Canada ‘absolutely’ eying proposed U.S. ban on China’s auto tech: Freeland – National

Canada ‘absolutely’ eying proposed U.S. ban on China’s auto tech: Freeland – National

Canada is “absolutely” considering following a major proposal by the United States to ban Chinese automotive technology, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters Tuesday. This comes after the White House announced Monday a proposal to ban Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns. The move would mark … Read more

Trump’s credit card interest cap could backfire, experts say

Trump’s credit card interest cap could backfire, experts say

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event, his first since a man carrying a rifle was arrested Sunday near where Trump was playing golf at his club in Florida, in the Dort Financial Center on September 17, 2024 in Flint, Michigan.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Former President Donald … Read more

More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe’s end, study finds

More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe’s end, study finds

It became more common for authorities to charge women with crimes related to their pregnancies after the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, a new study found — even if they’re almost never accused of violating abortion bans. In the year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the nationwide right to abortion in its … Read more

Trudeau to meet Zelenskyy as Biden set to make final UN speech – National

Trudeau to meet Zelenskyy as Biden set to make final UN speech – National

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to attend the opening of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, where U. S. President Joe Biden will give a speech as tensions in the Middle East and Russia’s war in Ukraine cast a shadow over the global gathering. It will be the president’s last time … Read more

ISABELLE MULLEN: Why US voters are tuning out of the election race despite endless drama from Trump & Harris

ISABELLE MULLEN: Why US voters are tuning out of the election race despite endless drama from Trump & Harris

If Netflix is looking for a new TV series, this US election contest would make a compelling storyline. The news cycle has spun into a maddening frenzy most days. The stories are at times incomprehensible. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today And then there’s the characters. This season, Donald Trump is selling … Read more

Judge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe

Judge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe

A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest country music stars, in connection with a money laundering investigation A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state on Monday ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest country music stars, in … Read more

Microsoft GitHub gives clients option to keep sensitive code in EU

Microsoft GitHub gives clients option to keep sensitive code in EU

Microsoft-owned GitHub says that 90% of the world’s open-source projects are stored on its code repository platform. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto via Getty Images Microsoft-owned developer platform GitHub on Tuesday said it is giving enterprise users the ability to limit the storage of their sensitive software code to data centers located in the European Union. … Read more

Biden’s last UNGA speech comes as wars rage in Middle East, Ukraine

Biden’s last UNGA speech comes as wars rage in Middle East, Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters President Joe Biden will attempt to square the diplomatic achievements and goals of his presidency with the grim reality of wars in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan during a … Read more

The UK’s budget problems date back to the 2008 financial crisis

The UK’s budget problems date back to the 2008 financial crisis

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts as he meets with Defence Secretary John Healey and Member of the House of Lords George Robertson at 10 Downing Street on July 16, 2024 in London, England.  Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Over the past few weeks, economic news from the U.K. has heavily … Read more

Former chairs of the Maine Republican Party endorse Harris over Trump

Former chairs of the Maine Republican Party endorse Harris over Trump

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about reproductive rights at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 20, 2024.  Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Three former chairs of the Maine Republican Party “enthusiastically endorsed” Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president over GOP nominee and former President … Read more