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Trump to name Howard Lutnick to lead Commerce Department Reuters Donald Trump is expected to name investor Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, to lead the US commerce department, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. If confirmed, Lutnick would oversee a department that helps boost domestic manufacturing and US companies. It … Read more
Trump vows to use US military for mass deportations President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed on his social media network that he plans to use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants. On Monday, he posted “TRUE!!!” in response to a conservative commentator who wrote that Trump would declare a national … Read more
Arthur Frommer, known for budget travel guidebooks, dies at 95 US writer Arthur Frommer, known for the guidebook Europe on 5 Dollars a Day and other titles on budget travel, has died aged 95. Pauline Frommer, his daughter, confirmed his death in a statement on his website. The writer, who began his journalism while on … Read more
Walmart’s promise of low prices lured shoppers in 3rd quarter – National | Globalnews.ca Walmart ratcheted up sales and profits again in the third quarter with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for shoppers seeking to cut spending where they could. The nation’s largest retailer raised its outlook for the year as well … Read more
Diddy is calling witnesses from prison, prosecutors say Reuters Diddy is facing both civil and criminal lawsuits in the US Sean “Diddy” Combs has been breaking prison rules by contacting potential witnesses in his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors have alleged. The music mogul is accused of making “relentless efforts” to “corruptly influence witness testimony”, … Read more
Trump picks ex-congressman and Fox host as transport secretary President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy to lead the Department of Transportation. Duffy, who was one of Trump’s most vocal defenders on cable news, is the second Fox commentator to be picked for the incoming cabinet. If confirmed, he … Read more
Biden condemns ‘sickening’ neo-Nazi march in Ohio Alex Sutliff Neo-Nazis were also seen waving flags in Michigan earlier this month The White House has condemned a neo-Nazi march in Ohio which took place over the weekend, after videos of masked men shouting racial slurs and carrying swastika flags were shared online. “President Biden abhors the … Read more
Why Trump and Xi Jinping’s ‘special relationship’ soured BBC Donald Trump once declared that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “love each other” In a sports park next to the red walls and glossy blue tiles which surround Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, a group of pensioners are working out. “I’m 74 and I hope this … Read more
New York City stabbing spree leaves 2 dead, 1 injured; suspect in custody – National | Globalnews.ca A man carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, killing two people and critically wounding a third without uttering a word to his victims, officials said. The 51-year-old suspect was in … Read more
Trump’s immigration crackdown is expected to start on Day 1 In his first 100 days, President-elect Donald Trump plans to begin the process of deporting hundreds of thousands of people. He is expected to end parole for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. And he is likely to undo a policy that significantly constrained … Read more