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In the packed Paris courtroom, the corporate magnate portrayed himself as a successful business leader who had labored to turn LVMH into the world’s top luxury conglomerate, with 75 brands, including Louis Vuitton and Dior, and 200,000 employees worldwide. When Mr. Arnault first took over the company in the 1980s, it had just 10,000 employees.He denied ever knowing of any illegal surveillance.Mr. Squarcini was tried alongside nine other defendants — mostly civil servants, police officers and consultants. Two of them were found not guilty.As the main defendant in the case, Mr. Squarcini was convicted of myriad offenses, including mishandling classified…

FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration announced Friday that it will rescind more than $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University, citing concerns over rising antisemitism on campus and the school’s failure to address it.Earlier this week, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Education (DoED), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the initiation of a “comprehensive review” of more than $5 billion in federal grant money that goes to Columbia, “in light of ongoing investigations for potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act” related to antisemitism on campus. It has only been four…

Marco Rubio was incensed. Here he was in the Cabinet Room of the White House, the secretary of state, seated beside the president and listening to a litany of attacks from the richest man in the world.Seated diagonally opposite, across the elliptical mahogany table, Elon Musk was letting Mr. Rubio have it, accusing him of failing to slash his staff.You have fired “nobody,” Mr. Musk told Mr. Rubio, then scornfully added that perhaps the only person he had fired was a staff member from his Department of Government Efficiency.Mr. Rubio had been privately furious with Mr. Musk for weeks, ever…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Despite the uncertainty caused by Donald Trump‘s trade war, business is booming for Hollywood North. The B.C. film industry says the low Canadian dollar and a suite of tax breaks and incentives continue to draw productions, as do the highly skilled workforce, studio infrastructure and breathtaking locations.The locations are also the centre of the industry’s new Cineventure Campaign, which guides visitors to where their favourite series and movies were shot. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you…

Paul Casey has recorded six birdies and an eagle to shoot a seven-under-par 63 and assume the opening-round lead at LIV Golf Hong Kong.The Englishman is looking to overcome the disappointment of 2024, when a bogey on No.18 at Hong Kong Golf Club knocked him out of a three-man play-off, which was eventually won by Mexico’s Abraham Ancer.Chasing Casey is a pack of six players, all two shots back after rounds of 65 – Spaniards Sergio Garcia and Luis Masaveu, Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz, Germany’s Martin Kaymer, American Peter Uihlein and Taiwan wildcard Chieh-Po Lee.A group of six more stands another…

In SummaryThere are currently only 20 billionaires in Africa.As of 2024, the combined wealth of the 20 billionaires in Africa is $82.4 billion, an increase from the 2023 total of $81.5 billion.Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, the founder of Dangote Cement, the largest cement producer in Africa, has been the richest man in Africa for 13 years in a row.According to recent data, the total private wealth of the top wealthy people in Africa is around $2.5 trillion. Deep Dive!!Africa is a wealthy continent, especially in mineral resources, potential, and market opportunities. Yet, it continues to lag behind Asia, Europe, North…

South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, this week ordered a series of high-level arrests and dismissals of political and army figures as tensions between him and Vice President Riek Machar – a main opposition figure – threaten to reach boiling point. Since Tuesday, soldiers of the South Sudanese army have surrounded Machar’s home in Juba, according to members of the vice president’s party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM/IO). Kiir heads the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). Fighting between the two exploded into a civil war that rocked the young country beginning in 2013. Although calm returned after…

President Trump suggested Thursday that members of the U.S.-led NATO transatlantic military alliance would not come to the aid of the U.S., should America come under attack. NATO members are bound to back each other militarily in the face of any aggression under the collective defense clause in the alliance’s founding treaty.”Do you think they’re going to come and protect us? Hmm. They’re supposed to. I’m not so sure,” Mr. Trump said as he addressed reporters at the Oval Office. He said in the same conversation that he would breach that treaty and only send the U.S. military to defend NATO…

The causes of death have been revealed for the three Kansas City Chiefs fans who were found dead in the backyard of their friend’s home in January 2024.A forensic exam determined David Harrington, 37, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and Ricky Johnson, 38, “all died of fentanyl and cocaine combined toxicity,” according to court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital.The documents reveal what responding officers encountered the day they were called to the Kansas City, Missouri, rental home, where the group of longtime friends had celebrated the Chiefs’ victory just days earlier.On Wednesday, Jordan Willis and Ivory J. Carson were charged with three…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 43-year-old Ontario man is facing multiple charges after making a false 9-1-1 call in which they accused their partner of impaired driving, only for police to discover that the caller was the one behind the wheel. On March 3 at approximately 3:40 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 17 in Aweres Township.The 9-1-1 call came from an individual who claimed their partner had left their residence and was driving under the influence of alcohol. Get daily National news Get the…