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GM deal with workers would add Sierra pickup assembly to Canadian plant despite US tariff threat

General Motors would assemble a heavy-duty pickup at an Ontario plant as part of a tentative deal with a key union, marking a boost for Canada's auto sector that has been under pressure from U.S. tariffs.GM plans to spend C$144 million ($104 million) to add the next-generation heavy-duty GMC Sierra truck to a plant in Oshawa, Ontario, and pledged not to immediately sell or close a second assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, according to a bargaining report on Saturday from the union, Unifor. A tentative agreement, reached last Saturday between GM and Unifor on behalf of 4,600 union members

Bessent says disorderly yen moves can destabilize global markets

Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say

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Netanyahu condemns rioters after weeks of West Bank settler violence, and other Middle East news

Israel's prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a “handful of rioters.” Israeli strikes and fire have killed three Palestinians in Gaza. And Iran’s leadership now centers on military generals and clerics who are long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. Netanyahu condemnation follows unrest in West Bank town Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu con

Trump is letting in 300,000 tons of beef duty-free. Don’t expect cheaper burgers

Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next

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This Iowa Democrat is stirring hopes of a red state comeback by charting his own path

Of all the cities to visit in Iowa, Rob Sand did not stop here in Independence because it’s a fitting metaphor in his campaign for governor.Yet, he surely needs voters to believe that it is.“I think our political system is broken,” Sand told a crowd seated closely around him. “Mostly because it’s run by two private clubs and they’re more interested in beating up on each other than they are in solving our problems.”The town of Independence, which sits along the Wapsipinicon River in eastern Iowa, is the Buchanan County seat. That fact alone made it an essential stop along the way

Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say

Warsh raises stakes for Fed's next meeting and other takeaways from Jackson Hole conference

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The space Nolan Wells left behind as a new football season begins without him

Nolan Wells should have joined his fellow Southwest Mississippi Bears on the football field Thursday night in the season’s home opener.Instead, in the kind of humidity that dampens shirts well before warm-ups even begin, his parents sat in the stands at Ocean Springs High School, as two of his younger brothers opened their season on the same field where Nolan played just a year ago.“Today we should’ve been talking to Nolan about how excited he was about game day! He would’ve (been) hyping everyone up,” his mother, Christine Wells-Wonsley, wrote on Facebook a few hours before kickoff.

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Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots for the pivotal November elections. The notice of appeal filed Friday comes after a federal judge in Boston handed down a new decision blocking implementation of an executive order from President Donald Trump for the next two weeks. The Supreme Court previously allowed the plan to move ahead on procedural grounds, but hasn’t decided whe

Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

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Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. Trump in a social media post announcing the agreement said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!�

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The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before

Deadly flooding along the China-Nepal border has put a sharp spotlight on how risks from natural disasters in the Himalayas are growing, at the same time that countries in the region are rapidly building out their high-altitude infrastructure footprints.There’s no indication that the latest disaster, which has killed more than 600 people and left around 3,000 more missing on both sides of the border, was linked to manmade development.But the devastation could be a reality check for governments driving a boom in dams, tunnels, highways, railways and bridges across the Himalayas as they aim to

Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing

The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why

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What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the disaster was triggered by a huge glacier collapse and landslide.Nepal is a hotspot for climate disasters as the planet heats up. Vast swaths of ice up in the Himalayas are melting, and rocky mountainsides are becoming less solid and more fluid.Scientists are still working to determine exactly what caused the disaster, but here’s what we know so far.A lands

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Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, dies at 34

Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world's youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced. Uganda is a republic, ruled by an elected head of state, but it has several traditional monarchies that still preside over their kingdoms as they were constituted in the pre-colonial period. Their political power is largely symbolic, but they wield enormous cultural and social influence.Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was the King of Tooro, a small kingdom in Uganda's west near the border with the Democratic Republic of

After six months, the Iran war has reached its endgame - a costly stalemate

Rescues underway along Nepal-China border

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Can Trump actually change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’? Here’s what to know

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Mom who lost daughter to social media addiction says Meta settlement is a turning point

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California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation

California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in exchange for a $120

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