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Minerals Technologies secures $575 million loan and ups credit lineWhy Miami’s Pop-Tarts Bowl appearance is important even after missing College Football PlayoffTORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the president-elect follows through on a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a Canadian minister who attended their recent dinner said Monday. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if they don’t stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders with the United States. He said on social media last week that he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico as one of his first executive orders. Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, whose responsibilities include border security, attended a dinner with Trump and Trudeau at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on Friday. Trudeau requested the meeting in a bid to avoid the tariffs by convincing Trump that the northern border is nothing like the U.S. southern border with Mexico. “The prime minister of course spoke about the importance of protecting the Canadian economy and Canadian workers from tariffs, but we also discussed with our American friends the negative impact that those tariffs could have on their economy, on affordability in the United States as well,” LeBlanc said in Parliament. If Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation. Economists say companies would have little choice but to pass along the added costs, dramatically raising prices for food, clothing, automobiles, alcohol and other goods. The Produce Distributors Association, a Washington trade group, said last week that tariffs will raise prices for fresh fruit and vegetables and hurt U.S. farmers when the countries retaliate. Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the U.S. should Trump follow through on the threat. After his dinner with Trump, Trudeau returned home without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner. Trump called the talks “productive” but signaled no retreat from a pledge that Canada says unfairly lumps it in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States. “The idea that we came back empty handed is completely false,” LeBlanc said. “We had a very productive discussion with Mr. Trump and his future Cabinet secretaries. ... The commitment from Mr. Trump to continue to work with us was far from empty handed.” Joining Trump and Trudeau at dinner were Howard Lutnick, Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, and Mike Waltz, Trump’s choice to be his national security adviser. Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, told The Associated Press on Sunday that “the message that our border is so vastly different than the Mexican border was really understood.” Hillman, who sat at an adjacent table to Trudeau and Trump, said Canada is not the problem when it comes to drugs and migrants. On Monday, Mexico’s president rejected those comments. “Mexico must be respected, especially by its trading partners,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said. She said Canada had its own problems with fentanyl consumption and “could only wish they had the cultural riches Mexico has.” Flows of migrants and seizures of drugs at the two countries’ border are vastly different. U.S. customs agents seized 43 pounds of fentanyl at the Canadian border during the last fiscal year, compared with 21,100 pounds at the Mexican border. Most of the fentanyl reaching the U.S. — where it causes about 70,000 overdose deaths annually — is made by Mexican drug cartels using precursor chemicals smuggled from Asia. On immigration, the U.S. Border Patrol reported 1.53 million encounters with migrants at the southwest border with Mexico between October 2023 and September 2024. That compares to 23,721 encounters at the Canadian border during that time. Canada is the top export destination for 36 U.S. states. Nearly $3.6 billion Canadian (US$2.7 billion) worth of goods and services cross the border each day. About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada, and 85% of U.S. electricity imports as well. Canada is also the largest foreign supplier of steel, aluminum and uranium to the U.S. and has 34 critical minerals and metals that the Pentagon is eager for and investing for national security.
NoneThree boys who went missing Wednesday evening were found early the next morning after an intensive search. Parker County Sheriff's deputies were contacted Dec. 18 around 8:30 p.m. that three juveniles had gone missing in the area surrounding Deere Lane in northern Parker County. “We received the report and took immediate action knowing the juveniles were on foot, without cell communications, that nightfall had already set in and temperatures were dropping to concerning levels,” said Authier, adding the description of the juveniles ages 9, 10, and 11, were disseminated to area agencies en masse by “Be On The Look Out" alerts through telecommunications. Several departments responded to the area, including Reno-Briar Fire Department, Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Texas Department of Public Safety Safety Aviation Unit, Lt./Pilot Lacey and Sgt./TFO Gunnels and troopers, Parker County ESD firefighters and Search One K-9 Units. Parents of the children reported the boys got off of a school bus together and went to the home of one of the boys. They were last seen together on foot, between 5:30 and 6 p.m., further reporting it was unusual for the boys to wander off without returning. Law enforcement officers and emergency personnel met sheriff’s deputies to canvass the neighborhoods, going door-to-door, searching businesses, woods, creeks, property, buildings and surrounding areas. Sheriff’s deputies reported the terrain was rough and did not allow for equipment to continue into the depth of the woods. Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office also lent their drone to cover the area where four-wheelers were unable to continue and Texas DPS launched their helicopter, using infrared technology to canvass the area by air. Authier said without their assistance, the search would have taken much longer, and resources could have very well been depleted. He also attributed the collective response from surrounding agencies to the safe recovery of the juveniles within hours. “The helicopter pilot and crew relayed constant radio communications with the drone, K-9 unit and ground team,” said Authier. “We are pleased to state the boys, although cold and [with] sustained minor scratches from walking through areas filled with brush, were located at 3:06 a.m., in the 1000 block of South Reno Road, otherwise in good health.” The boys told law enforcement officers they were exploring a nearby creek and were unfamiliar with the wooded area when they became lost, but they kept together. Once the pilot spotted the boys with his on-board FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) system, he directed sheriff’s deputies to their location through the brush via radio communications. Emergency medical personnel also evaluated the juveniles, who were released to their parents. “We would like to thank every agency, telecommunicator and team member who responded to assist in the search,” said Authier. “Multi-agency cooperative response and effort are required, particularly in search-and-rescue missions which are of such vital standing.” Texas DPS Capt. Saben Emery also commended the law enforcement officers and first responders involved in the search efforts of the juveniles. “There’s no greater reward in this job than finding missing children,” he said in an e-mail to the sheriff's office. “And with temperatures near freezing, minutes matter. Your expert ability to use the onboard equipment is what brought these kids home safe.
NoneWest Ham show support for hospitalized Antonio before Premier League matchLOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield scored in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday. David Rittich made 19 saves for the Kings, who improved to 6-2-1 at home. Kempe and Byfield scored 1:44 apart in the second period. Byfield buried a sharp-angle slap shot on a power play while dropping to a knee. It was his 98th career point in 200 games. Brandon Montour got the Kraken on the board with 1:26 left in the game. He converted a long shot with Joey Daccord off for another skater, but Los Angeles held on. Daccord finished with 19 stops for Seattle. Kraken: Jordan Eberle will miss at least three months after undergoing surgery on his pelvis. He had six goals and five assists in 17 games before he got hurt against Chicago on Nov. 14. Kings: The power play had been in a 1-for-16 rut (6.25%) over the previous six games before Byfield found the net. It was the Kings' lone opportunity with the man-advantage. After following its 1-0 loss to Buffalo on Wednesday with a fourth straight period of extreme low-event hockey, Los Angeles created a lot more activity and offense to start the second and generate its two goals. The Kings know how to close out games, improving to 9-0-1 when leading after two periods. The Kraken visit Anaheim on Monday, and the Kings play at San Jose on Monday. AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlTrump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do it?
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