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California tribes express concern over Vallejo casino, with statement sent

California tribes express concern over Vallejo casino, with statement sent

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The Vallejo casino saga is ongoing, as a joint statement has been sent by four California-based tribes expressing “serious concern” with the temporary preview casino. The Vallejo Times Herald is reporting a statement has been sent out by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, the Lytton Rancheria of California, and the United Auburn Indian Community. The report says the tribes said that: “any move to proceed at this time would come despite a clear warning from the federal court overseeing the matter that Scotts Valley would be ‘ill-served’ by relying on the temporary restoration of gaming eligibility while the Department completes its reconsideration, which the Court has directed be conducted expeditiously and thoroughly.” The preview casino would be located at 200 Columbus Parkway in Vallejo and would represent a teaser for what’s to come from Scotts Valley. The plan is to have a 160-acre casino which would include 24 single-family residences, a tribal administration building, a parking garage, and a 45-acre biological preserve area. However, the plans for the fully fledged …

Trump says U.S. decertifying Bombardier Global Express until Canada certifies Gulfstream

Trump says U.S. decertifying Bombardier Global Express until Canada certifies Gulfstream

Published by Sam Flores

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of the Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. was decertifying Bombardier Global Express business jets and threatened 50% import tariffs on other aircraft made in Canada until the country certified a number of planes produced by U.S. rival Gulfstream. “Further, Canada is effectively prohibiting the sale of Gulfstream products in Canada through this very same certification process,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “If, for any reason, this situation is not immediately corrected, I am going to charge Canada a 50% Tariff on any and all aircraft sold into the United States of America.” It was unclear what planes beyond Bombardier’s Global Express franchise would fall under Trump’s increased tariffs, including the Airbus A220 commercial jets made in Canada. FlightRadar24 said on X there were more than 400 Canadian-made planes operating to and from U.S. airports as of about 0100 GMT on Friday. Data provider Cirium said there were 150 …

Express health editor on assisted dying campaign

Express health editor on assisted dying campaign

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Hanna Geissler and Dan Dove of the Daily Express pick up the Campaign of the Year prize at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke Photography Daily Express health editor Hanna Geissler said the Give Us Our Last Rights campaign to legalise assisted dying gave a voice to “ordinary people who have something really important to say”. She described Give Us Our Last Rights as a “slow burn” campaign lasting more than four years but said it represented “what journalism should do”. Geissler was speaking after picking up the Public Service Journalism prize at the British Journalism Awards alongside Daily Express new formats editor Dan Dove in December. Geissler wrote about the stories of those who are terminally ill, who have seen loved ones suffer painful deaths or had relatives travel to Dignitas, a Swiss non-profit organisation providing assisted death. In June 2025 MPs approved a bill, which had been led by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, designed to give terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their life. It …

Jenrick and Badenoch go to war in fiery Daily Express showdown | Politics | News

Jenrick and Badenoch go to war in fiery Daily Express showdown | Politics | News

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Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have each vowed to rescue Britain from Labour’s grip following their explosive split. In duelling articles for the Express, both promised to fight for the country’s future after one of the most dramatic days in Westminster. The turmoil erupted on Thursday when shadow cabinet minister Mr Jenrick defected to Reform UK, hours after Mrs Badenoch publicly sacked him on social media. Writing in the Daily Express, the Conservative Party leader said: “Conservatives know Britain cannot be fixed with slogans or grievance politics. It will be fixed with credible, conservative solutions. I will not talk this country down when I know how great it can be. I will tell the truth about what is broken – and then I will fix it. “Britain has faced harder moments than this and emerged stronger every time. Labour are making a terrible mess of the country but, as we have done throughout history, I am confident the Conservative Party will be ready to clean up that mess. We have the team, the plans and …

Top Central Bankers Express ‘Full Solidarity’ With Fed Chair Powell in Clash With Trump

Top Central Bankers Express ‘Full Solidarity’ With Fed Chair Powell in Clash With Trump

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Powell “has served with integrity, focused on his mandate and an unwavering commitment to the public interest,” read the statement signed by nine national central bank heads including European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. They added that “the independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we serve. It is therefore critical to preserve that independence, with full respect for the rule of law and democratic accountability.” The dispute is ostensibly about Powell’s testimony to Congress in June over the cost of a massive renovation of Fed buildings. But in a statement Sunday, Powell, abandoning his previous attempt to ignore Trump’s relentless criticism, called the administration’s threat of criminal charges “pretexts’’ in the president’s campaign to seize control of U.S. interest rate policy from the Fed’s technocrats. Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell and the Fed for not moving faster to cut rates. Economists warn that a politicized Fed that caves in to the president’s demands will …

Shoppers express concern as major grocery store introduces biometric surveillance

Shoppers express concern as major grocery store introduces biometric surveillance

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Wegmans is now using facial scanners to collect and store biometric data from grocery store shoppers, sparking privacy concerns among customers. The popular supermarket chain quietly rolled out the new surveillance software at stores with an “elevated risk” in what they called an effort to increase safety. Despite mandated signs placed at New York City store entrances announcing that the cameras inside scan faces and store information, many shoppers say they were caught off guard by the system, describing it as invasive and alarming. “Why are they watching me?” shopper Deborah Tozzi asked The Independent during her grocery run Tuesday morning, adding that she would not have noticed the sign, which is off to the side of the automatic entrance doors. “Why would they …

In Paris, Ukraine’s allies express hopes and fears over US security guarantees

In Paris, Ukraine’s allies express hopes and fears over US security guarantees

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American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, at the coalition of the willing summit at the Elysée, in Paris, on January 6, 2026. KAMIL ZIHNIOGLU FOR LE MONDE Steve Witkoff started by thanking God for Emmanuel Macron, an “incredible man” by his side, as if peace in Ukraine, nearly four years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, also depended on divine providence. Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, who had been tasked with finding a way to resolve the conflict between Kyiv and Moscow, struck a conciliatory tone in Paris on Tuesday, January 6. Together with Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, he took part in the 15th meeting of the “coalition of the willing,” a group of countries that have rallied in support of Kyiv. After spending hours working with the Ukrainians, and then with the leaders of around 35 countries that were present, Witkoff, a former real estate developer, was adamant: “President Trump strongly, fervently believes that this killing has to stop.” He perhaps hoped to make his audience forget that Washington had often shown indulgence …

After tragedy at Swiss resort bar, residents express ‘anger’ and ‘shame’

After tragedy at Swiss resort bar, residents express ‘anger’ and ‘shame’

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Bouquets of flowers and candles were placed in tribute to the victims of the fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana (Switzerland) on January 6, 2026. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP A feeling of “anger,” “shame,” and incomprehension spread through the streets and shops of Crans-Montana on Tuesday, January 6, six days after the tragedy at Le Constellation bar, where a fire claimed 40 lives and injured 116 people during the night of Wednesday, December 31, to Thursday, January 1. “In my apartment, just like in my shop, they come to check my outlets or my chimney every two years,” said a shopkeeper, who requested anonymity, like the vast majority of residents and regulars of the Valais winter sports resort in Switzerland. “How is that possible?” “That” referred to the statements by the town’s mayor Nicolas Féraud, who admitted during a morning press conference that Crans-Montana’s municipal services had not carried out any safety inspections at Le Constellation since 2019, even though local regulations require annual checks. “Shocked by the mayor’s lack of answers to the families,” an …