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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the U.S.-funded news outlet created to reach people living under communism during the Cold War, is suing Kari Lake and the Trump administration over efforts to defund the organization. The lawsuit, filed in a Washington D.C. federal court, said the station has not been paid a $7.5 million invoice submitted Monday. It claims the funding freeze undermines Congress’s purse strings. Both entities are funded by government grants, with around 1% coming from private donations and other sources, the lawsuit states. “Whether to disburse funds as directed by appropriations laws, and whether to make those funds available through grants…

Mr. Trump said he was initially turned off by the sight of dozens of dancers lying onstage. (He recalled thinking: “You’ve got to be kidding. Let’s get out of here.”) But then he had a change of heart.“I walked in, I saw all these bodies, and then I noticed those bodies were gorgeous,” Mr. Trump said. “They had silk tights on, and they were all ballerinas, and women from Broadway. And men.” About the men, he added: “I didn’t find those particular bodies as attractive to be honest.”After a board member asked if there were any new musicals that were…

President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, a rejection of the corporate regulator’s traditional independence that may clear the way for the administration’s agenda.The White House told the Democrats, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, that the president was terminating their roles, according to statements from the pair. The F.T.C., which enforces consumer protection and antitrust laws, typically has five members, with the president’s party holding three seats and the opposing party two.Members of the F.T.C. and other independent regulatory boards are protected from removal under a 1935 Supreme Court precedent that says…

Everybody has those five or six things that can make or break a vacation — items that become clutch when you need quick support for your health, your hygiene or simply your comfort. Call it a travel emergency stash, a travel essentials kit or a save-the-day bag; whatever the name, it contains crucially helpful items stored in a roller bag or checked luggage that ensures a vacation can get back on track.While vital travel needs like prescription medicine go into backpacks, purses or other personal items, a save-the-day bag has the items you need for longer trips, in your hotel…

Austal has poured cold water on spurned suitor Hanwha’s bid for a board seat while questioning the South Korean group’s belief it can add value to the Australian naval shipbuilder.

A Michigan baseball player celebrated a huge hit with a controversial act while on third base.In the bottom of the second inning, infielder Mitch Voit came to the plate with the bases loaded as the Wolverines led 2-0.Voit had a chance to put the USC Trojans on thin ice early, and that’s exactly what he did, ripping a bases-clearing triple. The Michigan Wolverines play the Arkansas Razorbacks during the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series presented by Kubota Weekend 2 at Globe Life Field.  (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)After sliding into third base, Voit saw the white powder that is the chalk of…

Multiple vehicles at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas were set ablaze in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and the FBI is not ruling out terrorism as a possibility. Officials say five vehicles were damaged in the incident, including the two that were set on fire.FBI Las Vegas Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans told reporters on Tuesday that the incident “certainly has some of the hallmarks” of a terrorist attack, but that it was still too early to say for sure. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is currently investigating the incident. Las Vegas police and federal…

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s request for a review of the F-35 fighter jet contract — and opposition leaders’ calls to cancel the contract altogether — reflects the reality of souring relations and lost confidence in the U.S., some experts say, although others are worried about national security implications. Carney has asked Defence Minister Bill Blair to look into whether the deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government, which would see 88 new planes purchased at a cost of roughly US$85 million each, is in the best interests of Canada.The review comes amid a growing trade war and U.S. President…

FIGHTING FOR THE SAME CUSTOMERS But online complaints are growing louder, with many claiming that Mixue is making money at the expense of franchisees, that the company is shifting operational risks to small business owners. By now, Mixue’s stores are peppered across China. Even in small towns, one street can have multiple outlets –  some only 200m away from each other – competing for the same customers. There’s already a hint of cannibalisation in the company’s financials: In the first nine months of 2024, the latest data available, the average daily gross merchandise value per store fell by 5 per cent to 4,184…

The parents of Sudiksha Konanki, the 20-year-old college student who went missing during a spring break trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, said they had come to terms with the possibility she had drowned, and asked for privacy to mourn her, according to officials and a statement to the media on Tuesday.Their sorrowful statement came more than a week after her disappearance on March 6 grabbed headlines around the world, and led to repeated questioning of the last person seen with her.“Sudiksha’s family has expressed their belief that she drowned,” the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia said in a…