US AND CANADA

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The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Susan Monarez, has been dismissed by the White House just one month after taking office. In a parting statement, she accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Of “weaponising public health,” highlighting growing tensions within the nation’s top health agency.

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Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebra and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire in which he was a passenger, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said Sunday.

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US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has decided to cancel its plans to introduce a new logo after facing strong public backlash. In a social media statement, the company thanked its customers for their feedback and affection, saying, “We promised to listen, and we have. Our new logo is being withdrawn, and the beloved ‘Old Timer’ will stay.” The company faced criticism following the release of a modernized logo that removed the iconic “Old Timer” figure.

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Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection, initially extended by Joe Biden beyond the standard six months, has been canceled by President Donald Trump, one of her advisers confirmed. Harris was entitled to six months of security after leaving office in January, with that period set to expire in July. Biden had quietly extended her protection for a further year, but Trump reversed that decision in a memo issued Thursday.

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President Donald Trump has threatened Beijing with tariffs of up to 200% if China restricts shipments of rare-earth magnets to the United States, reigniting trade tensions just weeks after both sides agreed to extend a fragile truce.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law.