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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dave McGinnis, a former Arizona Cardinals head coach and Tennessee Titans assistant coach, died on Monday. He was 74.The Titans announced the death of McGinnis, who died after being hospitalized for an illness in early March. The Titans’ news release said that he passed away at Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital with his family by his side.”My heart aches with the loss of Coach Mac, who was so much more than a coach and broadcaster – he was family,” Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement. Head coach Dave McGinnis…

Kulin grain grower Barry West is keeping a positive outlook on this year’s cropping program despite fuel and fertiliser uncertainty, after receiving some much-needed rain following the break up of ex-tropical Cyclone Narelle.Starting his seeding on April 1, Mr West is planning on putting in about 2000ha of canola, 2000ha of barley, 1000ha of wheat, and some lupins and oats for the winter crop season.His cropping operations will span from Kulin to a property at Westdale, where he ran sheep across last year to ready it for cropping this year.Mr West has about 1000 head of merinos remaining after selling…

BEIJING: Beijing’s stringent export controls on rare earths are driving a fundamental shift in how European firms think about their operations in China, a business lobby warned on Tuesday (Apr 14).China dominates the global industry for rare earths, which are critical for making a wide range of products, from everyday consumer electronics to equipment used in the defence sector.The country’s leaders leveraged that strength in spectacular fashion last year, reaching a deal with Washington in October to pause a blistering trade war after Beijing’s curbs on their exports sent shockwaves across supply chains.But the approval procedures now in place are…

Latest attack brings death toll from US strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean to at least 170 since September.Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026The ⁠United States military has ⁠carried out another attack on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people, in the latest deadly strike by US forces on boats that Washington alleges have links to Latin American drug trafficking cartels.US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which is responsible for Washington’s military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, confirmed the attack in a post on social media late on Monday, claiming to have killed two “male…

The U.S. military said it killed two people in a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, bringing the death toll to at least 170 since strikes began last September. U.S. Southern Command, which is responsible for Washington’s forces in the region, said in a post on X that “the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.””Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed,” the post said.CBS News reached out to U.S. Southern Command for evidence of narco-terror operations…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The stepbrother of a Florida teenager who died aboard a Carnival cruise ship will be charged as an adult, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida announced.The 16-year-old stepbrother, identified as T.H. in court documents, is accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old Anna Kepner and intentionally killing her on Carnival Cruise Line’s Horizon ship.T.H. was initially charged as a juvenile on Feb. 2. He is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse. If convicted, the teen faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA…

More than 2,200 workers from 22 long-term care homes hit the picket lines in Nova Scotia on Monday morning. The striking workers are represented by CUPE and include continuing care assistants, licensed practical nurses and support service providers, such as dietary and laundry staff.“The public is very much behind us. You see it in the cars driving by, everyone’s honking, you see it,” said Christa Sweeney from CUPE’s long-term and community care committee while outside Saint Vincent’s Nursing Home in Halifax.“We’re looking for a living wage. We asked for $5 an hour increase for all classifications.”Striking workers are asking for…

Australian mortgage holders are being warned of a “nightmare scenario” including higher interest rates as the fallout from the Middle East smashes household budgets.In a fireside chat at the Money Marketeers in New York, Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Andrew Hauser warned of the potential fallout from the Middle East oil price shock, as consumer sentiment surveys show Australia’s confidence reaches a record low.“I don’t think those surveys tell you a lot about what consumption is going to do but, if they are right, we have a big income shock coming our way,” he said“It is the central bankers…

Stephane Dujarric says the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling on ‘all parties’ to respect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz as the US military’s blockade of Iranian maritime traffic is in force. The move follows failed talks between Washington and Tehran in Islamabad.Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announced he was planning to resign from Congress following sexual misconduct allegations, leading top Democrats in the U.S. Senate, like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to praise the decision.Meanwhile, Republicans are questioning how much top Democrats knew before the final ball dropped Monday with Swalwell’s resignation, which came just days after he suspended his California gubernatorial campaign.Swalwell said Monday that he was “deeply sorry” to his family, staff and constituents for his “mistakes,” but stood headstrong in calling the sexual misconduct and abuse allegations against him “false.””I am aware…