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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans passed a short-term funding patch for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the fierce objections of Democratic lawmakers late Friday evening.But the 42-day shutdown that has snarled air travel and left tens of thousands of federal employees without pay is far from over.House lawmakers voted 213-203 largely along party lines to approve a two-month funding extension for the beleaguered department, which has been operating without full-year appropriations since the funding lapse began on Feb. 14. Reps. Don Davis, D-N.C., Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, crossed party lines…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hoards of people were seen flooding the streets of downtown Cincinnati following the Reds’ Opening Day baseball game as chaos unfolded outside the stadium Thursday.Cincinnati police said incidents of “disorder and violence” occurred Thursday evening as large crowds gathered in entertainment districts including The Banks, a popular area near Great American Ball Park.Floods of people were seen blocking traffic as chaos took over. Cincinnati police reported incidents of disorder and violence following the Reds’ Opening Day game, with multiple arrests made and crowds dispersed across downtown. (WXIX)SPRING BREAK HOT SPOTS TURN LAWLESS…

Ernest John is relieved that legal action, which would force him out of the Fairview homeless encampment in Penticton, has been put on hold, at least for now. “I do have a certain fear being forced to do something and move,” John told Global News.The Ministry of Transportation owns the land, but the province’s application for a court injunction to evict the roughly two dozen residents and dismantle the camp, along a busy stretch of Highway 97, has been postponed.A hearing was scheduled to begin in Penticton provincial court on Monday, but it has been adjourned with no new date…

Reigning premiers Brisbane have run over the top of St Kilda to claim a fiery 33-point win and get their two-time premiership defence off the mark.The undermanned Lions were under the pump and without co-captains Harris Andrews (suspension) and Hugh McCluggage (calf).The AFL game was on a knife’s edge until the back half of the final quarter, when Keidean Coleman and father-son gun Jaspa Fletcher slotted wonderful goals to kickstart a run of six unanswered goals to deliver a 17.11 (113) to 11.14 (80) win.But it came at a cost ahead of the Easter Thursday clash with Collingwood.Key defender Darcy…

Munthe’s mother, Leni Sinuraya, 47, said she has for years trusted her daughter to use her phone wisely, both when studying and when playing online games. Still, she sees the government’s move as good for all children in Indonesia.Parents, she says, have lost control — and social media platforms have taken over.“Nowadays, when we see kids sitting in a restaurant, they have a phone right in front of them. It’s clear that they’re addicted,” Sinuraya said. “They won’t eat unless they’re given a phone, and they throw a tantrum if they aren’t.””Mealtime is supposed to be a time for us…

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More than 7 million student loan borrowers who have been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices beginning Friday with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt, the Education Department said. Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan, which was struck down by a federal court earlier this month, have been in forbearance since July 2024 as a legal battle played out in courts. Starting July 1, loan servicers will begin issuing notices giving borrowers 90 days to select a new repayment plan.The available repayment plans will mean higher monthly payments for most of those borrowers.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal immigrant is facing a slew of charges after he reportedly confessed to two separate murders in North Carolina that occurred months apart.Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, 22, was taken into custody in Charlotte on Monday after an unrelated traffic stop, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD).After speaking with investigators, Fernandez was reportedly charged with first-degree murder in the alleged shooting of Ludvin Antonio Guzman Morales, 44, earlier this year.Authorities allege Morales was watching a fight on Central Avenue Jan. 24, when he tried to kick one of the suspects as…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Sitting in the heart of Saskatoon’s downtown, Gather Local Market has always been a community staple, home to crafty small businesses with flair. They’re welcoming a new anchor tenant to the building.“When we gather, we invite people to stay longer. They spend more money, and we connect deeply — it’s impactful. It’s growth, and growth is beautiful,” said Discovery Saskatoon CEO Stephanie Pocha, welcoming the bar to the city.Rebellion was started in Regina by Mark Heise and his business partners, where they have their own brewery. The success they found in the…

On Friday evening, while onstage at a finance conference in Miami Beach for Saudi Arabia’s sovereign investment fund, US President Donald Trump boasted that the world was “closer than ever to the rise of the Middle East” because of US dominance in the war with Iran.Yet even as the president was speaking, news broke that an Iranian missile strike had injured US service members stationed at an air base in Saudi Arabia, the “powerful” nation whose protection he said the United States had ensured. At least 12 Americans were hurt in the attack, two of them seriously injured, according to…