Canada's warning of new taxes on top grocers may not lower food inflation - analysts
By Granth Vanaik and Juveria Tabassum The Canadian prime minister's warning of new taxes that might be imposed
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Special counsel says there’s ‘no valid basis’ for DC judge in Trump’s Jan 6 case to recuse herself
The office of Special Counsel Jack Smith has argued in a motion that there’s “no valid basis” for Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself after Donald Trump’s legal team argued that she should leave the case because of statements she made when sentencing January 6 rioters. “There is no valid basis, under the relevant law and facts, for the Honorable Tanya S. Chutkan, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, to disqualify herself in this proceeding,” the special counsel’s office wrote in a 20-page filing on Thursday. “In service of his motion (ECF No. 50) seeking the Court’s recusal, the defendant both takes out of context the Court’s words from prior judicial proceedings and misstates the proper legal standards governing judicial recusals.” The special counsel added that Mr Trump “has failed to identify anything approaching the clear and convincing evidence necessary to overcome the presumption of impartiality”. The office argued that Mr Trump was using “suggestion and innuendo to insinuate something sinister in the Court simply doing its job by addressing sentencing arguments”. More follows...
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Biden confronts the biggest labor crisis of his presidency so far
President Joe Biden was dealt an economic and political blow Friday as the United Auto Workers went on strike after the union and major American automakers failed to reach a new contract, a development the White House worked to avoid and now places the president in a bind.
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China appears to have suspended spy balloon program after February shootdown, US intel believes
China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country's high-altitude spy balloons transited the United States, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence assessments told CNN.
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Impeachment trial of Texas AG Paxton nears end, could see him removed
By Brad Brooks Closing arguments were set for Friday in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken
1970-01-01 08:00
Chinese Developer Sino-Ocean Suspends Offshore Debt Payments
Chinese state-linked developer Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd. has suspended payment on all its offshore borrowings, citing tight liquidity,
1970-01-01 08:00
Startup That Lets You Instantly Talk in Foreign Language Targets a Nasdaq IPO at $1 Billion Value
The maker of Japan’s most popular voice-and-camera translator is fighting to differentiate itself as it pursues a listing
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‘One Piece’ Pirate Series Is Renewed by Netflix After Soaring to No. 1
Netflix Inc. is ordering a second season of the new Japanese pirate series One Piece after the live-action,
1970-01-01 08:00
Extreme Weather Is Forcing Redesign of World’s Busiest Airports
Airports around the world are relocating sensitive electrical equipment to rooftops to protect it from flooding, reinforcing runways
1970-01-01 08:00
Huawei Used Years-Old Hynix Memory Tech in Mate 60 Phones
Huawei Technologies Co.’s controversial Mate 60 phones use SK Hynix Inc. memory that has been available for years,
1970-01-01 08:00
New York attorney general trial against Trump is in limbo
A New York state appellate court judge has put the civil fraud trial involving the New York attorney general's office and former President Donald Trump on temporary hold, raising questions about whether the trial will begin next month as planned, according to three people familiar with the court ruling.
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Byron Allen Makes $10 Billion Bid for ABC, Other Disney Networks
Byron Allen has submitted a $10 billion offer to Walt Disney Co. to acquire its ABC TV network,
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