US AND CANADA

TRAGEDY STRIKES THREE US MARSHALS KILLED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT

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The details surrounding the shooting are still emerging, but initial reports suggest that the Marshals were serving a warrant or conducting an operation when they were met with gunfire. The exact circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear, and an investigation is underway to determine what transpired.

TRUMP PROMISES BIG PLANS TO FLIP BLACK AND LATINO VOTERS

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Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York’s Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. Aides speak of Trump making appearances in Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta with leaders of color and realigning American politics by flipping Democratic constituencies.

PROTESTERS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ESCALATE AT HAMILTON HALL

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Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.

UNVEILING THE SHADOWS: THE CLERGY SEX ABUSE SCANDAL IN NEW YORK

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In the heart of New York, allegations of sexual abuse by clergy members have surfaced, echoing a global crisis that has plagued various religious denominations for decades. Victims, long silenced by fear and shame, have begun to speak out, courageously breaking the veil of secrecy that once shielded abusers.

PROSECUTORS IN DONALD TRUMP'S HUSH MONEY CASE ZERO IN ON THE DETAILS

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The first week of testimony at Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors: Manhattan prosecutors portrayed what they say was an illegal scheme to influence the 2016 presidential campaign by burying negative stories. Now prosecutors are working on filling in the details of how they believe Trump and his allies pulled it off.

US DIPLOMAT- BLINKEN SAYS CHINA IS HELPING FUEL RUSSIA, A THREAT TO EUROPEAN SEVERITY

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The US's top diplomat said he had made clear to his counterparts they were "helping fuel the biggest threat" to European security since the Cold War.

Mr Blinken praised Beijing for making efforts in stopping supplies of the drug fentanyl reaching the US.

MISSING DAUGHTER OF FORMER SLACK CEO FOUND SAFE

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The Marin County Sheriff's Office classified Mint as a runaway, prompting a search that included releasing details about her physical description. She was described as having brown and red curly hair, standing around 5 feet tall, and weighing approximately 100 pounds. Additionally, authorities noted she had pierced eyebrows and was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, flannel pajama pants, and black boots. The Sheriff's Office also mentioned the possibility of her carrying a gray suitcase.

TIKTOK FIRMLY STANDS AGAINST SALE AMID US BAN THREATS

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TikTok’s Chinese company, Byte Dance, said on Thursday that the social media platform has no intention of being sold. This is the first official response to the fraught issue since US President Joe Biden signed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the popular app in the United States. The Beijing-bbased company said in a statement in Touatio, a news aggregation app that it owns and is popular in mainland China, that the foreign media reports that Byte Dance is exploring the sale of TikTok are untrue.