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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The fight between an Ontario city and a restaurant over the naming rights for a local sports and entertainment venue is escalating — with both parties filing competing lawsuits. It was the end of May when the City of Mississauga abruptly announced it would rename the Paramount Fine Food Centre, claiming the restaurant, run by Mohamed Fakih, owed it $1.6 million.Now both parties have filed separate legal claims.On June 19, Fakih filed a statement of claim against Mayor Carolyn Parrish and the City of Mississauga seeking millions in damages for libel and…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For the third time in WNBA history, a player has scored 53 points.Toronto Tempo star Marina Mabrey tied the single-game scoring record with 53 points in a dominant 125-94 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night. Only A’ja Wilson and Liz Cambage have reached that 53-point mark before Mabrey.Mabrey, who poured in nine three-pointers in the win, helped the Tempo set the highest point total scored in a regulation game in WNBA history. The Phoenix Mercury scored 127 points in a 2010 game, though it was double overtime. Marina Mabrey…

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections that have allowed them to live and work in the United States.In a pair of cases that tested a key aspect of President Trump’s plan to crack down on immigration, a divided Supreme Court ruled that the TPS law bars judicial review of claims brought under federal law. The dispute arose out of the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for more than 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians. Lower…

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The move is the latest in a series of tweaks to the country’s diesel subsidy policies.In 2023, Malaysia’s coffers were under pressure, after the country had spent a huge RM14.3 billion on blanket diesel subsidies that year, surging from RM1.4 billion in 2019.Anyone in the country could buy diesel for RM2.15 a litre, the second cheapest in Southeast Asia after Brunei.In June 2024, the federal government had enough. It removed blanket subsidies for diesel on the peninsula, floating its price and increasing it to RM3.35 per litre.This reached a peak of RM6.72 in April this year as global oil prices…

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Tech giants roll out steep price increases amid shortage of memory chips used to power AI.Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026Apple and Microsoft have rolled out steep price hikes for some of their best-selling products, blaming soaring memory chip costs amid the boom in AI.Apple on Thursday increased prices across its range of Macs and iPads, with many of its most popular models seeing hikes of 20 percent or more.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe base model MacBook Air now retails in the United States for $1,299, up from $1,099, while the lowest-spec MacBook Pro rose from $1,699…

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Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher was named an ‘honorary citizen’ of Montreal at a ceremony at City Hall on Thursday. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada presented the honour to the 34-year-old player, who spent 14 seasons with the Canadiens and has long been a prominent figure in the city.Several dozen people attended the event, including team owner Geoff Molson, where the Alberta native received numerous heartfelt tributes highlighting the determination, leadership, passion and courage he showed over his many years in Montreal. Montreal Canadiens co-owner Geoff Molson speaks during a ceremony naming Canadiens player Brendan Gallagher as a Citizen of Honour…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., is sounding the alarm over polling revealing that a record-low number of Americans were “very proud” of their country last year.”In Gallup’s 25-year patriotism survey, just 17 percent, or less than 1 in 5 American adults, reported that they were ‘very proud’ of being an American,” Hageman said in a floor speech on Tuesday.”Our excitement for America has been dimmed by accusations of an unacceptable morality, our self-image tarnished by a novel self-flagellation,” she added.Hageman’s speech, set to be delivered in the coming week, argues that the country…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven’t confirmed a single wedding detail, but that hasn’t stopped bettors from putting millions on what could be the biggest celebrity ceremony in years.With speculation reaching a frenzy, prediction markets are revealing where gamblers think the couple will say, “I do,” who will score an invite — and the one outcome they’re betting almost certainly won’t happen.While bettors are divided over where the couple will marry and who will make the guest list, there’s one prediction with overwhelming consensus: Swift is almost certainly not pregnant.Polymarket bettors have…

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It sounds like something straight out of a horror movie — but a mother and daughter insist they stumbled across a mountainside covered in hundreds of mysterious speakers blasting eerie noises from the wilderness.Karrie Ann Snure and her daughter Jordan were horseback riding through California’s infamous Mount Shasta on Tuesday when strange screeching sounds drew them off the trail.What they found left them stunned.Dozens — possibly hundreds — of solar-powered Bluetooth speakers had been planted in the ground among the trees, all apparently playing the same unsettling audio.“This is straight apocalyptic,” Ms Snure said in a video posted online.“Someone is…

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