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By David Shepardson Reuters Posted January 7, 2026 1:09 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing to revise its guidance to deemphasize imposing civil fines on airlines that violate consumer protection rules and to drop Biden-era policies that toughened enforcement. The department’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection…

Allies including France and Germany are working closely on a plan on how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland, as Europe seeks to address U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions in the region. A U.S. military seizure of Greenland from a longtime ally, Denmark, would send shock waves through the NATO alliance…

Nestlé Infant Formula recall hits UAE and Gulf Markets / AI Illustration The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has announced a voluntary and precautionary recall of several Nestlé infant formula products sold in the United Arab Emirates. This recall comes after tests found traces of the Bacillus cereus bacteria in one of the raw ingredients used…

A U.S. immigration officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, according to local and federal officials. The fatal shooting marks the latest incident in President Donald Trump’s countrywide crackdown on migrants. It’s at least the fifth person killed in a handful of states since 2024, according to the Associated Press. Tricia McLaughlin, a…

By Jeremy Simes The Canadian Press Posted January 7, 2026 4:11 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he’s glad to see Prime Minister Mark Carney go to China next week to talk trade as punishing tariffs continue to hammer a major Prairie crop. Moe…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website WASHINGTON: Aldrich Ames, the most murderous turncoat in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), whose betrayal in working for the Soviet Union went undetected for almost a decade, died Monday. He was 84 and had been a federal prisoner, serving life without parole, since 1994.The death was…

One of two men convicted in a human smuggling operation along the Canada-U.S. border has been granted approval to proceed with his appeal in the United States without a lawyer. Harshkumar Patel was sentenced to just over 10 years in prison last year, after a Minnesota jury found him guilty of being part of the…

Chrystia Freeland says she will vacate her seat in the House of Commons on Friday as she prepares to take on her new role as an unpaid economic development adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Freeland made the announcement Wednesday amid concerns raised by the opposition Conservatives and NDP, who have called on her to…

Eli Crane moves to honor YouTuber Nick Shirley with Congressional Gold Medal after viral Minnesota daycare fraud claims (Image via Getty) Eli Crane is back in the news after making a big announcement that quickly spread online. On January 6, Rep. Eli Crane said he has introduced a bill to award Nick Shirley the Congressional…

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes. Trump — who has been under pressure to address voters’ concerns about affordability ahead of November midterm elections — is tapping into…