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Immigration experts are warning Canadians to make sure they have the correct forms and documentation if they want to cross the border into the United States. This comes after a Canadian woman was detained by U.S. border officials earlier this month.Jasmine Mooney, originally from Vancouver, tried to enter the U.S. from Mexico at the San Diego border last Monday.“I was reapplying for my work visa and with no warning about what was about to happen I was taken by ICE,” Mooney told an ABC News 10 San Diego reporter from the detention centre where she is being held.ICE stands for…

More than 400 homes are still without power on Friday morning after a severe thunderstorm hit Perth yesterday.On Thursday afternoon a peak of 11,400 homes across Midland, Swan View, Gooseberry Hill, Kalamunda and Maida Vale had gone dark after damaging winds damaged power lines.And more than 12 hours later, a spokesperson for Western Power said crews were working to restore electricity to 450 homes and business.“Last night Western Power emergency response crews restored power to the majority of customers impacted by yesterday afternoon’s severe thunderstorm activity that damaged network infrastructure,” they said.“There are currently around 450 homes and businesses without…

Dawn Robinson, a founding member of the ’90s R&B group En Vogue, said this week that she had been living in her car for roughly three years after several living arrangements fell through.In a nearly 20-minute video that was posted to her official YouTube channel on Tuesday, Robinson said that she did not want anyone’s pity and that she was comfortable with the decision she had made. Although she said she would rather have her own apartment, she put somewhat of a positive spin on her circumstances.“I’m glad that I made this choice because I needed to go through this…

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, displays the new Blackwell GPU chip during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2024.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNvidia CEO Jensen Huang is expected to reveal details about Rubin, the chipmaker’s next AI graphics processor, on Tuesday at the company’s annual GTC conference. While other tech companies usually name their products using combinations of inscrutable letters and numbers, most of Nvidia’s most recent GPU architectures have been named after famous women scientists.Nvidia is naming its next critical AI chip platform after Vera Rubin, an American astronomer.The company has…

Questions linger over what this year’s layoffs and ranger protests at the National Park Service will mean for travelers, who made a record 331 million visits to park properties last year. Adding to the confusion is the federal court ruling on Thursday that the firings were done unlawfully and agencies must rehire their cut workers.The National Park Service’s parks, sites and monuments, however, are not the only public lands affected by the seesawing reports of staffing levels and budget cutbacks brought on by the Trump administration’s goal to trim government spending.The Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and…

But analysts have cautioned that meeting the timeline could be challenging given the scale of construction.  They cited that on average, reservoirs typically take around eight years to construct. Even though water treatment plants can be designed and commissioned in two years, the reservoirs are crucial in increasing the volume of raw water Johor collects, they added.  Yet, many are sanguine that the five-year timeline is achievable provided there is support from Putrajaya.  “Achieving the targeted water reserves within five years is a significant challenge, but not an impossible one,” water quality and modelling specialist Zaki Zainuddin told CNA.  He…

The Israel-Hamas negotiations to extend the cease-fire in Gaza were in limbo on Thursday as the Trump administration turned its attention to talks with Russian officials in Moscow over the Ukraine war.Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s Middle East envoy, was expected to leave the latest round of Gaza talks in the Gulf emirate of Qatar for Russia on Thursday. Mr. Trump has effectively charged Mr. Witkoff with working to resolve two of the world’s most fraught conflicts — the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.The latest round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in the Qatari capital of Doha this week…

President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to pave the way for faster mass deportations of illegal immigrants. Trump campaigned on invoking the wartime law, which allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy nation. ‘WEAPONIZED MIGRATION’: US FACES DEADLY CONSEQUENCES WITH MADURO IN POWER, VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION WARNS President Donald Trump (Pool via AP)Trump will use the law to target members of the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, the New York Post reported, citing two sources close to the administration. Fox News Digital has reached out…

President Trump is planning to invoke an obscure wartime authority in the coming days to rapidly accelerate the deportation of immigrants from the United States, according to people familiar with the matter.Mr. Trump could invoke the law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, as soon as Friday, the same day he will deliver a speech at the Justice Department, the people said. The law could give Mr. Trump sweeping authority to remove undocumented immigrants while providing them little to no due process, although the move is likely to be challenged in court.He wants to target immigrants suspected of having ties…

For the first time in its three-year history, the University of Regina Cougars golf club is heading to the United States to try their luck in an international tournament.