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Washington — The United States imposed 25% tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Mexico and Canada Tuesday, after taking a month for aides to negotiate a potential reprieve. Duties of 10% were put in place on Canadian energy products.The tariffs went into effect at 12:01 a.m., hours before President Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress of his second term.The U.S. also imposed 10% tariffs on imports from China on top of those already in place, bringing them to 20%.China responded immediately, announcing it would put additional tariffs of up to 15% on imports of key U.S.…

Columbia University said it is “fully committed to combatting antisemitism” after three federal agencies announced they would be reviewing the school’s contracts and grants after its “apparent failure” to protect Jewish students during on-campus protests against Israel.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Education (DoE) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will be conducting the review, they said on Monday.Columbia University has responded to the announcement, saying they plan to review the communication and that they are looking forward to fighting antisemitism with the Trump administration.”Columbia is fully committed to combatting antisemitism and all forms…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Throughout the years, Chris Getzlaf has demonstrated leadership skills both on the football field and off — skills which have translated to a role on the sidelines for the upcoming 2025 Canadian Junior Football League season. It was announced at the start of the year that the former Saskatchewan Roughrider and two-time Grey Cup champion has joined the Regina Thunder coaching staff as an offensive consultant.It’s a reunion for the Thunder and Getzlaf who played for the club from 2001 to 2004 before his playing days with the University of Regina Rams…

INDIANAPOLIS — After speaking with numerous teams and league sources throughout last week at the NFL Scouting Combine, here’s a rundown of some notable things we’re hearing about the upcoming NFL Draft and free agency, which begins next week:The Stafford tellQuarterback Matthew Stafford’s return to the Los Angeles Rams didn’t come as a surprise to many around the league who didn’t understand the logic behind the rumored trades, but the development was nonetheless important.It spotlighted some QB-needy teams’ preference for a proven veteran quarterback over what seems to be a shaky draft class. League evaluators are down on the QB…

There are superstars everywhere, but only one can be crowned the best in my list of top 50 players in the AFL.It’s no surprise midfielders dominate the list with eight of the top 10 coming from the engine room.But there is still room for the best two forwards in Jeremy Cameron and Charlie Curnow at the pointy end with both featuring in the top 10.Only one ruckman features in the entire list and there is also no room for West Coast young gun Harley Reid.Who else was unlucky to miss? Check out the full list below, including detailed comments on…

TOKYO: Firefighters were Tuesday (Mar 4) battling Japan’s worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents. White smoke billowed from a forested area around the northern city of Ofunato, aerial TV footage showed, five days after the blaze began after record low rainfall. The fire also follows Japan’s hottest summer on record last year, as climate change pushes up temperatures worldwide. As of Tuesday morning, the wildfire had engulfed around 2,600ha, the fire and disaster management agency said – over seven times the area of New York’s Central…

When Deborah Lipstadt was appointed the Biden administration’s special envoy to fight antisemitism abroad, she started by visiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for what she described as encouraging exchanges with leaders of the two Muslim nations.Her hope was that Gulf leaders could use their voices to help stem antisemitism among Muslims around the world.“It was all very promising,” said Dr. Lipstadt, who was a historian and scholar of antisemitism and genocide before she took on the role, with the rank of ambassador in 2022. “I think there was a real conversation going on.”Then came the Hamas-led attack…

Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has been quietly pushing to present evidence against Senator Charles Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, to a federal grand jury over comments he made about Supreme Court justices in 2020, according to people with knowledge of the situation.Justice Department officials have thus far rebuffed the unusual request by Mr. Martin, a partisan ally of President Trump with no previous prosecutorial experience, one of those people said.Mr. Martin has made clear his hopes of investigating whether the remarks made five years ago by Mr. Schumer amounted to threats…

It sounds like something out of the Wild West.In recent months, well-organized bandits have jumped on trains rolling through the Mojave Desert in Arizona and stolen their cargo. But these robbers were not stealing gold bullion and pocket watches. They were taking Nike Air Jordans, wireless gaming headsets and other modern-day loot, according to federal prosecutors.In many cases, the robbers used electric saws, bolt-cutters and other tools to break open the locks on containers holding pricey merchandise. Then they cut the air hoses on the brakes, which caused the trains to come to a sudden stop and put them at…

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