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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As artificial intelligence (AI) companies race toward IPOs and scramble to construct data centers, a new Fox News Poll finds voters now view Big Tech — not Big Government — as the greater threat to the nation’s future, a striking turnaround from seven years ago.By a 5 percentage-point margin, more see Big Tech as the greater threat to the outlook of the country rather than big government (52% vs. 47%). That’s a 28-point reversal since 2019 — three years before ChatGPT burst onto the scene — when more were concerned about the government…

By Hannah Sangster Global News Posted June 18, 2026 9:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Cornwall Alternative School is celebrating their first graduating class in its 53-year history. What started decades ago as a downtown tutoring program run by social workers now stands as a school that helps kids who deal with significant barriers in the traditional education system.Cornwall’s principal, Andrew Irwin-Pasloski, says, “If you can think of any reason for a student not succeeding in mainstream school, they come here. We have lots of behaviour issues, addiction, trauma, lots of mental health…

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An AFP journalist said helicopters flew overhead as parents rushed to pick up frightened children. One witness described how children escaped out of windows to a concrete ledge below, before fire crews brought them to safety using ladders. A child in the sixth grade described how she and her classmates, who were two rooms away from the music room, suddenly smelled smoke.”We thought maybe someone was cooking … Then the siren went off,” she said.She spoke of how they ran down the stairs, covering their mouths with handkerchiefs, and evacuated to the schoolyard.”Then we saw the music room already burning with…

new video loaded: Labour’s Andy Burnham Wins U.K. Special ElectiontranscriptBacktranscriptLabour’s Andy Burnham Wins U.K. Special ElectionAndy Burnham of the Labour Party won a key seat in the United Kingdom’s Parliament, clearing the path for him to challenge Keir Starmer as prime minister.“I do hereby declare that Andy Burnham is duly elected.” “Everyone knows that politics isn’t working. Everyone can feel that the country isn’t where it should be. This result changes that. This result will bring about a country that works fairly for everywhere and for everybody.”Andy Burnham of the Labour Party won a key seat in the United Kingdom’s…

Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the Communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a U.S. oil blockade. In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero unveiled 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state’s role in the economy and attracting investment in everything from banking to tourism and agriculture. Under the reforms, foreign investors are no longer required to form joint ventures with the state, large private enterprises will be authorized, and both Cuban and foreign investors will be allowed to acquire stakes in state companies.These and other…

Black employees of the Montreal police force have sent a letter to management saying some have concerns about going to work after the dismantling of a patrol unit over serious allegations of racist misconduct. The letter was dated June 14, two days after senior police officials held a late evening news conference announcing they had suspended two officers and reassigned 14 others over allegations of racism and other reprehensible behaviour.Police Chief Fady Dagher said on June 12 that the investigation began in March after information was provided by fellow officers. 1:58 Montreal-North mayor vows to rebuild trust after SPVM racism allegations…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the U.S. men’s national soccer team looks to build on its emphatic 4-1 victory over Paraguay when it faces Australia on Friday, the biggest question surrounding the Americans is whether “Captain America” will be on the pitch at Lumen Field in Seattle.Christian Pulisic’s injury status has loomed large over this team despite their strong start on home soil for the tournament. Pulisic, who had an assist in the win over Paraguay, suffered a calf injury that led to him being subbed out after the first half last week.USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino…

Doubts are being raised about whether the hearing for former radio host Alan Jones’ sexual abuse charges will begin on time, as a judge took aim at the “trench warfare” delaying the preparation.The 85-year-old has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of indecent assault and sexual touching between 2003 and 2020.He is set to defend the allegations against him at a four-month hearing beginning on August 3.But Judge Glenn Walsh expressed concern at the slow nature of the legal wrangling jeopardising the start of the proceedings.”The trench warfare is not getting us anywhere,” he told Sydney’s Downing Centre Local…

MSCI on Thursday (Jun 18) downgraded Indonesia’s information flow criterion to negative, as it reiterated concerns around transparency in shareholding structures and signs of coordinated trading in the country’s stock market, in its 2026 Global Market Accessibility Review.Indonesia’s capital markets have plunged since MSCI, a provider of equity, fixed income, real estate indices, in January flagged transparency concerns and warned of a downgrade to frontier status from emerging, a move that could trigger outflows worth as much as US$13 billion.The benchmark Jakarta stocks index is down more than 27 per cent this year, making it the worst-performing major market in…