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An outbreak of wildfires fueled by dry conditions and hurricane-force winds was rapidly spreading across the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma on Friday, prompting evacuations, wreaking havoc on the roads and leaving thousands without power.Preliminary reports showed that the fires had destroyed some homes in Oklahoma and that at least four people had died in car crashes in Texas, according to officials there.Emergency crews in both states were scrambling to keep up with all the blazes popping up across the map.“It’s somewhat alarming how many fires there are and how quickly they are developing,” said Rich Otto, a meteorologist…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 15, 2025 9:30 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two skiers are dead after separate avalanches in the Alberta backcountry. Stuart Brideaux of Alberta Health Services EMS says one person died after an avalanche near Lake Louise and the other died in Kananaskis Country on Friday afternoon.An incident report on Avalanche Canada’s website says two people who were skiing “out of bounds” from the Lake Louise ski area were making their way back when one of them triggered an avalanche. Get daily National news Get the day’s…

Perth Glory are in grave danger of collecting a second consecutive wooden spoon after slumping to a 3-1 loss to fellow strugglers Brisbane Roar.

Widely followed strategist Ed Yardeni, one of the biggest bulls on Wall Street, lowered his market forecast, saying President Donald Trump’s tariffs raise the risk of stagflation. “It has dawned on Wall Street (and us!) that President Trump’s tariffs aren’t negotiating chips to help the U.S. lower tariffs around the world, promoting free trade,” Yardeni said in a note to clients Thursday. “They’re trade barriers, triggering other countries to respond in kind, and they jeopardize U.S. inflation and economic growth.” Yardeni Research lowered its best-case S & P 500 target for 2025 by almost 9%, to 6,400 from 7,000, and…

Every Friday, the staff of The Athletic recommends the most compelling sports on TV to watch this weekend.This week, in honor of the early days of perennial March Madness, we lead with the most must-see college basketball games of the weekend, plus a few other games to watch.Selection Sunday ShowsMen’s NCAA Tournament Selection ShowSunday, 6 p.m. ET on CBSThere are sporting events that feel like national holidays. The Super Bowl is the biggest, where 120 million or so gather around TVs across the nation. Opening Day or night for baseball, basketball and college football are others, for some.For my money,…

Caribbean leaders have hit back at a threat issued by the United States government to cancel visas for anyone working with or supporting Cuban medical facilities, citing allegations of forced labour and claiming these missions “enrich the Cuban regime”. Cuban medical missions, which provide doctors, nurses and other medical staff as well as medical facilities, are critical to healthcare systems in the Caribbean. So how have Caribbean nations responded to this threat and what would it mean for healthcare there? Why is the US government taking aim at Cuba’s medical programme? The targeting of Cuban medical missions is not new…

Retaliatory tariffs are hitting U.S. farmers hard, particularly in states that voted for Trump. Ana Swanson, an Iowa native who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, explains how retaliatory measures from countries like China and Canada affect the agriculture industry and what it means for the economy.

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If Labor’s position on any of these six issues convinced you to tick their box, I have some depressing news: you may have wasted your vote.

At his job at an apparel store in SoHo, Thomas Lanese uses phrases that he would never utter outside of a work setting, like, “I’ll shoot this email to you by end of day.” Sometimes, he said, it feels like he is living two separate lives.It is something fans of “Severance” might relate to. In the buzzy show that concludes its second season on Apple TV+ next week, the characters literally live two distinct lives.Their “innies” (no relation to belly buttons) are their work selves. Their “outies” exist anywhere outside of work. They have chosen to work for Lumon Industries,…