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President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices on everything from gas to automobiles.The US is the largest importer of goods in the world, with Mexico, China and Canada as its top three suppliers, according to the most recent Census data.Mr Trump made the threats in a pair of posts on his Truth Social site Monday evening in which he railed against an influx of illegal migrants,…

Ambassadors from Ukraine and NATO’s 32 members meet Tuesday in Brussels over Russia’s firing last week of an experimental hypersonic intermediate-range missile.

Russia on Thursday carried out a strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro which President Vladimir Putin said was a test of its new Oreshnik missile.

Putin said the missile attack was in response to Ukraine firing weapons supplied by the United States and Britain into Russia.

Japan’s space agency, JAXA, aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket after a large fire broke out at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tuesday. “There was an abnormality during today’s combustion test. We are trying to assess what happened,” JAXA said. Footage on NHK showed flames and smoke rising from the site on the southern Japanese island. Journalists positioned around one kilometer (0.62 miles) away reported a large explosion shortly after the test began at 8:30 a.m. local time. Footage on national broadcaster NHK showed towering balls of fire and white fumes rising from the site. Nobody reported…

Illegal immigrant allegedly runs red light, kills pastor in crosswalk A distinguished Detroit-area pastor has died after an illegal immigrant from Colombia allegedly struck him with a car while he was out for a run on the morning of Nov. 3. Pastor Stephen Singleton’s family said on a GoFundMe page for the 72-year-old pastor that he was “out on his usual daily run,” wearing a reflective vest when he crossed the street on a crosswalk and “was hit by a man who ran through a red light.” “This man was not legally in the country and possessed no license,” Singleton’s…

Perhaps not everyone knows it, but the great Christopher Plummer detested his most famous character, Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music. The film starring Julie Andrews – an adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical – was released in 1965 and was an absolute triumph. It seems that Plummer had difficulty even naming it: he called it “the movie” or, distorting its English title, The Sound of Mucus. Surprising as it may be, the film tells a true story, reconstructed by the protagonist herself in a 1949 book. On 26 November 1927 the real Maria von Trapp (née…

Safeguarding agencies ‘ignoring children abused by family members’ in England ‘Worrying evaporation’ in skills among professionals meant to protect victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse, report saysSafeguarding agencies are failing to listen to children who have been sexually abused by family members with devastating consequences, amid a “worrying evaporation” of skills among the professionals meant to protect them, a report has found.A review of the experiences of 193 children in England who were victims of sexual abuse by a family member found seven went on to commit suicide, while 14 more – including a seven-year-old – either attempted suicide or talked…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Aug. 2, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesStock futures traded flat early Tuesday, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a new record.Futures tied to the Dow were up 4 points, or 0.01%. S&P 500 futures traded around the flatline, and Nasdaq 100 futures inched up 0.05%.On Monday evening, President-elect Donald Trump called for a 25% tariff on products from Mexico and Canada, as well as an additional 10% levy on Chinese goods. He has already said he would impose a tariff of up…

A cargo plane crashed into a house on its approach to Lithuania’s Vilnius Airport on Monday morning, killing one crew member and injuring others. ADVERTISEMENTAuthorities search for answers as they continue their investigation after a Boeing 737 cargo plane crashed into a house near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania on Monday morning. The DHL cargo plane operated by Swiftair, departing from Leipzig in Germany, crashed while approaching the airport in Lithuania’s capital. A Spanish crew member was killed, and three other people on board were rushed to the hospital, one of them is in critical condition. No one on the ground…

Woman, 60, sentenced for causing death of 'amazing' North Wales dad Alison Cooper’s driving had fatal consequences for Chris Parsons who was a ‘kind, caring, wonderful person’ https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/woman-60-sentenced-causing-death-30450281

How former RAF man used military know how to build decontamination unit during Covid Glyn Williams honoured after keeping people safe at his Anglesey care home https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/how-former-raf-man-used-30447270