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Hazel McCallion LRT Issues

Ontario's transit agency, Metrolinx, has been struggling with issues related to a contract for the Hazel McCallion LRT project. The consortium, Mobilinx, was hired to build an 18-kilometre, 19-stop light rail route between Port Credit and…

Casino Reopening Efforts

Terrible's, a casino-hotel in Primm, Nevada, has reopened its doors after narrowly avoiding closure on July 22. The Primm Valley Resort & Casino had been on the verge of shutting down due to financial struggles, which would have resulted…

Bombing at Iraqi Oil Refinery

A fire has broken out at an oil refinery in Baghdad, Iraq, following a series of unidentified explosions. The exact cause of the blasts is not known. The incident occurred on August 31, 2026.

Missing Man in BC Canada

Cole Hosack, a man from Dawson Creek, B.C., vanished on New Year's Eve 2023 after leaving a bar, and investigators now have new evidence that may explain what happened to him. According to an interview with a confidential source in the CBC…

Prison Release Policy Controversy

Inmates who are supposed to be released from British prisons over the next ten months will now have their sentences shortened by more than previously planned, with a total of 4,500 inmates set to leave earlier than expected. This decision…

Nigeria's Security Crisis Deepens

President Bola Tinubu's second-term bid is being tested by Nigeria's worsening insecurity, which has seen the targeting of civilians by insurgents and bandits surge compared to last year. Over 600 people were kidnapped in Niger state in a…

Saudi Arabia Ditches LIV Golf

I don't have any information about Saudi Arabia ending its LIV Golf bet, as that topic doesn't appear in the provided article excerpt. However, I can summarize the unrelated news story mentioned in the excerpt. New York's Department of…

Nigerian Internet Scam Exposed

Erin West and Paul Raffile, two experts on scams, tracked down a Nigerian scammer to his home in Lagos, Nigeria. They arrived at the location 45 minutes outside of the city and walked through a muddy field to reach a hut where a local…

Scandinavian Socialist Experiment

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has been promoting a version of democratic socialism that he claims fits within the American political tradition, and specifically ties it to the New Deal policies of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt…

Right-Wing Double Standard

Laura Loomer, a far-right provocateur close to Donald Trump, has been accused of making viciously racist comments against five prominent Black Democratic women, but the media and Democratic establishment have largely ignored her behavior…

Hong Kong Property Deal

A government buyout offer for homeowners at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong has been successful, with over 99% (1,967 out of 1,984) of owners accepting the deal by the deadline on Monday. The scheme was worth HK$6.8 billion (US$867.24…

Asian American Art Criticism

The author, Noah Smith, recalls meeting an aspiring actress named Poppy Liu in 2015 while living in Brooklyn. Liu was later cast as a voice actress in the new Netflix animated series DANG!, which tells the story of three Asian Americans…