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President Trump’s executive order making English the official language of the United States reached into history to argue its case, noting that the country’s founding documents were written in English.But it turns out, not only in English. After the Constitution was drafted in 1787, supporters of ratification printed translations for Dutch speakers in New York and German speakers in Pennsylvania, so they could understand the arguments for a “vollkommenere Vereinigung” — a more perfect union.The push and pull over whether America should have one national language or embrace its polyglot spirit has generated fierce debate for more than a century,…

In declaring his candidacy for mayor of New York, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo painted a picture of a city in trouble, besieged by crime, homelessness and menace, above and below ground. For all these problems, he blamed a central culprit: the failed leadership of the Democratic Party, of which he has been a fixture for most of his adult life.As he assailed the party’s progressive wing for calling for the defunding of police departments, and Democrats generally for failing to curb homelessness, it was clear that Mr. Cuomo had a wider audience in mind than voters in the city’s…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Temperatures in Saskatchewan are starting to creep up and with it comes a new sense of life this spring. We want to see some of the photos you capture this March! Each day, Global Saskatoon and Global Regina feature a viewer-submitted photo for the Your Saskatchewan photo of the day.It is also highlighted on Global News Morning, Global News at 5, Global News at 6 and Global News at 10.Please email us if you have a picture to submit for Your Saskatchewan. Photos should be at least 920 pixels wide and in…

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The United Kingdom has said there are several proposals for a potential Ukraine ceasefire after French President Emmanuel Macron proposed a limited initial one-month truce, as Kyiv reiterated its need for security guarantees as part of any agreement. European countries, led by the UK and France, are looking at options for a proposal to halt Russia’s war on Ukraine after last week’s Oval Office rupture between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a summit of European leaders in London on Sunday and said they had agreed to draw up a Ukraine…

An Arizona proposal seeks to investigate the healthcare costs of illegal immigrants as the impact on taxpayers and hospitals recently rocked California.State Senate Bill 1268 would make it state law to ask somebody for their immigration or citizenship status on hospital forms, including if they are in the country illegally. In addition, it would have hospitals and the state government keep track of costs that may have to be covered by taxpayers because of somebody’s immigration status. “This is a bill that I have run to promote accountability. It in no way compromises a person’s ability to be served and treated…

Thirteen universities across the United States received “F” grades in the 2025 Campus Antisemitism Report Card released Monday by the Anti-Defamation League. The survey of 135 schools – which is meant to provide information “about the current state of antisemitism on campus and how universities and colleges are responding,” according to the ADL – grades them from A to F based on 30 different criteria. The criteria are separated into three categories: Administrative Policies, Jewish Life on Campus, and Campus Conduct and Climate Concerns. The 13 schools who received “F” grades were: California Polytechnic State University, DePaul University, Evergreen State College, Haverford…

Canadians are bracing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs that are set to hit Canada as early as midnight on Monday after weeks of criticism around border security. But the broad-based, sweeping tariffs that Trump has linked to migrants and fentanyl crossing the border are not the only set of tariffs that are expected to hit over the next few weeks.Here are some of the trade actions that the Trump administration is planning to impose on its trading partners. Fentanyl and border-related tariffs The first set of tariffs, which are scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday, are the broad-based…

Friedrich Merz and his center-right Christian Democrats emerged victorious in Germany’s election on Sunday, but the celebrations may be short. The next government, almost certainly led by Mr. Merz as chancellor, faces a stagnant economy, President Trump’s threat to put tariffs on the country’s crucial export industries and a fourth year of war in Ukraine.What’s more, the ability to address these issues is hamstrung by strict limits on government debt and deficits, making it difficult to finance higher military spending, update crumbling infrastructure and carry out other initiatives that economists say are crucial to spur growth.A dispute over this rule,…

After hitting multi-month lows last week, Bitcoin has bounced back above $90,000 following some bullish developments triggered by United States President Donald Trump.Likewise, for the total cryptocurrency market capitalisation, today was a day of recovery marked by a surge of over 6% in the past 24 hours. At press time, the total crypto market cap had stabilised back above the $3 trillion mark.Market sentiment has significantly improved in the past day as well, with the crypto fear and index climbing over ten points in the past day alone to hit 33. While this still flags that the industry remains in…