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Three people have been killed and three others injured in a shooting in northeastern Virginia, according to law enforcement.About 5.30pm on Tuesday, law enforcement received 911 calls about a shooting at a town house complex in Spotsylvania County, about 105km southwest of Washington DC, said Major Elizabeth Scott, spokewoman for the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office.She said they were urging the public to stay clear of the area as officials investigate the shooting.No arrests have been made.”There’s dozens upon dozens of officers out actively looking for suspects and preserving the crime scene,” Scott said.The people injured in the mass shooting in the…

TOKYO: Japan’s main Nikkei index of shares fell in early trade on Wednesday (Apr 9) as worries about a United States-China trade war killed off a rebound rally on Wall Street. South Korea’s currency meanwhile fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 2009, while oil prices slumped 3 per cent in early Asian trade. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down just over 3 per cent and the broader Topix index was off 3.1 per cent. Among the other Asian stocks, South Korea’s KOSPI fell 0.9 per cent in early trade to 2,313.69 as of 9.54am local time. Singapore’s…

President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders Tuesday aimed at expanding the mining and burning of coal in the United States, in an effort to revive the struggling industry.One order directs federal agencies to repeal any regulations that “discriminate” against coal production, to open new federal lands for coal mining and to explore whether coal-burning power plants could serve new A.I. data centers. Mr. Trump also said he would waive certain air-pollution restrictions adopted by the Biden administration for dozens of coal plants that were at risk of closing down.In a move that could face legal challenges, Mr. Trump…

At the very moment that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was set to take the stage, the governor of Gila River Indian Community was still standing at the podium, articulating his uneasiness around recent Trump administration moves.“Let me repeat that: We have spent a good part of this year providing education on why tribes have a political status that is not D.E.I.,” Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis said to a room of 1,200 people, who clapped and cheered.When it comes to cuts sought by what has been called the Department of Government Efficiency, “we need a scalpel and not a…

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A growing number of Canadians are grounding their travel south of the border as the realities of a trade war set in, forcing airports and airlines to adapt just as quickly. This was an “easy decision” for Diefenbaker airport traveller Ted Zurakowski.“Two trips planned, neither of them going to the States,” he added.“[The trade war] is definitely making me think twice about going down to the States,” said Larisa Kalist, another Diefenbaker airport traveller. Story continues below advertisement However, Global News spoke to a traveller heading south of the border, not for a sunny vacation, but instead to sell his…

FIRST ON FOX: The Illinois school district that faced national scrutiny for allegations of forcing middle school girls to change in the same locker room as a transgender student has been referred to the Department of Justice. The law firm America First Legal (AFL) made the criminal referral of the district Deerfield Public Schools 109 to the DOJ on Tuesday, urging the department to investigate the district and middle school where the allegations occurred for potential violations of federal and state law.AFL alleged the district violated Code § 241, also known as the “Conspiracy against rights” statute, which makes it a…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to rule out a recession in Australia while Peter Dutton says there will be one ‘under Labor’.

Progress, but at what cost? But building such a large infrastructure project rarely comes without controversy. Perhaps the starkest images have been of floods residents say only came about after ECRL construction started. Near the northern end of the ECRL network, some residents in a village in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, have had to find ways to stem the flow of water through their homes and places of business. Kasiah Mat Isa, who runs a small convenience store in Kampung Permatang Sungkai just next to the ECRL tracks, said her village was flooded twice in July 2024 during heavy rain. The…

Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels.Three United States citizens initially sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a botched coup attempt have been repatriated after Kinshasa commuted their death sentences to life imprisonment last week. Congolese presidential spokesperson Tina Salama said on Tuesday that the three men, including the son of political exile Christian Malanga, who led the attack on the presidential palace in May last year, would all serve out their life sentences in the US. Marcel Malanga, 21, claimed he…