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A jury says the environmental group must pay hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to Dallas-based Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access.

The protests against President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia had been growing in intensity and size when an unusual guest showed up in its capital this month to meet with the embattled European leader: Donald Trump Jr., the oldest son of President Trump.The quick visit by Mr. Trump, which included a meeting with Mr. Vucic to talk about U.S. foreign aid to Serbia, came as the Trump family and Jared Kushner, the American president’s son-in-law, were moving ahead with plans to build a Trump International Hotel in Belgrade, the first such property in Europe.The hotel is slated to be built atop…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people have been arrested after a Tesla car dealership in Montreal was vandalized on Wednesday, adding to the growing global number of incidents targeting the electric vehicle manufacturer. Montreal police say they received a 911 call at 10 a.m. regarding the incident at the the dealership in the city’s Côte-Des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-De-Grâce borough.Police say when they arrived to the pink spray painted building, they arrested two 21-year-old men. Both suspects were released later in the day with a promise to appear in court in May.Activist group Last Generation Canada said it was behind…

During his first term, President Donald J. Trump unveiled a bold initiative to end the H.I.V. epidemic in the United States by 2030 by focusing on 57 jurisdictions with the most urgent needs.The plan, which Mr. Trump announced in 2019 at a State of the Union address, surprised advocacy groups. But it was widely lauded, and successful.By 2022, the plan had driven down new infections nationwide by 30 percent in adolescents and young adults, and by roughly 10 percent in most other groups.This time around, the Trump administration’s stance on H.I.V. appears to be much the opposite.The Department of Health…

NewsFeedIsraeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said that the residents of Gaza will “pay the full price” for stepped up military operations if Hamas does not release all remaining captives. Israeli forces have resumed some ground operations and reportedly taken the Netzarim Corridor.Published On 19 Mar 202519 Mar 2025

There was a guy I knew when I was in my teens. Blond and blue-eyed, popular at the beach, he named his puppy after a superstar. It made him laugh to let people in on the gut-punch nasty joke behind it: that, as far as he was concerned, both were black female dogs.Chisa Hutchinson’s layered new play, “Amerikin,” has me thinking about that for the first time in decades. Her central character, Jeff, has named his own dog in the same spirit — after a racist slur that he is not shy about shouting into the neighborhood to summon his…

A Republican Minnesota state senator arrested earlier this week after an alleged attempt to solicit sex from a minor faces federal charges.On Wednesday, Sen. Justin Eichorn of Grand Rapids was federally charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office has no tolerance for public officials who violate federal law—particularly those laws meant to protect children,” Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick said. Eichorn, 40, was also initially charged in Hennepin County with prostitution. The exact charge alleges he “intentionally hired or offered or agreed to hire an individual who [he] believes to be under the age of 18…

The Trump administration on Monday quietly rescinded an order that had blocked a major Dominican sugar producer with political ties to President Trump from shipping sugar to the United States because of allegations of forced labor at the company.U.S. Customs and Border Protection modified a “withhold release order” that had been issued in 2022 for raw sugar and sugar products made by the Central Romana Corporation, blocking exports to the United States from the company. The Customs website now lists the order as “inactive.”Labor right groups expressed frustration at the change, saying that Central Romana, whose sugar had been sold…

The US Federal Reserve maintained its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday but indicated that rate cuts are likely later this year, reflecting growing concerns over economic uncertainty, inflationary pressures, and the impact of tariffs. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the federal funds rate within the 4.25%-4.5% range, unchanged since December. The Market Journal@MarketJournalX·FollowBREAKING: 🇺🇸 Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, remains at 4.25% – 4.50%. #Fed #InterestRates #US 11:31 PM · Mar 19, 20255ReplyCopy linkRead 2 repliesDespite President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies and ongoing fiscal reforms, the Fed signaled it expects to implement two rate cuts in…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The Federal Reserve has slashed its US growth forecast and lifted its inflation outlook, underscoring concerns that Donald Trump’s tariffs will knock the world’s biggest economy. The Fed’s latest set of projections showed officials now expect GDP to expand by 1.7 per cent this year, with prices forecast to rise by 2.7 per cent. Policymakers kept the central bank’s main interest rate on hold at the end of a two-day meeting on Wednesday. Fed chair Jay Powell acknowledged to reporters after the…