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Trump adds 10% tariff on Canada due to a TV ad, even though key economic powers law doesn’t allow its use against ‘informational materials’
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President Donald Trump’s extra 10% duty on Canada added fuel to the debate over his legal authority on trade, just as the Supreme Court is about to consider a challenge to his global tariffs. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, he blasted the...
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Circle’s Arc Blockchain Testnet Goes Live: Over 100 Partners Including Mastercard, Coinbase on Board
Circle launches Arc's public testnet with 100+ major players like Visa, HSBC, and BlackRock testing its payments blockchain. USDC stablecoin issuer Circle has rolled out the public testnet for its payments-focused blockchain network. The company...
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The Old Margarita’s Restaurant In Orono Has Finally Been Sold. But What’s Coming Next?
Margarita's Orono, Cori Skall Margarita's Orono, Cori Skall After 40 years of business in downtown Orono, Margarita Mexican Restaurant closed the doors to its Mill Street location in January of 2025. The building was listed for sale for $515,400...
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Why Oscar Piastri only qualified seventh for Mexico GP
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Canada Pulling Manipulated Reagan Anti-Tariff Advert and Backing Down to Trump on Trade
U.S. winning trade war with Canada. Image generated by AI. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced he would suspend the controversial anti-tariff ad campaign that triggered President Trump to halt trade talks with Canada. The advertisement, created by...
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Max Verstappen makes astonishing ‘retirement’ claim ahead of Mexico GP
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West Sunshine Bridge project in Springfield delayed several weeks, impacting businesses
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri Department of Transportation bridge replacement project on West Sunshine will take longer than expected, pushing the completion date back several weeks from the original early December timeline. The...
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Trump ends trade negotiations with Canada over anti-tariff ad
Agencies President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious behavior” aimed at influencing US...
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Mexican Hat owners thank community for seven great years
By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on October 24, 2025. asmith@medicinehatnews.com After nearly seven years, the Mexican Hat restaurant is closing its doors. The idea for the restaurant had first come to mind when owners Mario Padilla and...
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"Even I don't know how I did that": Lando Norris' shocked reaction to securing pole position for the F1 Mexican GP
Lando Norris took pole position for the 2025 F1 Mexico Grand Prix with a sensational final lap in Q3 in qualifying on Saturday. The McLaren driver 'pleasantly surprised' himself with the pole lap, which was over four-tenths quicker than Charles...
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Lando Norris leaves F1 title rivals trailing in his wake with statement Mexico GP pole
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Mexico launches call to assign power generation permits
Mexico has opened a call for proposals for generation and interconnection permits to integrate new projects into the national electricity system under an accelerated evaluation mechanism aligned with binding planning. October 24, 2025 Luis Ini...
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Lando Norris gets huge F1 title boost with Mexican Grand Prix pole as Oscar Piastri suffers qualifying blow
LANDO NORRIS showed he means business in the title fight as he bagged pole position in Mexico City. Meanwhile it was a woeful afternoon for his team-mate Oscar Piastri – who will start the race all the way down in eighth. Sign up for the Sport...
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Mexico hands over Chinese fentanyl kingpin Zhi Dong Zhang to the US
Zhi Dong Zhang, also known as Brother Wang, was handed over to U.S. authorities on Thursday. The Chinese fentanyl and cocaine kingpin was arrested last year in Mexico City, but managed to escape this summer after a judge’s controversial decision...
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Mexico hands suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin over to US authorities, minister says
By Laura Sharman, Rocio Ruiz, CNN (CNN) — Mexico has handed an alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin over to authorities in the United States, where he is wanted for money laundering and drug trafficking. Zhi Dong Zhang is accused in court documents of...
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BIOHAZARD's EVAN SEINFELD: Why I Moved To Tulum, Mexico Four Years Ago
During an appearance on Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, Evan Seinfeld — founding member, frontman and bassist of the hardcore/metal powerhouse BIOHAZARD — spoke about his decision to move to Tulum, Mexico four years ago after living in...
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Mexico City set for tenth anniversary celebration since F1 return
After a decade of roaring engines and sold-out grandstands, the Mexico City Grand Prix will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend as a major economic driver and international showcase for the country. Federico Gonzalez, director of the...
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F1 grid: Starting positions for Mexico GP
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Judge orders bond hearing for detained Mexican with sick daughter
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Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Due process rights were violated when federal officers detained the father of a girl who has cancer without a bond hearing pending deportation to Mexico, a federal judge in Chicago ruled. U.S. District of Northern Illinois Judge...
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada after Ontario ad criticises US tariffs
President Donald Trump announced he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad sponsored by one of its provinces that used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticise US tariffs — prompting the province’s...
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