THE PULSE OF THE PLANET
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details and video footage. Please read at your own discretion. As the sex trafficking trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs gets underway, the first witnesses took the stand Monday afternoon, sharing graphic testimony and setting the tone for what’s to be expected in the weeks-long trial. Many expected Combs’ ex-girlfriend,…
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer has been charged with two counts of sexual assault allegedly carried out at central London’s Groucho club. The Crown Prosecution Service said on Tuesday that Spencer, the MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, had been charged over two alleged incidents at the Soho private members’ club in August 2023. Frank…
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to reveal his new cabinet in an overhaul that is expected to see a slate of senior and junior ministers, with more than 50 per cent of the MPs expected to be first-timers, sources tell Global News. Carney and his ministers will arrive at Rideau Hall Tuesday morning, with…
The pace of inflation slowed in April, the month that Donald Trump announced his sweeping “liberation day” tariffs on the US’s largest trading partners. The annual inflation rate was 2.3% in April, down from an annual rate of 2.4% March, according to a new inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Core inflation,…
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was hospitalized after an attack Monday at a California prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, authorities said. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was attacked at a housing unit at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, at about 7:20…
The British luxury carmaker Bentley has said sales to the US remain frozen as customers wait for lower tariffs from the UK’s trade deal – with no sign yet of when the lower rates will start. The UK last week agreed a 10% tariff on 100,000 car exports to the US as part of a…
Hockey is more than just Canada’s favourite sport. It can also be good for business, especially as many consumers have frozen spending at places like restaurants and bars, experts say. With many cutting back on expenses amidst fears of a recession, three Canadian teams making deep playoff runs could help spur a boost in consumer…
House Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending bill would require states to fund at least 5% of food benefits for low-income individuals and families, while implementing stricter work requirements for beneficiaries. Source link
Chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-fed beef may not be essential for a US-UK trade deal, Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary has signalled. Speaking to journalists at a press conference in London, Brooke Rollins indicated that the market was moving away from the two controversial methods of production, which are illegal in the UK and the EU. Rollins…
Ottawa’s top diplomat in Washington says talks to negotiate any new deals with the United States will prioritize ending U.S President Donald Trump’s ruinous tariffs on Canadian exports. Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman said Monday that initial negotiations with Trump’s team will focus on lifting tariffs, as well as specific bilateral issues between…
