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President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Michael George DeSombre to serve as the next U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific.Trump made the announcement on Tuesday, posting on Truth Social that DeSombre served during the president’s first term as the ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand.DeSombre is a partner at Sullivan Cromwell, where he leads mergers and acquisitions in Asia.He also graduated from Harvard Law School. Additionally, DeSombre attended Stanford University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in quantitative economics, and master’s degree in East Asian Studies.NORTH KOREA FIRES MISSILES AS US, SOUTH KOREA BEGIN…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver beer company is planning for a price increase on their cans as tariffs on steel and aluminum go into effect. “At the end of the month, we’re currently planning that the price of our cans will go up about 10 per cent just because of the increase in the price of aluminum, and then another 25 or 50 per cent tariff on top of that, which we don’t know exactly what that will be right now,” Adam Henderson with Superflux Beer Company told Global News.“So that’s pretty substantial.”Superflux uses aluminum…

A key figure in the PGA Tour’s attempts to unify golf, former world No.1 Adam Scott insists he has no future in politics and would rather be improving his game.

Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital.Anjali Sundaram | CNBCBillionaire investor Ron Baron is standing by Elon Musk’s Tesla even in the face of its dramatic sell-off. The stock plunged 15% on Monday, its biggest one-day loss since September 2020.”I can’t believe how cheap they are, things that we look at,” Baron said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I was thinking we would make four times over the next 10 years. I think we’re going to make more than that now from these prices.”The Baron Capital chair and CEO first invested $400 million in Tesla between 2014 and 2016, and that…

Russian forces have begun an assault on the town of Sudzha, the main population center in the Kursk region that was captured by Ukraine last year, a top Russian commander said on Tuesday. The advance puts Moscow on the verge of ending the first invasion of Russian territory since World War II.“We have surrounded Sudzha from almost all sides,” Lt. Gen. Apti Alaudinov, a top Russian commander in Kursk, told Russian state television on Tuesday.Russia’s recent rapid moves around Sudzha have erased a large share of the territorial gains made by Ukrainian forces during their surprise attack into western Russia…

The Department of Education on Tuesday announced it is cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with its plans to dismantle the agency.”Today’s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education’s commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement. “I appreciate the work of the dedicated public servants and their contributions to the Department. This is a significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system.”The department said affected staff would be placed…

The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools.The layoffs mean that the department, which started the year with 4,133 employees, will now have a work force of about half that size after less than two months with President Trump in office. In addition to the 1,315 workers who were fired on Tuesday, 572 employees accepted separation packages offered in recent weeks and 63 probationary workers were terminated last month.The cuts could portend an additional…

The Okanagan’s wine industry is welcoming the removal of U.S. liquor from store shelves at B.C. liquor stores. “Having some of the U.S. product off the shelves will allow some of the BC products to shine a little more,” said Bobby Gidda, CEO and president of Volcanic Hills Estate Winery.On Monday, B.C.’s premier announced that all American liquor was being pulled off the shelves amid the ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States.The move is considered especially important for Okanagan winery operators after last year’s devastating cold snap, which destroyed the majority of crops.However,  it’s the elimination of…

Bombshell revelations the Dural caravan incident was not a suspected terrorist incident and instead a hoax have sparked chaos in NSW Parliament.