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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the Trump administration completed a six-week purging of the US International Development Agency’s program six years ago, moving 18% of the aid development programs that survived under the State Department. Read more: The Trump administration must pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Department debt. Rubio made the announcement in a post on X. It marked one of his relatively few public comments about what was a historic shift from foreign aid and development in the US carried out by Trump political appointees of the state and Elon…

Louis Vuitton’s Le Café by Cyril Lignac at Heathrow Airport is looking to offer an “immersive experience” that blends luxury, art de vivre and hospitality. Credit: LVMH As the aviation industry continues to strongly celebrate the significant growth in passenger numbers, it is not surprising that airport retailers are seeing similar rises in revenue. The $66.3 billion travel retail market is projected to reach $1456 billion by 2032 by 2023. The luxury retail sector in particular has been a major success in the airport industry, with high-end brands taking advantage of their long-standing relationships with air travelers and gaining wider…

Mark Carney will address his supporters after winning the Liberal election on Sunday. He is scheduled to be sworn this week. Artur widak/Nurphoto via Getty Images hides captions Toggle caption Artur widak/Nurphoto via Getty Images Mark Carney, a central banker-turned-centralist politician, will become Canada’s next prime minister after winning Sunday’s Liberal elections with nearly 86% of the vote. Carney replaced longtime Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January after a decade in office and a sharp decline in approval ratings. Since Trudeau announced his intention to resign, President Trump has repeatedly spoken about sudden tariffs after Canada…

Golf Business News – Partners with CPG Apparel Brand Turtleson Global Edition 3:27pm March 10, 2025 – Sponsorships and events The Professional Golf coalition has announced a new partnership with American Clothing Brand Turtleson. Known for its high quality golf and casual apparel, both men and women, Turtleson brings a new perspective to the Golf Clothing Market and offers a unique addition to CPG’s growing network of apparel partners. CPG CEO Ian Randell said: “We are committed to providing attractive benefits and opportunities…

International authorities are looking for University of Pittsburgh students who disappeared during their spring break trip to the Dominican Republic last week.Suddiksha Konanki.Retrieved by NBC NewsAccording to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was with a group of students visiting Punta Cana when she went missing. Conanki appears to have disappeared between 3am and 5am on Thursday, said Thomas Julia, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.Authorities said Conanki had not been reported missing until that night, but Sheriff Michael Chapman showed in an interview that her loss of disapp had been clearly reported to Dominican law…

With hundreds of people killed over the weekend under Syrian new regime, Old Greek Foreign Minister Jorigius warned Europe and the United States that he was “keeping an eye on” about the dominant Muslim group working to gain Western acceptance. Syria includes a considerable Orthodox Christian population, and geriatric disorders argued for an international community that required religious minorities to be included in governance or otherwise left sanctions. “All ethnic and religious minorities should be included in governance, the rule of law,” he told Fox News Digital in an interview conducted before last weekend’s violence.”The release of sanctions should be…

How does this sound? The new apartment, which has lower rents than Hoboken and Jersey City, was only 30 minutes by train from Manhattan. It is a gated complex with a restaurant, rooftop pool and lounge, a park and an ice skating rink outside the front door.New York-based developer Terrence Murray’s proposal is to convert the historic hospital campus in Orange, New Jersey into luxury homes for a cost of $350 million. The Orange Memorial Hospital site has been vacant for 20 years, and conservators have listed the building as at risk. However, some orange residents are skeptical of the…

Long Beach State had the last word about Hawaii in its first Big West series of 2025. Beach took the Saturday doubleheader from Rainbow Wahine (8-3 and 9-1) and won the 3-game series 2-1 after stumbling on the preseason Big West favourite at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium on Friday night. Um (15-10, 1-2 BWC) Next comes Cal State Northridge, Northridge, California, both Friday and Saturday at 10am Hawaii time. Matador (10-12, 3-0) cleaned up Calpoli over the weekend. Bob Coolen’s second starter Macy Brandle (6-4) went on to six innings in his first game on Saturday, but in the process…

Boone, North Carolina, March 10, 2025 /prnewswire/ – Horton Hotel & Rooftop Lounge is expanding in a bold way. Luxury boutique hotel and rooftop lounge in the heart of The Horton, Downtown Boonwe are excited to announce exciting expansions that will enhance our luxurious products and improve the guest experience. Located on 611 West King Street, Horton now boasts 15 beautifully designed luxurious rooms and an incredibly popular rooftop bar and lounge with 360-degree mountain views. With the recent acquisition of a building nearby with several doors currently located at 589 King Street, Horton is set to showcase eight luxury…

Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the United States has cancelled 83% of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) programs.President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January, demanding that he free up all foreign aid in the United States, giving his administration time to assess overseas spending, looking at programs that do not match his “American first” agenda.”After six weeks of review, we have officially cancelled 83% of USAID’s programs,” Marco Rubio said on social media platform X.”The 5,200 currently cancelled contracts spent hundreds of billions of dollars in ways that are (and sometimes unharmed)…