound Center in Lacey.Lacey Police Department officials confirmed in a statement it received multiple 911 calls reporting a loud noise in the area.”The fire resulted in substantial damage to the station and surrounding area,” according to a statement from FBI Seattle.NYPD SEARCHING FOR SCOOTER-RIDING SUSPECT WHO…

With Canadian travel to the U.S. still plummeting, some cities south of the border are begging visitors to come back. Vacation hotspot Palm Springs, Fla., is making sure Canadians know they are welcome.Banners with the Maple Leaf in a heart have been hung in the city’s downtown strip and in the airport.“The Maple Leaf belongs in Palm Springs,” Mayor Ron De Harte told Global News.“This is simply a way to say to the Canadians who are our friends and neighbours, and truly our community, because they are here. Many are here for two, three, four months every year, and they…

A young Aussie woman has been left paralysed from the neck down after suffering a freak medical episode on a night out.

INCREASED SCRUTINY FROM US BORDER OFFICERS The Canadian government updated its US travel advisory on its website in March to say that those who plan to visit the US for more than 30 days “must be registered with the United States government”, NPR reported. Those who did not do so could face “penalties fines, and misdemeanour prosecution”, the Canadian government said. In early April, it updated its advisory again, adding a new paragraph about scrutiny at points of entry into the US, Canadian public broadcaster CBC reported. This was done “quietly”, CBC said. Part of the new paragraph reads: “Expect…

The administration of President Donald Trump has moved to end legal protections for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians legally living in the United States. On Friday, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the decision, which will affect approximately 14,600 Afghans and 7,900 Cameroonians. Those individuals were able to live in the US under a designation called “temporary protected status” or TPS. The US government typically offers TPS to individuals already in the US for whom it may be unsafe to return, at least in the short term, due to conflict, natural disaster or other circumstances. But the Trump…

A Maryland federal judge on Friday told the Trump administration to comply with a Supreme Court order “in good faith” regarding the ordered return of an alleged MS-13 gang member erroneously deported to El Salvador. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national and Maryland resident, was deported to El Salvador last month for being an alleged MS-13 gang member. His attorneys have maintained that he does not have any ties to the violent gang. In a Friday hearing, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the government to provide daily updates as they comply with Thursday’s Supreme Court order upholding her previous order to…