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LIVE - Trump threatens new tariffs on Canadian vehicles after trade talks collapse - Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised "dollar for dollar" retaliatory measures to counter US President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods.

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'Half my business will be gone' - firms in Canada and US fear trade war -- Business owners in both countries are navigating uncertainty and worry as the tit-for-tat import taxes ratchet up.

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Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game over player row -- Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is ejected from the Women's NBA match between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever after becoming involved in a verbal altercation with Sky guard Natasha Cloud.

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Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball sells for $3.3m in US auction -- It is the football with which the star scored an infamous goal in a 1986 World Cup win against England.

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LIVE - Tens of thousands urged to evacuate as wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada - The blaze, which officials say was caused by people, was first reported on Saturday morning and Nevada's governor has declared a state of emergency.

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Sonya Massey's killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison -- The former police officer, whose crime reignited the debate about US police brutality, was undergoing treatment for cancer.

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Iran faces 'greatest financial offensive ever', says US treasury secretary -- Scott Bessent says the US will sever all economic ties with the country and that any nation partnering with Iran financially will also be isolated.

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Frustration builds in US city struggling without power for 12 days -- In the town of Gary, where a third of residents live in poverty, people say they have been living in "survival mode".

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Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse -- Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.

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Trump waves green flag to start IndyCar race through Washington streets -- The president took a ceremonial lap of the track before the race, which is the culmination of a summer of events to mark the country's 250th birthday.

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Golf brand apologises for advert that shows woman being pushed over -- Content creator Good Good apologises and removes an advert that shows a woman being pushed to the ground as she reached for a man's golf club.

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Nearly 90,000 told to evacuate as wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada -- The fire has burned around 10,500 acres and is completely uncontained, officials say.

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What do locals think of IndyCar in Washington DC? -- US President Donald Trump was among hundreds of people who gathered to see the race through Washington DC streets on Sunday.

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'Scared to death': Thousands evacuate Nevada homes as wildfire spreads -- Tens of thousands of people in the US state have been warned to evacuate as the wildfire spreads in the outskirts of Reno.

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Trump Mobile promoted a 'Made in the USA' phone - but the details kept changing -- BBC Verify tracks the changes in design, spec, manufacture and release date of the T1 phone from Trump Mobile.

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'Quiet, quiet, quiet!' - What triggers Trump to shut down reporters? -- As the US president insults a journalist again, the BBC looks at the questions he does not like to answer.

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Tornadoes touch down in New York and Delaware -- Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic.

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Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump's deal -- The Canadian prime minister will have to sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.

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When police stormed a Penn State frat house, one brother thought it was a prank -- Thirteen current and former students were arrested and accused of running a drug-dealing enterprise.

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Sparks fly over Mamdani's 'hit list' against New York's rich home owners -- A list of expensive New York homes has sparked a controversy as Mamdani implements a second home tax.

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What happened to Harry and Meghan's American dream? -- Harry and Meghan enjoyed some showbusiness success, but their Hollywood reign proved short-lived.

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How much could Trump's 'economic D-Day' hurt Iran? -- Iran has so far proved adept at finding ways around years of already punishing sanctions on its economy.

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US rapper BigXthaPlug arrested on drug and gun charges -- The rapper, who has faced similar charges in the past, had been due to perform at the Country Rising Festival.

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