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Things are heating up in the WNBA — especially as it pertains to the Fever and their star guard’s MVP odds. Caitlin Clark missed five games for Indiana after suffering a quad strain but returned to action on June 14. In her absence, Clark’s odds to win the W’s most coveted individual honor dropped to +400 from +195.However, in her return, Caitlin racked up 32 points against the Liberty. She added eight rebounds and nine assists to complement her team’s 102-88 winning effort over New York. The loss for the reigning champions was their first of the season.And now at…

Published Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 06:59 AM[OTTAWA] Canada will “adjust” its 25 per cent counter tariffs on US steel and aluminum in response to a doubling of US levies if a bilateral trade deal is not reached within 30 days, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday.“Canada will adjust its existing counter tariffs on US steel and aluminum products on the 21st of July, at the end of that 30-day period,” he said.Carney also announced a raft of measures to support the Canadian steel and aluminum sectors facing 50 per cent US tariffs, including procurement rules that favour domestic suppliers…

IF EVER there were a country that needed to borrow at preferential interest rates, it is the US with its mounting debts, ageing demographics and evaporating fiscal discipline. If ever there were a country deliberately undermining the reserve currency status that keeps its borrowing costs low, it is the US with its selfish trade agenda, overreaching sanctions and poisonous politics.With China unwilling to take the steps required for the renminbi to replace the US dollar and Europe unable to do what needs to be done on behalf of the euro, the global financial system looks set for a slow unravelling.…

Understanding Juneteenth’s significance Understanding Juneteenth and why it still matters 06:52 Washington — Former President Joe Biden will be in Galveston, Texas, on Thursday to join a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church.The event will be held at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, one of the locations where an order announcing the end of slavery in Texas was read on June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, according to the church.In 2021, Biden signed into law a measure that made June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery…

Published Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 07:06 AM[BERLIN] ArcelorMittal, the world’s second-largest steelmaker, said on Thursday it had dropped plans to convert two plants in Germany to carbon-neutral production because the country’s energy costs were too high.The decision to turn down 1.3 billion euros (S$1.9 billion) of public subsidies is the latest blow to a German industrial sector that is still reeling from the blow of suddenly losing access to the Russian gas that had powered its factories for decades. It also casts doubt over the green hydrogen strategy launched by the previous government.The government had hoped the subsidies would…

[SINGAPORE] The government will work with Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) bank operators to improve the process of withdrawing funds from their account.The response comes shortly after The Straits Times published a forum letter on Monday (Jun 16) by an account holder, Francis Yeoh, who described the current process as inconvenient, as it requires an individual to be physically present at a bank.The SRS is a voluntary scheme that was created to complement the Central Provident Fund (CPF) to help Singaporeans save more for their retirement by allowing them to contribute up to a maximum of S$15,300 into accounts operated by…

Los Angeles Angels’ slugger Mike Trout smashed a solo homer vs. the New York Yankees.

Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has quit her job as a government whip in opposition to the government’s plans to cut disability benefits.She wrote in a letter to the prime minister that she could not vote “for reforms which include cuts to disabled people’s finances”. The former shadow minister for disabled people becomes the first MP to quit a government job over the controversial welfare reform plans that have seen over 100 Labour MPs publicly express concern over the proposals.A government spokesperson defended the reforms as “principled” and insisted they will protect the vulnerable.Politics latest: Defence secretary warns of ‘moment of…

[CALGARY] Oil prices jumped almost 3 per cent on Thursday as a week-old air war between Israel and Iran escalated and uncertainty about potential US involvement kept investors on edge.Brent crude futures settled up US$2.15, or 2.8 per cent, to US$78.85 a barrel, its highest close since Jan 22.US West Texas Intermediate crude for July was up US$2.06, or 2.7 per cent, to US$77.20 at 1330 EST (1730 GMT).Trading volumes were light on Thursday due to a US federal holiday. Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday, and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight.There…

SAN DIEGO, June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ICW Group Insurance Companies is thrilled to announce the launch of ICW Specialty, a new business unit through VerTerra Insurance, ICW Group’s Excess and Surplus lines insurer. To support this growth, Tracey Estes will join ICW Group as Chief Underwriting Officer of ICW Specialty, following the completion of her current duties at MSIG. Tracey will be charged with spearheading the strategy, development, and deployment of ICW Specialty. Operating out of Atlanta, GA, ICW Group will build ICW Specialty’s products and go-to-market and distribution strategies from the ground up, with Excess Casualty expected to…