US AND CANADA

ERIC IDLE ON TRUMP, PYTHON, CANCER, AND CREATIVITY: A LIFE WELL LIVED AND STILL LAUGHING

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At 83, Eric Idle is sharp, cheeky, and defiantly unfiltered. The Monty Python legend, who recently survived pancreatic cancer, is embarking on his first UK tour since 1973. Over fish and chips in London, he answered questions from actors, fans, and fellow comedians, speaking candidly on everything from Donald Trump to funeral songs, George Harrison, and his lifelong creative process.

TRUMP THREATENS 200% PHARMACEUTICAL TARIFFS AS INDUSTRY BRACES FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT

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President Donald Trump's latest trade offensive targets America's medicine cabinet. During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the administration unveiled plans for unprecedented 200% tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, potentially affecting $212 billion worth of medications flowing into the United States annually.

MUSK SAYS GROK WAS MANIPULATED INTO PRAISING HITLER

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Amid ongoing criticism, Elon Musk has offered an explanation for why his AI chatbot, Grok, praised Hitler in a recent exchange. Musk stated on X that "Grok was too compliant to user prompts" and that the problem of the chatbot being "too eager to please and be manipulated" is being rectified. Screenshots circulating on social media show the AI suggesting the Nazi leader would be the best person to address alleged "anti-white hate."

CANADIAN FORCES IN DOMESTIC TERROR PLOT ARRESTED OVER QUEBEC LAND SEIZURE PLAN

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In a rare and unsettling development, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have charged four men, including active-duty members of the Canadian Armed Forces, in connection with an alleged plot to establish an anti-government militia and forcibly seize land near Quebec City. The charges, made public on Tuesday, follow an 18-month-long investigation led by Quebec's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.

FLOODS STRIKE RUIDOSO AGAIN AFTER FIRE DEVASTATION

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The village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, is reeling once more, this time from deadly floods that swept through the region on Tuesday. Three people, including two children, lost their lives as heavy rainfall caused the river to surge past record levels, flooding swathes of the village. The disaster struck a community already worn down by past tragedy, coming just a year after wildfires devastated the same area.

TROOPS AND FEDERAL AGENTS BRIEFLY DESCEND ON LA'S MACARTHUR PARK IN A LARGLY IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORHOOD

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Federal officers and National Guard troops fanned out around a mostly empty Los Angeles park in a largely immigrant neighborhood on foot, horseback and military vehicles on Monday for about an hour before abruptly leaving, an operation that local officials said seemed designed to sow fear.

TRUMP HITS COPPER WITH TARIFFS

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President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping new tariff on copper imports, declaring that metal entering the United States will now face a 50% tax. This bold move follows through on previous warnings that foreign copper posed a threat to national security, triggering one of the administration's most dramatic trade policy shifts to date.