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Minister Blair Doubles Down in Blaming CSIS for His Not Receiving Intel on Beijing Threat to MPs

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says staff in his office and department aren’t to blame for not informing him of Beijing threats to MPs and has repeated that Canada’s spy agency is at fault. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) “had Top Secret information that they felt that I should see, and clearly, the process

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Rep. Jordan Wants Congress to Deny Funds for New FBI Headquarters Unless It’s Outside of Washington

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) wants House Appropriations Committee Chairman Kay Granger (R-Texas) to withhold funds intended for the design and construction of a new FBI headquarters complex somewhere in the Washington suburbs. But Mr. Jordan’s request doesn’t reflect a desire on his part to keep the FBI at its present location in

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Top Seed Swiatek Toppled by Svitolina in Wimbledon Quarter-Finals

LONDON—Even the world’s best players are not immune to crippling nerves as Iga Swiatek discovered when her Wimbledon dreams were turned to dust in a 7–5, 6–7(5), 6–2 quarter-final defeat by Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina on Tuesday. Svitolina, who returned to the tour in April after giving birth to her daughter last October, might have

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Mikala Jones, Hawaii Surfer Known for Filming Inside Waves, Dies in Surfing Accident

HONOLULU—Mikala Jones, a Hawaii surfer known for shooting awe-inspiring photos and videos from the inside of massive, curling waves, has died after a surfing accident in Indonesia. He was 44. Jones had gone out into the ocean Sunday morning during a trip to the Mentawai Islands off the western coast of Sumatra when his surfboard

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Major Automakers React Negatively to EPA’s ‘Overly Optimistic’ Electric Vehicle Push

Multinational carmakers Stellantis and Toyota criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “extreme” plans to promote vehicle electrification, which they warn is unrealistic and gives rise to a host of issues, including an increase in mining. On April 12, the EPA announced new rules aimed at cutting down greenhouse gasses and other pollutants in motor

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US Judge Rules Microsoft Deal to Buy Activision Can Go Forward

A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that Microsoft can proceed with its planned acquisition of videogame maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion after the European Union (EU) approved the deal between the two gaming companies. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) objected to the deal in April, arguing that it hurts consumers and that it was

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