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Police outnumber fans as Donald Trump lands in Ireland

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday night in Ireland for a brief visit to his golf resort in Doonbeg, County Clare, on the western Atlantic coast.Fewer than a dozen fans greeted him as his motorcade arrived in the village. The smattering of U.S. flags and MAGA hats among people standing by the roadside were greatly outnumbered by Secret Service and Irish police.Trump did, however, receive a typically warm welcome inside the resort, the largest employer in the village with a staff of 300, including a performance by traditional Irish dancers. He traveled to Ireland with his second son, Eric. Reporters at the hotel asked Trump what he thought of Joe Biden’s four-day visit last month to Ireland, when tens of thousands cheered the current U.S. president at walkabouts and rallies. “I didn’t see too much of his visit. I don’t know what he did here,” Trump said.Trump, a vocal backer of Brexit, was also asked for his take on arguments over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern...

In The News for May 4 : Tentative deal reached between CRA, union, ending strike

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 4 …What we are watching in Canada …The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees has struck a tentative deal with the federal government, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapped up.The announcement of a prospective agreement comes after the government and Public Service Alliance of Canada came to separate deals that ended a strike of more than 120,000 other public servants.CRA employees represented by PSAC’s Union of Taxation Employees were still on strike two days after the federal tax-filing deadline.The union is telling members to return to work on May 4 by 11:30 a.m. ET at the latest.In a statement, PSAC said the tentative deal includes wage increases totalling 12.6 per cent compounded over the life of the agreement from 2021-2024, as well as an addi...

Indian army helps defuse clashes in northeastern state

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Indian army soldiers patrolled the streets and enforced a curfew after thousands of people clashed in a remote northeastern state, causing casualties and damage to homes and vehicles, officials said Thursday.Internet services were also suspended for five days in Manipur state bordering Myanmar to stop rumors from spreading on social media, according to N. Biren Singh, the state’s top elected official.“I appeal for calm and return to peace as precious lives have been lost and there have been cases of clashes, arson and vandalism in parts of Manipur,” Singh said in a tweet on Thursday.He did not provide further details and police did not say how many people died or were injured in the violence that erupted on Wednesday after protest marches by up to 10,000 Kukis and members of other tribal communities who are predominantly Christian in Churachandpur and adjoining districts in Manipur state.They were protesting the majority Meitei Hindu community’s demand for a s...

Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

VANCOUVER — Climate change is knocking some Pacific salmon out of alignment with the growth of the ocean plankton they eat to survive, new research says.In the largest data set ever gathered on the timing of juvenile salmon migration, research found the changing climate is causing some salmonpopulations to migrate earlier out of step with plankton blooms that are also affected by changing weather patterns. Lead author Sam Wilson said that as climate change continues the two will match less and less, putting salmon survival at risk.“The coastal ocean is changing in one way and Pacific salmon are changing in a myriad of other ways and those ways don’t always align,” said Wilson, a post-doctoral researcher in the salmon watersheds lab at Simon Fraser University. Numerous species of Pacific salmon are at risk or even endangered for several reasons, including overharvesting and lack of habitat protections. Wilson suggests the response by the young salmon may be a coping...

Queen Elizabeth toonie most popular coin some sellers have seen

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

TORONTO — Colin Cutler has been going to coin shows since he was 14 but has never come across a coin as popular as the black-ringed toonie the Royal Canadian Mint released to memorialize the late Queen Elizabeth.“I have never seen a coin with this kind of demand in the 52 years I’ve been doing this,” said the Chatham, Ont. man, who runs Collectors Corner Coins.“There’s never been a coin that’s had this kind of response.”The two-dollar coin with a black band of nickel-plated steel features the late monarch’s effigy in the centre of one side and the usual polar bear on an ice floe on the other. It’s marked 2022, the year of the queen’s death.  The mint produced about five million of the toonies, amounting to about one for every eight Canadians.“So if you had one, seven of your friends couldn’t,” Cutler said.When the coin was due to be released in December, he contacted the mint and was told there were none l...

