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A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332(ER).Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesAirline stocks slid further on Tuesday as Wall Street’s concerns about weaker-than-expected travel demand amid looming tariffs and a sharp drop in consumer confidence continue to weigh on the sector.Shares of Delta Air Lines were down more than 3% in afternoon trading after Jefferies downgraded the carrier, the most profitable in the U.S., to a hold rating from buy, and nearly halved its price target to $46, several weeks after the airline cut its first-quarter guidance.The bank said Delta would “likely” reduce its 2025 forecasts. While concerns have grown,…

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Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday tried and failed to kill a bipartisan effort to change House rules so that new lawmakers would temporarily be allowed to vote remotely after the birth of a child, suffering an embarrassing defeat that signaled that the proposal could soon be adopted.In using strong-arm tactics to try to block the measure, Mr. Johnson was attempting an extraordinary use of the speaker’s power to prevent the chamber from even considering a measure backed by half its members. But he failed to peel off enough Republican votes to block the proposal, instead receiving a public rebuke at…

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Multiple pedestrians have been injured after a box truck struck them on Tuesday afternoon, according to Boston police. The truck, a yellow-colored Penske rental truck, struck multiple poles and flipped on its side before becoming wedged between a pole and a building, authorities said. At least two people are in critical condition and firefighters used extrication tools to remove the trapped driver from the cab of the truck, a police spokesperson said. A box truck crashed in Boston, striking multiple poles and becoming wedged between a pole and a building. Firefighters used extrication tools to removed the trapped driver from the cab…

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 1, 2025 1:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario will spend $35 million to help the Shaw Festival rebuild the Royal George Theatre. Tourism Minister Stan Cho says the funding will be used to build a larger, more modern theatre as the province looks to beef up the economy in Niagara-on-the-Lake and the surrounding region. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The province says the theatre’s construction will create 550 jobs…

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BEIJING: China said it would deliver a “fair and objective” ruling following a hearing in its ongoing investigation into beef imports that could lead to higher tariffs or import limits if it finds domestic producers are at risk. China is the world’s largest beef consumer and importer, and its investigation coincides with a trade dispute with US President Donald Trump, who is set to announce reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday (Apr 2) after Washington and Beijing hit each other with tit-for-tat tariffs in March. Launched last year, China’s review covers all imported beef, rather than that from any specific country, as slower demand and a…

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expressed some hope on opening day that it would be the Twins’ year to regain the top of the mountain in Major League Baseball.The former vice presidential candidate posted a photo of himself at Target Field in a Twins jersey with a baseball glove with the message, “Happy Opening Day, Minnesota! 162-0.” But after that post, Minnesota got off to a surprisingly bad start. Gov. Tim Walz throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, July 7, 2019. (David Berding-USA Today Sports)The…

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The body of a fourth U.S. Army soldier was found on Tuesday in Lithuania, a week after the soldier and three others were reported missing when the armored vehicle they were riding in sank in a bog, the U.S. military said.The Army did not immediately release the name of the fourth soldier, whose body was found a day after the three other soldiers were found dead following an extensive international search effort that has involved hundreds of personnel from Lithuania, the United States, Poland and Estonia.The four U.S. soldiers, from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were…

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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich condemned the wave of federal judges blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda as a “judicial coup d’etat” on Tuesday.Gingrich made the comments while testifying at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing focused on “judicial overreach” by U.S. district court judges across the country. The former lawmaker highlighted that the vast majority of judges filing injunctions or restraining orders against Trump’s executive actions have been appointed by Democrats.”Mr. Gingrich, I’m told that 92% of the judges who have issued blanket injunctions against the administration have been appointed by Democrats. That at least suggests a partisan tilt…

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The Trump administration is asserting that it has broad power under a 1952 law to kick out foreign students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests. That statute says the secretary of state can deem noncitizens deportable for foreign policy reasons, and the secretary, Marco Rubio, made clear recently that he had already used it to cancel hundreds of student visas.“It might be more than 300 at this point,” Mr. Rubio said last week. “We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visa.”But that expansive conception of power appears to conflict with a…

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