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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A popular springtime event in Stratford, Ont., has been cancelled by the city to “reduce the stress” on the fixture’s icons. The annual swan parade, which typically happens on the first Sunday of April, won’t happen this year, the city announced earlier this month.The event, which has been occurring for more than three decades, drew hundreds or thousands of spectators to watch the birds waddle down Morenz Drive to Lake Victoria in the city’s centre.The march from the swans’ winter quarters to the river was often led by a pipe band.“At the…

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The National Disaster Management Agency’s spokesperson, Abdul Muhari, urged strict safety protocols during the ongoing search, noting that weather forecasts for the next two days indicate potential rain across Jakarta and its nearby satellite cities.He warned that the unstable collapsed material could trigger additional ground movement, putting rescue teams at further risk.Jakarta and its satellite cities, collectively known as Jabodetabek, are home to about 42 million people and generate an estimated 14,000 tonnes of waste daily.Bantargebang, one of the world’s largest open landfills, sprawls over more than 110 hectares and holds about 55 million tonnes of trash, according to a…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security blamed Democrats for travelers facing long security lines amid a DHS funding lapse.”Americans are now enduring the severe fallout from the Democrat shutdown of DHS. Today, travelers are facing TSA lines of up to nearly 3 hours long at some major airports causing missed flights and massive delays during peak travel,” DHS deputy assistant secretary for public affairs Lauren Bis said in a statement, according to Transportation Security Administration posts Sunday on X.”This chaos is a direct result of Democrats and their refusal to fund DHS. These…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lainey Wilson hasn’t forgotten her roots.Wilson, 33, reflected on growing up in her tiny farm town of Baskin, Louisiana — home to roughly 170 people — and the misconception “city people” tend to have about blue-collar towns.”Where I’m from, it’s really just like a big farming community,” she said during an appearance on the “No Filter” podcast. “Like my daddy farms corn, wheat, soybeans, oats. Very blue-collar town. We don’t even have a red light. We have a caution light.”The country music star noted that “everybody knows everybody,” and it taught her…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tensions were running high between two rivals on Sunday as the Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team edged the Michigan State Spartans, 90-80.Spartans star Jeremy Fears Jr. drew scrutiny in the first half of the game when he kicked toward opponent Elliot Cadeau’s groin. He was called for a technical foul as the video review showed that he swung his right leg backward into Cadeau. Michigan St guard Jeremy Fears Jr. (1) puts up a shot between Michigan guard Roddy Gayle Jr, left, and Michigan center Aday Mara in the first half of…

A Zoox autonomous robotaxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon’s self-driving unit Zoox plans to start testing its autonomous vehicles in Dallas and Phoenix, the company announced Monday.To start, Zoox will deploy a “small number” of its retrofitted Toyota Highlander SUVs, with a human safety driver behind the wheel, to map the areas before it introduces its toaster-shaped robotaxis, the company said. Dallas and Phoenix will allow Zoox to expose its technology to diverse and challenging weather conditions, as well as more sprawling streets, compared to the dense…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The price of oil shot up amid the Trump administration’s targeting of Iran due to a “fear premium in the marketplace,” but Iran-forced oil inflation is “finally going to come to an end,” according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, when vessels resume normal movement.”We’re not too long away, I think, before you will see more regular resumption of ship traffic through the Straits of Hormuz,” Wright told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “Yes, we’re nowhere near normal traffic right now. And that’ll take some time. But, again, worst case, that’s…

Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has proposed to debate the turmoil in the Middle East on Monday evening, following a weekend meeting of ministers that discussed the issue. Steven MacKinnon, who is also transport minister, said in a Sunday post on X the government has proposed to opposition parties that a debate on the hostilities in Iran and the impact for Canadians abroad be held in the House of Commons.Media representatives for the NDP and Conservative parties did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday, and Carney’s office didn’t respond when…