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Extremist rebels in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province have killed a worker for the international charity Doctors Without Borders, shortly after a former vice president of the organization was asked to produce a report into the humanitarian situation in the conflict-hit region.Mozambique’s Islamic extremist insurgency, which started in October 2017, is blamed for the deaths of more than 3,000 people and for displacing an estimated 900,000 people. In March 2021 the rebel violence forced the France-based firm TotalEnergies to put on hold its $20 billion liquified natural gas project in the north of the province. TotalEnergies invoked force majeure after…

Waterloo Region is currently considering many options to reshape the way garbage will be collected over the coming years. A reported was presented to the planning committee which noted that garbage collection contracts will be up for renewal in March 2026, and that any changes need to be made well in advance of that to allow companies to adjust.Among the changes being considered are shifts to automated cart collection for garbage and organics as well as a move to a four-day week for pickup.The report says that the move to a shorter week will give the companies it contracts with…

Indiana lawmakers pushed ahead for the first time on Tuesday a proposal that would allow immigrants living in the country illegally to obtain state-issued cards giving them permission to drive.A state Senate committee voted 5-4 to endorse the bill, a step that comes after similar proposals introduced over the past decade have never advanced in the Republican-dominated Legislature.MASSACHUSETTS TO ALLOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO APPLY FOR DRIVER’S LICENSESThe bill would establish driver privilege cards, which the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles could issue to immigrants who pass the state’s driving test, have paid Indiana taxes in the past year, submitted to…

As retail sales took a bit of a breather in December, so did the credit cards. US consumers’ outstanding credit grew by $11.56 billion to end the year, according to Federal Reserve data released Tuesday. It’s the lowest monthly gain since January 2021 and well below economists’ expectations of $25 billion. For much of 2022, consumer debt levels grew at record rates as pandemic-induced pent-up demand ran up against a period of rampant inflation. However, as the year drew to a close — and the Federal Reserve jacked up interest rates to combat inflation — that bullish spending activity was…

Kevin Durant wanted the Nets to trade him over the summer. It’s unclear what he wants now that Kyrie Irving had his own trade request granted on Sunday. But Durant and the Nets are having “hard conversations” in the wake of the Irving trade, Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday on ESPN’s “NBA Today,” the first hint that Durant may not be pleased with the Nets trading Irving to the Mavericks. Wojnarowski described the situation as “extremely fluid,” which leaves the door ajar for a potential Durant move before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. On Twitter, Wojnarowski reported the Nets “thus far” have…

CNN  —  When President Joe Biden returns to the House chamber to deliver his second State of the Union address, the former longtime senator will be addressing his onetime congressional colleagues as a guest. The president is invited to address Congress by the House speaker, in accordance with his constitutional duty to “from time to time” deliver a message outlining top issues facing Americans and plans to solve those issues. The newly elected House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, formally invited Biden in a letter on January 13. The address will take place this year on Tuesday, February 7, at 9 p.m.…

It would be pretty easy to dress up as Jennifer Lopez for Halloween. The superstar has an extremely personal, diva-worthy signature style. Over the years, the star has continued to wear a handful of specific items on a steady rotation—whether that be her choice of coats, shoes, or water bottles (we’ll get to that). Yesterday in Los Angeles, Lopez incorporated all of her fashion obsessions into a singular, fabulously cozy outfit.Choosing to keep warm, Lopez first piled on a gigantic faux fur coat, which is what you can see her rocking pretty much every winter. She then paired it with…

Philadelphia Eagles star Darius Slay is still feeling disrespected by one of his former coaches and suggested he still carries a chip on his shoulder heading into the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs.Slay played for the Detroit Lions from 2013 to 2019 and was traded to the Eagles before the start of the 2020 season. Before the 2019 season was over, Slay disclosed he had lost respect for Lions head coach Matt Patricia who told him that he wasn’t an “elite corner.” Slay was named to the Pro Bowl that year. In two of his first three seasons in…

An important technical event just occurred in the Bitcoin market. For the first time in more than a year, Bitcoin’s 50-Day Simple Moving Average (SMA), now at $19,825 just moved to the north of its 200-Day SMA, now at $19,723. When the 50-Day SMA moves above the 200-Day SMA, technicians refer to this as a “golden cross” – a sign that there has been a meaningful positive shift in the market’s momentum. Tuesday’s golden cross is only Bitcoin’s seventh in the last 10 years.Some analysts see a golden cross as a buy signal, or at least include it in the…

The Australian embassy in Turkey continues its search for Australians unaccounted for in the Turkey-Syria earthquake aftermath, says Australian Ambassador to Turkey Miles Armitage.“Today we had a number of instances where we were able to make contact with people or find out that they were safe,” Mr Armitage told Sky News Australia.“So there are some successes but it’s a very grim situation.” Source: Sky News