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March 23 (Reuters) - The United States and Canada have reached a deal that would allow for the closure of an unofficial border crossing between New York state and the province of Quebec, but the final details still need to be worked out, a Canadian government source familiar with the talks told Reuters.

"We want a North America that is globally competitive, so that our two economies which are already so integrated, where so many businesses and jobs and supply chains rely on each other, can compete with the world and can be successful

OTTAWA, March 24 (Reuters) - The United States and Canada must together build a North American market on everything from semiconductors to solar panel batteries, in the face of growing competition, including from an "increasingly assertive China," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.

According to the results from Saturday's vote declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), APC won the governorship in 15 states -- Lagos, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa, Gombe, Kwara, Niger, Yobe, Nasarawa, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ogun, Benue, Kaduna

The recent alarm over a Chinese balloon that crossed the United States on an alleged spying mission before being shot down, followed by the downing of two more unidentified objects, has put a spotlight on the joint US-Canada air defense system, known

military carried out air strikes against Iran-backed forces in retaliation for an attack that killed an American contractor and wounded five U.S. OTTAWA, March 24 (Reuters) - U.S.
President Joe Biden on Friday said the United States is prepared to "act forcefully" to protect Americans, commenting after the U.S.

In the key northeastern region of Adamawa -- which could see the election of Nigeria's first woman governor -- the results were declared "inconclusive" as the number of voters unable to cast their ballot was greater than the margin between the two fro

It reinforced North Korea´s conviction that it was essential to acquire and defend WMDs. supremacy in the wake of the September 11 attacks only weakened and undermined the country - all the more so after the horrors of Abu Ghraib and wider brutality against civilians. It strengthened and emboldened Iran. Russia and China took note. The invasion curtailed hopes of stabilising Afghanistan, by drawing away attention, resources and troops. So did the global south, hindering efforts to garner support for Ukraine. Liberal interventionism was badly discredited. It hastened the end of the brief unipolar moment and undercut visions of a rules-based global order. The refugee flows produced by regional instability, along with IS-led or -inspired attacks in Europe, contributed to growing ethno-nationalism and fueled support for Brexit. It was hardly the first time America´s foreign policy had clashed with its declared ideals, but it had not been so public and inescapable since Vietnam. A military adventure conceived by many of its players as a brash reassertion of U.S.

President Biden last week approved the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, giving ConocoPhillips permission to extract as much as 600 million barrels of oil over 30 years and breaking his campaign promise of "no more drilling on federal lands. Period." (Yes, he said it four times for emphasis.) China has been permitting new coal-fired power plants at a staggering rate of two per week.

Demagogues have planted seeds of doubt in the minds of Americans that their votes don´t count. Now many of these same people are trying to destroy one of the country´s best tools for fighting the rare cases of voter fraud that do occur. The attacks on the database aren´t really about ERIC.
They´re part of a broader, multiyear campaign to bully elections officials.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; writing by Jasper Ward; editing by Tim Ahmann) "Make no mistake: the United States does not ... seek conflict with Iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully to protect our people," Biden told reporters during an official visit to Canada.

Although numbers are far smaller than those coming across the Mexican border into the south of the United States, the resulting political tension in Ottawa echoes the disputes over migration in W

But only modest, if any, progress is expected on tensions over Biden's Inflation Reduction Act -- a massive program to subsidize and kick start US-based development of electric vehicles and other clean energy

The pooling of information has identified more than 11.5 million people who have moved across state lines and over 60 million potential voters who are unregistered. Postal Service and death records from the Social Security Administration.

Regulators have a responsibility to ensure that banks do not abuse those privileges. Policymakers - in Congress, the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve - have a duty to explain to the American public how things were allowed to spin so far out of control. They are insulated from market discipline by various forms of federal protection because, like the power companies that keep the lights on, they provide a public service that is essential to a modern economy. Banks are different from most private-sector companies.