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New World screwworm cases confirmed in wildlife in Texas, beef cow in New Mexico

Daily Maverick (ZA) • 19h ago

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The US Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it confirmed the first detection of flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm in US wildlife in an elk in Pe…

Judge curbs Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters in some states, citing flawed data

Yahoo • 18h ago

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop certain investigative actions in its hunt for noncitizen voters, writing that the department’s efforts rely on faulty data that includes US citizens legally allowed to vote.

US Supreme Court reverses Trump administration push to restrict treatment for transgender inmates

Jerusalem Post (IL) • 29h ago

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to let President Donald Trump’s administration immediately enforce restrictions on medical care for transgender inmates, leaving in place a lower-court order that allows treatments to continue while a legal challenge proceeds.

Steve Witkoff arrives in Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin following talks with Volodymyr Zelensky

france24.com (FR) • 40h ago

Washington's envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Saint Petersburg and meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday following what US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as "positive" talks w...

Voting in Canada's Alberta preliminary independence referendum has concluded. When will the results be known?

CNN • 2d ago

EDMONTON — Vote counting was underway in Canada’s province of Alberta Monday, as the oil-rich province decides if it wants a binding independence referendum, testing national unity during a crisis in US relations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has in recent days argued Alberta’s vote is being held “at the worst possible time,” urging Canadians to rally together to confront US President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. Polls indicated less than a quarter of people in the western…

Albertans roundly reject separation, vote 75 per cent in favour of remaining in Canada

Edmonton Journal (CA) • 2d ago

Albertans voted in a referendum Monday against separation. In early results, about 76 per cent of said they wanted the province to stay in Canada, while 24 per cent said they wanted the province to hold a second, binding referendum on leaving the country.

Interpol Plot 2027 North American Tour With Deafheaven

CNBC • 3h ago

Interpol have announced a run of 2027 US tour dates with Deafheaven as special guest in support of their latest album, This Mirror Weighs a Ton.

Donald Trump demands apology from 76ers’ LeBron James for practicing golf swing during National Anthem

Jerusalem Post (IL) • 4h ago

NBA superstar LeBron James criticised by US President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump for disrespctful behaviour during national anthem.

Canadian convicted in U.S. terror plot gets 50 more years for stabbing prison staff

cedarnews.net • 9h ago

An Ontario man convicted of plotting a terrorist attack in the U.S. has been handed an additional 50-year sentence for stabbing two American prison staff.

I believe in free speech, but a little self-censorship can save us from our worst impulses

Brisbane Times (AU) • 12h ago