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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The dog days of summer are when many First Nations hold Treaty Days — a time to collect a crisp $5 bill from a Government of Canada representative handing out the annual annuity payment to people with Indian status in most treaty territories. The payment commemorates the historic agreements between First Nations and the Crown and reaffirms living treaty rights, while celebrating culture with feasts, craft shows and powwows.But there’s a new star at Treaty Days this summer: competitions for the wildest so-called “big auntie earrings.” Competitors find creative ways to adorn…

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Washington — Pentagon officials have discussed firing the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes before his scheduled retirement, U.S. officials told CBS News, as the Trump administration strategizes an overhaul of the military news outlet partly funded by American taxpayers.Max Lederer, who has served as the publisher of Stars and Stripes for 19 years, this week announced to colleagues his decision to retire on Sept. 30, citing fundamental differences with the Trump administration. Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin has spoken publicly, including to CBS News, about disagreements with Pentagon leaders. It was unclear when a decision on the news outlet’s leadership would be…

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Aug 19) that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have struck with the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea in his first term.Trump told reporters at the White House it was important to „get along“ with Kim, adding in an unusually precise assessment that Pyongyang now had 57 „very powerful“ nuclear weapons.But Trump’s sudden focus on Kim and his scaling back of joint US-South Korean military drills have alarmed Asian allies – while sparking speculation that he is seeking a foreign policy…

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Russian forces have launched a ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killing at least three people and wounding 20 others, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confronted a wave of domestic political turmoil.Explosions rang out across several districts of Kyiv shortly after midnight on Wednesday, shaking buildings and setting off car alarms, according to the Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian news outlet.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe blasts hit the Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.In the Solomianskyi district, a nine-storey residential building collapsed and caught fire following the attack, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. He said…

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Samsung Electronics stock surged more than 9% on Thursday, rebounding from Wednesday’s rout after reports that the company had raised prices on selected advanced foundry orders by up to 15%.The stock traded around 269,500 won after climbing to a high of 273,000 won. The pricing move applies to some new 4nm, 5nm and 8nm foundry orders.Samsung has spent years trying to improve a loss-making contract-chipmaking business. The latest increases suggest AI-driven capacity constraints may finally be giving it some pricing power.Samsung is showing the pricing power its foundry business neededSamsung’s foundry unit has remained loss-making since 2022 and still trails…

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Woman, baby dead after boat overturns in NY harbor A woman and a five-month-old baby died after a 22-foot boat overturned near Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Twelve other passengers were rescued from the water before the New York Police Department arrived at the scene. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man accused of operating an overcrowded, unlicensed boat tour that capsized near Liberty Island, killing a mother and her infant daughter earlier this month, was living in the U.S. illegally and is now in ICE custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Manuel Hernandez, 46,…

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Patrick Collison, CEO and co-founder of Stripe, speaking at 2022’s Italian Tech Week in Turin, Italy.Giuliano Berti | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStripe said Wednesday that it plans to acquire the startup OpenRouter, as the fintech company expands into the artificial intelligence model market.Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but The New York Times, citing a person familiar with the matter, said the price tag is about $7.5 billion, with $1.5 billion allocated to OpenRouter’s founders. Less than three months ago OpenRouter raised $113 million at a valuation of of about $1.3 billion. Stripe declined to comment.OpenRouter has become popular with…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Mets rookie outfielder Carson Benge had the Citi Field faithful on their feet early in their Monday night matchup against the San Diego Padres.The Padres had runners on second and first in the first inning with Ty France at the plate. France lobbed one to right-center field when Benge fielded the ball and saw that Jake Cronenworth was headed home.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! New York Mets right fielder Carson Benge fields a ball in right field during the first…

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A Regina police officer will not face charges related to the fatal police shooting of a 29-year-old suspect last year, according to a Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) investigation. In a report dated Aug. 14, Greg Gudelot, SIRT’s civilian executive director, said the officer acted within the legally protected limits imposed on police in Saskatchewan, and as such, charges would not be laid. The police watchdog described its investigation into the matter as “comprehensive and thorough” in its report, noting it included civilian evidence, interviews, a statement from the officer who pulled the trigger, and items seized from the…

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