US AND CANADA

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A St. Patrick's Day event meant to celebrate Irish-American relations took an unexpected turn when members of the controversial Burke family disrupted the evening gala in Washington, D.C. Relatives of Enoch Burke, the Irish teacher at the center of a high-profile court battle over transgender rights, were forcibly removed after heckling speeches by Irish and U.S. officials.

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Amid concerns of potential conflicts of interest, President Donald Trump responded to plummeting Tesla share prices on Tuesday by announcing he was buying one of the electric cars manufactured by close advisor Elon Musk. Speaking at the White House, which he briefly turned into a showroom, Trump also threatened "hell" for anti-Tesla protesters.

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A Somerset couple is celebrating a rare milestone — 70 years of marriage. Derek and Brenda Dodge of Baltonsborough village, near Glastonbury, had their platinum wedding anniversary on 12 March 2025. The couple met in their youth at a local club where they were both living at the time. Derek says he was ejected when he flew into a rage and that Brenda, feeling sorry for him, offered to take him home. And that’s where a lifetime partnership was started.

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President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Tuesday and threatened to "shut down" its auto industry. In a stunning statement, Trump also said the best way to end the trade war would be for Canada to be "absorbed into the United States." The moves come ahead of a midnight deadline for escalating the US's global trade offensive.

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President Donald Trump has once again set the global economy ablaze with his latest move—imposing a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports to the United States. While the policy is meant to protect American industries, it risks triggering a worldwide trade war, with Canada and the European Union already hitting back with their own retaliatory measures.