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Elizabeth Smart (left) was 14 years old when she was abducted at knifepoint from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Netflix) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MONSTER’S NEXT MOVE: Elizabeth Smart reveals her kidnapper tried to abduct her teen cousin as his ‘next wife’ LISTEN TO THE FOX TRUE CRIME PODCAST WITH EMILY COMPAGNO NEVER GIVING UP: Parents’ relentless hunt for missing daughter heats up as new tech breathes life into case Michael Mckee is charged with the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe.  (Rob Misleh and WIFR via Pool) FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The sale of a Virginia warehouse to Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not proceed, according to a statement from Jim Pattison Developments. The organization has been facing backlash since it was announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was in the process of buying a building owned by Jim Pattison Developments to use as an ICE processing facility.Records show that Pattison bought the building in Ashland, Va., for roughly $10.4 million in 2022. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered…

Slogans shouted at pro-Palestine protests are under scrutiny as a state moves to outlaw them after the Bondi massacre but critics say it curbs freedoms.

Public health experts note that India accounts for around 36 per cent of global rabies deaths, with children and the elderly particularly at risk – a factor that has intensified calls for stronger stray dog management.But animal rights advocates argue that the court’s directives have led to cruelty against community dogs and could make existing problems worse.“Why are shelters a failure? Because they go against a dog’s nature. You cannot herd multiple unknown dogs altogether. They will fight, injure each other and kill each other,” said Ambika Shukla, trustee of advocacy group People For Animals.“Those areas will become hotspots of diseases.”Under India’s…

In Summary  Katlego Maphai co-founded Yoco to simplify card acceptance for small businesses traditionally excluded from formal payment systems.  Under his leadership, Yoco focused on building an affordable, accessible payment infrastructure tailored to SME realities.  Yoco has expanded beyond South Africa, extending its SME payments platform into additional markets.Deep Dive!!Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, January 23, 2026 – For decades, South Africa’s payments ecosystem was shaped primarily around large retailers and established enterprises. Small and medium-sized businesses, particularly informal and early-stage merchants, faced high costs, complex onboarding processes, and limited access to card payment infrastructure. As consumer payment preferences shifted toward cards and digital transactions,…

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls on member states to address unpaid dues and overhaul world body’s financial rules.Published On 30 Jan 202630 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the United Nations faces “imminent financial collapse” amid unpaid annual dues and other issues.Al Jazeera on Friday reviewed a letter Guterres sent to all UN member states earlier this week, warning them that the global body faced a grave financial crisis.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe letter urged member states to agree to overhaul the UN’s financial rules or accept “the very…

In his first stint at the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh came to a central bank that was about to be asked to save the world. He returns now under very different circumstances, asked to serve a notoriously fickle president who will place significant but very different demands on him.Warsh indeed is a Fed veteran, serving during the critical period of 2006 to 2011 that led up to and ultimately through the global financial crisis and the central bank’s efforts to stabilize the economy. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Warsh was one of the youngest members ever to serve on…

Corus, CBC and Bell will join forces to air the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards in a first-of-its-kind simulcast aimed at expanding the show’s reach and celebrating homegrown stories. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television announced Friday that the awards will air on Global, STACKTV, CBC, CBC Gem, Crave and CTV on May 31 at 8 p.m. ET.Calgary-born actor and comedian Andrew Phung will host the ceremony, which celebrates the best in Canadian film, TV and digital media.In previous years, the Screen Awards have only aired on CBC and CBC Gem.Academy CEO Tammy Frick said the simulcast reflects a shared…

The US Justice Department has published a new cache of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex ‍offender Jeffrey Epstein.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former Biden administration official’s social media post lamenting the death of a young child in government custody amid increased immigration operations in Minnesota drew backlash from Republicans, who seized on the fact that the death occurred during the Biden administration. Andrew Bates, who previously served as the senior deputy press secretary for former President Joe Biden, on Tuesday retweeted a post from the Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats about Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, an 8-year-old who suffered from sickle cell anemia and a heart condition and died in Border Patrol custody in 2023.Bates…