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A Massachusetts district attorney said he was considering criminal charges against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who was held in contempt of court for arresting an illegal immigrant in the middle of a criminal trial last month. The announcement by Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden could further strain relations with the Trump administration, which has accused Massachusetts officials of hindering its mass deportation program targeting criminal illegal immigrants. “ICE routinely claims that their actions are improving public safety in Boston, and I’m here today to tell you and to say that they’re doing the exact opposite,” Hayden said…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size New Brunswick is set to host the 2029 Canada Summer Games, with Saint John and Moncton sharing the hosting duties. The announcement was made Wednesday, and will mark nearly three decades since the province last hosted the games.“We found that there was a collaborative and really positive vision for delivering the games,” said Catherine Gosselin-Després, the 2029 Canada Games bid evaluation committee chair.The games will come with a nearly $40 million price tag, including the cost of revamping the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in Saint John.Beyond that, Premier Susan Holt says organizers…

The Indian Premier League is no respecter of bowling reputations, as Josh Hazlewood has been reminded the hard way after his immaculate start to the season was blitzed by an old Ashes foe.The refreshed Australia quick had begun his 2025 campaign with two masterful displays in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s opening wins.Yet when RCB turned to their star man at the death on Wednesday as their last hope to salvage a win against Gujarat Titans, it all went wrong.Needing 20 off 18 balls but with eight wickets still standing, it was always going to be a long shot for Hazlewood to…

As the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches, bidders for the short-video social media site are piling up. Amazon and, separately, a consortium led by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely are the latest to throw their hats into the ring for TikTok. The site faces an Apr 5 deadline to reach a deal to find a non-Chinese buyer under threat of being banned from the United States. US officials have raised security concerns over the app’s ties to China, which TikTok and owner ByteDance have denied. Trump administration officials are meeting on Wednesday (Apr 2) to discuss the various options for TikTok. Startup Zoop, which is run by Stokely,…

The top of the 2025 WNBA Draft experienced a major shakeup when Olivia Miles entered the transfer portal. Miles was projected to be the No. 2 pick in April’s draft and likely fall no lower than third overall, but instead she has elected to extend her college career, just not at Notre Dame.Even though the era of the pandemic bonus year has essentially ended in college basketball as eligible players had to be on rosters during the 2020-21 season, which was when the current crop of fourth-year seniors was in high school, eligibility decisions are still at play for WNBA…

Democratic senators sent a letter to the Trump administration on Wednesday criticizing what they called the paltry U.S. aid response to the earthquake in Myanmar, where China and Russia have sent rescue and relief teams.The six senators said in the letter that the United States appeared to be failing the first test of its ability to respond to a humanitarian crisis in the wake of the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to foreign aid and dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development, the main aid agency.“We are deeply concerned that the administration’s response is failing to meet both our…

A closely watched election for a state supreme court judgeship in Wisconsin gave Democrats a boost Tuesday night, while two special elections in Florida delivered two seats to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s perilously thin GOP majority. Though off-year and special elections attract a much smaller share of voters than presidential elections, the outcomes in both states held insights for Democrats and Republicans for the months ahead. Here are some of the takeaways:Wisconsin State Supreme Court raceA setback for Trump and MuskDespite heavy financial backing from Elon Musk and groups tied to him — over $20 million — and an endorsement…

Democratic senators plan on Wednesday to force a vote on a measure that would block President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, hoping enough of their Republican colleagues will join them to pass a resolution that calls for halting levies set to take effect this week.The measure would face long odds in the House, where G.O.P. leaders have moved preemptively to shut down any move to end Mr. Trump’s tariffs. But Senate passage would send a powerful bipartisan signal of congressional opposition to the president’s trade war.The resolution targets the emergency powers Mr. Trump invoked in February to impose sweeping tariffs on…

Only one team is consistently throwing in the 90s at the BKT World Men’s Curling Championship. When it’s your skipper who’s leading the way, the victories will follow.Canada’s Brad Jacobs has posted the best numbers at the fourth position and he was in form again Wednesday in an 8-3 win over Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell.“We’ve got the best player in the world on our team and he’s throwing the seven and eight rocks,” said Canada lead Ben Hebert. “So that’s always a comforting feeling when your skip is dialed and in the zone the way he is.”Jacobs threw a solid 86…

US President Donald Trump has proclaimed “Liberation Day” in the United States as he prepares to impose tariffs that could escalate trade disputes with global partners, increase prices and upend a decades-old trade order.Trump has kept the world guessing on the details of the tariff plans, which were still being formulated ahead of a White House Rose Garden announcement ceremony scheduled for 4pm ET on Wednesday (7am AEDT on Thursday).A person familiar with the administration’s deliberations said the tariffs are expected to be significant and would hit a wide range of countries, including close allies.The new duties, which would undo…