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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfires have forced more than 800 residents to evacuate their northwestern Ontario First Nation. Chief Waylon Scott of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, which sits about 100 kilometres northwest of Kenora near the Manitoba border, says rain and cooler temperatures have kept several fires at bay, but the blazes still pose a major threat.In a video conference with reporters Sunday, he said crews are trying to beat back flames from a 0.3-square-kilometre wildfire burning just over a kilometre from the community.Scott says roughly 100 firefighters, including 20 flown in from British Columbia, are…

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XRP is back in the news after a surprise ruling on May 16 that denied both the SEC and Ripple’s joint motion to lift the institutional sales injunction and reduce penalties. Judge Analisa Torres won’t issue an indicative ruling, so both sides will have to do more than just agree between themselves—the court wants a good reason to reverse its previous position. BREAKING RIPPLE VS. SEC UPDATE: Judge Torres SHUTS DOWN the parties' request for an indicative ruling! #XRP #Ripple #SEC pic.twitter.com/rb6Q4eaf54— Brett (@Brett_Crypto_X) May 15, 2025 The crypto markets were shocked and XRP’s regulatory status is once again uncertain.…

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President Donald Trump said he and the first lady were “saddened” after learning that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer, wishing him a “fast and successful recovery.””Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., also weighed in on the former president’s diagnosis.In a post on X, Trump Jr. shared another post that read, “BREAKING: Joe Biden has been diagnosed…

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A Trump Middle East extravaganza to start: Donald Trump’s trip to the Gulf has been filled with blandishments, opulence and petrodollar-fuelled megadeals, the FT reports.Welcome to Due Diligence, your briefing on dealmaking, private equity and corporate finance. This article is an on-site version of the newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday to Friday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newsletters. Get in touch with us anytime: Due.Diligence@ft.comIn today’s newsletter:Mayfair magnate trims empireLondon’s Mayfair has played host to some larger-than-life characters over the centuries.A favourite haunt of Winston…

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The ruling party’s pro-European Union candidate and a right-wing nationalist are set for a decisive second-round showdown on June 1.Rafal Trzaskowski from Poland’s ruling centrist Civic Coalition (KO) is narrowly ahead of Karol Nawrocki, the candidate backed by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, in the first round of the country’s presidential election. It sets up a close battle to determine if the nation stays on a pro-European path or leans closer to admirers of United States President Donald Trump. On Sunday, Trzaskowski, the liberal Warsaw Mayor, placed first with 30.8 percent of the vote, ahead of Nawrocki, a…

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An even more dangerous encounter followed on Feb 19 near Scarborough Shoal, when a Chinese helicopter flew within 3m of a Philippine patrol aircraft near Scarborough Shoal, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. Then there’s the matter of the Chinese Coast Guard ships’ lingering presence in the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone between Scarborough Shoal and the coast of northern Luzon since January. The area, while inside Beijing’s nine-dash line, is well over 100km from any disputed territory. March and April saw Beijing and Manila trading accusations after incidents in the air and at sea near Scarborough Shoal. FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION…

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Protesters who have been camping this weekend at a British Columbia ostrich farm that’s been ordered to kill its entire flock because of bird flu say they’re preparing to stay longer. Universal Ostrich Farm, in Edgewood, B.C., has been battling with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency over the cull of 399 birds after the farm lost its court battle to save the birds.One of the protesters, Jim Kerr, says more than 200 people showed up on Saturday to oppose the cull, and the plan at this moment is to stay “peaceful, loving, and lawful.”But Kerr says that doesn’t mean they…

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Mike Novogratz’s crypto firm Galaxy Digital started trading on the Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker GLXY. The stock opened at $23.50 per share on the U.S. exchange.Galaxy Digital, which has been traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange since 2020, shifted its shares to the Nasdaq through a direct listing — a move that follows a grueling, multiyear battle with U.S. regulators.Novogratz told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Friday that Galaxy’s value now hinges on two high-growth areas: crypto and artificial intelligence.”These are the two most exciting growth areas in markets, right. AI and the infrastructure needed for AI to exist…

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