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Bryan Kohberger is asking a Boise judge to exclude evidence of his Amazon purchase history and other activity on the shopping site from his upcoming trial in the deaths of four University of Idaho students.Defense attorney Elisa Massoth argued that no Amazon evidence, including “click activity” on the app, should be introduced at trial – in part because the term is vague and because prosecutors have allegedly failed to define it or describe the nature of expert testimony prosecutors want to introduce.”The Defense asserts that with the limited disclosures made by State, lack of raw data, lack of complete data,…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he had a “colourful” phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, but the trade war imposed by the president will last for the “foreseeable future.” “I can confirm that it was a colorful call. And it was also a very substantive call,” Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa.He added, “We talked about a range of issues, of course, primarily the trade war that they have chosen to unjustly launch on Canada.”When asked if any profanities were exchanged or if the conversation got heated, Trudeau said, “I’m not going to get into it in details.…

Albania’s government has decided to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.Education Minister Ogerta Manastirliu said they are in contact with TikTok on installing filters like parental control and the inclusion of the Albanian language in the application.Authorities had conducted 1300 meetings with some 65,000 parents who “recommended and were in favour of the shut down or limiting the TikTok platform,” the minister said.The Cabinet initiated the move last year after a teen stabbed another teenager to death in November after a quarrel that started on TikTok.TikTok did not…

Also speaking at Thursday’s press conference was Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, who made mentions of Chinese titles that had brought Chinese tech and film companies “onto the international stage”. “DeepSeek gained attention for its low-cost, high-performance open-source model, which has lowered the global barrier to technology adoption,” Wang said.  “Additionally, games like Black Myth: Wukong and Ne Zha have played a role in expanding the reach of China’s gaming and film industries in international markets.”  China’s trade in services reached a record 7.5 trillion yuan in 2024, and will be an important growth engine in 2025. BOOSTING DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION…

The FIFA Club World Cup will be the appetizer to the FIFA World Cup this summer as the best teams from around the globe will compete in the United States for the first time.Major League Soccer squads Seattle Sounders FC and Inter Milan will be among the 32 clubs competing for the trophy. The tournament begins on June 14. FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, and Brazilian former soccer player Ronaldo Nazario unveil the FIFA Club World Cup trophy during the Club World Cup draw at Telemundo Studios in Miami on Dec. 5, 2024. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)FIFA President Gianni Infantino said…

Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform U.K. party has attracted more than a dozen donors from Britain’s once dominant Conservative Party, an analysis of new data reveals, underlining the threat the Tories face from a right-wing populist party that models itself on President Trump’s MAGA movement.In total, Reform U.K. raised 4.75 million pounds ($6.1 million) last year, a sharp increase from the less than $200,000 that the party raised in 2023. A third of the money came from former donors to the Conservatives.The New York Times analyzed every donation that Reform U.K. reported to Britain’s campaign finance watchdog in 2024, including figures…

President Trump is preparing to sign an order that would instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling her agency, setting the stage for a potential power struggle with Congress and another round of legal challenges from opponents.An administration official said the order could be signed as soon as Thursday. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak about private deliberations.No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a federal department. The Education Department was created by an act of Congress in 1979, and federal lawmakers would likely have to approve eliminating it.Mr. Trump’s order was…

For three decades, “college for all” was an American rallying cry. The goal inspired a generation of educators, offered a north star to students and united political figures from George W. Bush to Bernie Sanders.Thousands of new K-12 schools were founded to achieve this ambitious vision, often focused on guiding low-income students toward bachelor’s degrees.Even after decades of bipartisan effort and billions of dollars spent, about 40 percent of students who start college never finish, often leaving with life-altering debt. Across the political spectrum, higher education institutions are less respected and trusted by the public, whether because of sticker shock,…

The federal government says it’s moving ahead with a plan to label so-called forever chemicals as toxic and expects to begin consultations in two years on further regulating their use in cosmetics, food packaging and other consumer products. The government released its final report Wednesday on the class of thousands of chemicals known as PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, as well as its proposal for how to manage their risks.PFAS are often labelled “forever chemicals” because they virtually never break down. They turn up in anything from soil to human blood and have been linked to serious health risks.The report concludes PFAS meet the…

Therapy has been a part of Katerina Kelly’s weekly routine since elementary school, when a teacher suggested counseling for the 8-year-old.At the time, Katerina’s autism was affecting their ability to manage time, make decisions and socialize. And for many years, the therapist seemed helpful. But once college rolled around, things changed.“I always left counseling feeling either worse than I started — or numb,” said Mx. Kelly, 29, who lives in Natick, Mass, and uses they/them pronouns.The skills that Mx. Kelly’s therapist had taught them in childhood weren’t translating as well now that they were older. In other words, they had…