What to KnowSean Higgins is accused of aggravated manslaughter, reckless vehicular homicide and other counts in the Aug. 29, 2024, Oldmans Township, New Jersey crash that killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they biked the night before their sister’s planned wedding.Higgins was flanked by his attorneys as they entered a not guilty plea on his behalf in Salem County court on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.On Tuesday, the state of New Jersey revealed they offered Higgins a plea deal that would keep him jailed for 35 years. However, Higgins turned down that deal.The case will now move…
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By Derek Shank MONTREAL, Canada, (CIC NEWS) – The Canadian federal government has announced a cap on the intake for permanent residence applications under the Agri-Food Pilot. Effective immediately, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will accept only up to 1,010 applications for this program in 2025. No further applications will be accepted after this cap has been reached, or after the pilot reaches its end date of May 14, 2025. Prior to the announcement of this year’s cap, IRCC limited applications to 2,750 per year. About the Agri-Food Pilot The Agri-Food Pilot is a pathway to permanent residence for non-seasonal workers in specific…
Usimamane Shows Love To Fans Following Creative Renditions Of “Uvalo.” Usimamane has taken to social media to express his gratitude for the outpouring of love from fans who’ve created TikTok covers of his hit song “Uvalo.” Usimamane Shows Love To Fans Following Creative Renditions Of “Uvalo” The emotional track touches on the complexities of love and romantic relationships and has resonated deeply with listeners, prompting countless fans to share their renditions. In his recent Instagram post, Usimamane shared a compilation of some of his favourite fan covers, giving special shout-outs to those who poured their emotions into their performances. He…
Meta is ending its fact-checking programMeta will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram, a policy once instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across the tech company’s social media platforms. Meta will instead rely on users to add notes to posts that may be false or misleading.The reversal is a stark sign of how Meta is repositioning itself for the Trump presidency. The company recently gave a heads-up to Trump officials about the change, according to a person with knowledge of the conversations. Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, also said on Monday that it had…
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen entered the 2024 NFL season with two major monkeys on his back – turnovers and the Kansas City Chiefs in the postseason. After a 13-4 regular season that was good enough to secure the two seed in the AFC playoffs, Allen has dealt with one of those monkeys. Allen threw a career-low six interceptions, while hurling 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns despite losing top wide receiver Stefon Diggs in the offseason. Now, his attention focuses on leading the Bills to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1994, with Kansas City potentially waiting in…
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan entered a new year in a state of relative calm after tumultuous 30 months, marked by volatile politics, a controversial election, and an economy teetering on the verge of collapse. As domestic politics stabilises and economy hopes for a turnaround in South Asia’s second-most populous nation, foreign policy and security challenges are likely to emerge as the country’s most pressing concerns this year. Analysts predict a tough 2025 for Pakistan, as it manages ties with its immediate neighbours, allies and adversaries across the world, as well as with the United States, where Donald Trump is set to…
There are new legal troubles emerging for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, after federal prosecutors — who indicted him on corruption charges in 2023 — said they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by the mayor. Prosecutors previously said there would likely be additional charges filed against the mayor and/or his associates. In their latest court filing, feds slipped in their claim there had been new conduct from Adams uncovered since the September indictment. In the new court filing, prosecutors said even before they had uncovered the new evidence, there was already reason to believe Adams had engaged in witness…
By Ron Paul In the book Crisis and Leviathan, libertarian thinker Robert Higgs pointed out that the state uses crises to ratchet up its power and control over citizens. With each new “crisis” – often directly or indirectly caused by the state itself – government grows and our freedom shrinks. The root cause of the September 11, 2001 attacks was US interventionism, for example. As I said in a presidential debate a few years later, they came over here because we were over there. But instead of looking to that root cause it was determined that the real problem was not…
A civil war in Sudan that has killed 150,000 people and forced more than 11 million others from their homes, by some estimates, prompted the U.S. government on Tuesday to declare that a genocide had been perpetrated by one of the war’s main antagonists, the ethnic Arab militia known as the Rapid Support Forces.The war, which has drawn in foreign countries and a host of armed groups, now threatens to spill over Sudan’s borders. After 21 months of fighting, thousands have been killed in a campaign of ethnic cleansing, countless women and girls have been subjected to sexual violence, and…
The Los Angeles Lakers were shutting down the Dallas Mavericks for most of the first half on Tuesday. Then three straight Klay Thompson triples erased their lead. With 2:43 remaining in the first half, Thompson made three-pointers on four straight Mavericks possessions, his scoring surge only slowed by an out-of-bounds turnover by Thompson on one of the possessions. It sparked an 11-0 Dallas run that ended the half and left the Mavs with a 55-50 halftime lead. Thompson has made the fifth-most three-pointers in NBA history, so this kind of sharpshooting was not surprising, except to the Lakers, who still…