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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Philadelphia woman is demanding answers after her fiancé was gunned down in what she says was a random ambush shooting while the couple was visiting Puerto Rico.Kelly Crispin said she and her fiancé, Omar Padilla Vélez, were driving back to his family’s home at around 1:45 a.m. on Jan. 3 after a night of dancing in San Juan when they made a wrong turn off the Calle Cerra nightlife strip, she told FOX 29 and The Philadelphia Inquirer.Within moments, their car was surrounded. More than a dozen masked men armed with…

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war has a new target: Canada’s aviation sector — specifically Bombardier jets. Late Thursday, Trump posted on his social media platform that he plans to impose a 50 per cent tariff on all Canadian-made aircraft sold to the U.S. and “decertify” some Bombardier planes unless Canada’s aviation authority, Transport Canada, certifies several business jets made by Gulfstream, a U.S. company and direct competitor to Bombardier.“Based on the fact that Canada has wrongfully, illegally, and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 500, 600, 700, and 800 Jets, one of the greatest, most technologically advanced airplanes ever made,…

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GOVERNMENT PROMISES MAJOR MARKET REFORMSIndonesia’s chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto said authorities were committed to stock market reforms and stressed that the country’s economic fundamentals remained sound.Proposed measures include doubling the free float requirement of shares to 15 per cent, allowing pension and insurance funds to increase capital market investment to 20 per cent of their portfolio from 8 per cent, and checking the affiliation of shareholders with ownership of less than 5 per cent.”The government guarantees protection for all investors by maintaining good governance and transparency,” Airlangga said.Those resigning from OJK alongside Siregar included Inarno Djajadi, chief executive for…

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In Summary:South Africa leads Africa in consumer goods exports due to its diversified manufacturing and strong logistics infrastructure.Egypt and Morocco rank highly with large-scale production of electronics, automobiles, textiles, and processed goods.Nigeria and Ethiopia are expanding their consumer goods output through industrial parks and value-added manufacturing.West African countries like Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are growing their export footprint through agro-processing and packaged consumer products.Deep Dive!!Sunday, 18 January 2026 – Africa’s export landscape is rapidly shifting from a heavy reliance on raw commodities to a more diversified model where manufactured consumer goods play a central role. In 2025/2026, several African countries…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republicans praised the track record of Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve on Friday as Democrats raised questions about how much control President Donald Trump would look to exert over his replacement for Jerome Powell — the current chair who has clashed with the president on the country’s economic policy.Trump formally nominated Kevin Warsh to the chair position on Friday, kicking off his confirmation process and immediately sparking questions from Democrats about whether Warsh will maintain the Fed’s independence or align its operations with the president’s political goals.Either way, Sen. Tim…

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The Corps. of Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) march during an inauguration ceremony for Abigail Spanberger, governor of Virginia, not pictured, at Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia, US, on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ‘NO LOGIC’: Virginia Democrats blasted for threatening historic military college VMI with funding threat over DEI concernsPOWER STRUGGLE: Watchdog group exposes Idaho colleges’ alleged scheme to sidestep new DEI lawFREE SPEECH SHOWDOWN: Chicago teacher placed on leave after Facebook post supporting ICE sparks outrage from activists A teacher takes part in the…

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The Mill Cove Ferry project — which is poised to connect Bedford to the Halifax transit system — will continue as planned despite budgetary concerns. For Coun. Kathryn Morse, broaching the possibility of cancelling the project was a tough decision.But the District 10 councillor said she felt she needed to ensure the municipality is financially responsible.“I really love the idea of this electric ferry and it bothered me to bring this up, but we have to make sure that they’re both environmentally and financially sustainable because it will impact other projects,” she said.Morse brought forward a motion this week asking…

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