Daily horoscope for May 4, 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT today (2 a.m. to 8 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Libra into Scorpio.Happy Birthday for Thursday, May 4, 2023:You are charming, perceptive and affectionate. You are also calm, which is why others often seek out your help. When necessary, you are an excellent teacher. This is a year of teaching and learning for you, and perhaps more solitude. You will acquire more knowledge, as well as increased inner awareness.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★Be careful with financial matters today, especially when dealing with taxes, debt, inheritances or insurance matters. For starters, you might have a knee-jerk reaction about something. However, you also might feel confused because of your sympathy for someone. Wait for clarity. Tonight: Schmooze.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★★Be patient with partners and close friends today. They might be emotionally upset about something. In fact, this could relate to an extravaga...

Valentin Yudashkin, Russian designer of dresses and uniforms dies at 59

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

Valentin Yudashkin, a Russian fashion designer known not only for flamboyant evening gowns but also for redesigning Russia's military uniforms, has died at the age of 59, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday (2 May).Yudashkin, whose often theatrical designs are exhibited in museums in France and the United States, first made his mark by dressing Raisa Gorbacheva, the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, in the late 1980s.In the 1990s, after the break-up of the Soviet Union, he became a Russian icon, styling national Olympic and soccer teams before, in 2008, redesigning 85 parade uniforms for all the branches of Russia's armed forces, together with Igor Chapurin."The most difficult thing was to make sure the uniforms, like any other uniform, were functional," he said in an interview. "I spent a lot of time talking to people who are serving in the army now to understand what works for them, what doesn't, what's comfortable and what isn't."Yudashkin said he had been influenced...

Miss Manners: I’m bitter about my co-worker’s slacking, and I think I’m going to snub her

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I recently had an issue with my co-worker/friend. She was given her assignment at 7 a.m., and I reminded her about it two more times. At the end of her shift, she told me she had been too busy to complete her assignment.She definitely was not too busy to perform her tasks that day, which was confirmed by another worker in her department. I now see I should have followed up more closely, but I didn’t feel I needed to micromanage her. I am still a little bitter about her lack of ownership.I will soon be having a holiday get-together at my home. This co-worker/friend has attended in the past, and another friend is pushing me to invite her again this year. How should I handle this?GENTLE READER: The advantage of labels like “friend” and “co-worker” is that they describe an expected set of behaviors — an advantage that is lost when they are all applied at once.Unless your co-worker/friend is also your “/employee,” Miss Ma...

Dear Abby: His menu angered me, so I’ve stopped hosting family dinners

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I used to have a good relationship with my brother-in-law “Anthony.” I hosted his birthdays and invited him for dinners on a regular basis. I would make sure to prepare his favorite dishes and pack him doggie bags for lunch the next day.When the other siblings visit, I host dinner for everyone.Recently, Anthony sent a dinner invitation and said he will be serving only one dish, with no other options. Then he added that since I’m allergic to this dish, perhaps I would prefer to bring my own food.I was so put off that I have stopped hosting dinners at my home. Am I right to feel this way?SEETHING IN CALIFORNIADEAR SEETHING: You are entitled to your feelings, but if you enjoy hosting dinners for your relatives, I would hate to see you cut off your nose to spite your face.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: My wife is furious that I kept a secret about our grandchild. Was I wrong? Advice | Dear Abby: Can I tell my son-in-law’...

Go fly a kite: Japanese kite master on what makes a good-flying kite

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:20:43 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "e05e2b40-74fc-4aca-9b73-1bb1674eec98"}).render("af8a1506b4ab4305bea67d90c732ab44"); });On a breezy day in March, hundreds of bright kites swayed gracefully above D.C. against the backdrop of blue skies and the Washington Monument.The Blossom Kite Festival in D.C. is a signature event that has, for years, been part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which commemorates Tokyo’s gift of 3,000 cherry trees to D.C. and celebrates the “enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan,” the festival’s website said.This year’s kite festival welcomed back Mikio Toki, a native of Japan and a master of traditional Edo-style kites, a distinctive style of kite first developed in Edo, which is present-day Tokyo.In honor of Asian American...