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News AnalysisCanada’s 45th general election started and ended with U.S. President Donald Trump making waves, but there were also unrelated and noteworthy events that could’ve shaped voters’ opinions.Among those was Beijing foreign interference events, infighting in the Conservative/Ontario Progressive Conservative camp, and leaders’ debates with more controversy in the media room than on the stage.None of these, however, likely moved the needle more than Trump. The election was launched by recently sworn-in Prime Minister Mark Carney on March 23, as he said he was seeking a strong mandate to deal with Trump’s tariffs.People walk past election signs for various political…

OpenAI is updating ChatGPT search, its web search tool in ChatGPT, to give users an improved online shopping experience, the company announced Monday. When ChatGPT users search for products, the chatbot will now offer a few recommendations, present images and reviews for those items, and include direct links to web pages where users can buy the products. OpenAI says users can ask super-specific questions in natural language and receive customized results. To start, OpenAI is experimenting with categories such as fashion, beauty, home goods, and electronics. OpenAI is rolling out the feature in GPT-4o (the default AI model for ChatGPT)…

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms are expected across the central U.S. on Monday, some capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and strong tornadoes, forecasters say.”Tornadoes, some possibly strong (EF2 or greater damage), as well as damaging hail and high winds, are all possible threats,” Weather.com senior digital meteorologist Chris Dolce said. “There is some uncertainty in this forecast, with the biggest unknown being how widespread the storms will be.”According to the National Weather Service, the region most at risk for severe weather stretches from Iowa to Wisconsin, including major cities Des Moines, Iowa, and Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.When…

Leeds dished out a second successive hammering as they demolished Bristol City 4-0 at Elland Road to close in on the Championship title.Barring a 14-goal swing in Burnley’s favour, Leeds will be crowned champions of the division on Saturday with victory at Plymouth Argyle, live on Sky Sports+. After thrashing Stoke 6-0 last Monday, this was another performance of total domination, with the Whites racking up 23 shots and limiting Bristol City to a solitary effort on target in second-half injury time.They took a while to turn their territorial advantage into chances of note, but once Ao Tanaka had slotted…

U.S. President Donald Trump answers reporters’ questions after exiting Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2025.Ken Cedeno | ReutersChina on Monday once again denied that it is in talks to resolve its tariff war with the U.S., after a series of statements by President Donald Trump and his aides suggesting trade negotiations were underway.”Let me make it clear one more time that China and the U.S. are not engaged in any consultation or negotiation on tariffs,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press conference.Guo also appeared to reject Trump’s claim, in…

The Department of Homeland Security restored the legal status of thousands of international students who had their visas revoked, according to reports Friday.College experts largely applauded the move, which was prompted by court challenges and lawsuits filed by affected students and their lawyers, as a win for students and higher education overall, but the gains could be short lived.The Trump Administration’s sudden change in policy, however, is causing some international college applicants to rethink their plans for next year and whether they want to study in the U.S. at all, college experts now say.More from Personal Finance:Is college still worth…

CNN  —  Republican Maine state lawmaker Laurel Libby is asking the US Supreme Court to ensure her votes are counted in the next legislative session of the Maine House after she was censured for expressing opposition to transgender athletes competing in girls sports, according to a copy of the emergency application obtained by CNN. Libby’s attorneys filed to the high court on Monday seeking emergency relief after the lawmaker was censured in March by the Democratic-controlled statehouse for posting on X about transgender girls competing in girls’ sports in the state. Libby is an outspoken critic on the issue of…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesGoogle paid $8.27 million for CEO Sundar Pichai’s personal security in 2024, according to a new filing with the the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.That figure is up nearly 22% from $6.78 million in 2023, due in part to a number of security measures taken during Pichai’s busy year.”In 2024, Sundar’s security arrangements included residential security…

Fourteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a jaw-dropping 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League on Monday, firing Rajasthan Royals to victory against Gujarat Titans.The schoolboy, who was signed up in the last auction at just 13, was making his third appearance in the world’s premier T20 franchise tournament having memorably hit the first ball of his debut for six. Opening the batting with India star Yashasvi Jaiswal, he confirmed his potential by smashing a sensational 101 from 38 deliveries and hitting the second-fastest century in the competition’s history.Only West Indian great Chris Gayle has a quicker IPL ton to his…

Could we see Tyson Fury back in the ring?The 36-year-old, never one to be out of the headlines for long, released a cryptic social media video on Monday alongside former trainer SugarHill Steward which teased a return to boxing could be on the cards. Fury retired from boxing in January in the aftermath of his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, but given his previous track record of reversing retirement decisions, the announcement was taken with a pinch of salt.Having returned from four previous retirements, and with the prospect of an all-British heavyweight showdown with Anthony Joshua still on the table,…