Former central banker Mark Carney won the Liberal Party leadership vote in a landslide, becoming Canada’s next prime minister. Carney, 59, previously led the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, and currently serves as the UN’s special envoy for climate action. With Canadian, U.K., and Irish citizenship, Carney has no political experience but is focused on transitioning to solely Canadian citizenship.
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Federal judge awards nearly $2M after ruling FBI agent was negligent in fatal shooting of abducted Texas man
A federal judge awarded nearly $2 million in damages to the mother and son of Ulises Valladares, a Texas man killed by an FBI agent during a botched rescue attempt in 2018. The judge determined that the agent, Gavin Lappe, was negligent in shooting Valladares, who was bound and blindfolded, without confirming his target. Despite Lappe being protected by qualified immunity, the judge ruled that he was the sole cause of Valladares' death due to...
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