SINGAPORE — Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, said he and a group of crypto advocates are working with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to develop her campaign’s policies on digital assets ahead of the elections in November. “There’s a group of cryptocurrency advocates, bitcoin advocates etc. that are working alongside her … Read more
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey to focus on her plans to cut costs for the middle class, restore a national right to abortion and address gun violence. The … Read more
The famed scowling portrait of Sir Winston Churchill has been returned to Canadian hands, with the photo turned over to representatives in a ceremony in Rome on Thursday. Canadian Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister Isabelle Mondou, Fairview Chateau Laurier general manager Genevieve Dumas and Canada’s ambassador to Italy Elissa Goldberg met with Nicola Cassinelli, the man … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the African health agency said Thursday. The vaccinations started Tuesday targeting seven districts with “high risk populations” who neighbor Congo, Dr. Nicaise Ndembi from the Africa Centres … Read more
Canada’s ethics commissioner said he has found no evidence Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault was involved in a business deal while in cabinet and considers the matter closed, according to a letter obtained by Global News. Boissonnault referenced the letter during his testimony before the parliamentary ethics committee on Thursday. “I’m happy to inform this committee … Read more
Liberal MP Sussan Ley has sensationally taken aim at the prime minister as the number of migrant arrivals looks set to sail past the government’s estimate and surpass 400,000 people, asking “where are they going to live?” Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday and cited by the SMH showed that … Read more
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell (left) meets with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on May 31, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday said he had “never once spoken” to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell while he was president. But the pair, joined by Treasury … Read more
WASHINGTON — In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways, a deliberate shift for a GOP blindsided by some political ramifications of the post-Roe v. Wade era. Looking directly into the camera … Read more
The New Democrats confirmed Thursday they won’t help Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives topple the government next week, and intend to join the Bloc Québécois in blocking the Tories’ non-confidence motion. The planned votes from the Bloc and the New Democrats eliminate the possibility of a snap election, buying the Liberals more time to govern after a … Read more
Canada’s intelligence priorities centre on the pressing issues of climate change and food security alongside violent extremism, Arctic security and espionage, a newly released document shows. The government said Thursday it was publishing its list of intelligence priorities for the first time in a bid for greater transparency with the public. The document also attempts … Read more
