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Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not run for re-election in 2026, bringing an end to a long and singular political career and further complicating Democrats’ efforts to regain a majority in the Senate.Her decision not to seek a fourth term will immediately set off a high-stakes race in a state whose voters are famously fickle. Last fall, New Hampshire voters supported former Vice President Kamala Harris for president and elected Democrats to Congress, but they also voted for a Republican governor and expanded Republican majorities in the state legislature.“It was a difficult decision, made more difficult by the…

When Saint John, N.B., holds its annual Pride celebration in August, it’s expecting a new group of participants — Americans seeking a safe haven from the “scary” reality of living under President Donald Trump’s administration. Samantha White, who helps organize Pride events in Bangor, Maine, said there has been a lot of fear within the LGBTQ+ community since Trump’s election in November. “Things are really very scary right now,” she said in an interview Tuesday. “We’re trying really hard to focus on the positives … but it’s hard in these unprecedented times.”White said she jumped at the invitation from Saint John, which is about a…

Michael Zerafa’s hopes of ever squaring off with Tim Tszyu have been blown out of the water, with his arch-rival’s camp declaring the Melbourne motor-mouth’s ship has sailed.Zerafa once again called out Tszyu after notching a routine TKO win over German Besir Ay at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday night to keep his dream alive of one day fighting for a world title.But Tszyu’s manager Glen Jennings says no amount of money would entice his superstar charge into the ring with Zerafa and that he’d be better off targeting Tszyu’s undefeated younger brother Nikita.Citing COVID-19 as an excuse, Zerafa was…

President Donald Trump has had a busy first 50 days in office, and according to PGA Tour player director Adam Scott, brokering a deal between the Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit isn’t high on the list of priorities. Scott and PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan met with President Trump on two occasions, the last of which was attended by Tiger Woods and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia governor behind the creation of LIV. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)The PGA Tour has openly praised…

Montreal, Canada – In his first speech as Canada’s prime minister-designate, Mark Carney delivered what observers have described as a stunning statement. “I know that these are dark days,” Carney told a room full of supporters on Sunday after he won the race to lead the governing Liberal Party. “Dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust.” The country in question? An ally with which Canada shares the world’s longest undefended land border and, until recently, seemingly unshakeable ties: the United States. “That is jaw-dropping in the broader context,” Jon Parmenter, a history professor at Cornell University…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that he hoped a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine could take place within “days” if Russian leaders agreed, and that he planned to get diplomats from the Group of 7 allied nations to focus on ending the war in a meeting this week in Canada.“Here’s what we’d like the world to look like in a few days: Neither side is shooting at each other — not rockets, not missiles, not bullets, nothing, not artillery,” he told reporters during a refueling stop in Ireland as he flew from Saudi Arabia to Canada. “The…

A Venezuelan illegal migrant and suspected Tren de Aragua gang member was arrested in Chicago for a fourth time Tuesday after first being ordered deported under the Biden administration in 2022. Pedro Colmenares, 33, was arrested Tuesday morning on the sanctuary city’s west side in a multi-agency bust with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Chicago police and U.S. Marshalls involved, a DHS official told Fox News.Colmenares had a warrant for his arrest for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in September, whom police said he threatened to shoot.  Pedro Colmenares, a Venezuelan illegal migrant and suspected Tren de Aragua…

More than $100,000 in counterfeit Canadian currency has been seized in a joint operation between the Canada Border Services Agency and the Nova Scotia RCMP. The investigation began earlier this year when CBSA officers halted suspicious shipments that were sent from China, according to the RCMP.On Jan. 9, officers at Mirabel International Airport in Quebec uncovered a package containing counterfeit holographic stickers mimicking security features on Canadian currency, police say.Later, on Jan. 27, at an international cargo facility in Mississauga, Ont., CBSA officers seized roughly $30,000 worth of counterfeit $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills.Both shipments were directed to the…

Newcastle coach Rob Stanton has no plans of quitting the in-form Jets before the season is out as a cloud hangs over his long-term future.But he feels confident his players would be ready to kick on without him after this A-League Men season if required.The ninth-placed Jets are on their best unbeaten run in 20 years, defeating Melbourne City 1-0 to go seven games without tasting defeat and close within six points of the finals places.They have beaten fellow top-six teams Melbourne Victory and Adelaide and drew with leaders Auckland in that purple patch.But the Newcastle Herald reported this week…

ROTTERDAM: A chartered plane believed to be carrying former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte, who was arrested on murder charges, arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday (Mar 12), Reuters reporters at the airport saw. Duterte, 79, was to be handed over to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he will face allegations of crimes against humanity for overseeing death squads in his war on drugs. Duterte was on an overnight flight from Manila that stopped in Dubai to refuel and was set to be transferred to a detention unit on the Dutch coast. He has been accused of dozens…