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Things have not slowed down since The New York Times last talked with a panel of voters about President Trump’s first 100 days of his second term.His tariff policies have sown further economic uncertainty — and fears of a recession. The president also called for the impeachment of a judge who sought to pause the deportation of more than 200 migrants to El Salvador. And there were deadly Israeli missile strikes on Gaza. The voters had wildly different reactions — which reflect a divided country.‘People like me are having conversations about tightening our purse strings.’Veronica McCloud, 63, from Charleston, S.C.Veronica…

Erling Haaland has helped Norway make a positive start to their World Cup qualifying campaign by scoring in a 5-0 rout against Moldova in Chisinau.Norway’s third and last World Cup appearance was back in 1998, two years before Haaland was born.Burt now the Manchester City superstar leads a team which also features brilliant Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard and has high expectations of reaching the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.The Scandinavians are favoured to win Group I, which also includes Estonia and Israel.Haaland scored Norway’s second goal against the outmatched Moldova, taking his his extraordinary career haul…

A Texas grandfather who was “crazy for his grandkids” is dead after getting caught in the crossfire of a gunfight while buying lunch at a popular fast-food chain as his family waited outside. Jorge Arbaiza, 61, was shot multiple times at a McDonald’s restaurant in Houston Sunday, according to a statement from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Arbaiza was ordering Happy Meals for his two grandchildren when a gunfight between two groups of men broke out, ending with shots fired inside a restaurant filled with customers and their children, according to authorities. TRUCK DRIVER INTERVENES IN HIGHWAY SHOOTOUT, WINS GOODYEAR HIGHWAY HERO AWARD …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s next federal election will be held on April 28, Global News has learned. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to visit the Governor General on Sunday to kick off the official election campaign.According to a source with direct knowledge of the prime minister’s plans, Carney will announce April 28 as the election date.Global News confirmed earlier this week that a federal election would be called no later than Sunday to avoid facing the required return of the House of Commons, with opposition parties vowing to bring down the Liberal government at…

Investors may want to get back to the basics when it comes to navigating the stock market volatility.According to F/m Investments CEO Alex Morris, they should consider increasing their exposure to bonds.”Particularly on the short end of the curve … there’s a lot of safe haven to be had there,” Morris said on CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “If you look at where the equity market is going, you didn’t like the wipeout of a couple of weeks ago — there’s some more banana skins ahead of us.”His comments came from the site of Miami’s Future Proof conference, where financial…

Pope Francis’s condition has improved enough that he will be discharged from a hospital in Rome on Sunday and sent to recover in the Vatican for at least two months, his doctors said on Saturday evening.On Sunday, Francis plans to make his first public appearance since he was hospitalized on Feb. 14. He is expected to appear at noon on the 10th-floor balcony of Rome’s Gemelli hospital to greet the crowd and to impart a traditional Sunday blessing, said Matteo Bruni, the Vatican spokesman, at a news conference on Saturday.The announcements amounted to a remarkable turn of events for the…

It is so often the way with goalkeepers — 90 minutes of relative inactivity, one big moment, then a whole lot of judgement.For Matt Turner, that’s what came deep into added time at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, when Panama took their only shot on target all game — from the right side of the penalty area, drilled to the bottom left corner; Turner, who had taken position to the right of his goal, could not get his gloves to it.“That ball can’t end up in the back of the net,” lamented former USMNT goalkeeper-turned-pundit Tony Meola.Then, not…

Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, has died at the age of 88, Fox News Digital has confirmed.Her son, John Dukakis, said that the wife and mother of three died Friday night “surrounded by family.””She was born on December 26, 1936, and lived a full life fighting to make the world a better place and sharing her vulnerabilities to help others face theirs,” he said in a statement. “She was loving, feisty and fun, and had a keen sensitivity to people from all walks of life. She and our dad, Michael…

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel empire, may seem like an unlikely champion for working-class people affected by the Trump administration.But he’s taken aim at President Donald Trump’s potential tax cuts, while backing universal health care and a higher federal minimum wage.Lesser known than other potential 2028 contenders, Pritzker drew national attention in February when he used a joint budget and State of the State address to make the case for a parallel between Trump’s rhetoric and the rise of Nazi Germany.”If you think I’m overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this: It…

Nearly 30,000 pounds of ready-to-eat beef sticks were recalled on Thursday after consumers complained that they had found metal fragments in them, food safety and company officials said.The voluntary recall affects Chomps Original Beef Sticks, but the company said in statement posted online on Thursday and Friday that it had included Original Turkey sticks and additional product lots that were produced at Idaho Smokehouse Partners, based in Shelley, Idaho.The Food Safety and Inspection Service, which is under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said in a statement that the agency was informed of “two consumer complaints reporting that pieces of metal…