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Former NBA MVP Charles Barkley took aim at Canadians who have been critical of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky in recent weeks. Gretzky has come under scrutiny from Canadians for his friendship with President Donald Trump, and the hockey great’s wife has said the criticism left Gretzky “heartbroken.” Barkley called these Canadians “fools.”  Wayne Gretzky arrives for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool via Imagn Images)”You got them fools up in Canada giving ‘The Great One’ a hard time,” Barkley said during a segment…

On Dec. 7, 1958, Ken and Barbara Martin of Portland, Ore., took their three daughters on a family trip through the mountains en route to collect Christmas greenery. They stopped at a gas station near Cascade Locks, Ore., on the banks of the Columbia River, but were never heard from again.The case of the Martin family’s disappearance has bewildered local residents and investigators for more than 66 years — until Friday.Acting on a tip from a diver, the authorities spent two days dredging up parts of a car in Cascade Locks that they believe is the Martins’ 1954 red and…

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly planning to examine the links between autism and vaccines.Two sources familiar with the matter confirmed the news to Reuters, despite extensive research previously failing to find a link between the two.The news comes amid one of the largest outbreaks of measles in the US over the past decade, with hundreds of cases and two deaths recorded in Texas and New Mexico.Most of the cases across both states are in people younger than 18 and people who are unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.The CDC announced it was sending a…

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s military government will hold a general election in December 2025 or January 2026, state media said on Saturday (Mar 8), citing the junta chief, who provided the first specific time frame for the long-promised polls in the war-torn nation. Myanmar has been turmoil since early 2021, when the military ousted an elected civilian government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering a protest movement that morphed into an armed rebellion against the junta across the Southeast Asian country. The junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has vowed to hold an election, but his…

Khan Mohammad Mallah, Sindh, Pakistan – Asifa* was sitting on the cool earthen floor of her family’s home when her parents entered the room. The sun had begun to set over the small village of 250 families nestled in the heart of Pakistan’s southeastern Sindh province, casting a warm glow over the surrounding arid landscape. Asifa remembers distinctly the smell of dried grass carried by the wind. Her mother’s face was hard to read, but Asifa could tell something was different today. Her parents looked at each other briefly before turning to her. “Your marriage has been arranged,” her father…

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it was ending its collective bargaining agreement with workers in the Transportation Security Administration, claiming that the union contract was imperiling the safety of travelers.The move was the latest step by President Trump’s administration to undermine labor protections for federal workers, and prompted an outraged response from the American Federation of Government Employees, a union that represents some 47,000 at the T.S.A., along with hundreds of thousands of other federal workers. The union vowed to fight the action, saying that it had little do with safety and appeared to be illegal.The move…

As President Trump puts new tariffs on goods from China and threatens a trade war with allies like Mexico and Canada, one global company is likely to suffer less than most of its competitors: Tesla.But the electric car maker led by Elon Musk, which accounts for a third of the billionaire’s wealth, is also vulnerable if relations with China worsen. That country is the company’s second-largest market after the United States and it produces more cars there than anywhere else.Tesla has built largely self-sufficient supply chains in the United States and China, a rarity in a world of interconnected trade.…

With Bitcoin (BTC) approaching the $78K mark once more, market uncertainty has prompted investors to seek alternative opportunities with strong upside potential. One project capturing attention is Mutuum Finance (MUTM), a decentralized lending protocol that offers more than just speculative gains.As its presale continues to attract interest, MUTM is positioning itself as a compelling investment choice. Unlike BTC’s price fluctuations, the project provides a structured financial model that enables passive income through lending and borrowing. With the next presale phase approaching, early investors are taking advantage of the opportunity to secure their positions before the token’s value increases.Bitcoin (BTC) retests…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced he will mirror the Trump administration’s return to work mandate for federal workers in requiring all state employees to return to the workplace.Abbott, a Republican, announced this week that he will require all state employees to return to the office full-time, in person, five days a week. The move comes after President Donald Trump, while addressing Congress on Tuesday, said there were hundreds of thousands of federal workers “who have not been showing up to work.” Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is requiring state employees to return to the office full-time. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)MUSK’S DEMAND…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Cryptocurrencies myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Cryptocurrency prices fell on Friday as an executive order from President Donald Trump to establish a US strategic bitcoin reserve left investors disappointed the plan would not trigger a wave of large-scale government purchases of digital assets.The price of bitcoin dropped 2.7 per cent to trade at about $88,000 after the order, signed late on Thursday, said the reserve would hold only assets that had been forfeited to US law enforcement authorities.Traders had hoped the US government would begin buying bitcoin and other…