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WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania: US President Donald Trump on Friday lauded an “agreement” between Nippon Steel and US Steel at a political rally but stopped short of clarifying whether he planned to approve the companies’ diplomatically sensitive merger. On a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-area stage decorated with signs celebrating “American steel”, Trump declared the American steel company would remain American, while extolling its new Japanese partner. It is unclear whether he approves of a deal giving Nippon ownership, as sought by the firms, or whether he had formally given the merger the green light. “We’re here today to celebrate a blockbuster agreement that…

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Lawyers for the six victims say ‘historic’ court decision recognises the plight of survivors who demanded justice for decades.A top Guatemalan court has sentenced three former paramilitaries to 40 years each in prison after they were found guilty of raping six Indigenous women between 1981 and 1983, one of the bloodiest periods of the Central American nation’s civil war. The conviction and sentencing on Friday mark another significant step towards attaining justice for the Maya Achi Indigenous women, who were sexually abused by pro-government armed groups, during a period of extreme bloodshed between the military and left-wing rebels that left…

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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is firing back at accusations she directed staffers to create so-called “burner” accounts to boost her image online, telling Fox News Digital the claims are from “bitter exes” and lack any real proof.”When a story relies on ‘anonymous former staffers,’ it’s journalist-speak for ‘We didn’t have anything real, so we called the bitter exes,’” Mace said, responding to a recent article published by Wired magazine.The article cited former aides and consultants, including a deposition from political consultant Wesley Donehue, to allege Mace used burner accounts and even automated bots to amplify her political messaging. EXCLUSIVE: NANCY…

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Louisiana police have arrested a third suspect in connection with Super Bowl reporter Adan Manzano’s hotel room murder.Manzano, a 27-year-old Kansas City, Missouri-based Telemundo sports reporter, was in New Orleans on assignment to cover Super Bowl LIX. He was found dead with Xanax in his system in his room at the Comfort Suites hotel in Kenner, Louisiana, on the morning of Feb. 5.Officials said his death was caused by the combined toxic effects of Xanax and alcohol, noting that he had been found “face-down in a pillow with no lividity around his nose and mouth.” Since then, Kenner police have…

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More non-profit groups are denouncing what they call significant rental fee increases imposed by the City of Vernon at civic properties used for community events. “It’s hard,” said Ingrid Baron, chair of the Creative Chaos event.  “It’s hard if we all go, ‘Who is going to rent these facilities?’”Creative Chaos, Canada’s largest craft fair, brings in thousands of people every year.The event is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and for the first time in its history, aside from the COVID-19 pandemic, will be operating at a loss.“We tightened up on a few things,” Baron said. “We were going to…

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West Coast coach Andrew McQualter admits it will take more than one man to stop Geelong megastar Jeremy Cameron, as the athletic forward looms large against West Coast on Sunday.Cameron kicked an equal career-high nine goals in the Cats’ last meeting against the Eagles — a 93-point smashing at GMHBA Stadium in the final round of last season.The 32-year-old booted seven goals before half-time as Geelong led by a whopping 100 points at the main break to set up the massive victory at Eagles’ notorious bogey ground.Reuben Ginbey was given the near-impossible task of trying to stop Cameron and he…

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SHANGHAI: China called on Saturday (May 31) for its automotive industry to halt brutal price wars, as a threat to the sector’s health and sustainable development, after key executives jousted over pricing pressure following large discounts offered to buyers. Tension between some top players in the world’s largest auto market has spilt into the open as competition intensifies, with price wars begun in early 2023 showing little sign of abating, despite concern among both government and industry. The industry ministry vowed to step up efforts to correct what it called excessive competition, the official news agency Xinhua said on Saturday. “There…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! On the eve of the 2025 Super Bowl, it was reported Travis Kelce was considering retirement and what happened in the big game could influence his decision.The Kansas City Chiefs’ dreams of a three-peat vanished, and Kelce announced he would be returning for the 2025 season.It goes without saying Kelce is approaching the end of his career. He posted career lows in yards and touchdowns and, for a second straight season, failed to make an All-Pro team after doing so in eight consecutive years. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates…

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World Boxing says Algerian gold medallist must get genetic screening to compete in future events, including Olympics.Algeria’s Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening in order to participate in upcoming events, the sport’s governing body said, as it introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions. World Boxing announced the new policy on Friday and specifically mentioned Algeria’s Khelif, who won the women’s welterweight gold at the Paris Olympics last year and prompted a gender-eligibility row. “Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at … any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes…

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Companies could face repercussions over DEI Companies could face Trump repercussions over DEI 03:06 President Trump is terminating the head of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, continuing his aggressive moves to reshape the federal government’s cultural institutions.Mr. Trump announced Friday on his Truth Social platform that he was ousting Director Kim Sajet, calling her a “highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position.”Sajet, a Dutch citizen raised in Australia, was appointed to the post in 2013 by former President Barack Obama. She had previously served as president of the Historical Society…

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