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COLUMBIA, Mo - Former U.S. president Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning the Missouri caucuses and sweeping the delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan. Idaho Republicans planned to caucus later. Nikki Haley, the former UN ambassador who is his last major rival, was still searching for her first election-year win. The next event on the Republican calendar is Sunday in the District of Columbia. Two days later is Super Tuesday, when 16 states will hold primaries on what will be the largest day of voting of the year outside...

A tragic incident occurred in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, resulting in the death of four individuals, including a three-month-old baby. The debris from a Russian drone strike hit an apartment block, causing significant damage and injuring eight people, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service on Saturday. Odesa regional Governor Oleh Kiper confirmed that the debris came from a Shahed drone that was intercepted by Ukrainian air defences. Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the region faced attacks from eight drones, with seven of them successfully shot down by air defences. Rescuers are seen working in Odesa on...

Article contentPremier François Legault tried to reassure the population of Châteauguay and Kahnawake on Friday after an oil spill in a stream on the edge of the city and the Mohawk community.A fuel oil spill from a tank occurred at 2325 Ford Blvd. near the eastern tip of Châteauguay, according to the emergency environment intervention register of the environment ministry.Article content“Each spill of toxic products into the environment is a horror and a tragedy for the population and the environment. It is certain that we are collaborating with the federal and provincial authorities as well as with the Kahnawake Band...

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 200 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the energy stocks as the price of oil moved higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 216.53 points at 21,580.14. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 23.14 points at 39,019.53. The S&P 500 index was up 21.99 points at 5,118.26, while the Nasdaq composite was up 111.40 points at 16,203.32. The Canadian dollar traded for 73.82 cents US compared with 73.69 cents US on Thursday. The April crude contract was up US$2.12 at US$80.38 per barrel and...

SYDNEY - Meta announced on Friday that it will not be pursuing new commercial agreements for traditional news content in Australia, France, and Germany. "Additionally, in order to focus on investing in products and services that enhance user engagement, we will not be entering into new commercial agreements for traditional news content in these countries and will not be introducing new Facebook products specifically for news publishers in the future," Meta stated in a release. The parent company of Facebook has frequently clashed with Australia regarding a mandate for paying publishers for news content. "Meta's choice...

Brian Mulroney, who served as Canada's 18th prime minister and guided the country through a tumultuous period in national and world affairs, has passed away at the age of 84. His daughter Caroline Mulroney announced the sad news on social media on Thursday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his devastation at Mulroney's passing, praising him for his dedication to Canadians and his efforts to make the country a better place. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre also paid tribute to Mulroney, calling him one of Canada's greatest statesmen and expressing gratitude for his mentorship. Mulroney, known for his controversial tenure as prime...

Sports > Local Sports > Basketball Author of the article: Jim Parker  •  Windsor Star Published Feb 29, 2024  •  Last updated 3 hours ago  •  3 minute read St. Clair Saints' co-head coach Brendon Seguin talks to his players during Saturday's OCAA men's basketball quarter-final game at the St. Clair College SportsPlex. (WINDSOR STAR - JIM PARKER) The St. Clair Saints men’s basketball team will not be sneaking up on anyone. The defending OCAA champs head to the Final Four as the West Division champs and eyeing a podium finish for the third-straight year. After a one-year absence, the St....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crowds lined up in San Francisco on Wednesday to see — and smell — the blooming of an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odor when it opens once every several years. An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower, began blooming Tuesday afternoon at the California Academy of Sciences, a research institution and museum. The plant blooms for one to three days once every seven to 10 years. During the bloom, it releases a powerful smell described by some as rotting food or sweaty socks. “It’s kind of imitating the smell of kind...

Life / Health / Diet & Fitness Author of the article: Washington Post Maggie Penman, The Washington Post Published Feb 28, 2024 • 2 minute read Boiling water can remove most microplastics in the liquid, according to a new study. Tiny plastic particles can seem alarmingly ubiquitous and nearly impossible to get rid of — they’ve been found in food, breast milk and even clouds. But new research suggests that a simple solution could reduce microplastics in drinking water: boiling it. In a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Zhanjun Li and Eddy Y....

Nilas Corneliussen doesn’t need much sleep. In fact, the 32-year-old finds it unsettling when a city turns quiet at night. “I’m both a night and morning person,” says the Swedish-born executive head chef of Nordic-Asian fusion restaurant Villa Frantzen, one of only two Nordic restaurants in Thailand’s capital. “I much prefer to be in a dynamic city that never sleeps, and Bangkok gives me that.” But while Thailand had long appealed to him, even in his youth, Corneliussen says he never imagined a career in cooking. Instead, he was drawn to Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, the striking art known...