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LGBTQ youth in Florida are concerned about the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill legislators are considering in the state that would restrict discussion of LGBTQ-centered topics in schools.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said he hoped President-elect Donald Trump would rethink his plan to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, saying it could "screw up" relationships with close allies. Trump on Monday said he would impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico until they clamped down on drugs and migrants crossing the border, in a move that would appear to violate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free-trade deal.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed into law on Thursday Ukraine's first wartime tax increases as the war against Russia reaches its 34th month. Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenkko said that the bill was vital to ensure smooth funding for the Ukrainian defence sector next year. It also increases some rental payments, taxes commercial banks' profits at 50%, and raises taxes on the profits of other financial institutions to 25%.
A full-blown trade war between the U.S. and Canada could lead to a recession in both countries, economist says.
Mexicans are worried that threats by Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs could affect a wide range of iconic Mexican products and threaten entire regional economies. In western Mexico, no crop supplies an income for so many small growers as avocados. “I think that when there is an increase in the price for any product, demand declines,” said avocado grower Enrique Espinoza.
Thousands of people made the crossing back into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, after nearly 14 months of fighting. At the Jousieh border crossing in the Qusair area of Syria’s Homs province, on Lebanon’s northeastern border, bumper-to-bumper cars lined up on Thursday waiting to be cleared for crossing.
Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel had been sighted, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday. The two cables, one running from Finland to Germany and the other from Lithuania to Sweden, were both damaged in Swedish waters last week, in an area where the Yi Peng 3, a China-flagged bulk carrier, was seen. The Yi Peng 3 has been moored in international waters between Sweden and Denmark.
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia said on Thursday it has issued a cease-and-desist order to Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink for operating in the country without a license. Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, operates in several African countries but has faced regulatory challenges in others and resistance from state telecom monopolies. Starlink has submitted an application for a telecommunications service license in Namibia, however the regulator has not issued the license as the application is under review.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Thursday that while Tbilisi remains committed to its goal of European Union membership, it will not pursue accession until 2028, accusing Brussels of "blackmail".Accusing the European Parliament and "some European politicians" of "blackmail," Kobakhidze said: "We have decided not to bring up the issue of joining the European Union on the agenda until the end of 2028."
A seventh grade media literacy class in New York is learning how to have difficult but empathetic questions as they combat misinformation.
Winter storm weather is forecast to bring snow to different parts of the country in the days around Thanksgiving 2024, potentially interrupting travel.
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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday announced a major concession in a bid to end a standoff with the opposition over the budget, which has caused jitters on financial markets and risks bringing down his minority government.No matter who might replace Barnier should his government fall, the prime minister "will not have a majority.
Whether you're on the go or staying home, you might be curious if McDonald's is open on Thanksgiving this year. Here's what to know about 2024 holiday hours.
Georgia's ruling party said on Thursday that the country would suspend talks on European Union accession until 2028, while also refusing budgetary grants from Brussels, after what it said was a "cascade of insults" by the bloc. In a statement, the Georgian Dream governing bloc said that the EU was using the prospect of accession talks to "blackmail" Georgia, and to "organise a revolution in the country". The South Caucasus country of 3.7 million has the aim of EU accession written into its constitution, but relations with Brussels have deteriorated sharply in recent months.
While the Northeast gets hammered by frigid rain or snow this Thanksgiving, much of the US can be thankful for calm, dry weather. But a bitter blast of Arctic air will envelop much of the country by the time travelers head home this weekend.
A northeast Texas town is in mourning this Thanksgiving week after an officer on its police force died in the line of duty for the first time in over a century.
Georgia is suspending talks on its bid to join the European Union for four years, its prime minister said Thursday, in view of what he described as “blackmail and manipulation” from some of the bloc's politicians. The statement by Irakli Kobakhize came hours after he was reappointed to the job by members of the governing Georgian Dream party after its disputed victory in last month’s parliamentary election that has sparked protests and led to an opposition boycott of parliament. The Oct. 26 election was widely seen as a referendum on the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.
A stowaway evaded multiple airport security checkpoints and flew aboard a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Paris Tuesday evening, authorities said – a shocking breach that raised serious alarm over airport security.
A winter storm will drop heavy snow on parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Thanksgiving, snarling holiday travel.
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