Max Walker - Journalist at Newswize

31 Mar

China delays $23B sale of Panama Canal ports to US-backed consortium led by BlackRock

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China has blocked the $23 billion sale of dozens of ports worldwide—including two key facilities at the Panama Canal— to a U.S. based company BlackRock. Following concerns raised by President Donald Trump about Beijing’s influence over critical global shipping lanes. On March 4, CK Hutchison, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate controlled…

30 Mar

Albuquerque GOP headquarters targeted in alleged arson

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The entrance to the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque was destroyed in an alleged arson attack and vandalism attempt early Sunday morning, according to party officials. The Albuquerque Fire Department (AFD) confirmed the incident, stating that fire crews were dispatched just before 6 a.m. and managed to control the flames…

30 Mar

Trump says he is ‘pissed off’ with Putin over lack of peace progress

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President Donald Trump said he is ‘pissed off’ with Russian President Vladimir Putin over his latest remarks about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying Putin is not taking the right steps toward peace. In an interview with NBC News, Trump criticized Putin’s comments from Friday, in which the Russian leader suggested…

30 Mar

Canadians cancel trips to US for remainder of Trump term

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A growing number of Canadians reportedly cancel trips to the United States in protest of President Donald Trump policies, tariffs, and recent remarks about their country. According to the Daily Mail, some Canadian travelers are vowing to stay away from the U.S. as long as Trump remains in office. Vancouver…

29 Mar

Elon Musk says he sold X to XAI company

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Elon Musk announced Friday evening that his artificial intelligence company, xAI, has acquired X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in a $45 billion deal. The sale price is slightly higher than the $44 billion Musk paid for the platform in 2022, but the agreement includes $12 billion…

29 Mar

Wisconsin AG asks court to block Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters days before hotly contested Supreme Court election

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to block billionaire Elon Musk from distributing $1 million checks to voters just days before the state’s pivotal Supreme Court election. Kaul, a Democrat, asked a county circuit court on Friday to stop Musk from making the payments, which were…

28 Mar

Judge extends orders against deportation flights, including wartime act on violent Venezuelan gang members

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has extended a restraining order preventing deportation flights, and the Trump administration from using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Friday that the temporary block will…

28 Mar

Powerful earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand kills several, 81 trapped

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A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, causing significant destruction. The tremor led to multiple fatalities and extensive damage, while emergency teams in Bangkok searched for 81 individuals trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building. In Myanmar, at least three people lost their lives when a mosque…

28 Mar

Trump withdraws Stefanik’s nomination for UN ambassador due to GOP’s slim House majority

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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he withdraws Elise Stefanik’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, opting to keep her in Congress to protect the Republican Party’s slim House majority. “With a very tight majority, I don’t want to take a chance on anyone else running for…

27 Mar

Suspect arrested in Molotov attack on Vegas Tesla dealership

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A Las Vegas suspect has been arrested and charged with using Molotov cocktails to set multiple Tesla vehicles on fire in a shocking attack caught on surveillance cameras. Paul Hyon Kim, 36, was taken into custody by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday, one week after at least…