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“The fire control centre gave us 20 litres of fuel and lent us leaf blowers. Once the season ends, we have to return them,” he told AFP, standing before a blackened, ash-strewn stretch of land.”Everyone can see how serious it is now. It’s so dark and hazy you can’t see a thing, and it’s gone on for far too long.”He worries about his home next to a forest, and his health.”We now live with this smoke, breathing it in every day.”On Wednesday, a volunteer firefighter was found dead from suspected exhaustion linked to heat and underlying health conditions, officials told…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on Trump administration officials and former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leadership to testify before a commission he created targeting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations conducted in the state. Pritzker sent a letter to White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, border czar Tom Homan, former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, acting ICE director Todd Lyons, former DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, and Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Rodney Scott among others. “I established the Illinois Accountability Commission to…

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[The stream is slated to start at 10:30 a.m. ET. CNBC Television will start the stream when the event begins. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above.]Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Monday to the Harvard University Principles of Economics class.This will be one of Powell’s final scheduled public appearances before his term ends in May. The discussion comes with markets anticipating the central bank will be on hold regarding interest rates through the end of the year.In his most recent comments, Powell characterized the economy as growing at “a solid pace” and said he…

Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian have been hanged after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld their sentences.Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group, in the latest action targeting dissidents, even as the United States-Israeli war on Iran drags on.The two were executed on Saturday morning after the country’s Supreme Court upheld earlier sentences that convicted them of PMOI/MEK membership, and “armed rebellion through involvement in multiple terrorist acts”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian … were hanged after…

President Trump submitted a 2027 budget, requesting an additional $1.5 trillion in military spending, the most in decades. Nancy Cordes reports.

Mohamed Toure’s bid to lead the line at the World Cup is back on track after the breakout Socceroo returned unscathed from injury.Harry Souttar is also well and truly on the comeback trail from his long lay-off at Leicester City.Toure suffered a groin injury in late February which ruled him out of Australia’s send-off friendlies against Cameroon and Curacao.The young striker, who turned 22 last week, returned off the bench for Norwich City in English soccer’s second-tier on Friday (Saturday AEDT), coming on in the 63rd minute in a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth.The timing couldn’t be better for Toure, who…

The surge in energy prices, visible at US gas stations since early March, is set to be fully revealed next week when new consumer price statistics are released, with gasoline costs—up an estimated 20% from February after seasonal adjustment—expected to be the single largest driver of the inflation hike in the country.However, the increase in energy costs has not yet translated into higher prices for most other goods and services, with the possible exception of air travel, according to Commerzbank AG.“But this is likely only a matter of time,” analysts at Commerzbank said in a report. US inflation forecasts and spreading…

Award-winning actor David Oyelowo speaks with “CBS Mornings” about starring in the psychological thriller “Newborn.” The film follows Chris Newborn as he tries to rebuild his life and reconnect with family after serving seven years in solitary confinement. Oyelowo explains how he prepared for his role and speaks about losing his father to cancer on the first day of shooting the movie.