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Amazon said on Tuesday that it is closing its Fresh grocery and cashierless Go convenience stores as the online retailer backtracks on its foray into brick-and-mortar retail. Amazon said some physical store locations will be converted into Whole Foods Market stores. Amazon Fresh will continue to exist as an online brand, the company said. “While we’ve seen encouraging signals in our Amazon-branded physical grocery stores, we haven’t yet created a truly distinctive customer experience with the right economic model needed for large-scale expansion,” the company said.Amazon said its grocery business, which it launched more than two decades ago, accounts for more than $150…

Travelers wait in a long security line at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, May 7, 2025.Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesTravelers, be warned: Starting Feb. 1, you may need to pay a fee of $45 or more for going through airport security checkpoints without a Real ID or another acceptable travel document. “That’s not nothing,” John Breyault, vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the National Consumers League, a consumer advocacy group, said of the fee. “If you ever needed a reason to get a Real ID-compliant ID, now’s the time.”The Real ID card…

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won’t pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents. But he is quick to defend Canada’s respect for the law when removing people from the country under immigration provisions.“What I would say is that Canada is not Minnesota,” Anandasangaree said in an interview earlier this week.“I think my responsibility is not to opine on other countries’ processes but, more importantly, to ensure that our process is in line with Charter values, is in line with the rule of law and is in…

Australia’s T20 World Cup preparations have hit problems as Pakistan’s spinners bowled them to a chastening series defeat with a 90-run thrashing in Lahore.

On Tuesday, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif denied any operation was planned or underway in Tirah, calling the movement a routine seasonal migration driven by harsh winter conditions.However, a Pakistani military source with knowledge of the matter said the relocation followed months of consultations involving tribal elders, district officials and security authorities over the presence of militants in Tirah, who they said were operating among civilian populations and pressuring residents.The source asked to remain unidentified as they are not authorised to speak to the media.The source said civilians were encouraged to temporarily leave to reduce the risk of harm…

The attack comes amid fears of a return to conflict following clashes between government troops and Tigrayan forces.Published On 31 Jan 202631 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareOne person has been killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia’s ‍northern Tigray ‍region, a senior Tigrayan official and a humanitarian worker said, in another sign of renewed conflict between regional and federal forces.The Tigrayan official on Saturday said the drone strikes hit two Isuzu trucks near Enticho and Gendebta, two places in Tigray about 20km (12 miles) apart.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe official said the…

President Trump celebrated a new federally-funded investment program, called Trump Accounts, aimed at giving kids a long-term financial foundation. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sat down with “CBS Saturday Morning” to discuss the initiative and the looming changes at the Federal Reserve.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Utah mother obsessed with doomsday prophecies has been arrested overseas after allegedly kidnapping her four young children and abandoning them in a Croatian orphanage, triggering an international legal battle to bring the kids home.Elleshia Anne Seymour, 35, was taken into custody in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Jan. 16, the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital. Prosecutors said they are now working with federal partners to explore extradition options, though no timeline has been announced.Seymour is charged in Utah with four counts of custodial interference — removing child…

Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the rise as older adults struggle with issues ranging from no heat in their homes to loneliness amid brutal cold and impassable snow-covered sidewalks. “(Many) seniors do face isolation anyway, but when it’s particularly cold and there’s more fear of going out or other people coming in, that just unfortunately increases rates of isolation,” said Rochelle McAlister, who oversees the helpline run by WoodGreen Community Services.McAlister said the helpline received 128 calls on Monday and Tuesday alone — about 50 per cent more than average — right after a snowstorm walloped southern Ontario.While…

Israel has carried out its heaviest air strikes in the Gaza Strip in weeks, killing 27 people including three ​children in attacks on a police station, houses and tents, Palestinian health officials say.The Israeli military said it had targeted commanders and sites belonging to Palestinian militant group Hamas and ⁠its ally Islamic Jihad in response to a breach of a US-brokered ceasefire agreed last October after two years of war in the Gaza Strip.Hamas, which retains control of just under half of the enclave, said Israel had violated the truce.It did not say whether any of its members or sites…