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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wild video shows the moment an out-of-control taxi jumped a New York City sidewalk, plowing into two women before crashing into a bodega.The crash happened Saturday afternoon in Manhattan’s Lower East Side as the two women paused on the sidewalk near a bodega.In the video, the women were seen chatting when a cab suddenly veered toward them. A loud crash rang out as the vehicle slammed into the building, sending debris flying and toppling flower displays outside the store. The impact left the storefront heavily damaged, with bystanders approaching the scene to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Homebuilding in Ontario is showing early signs of recovery ahead of the spring construction season, potentially beginning to reverse years of decline. New data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows housing starts in the province increased year-over-year for the second month in a row.According to the data, the number of new homes started in February increased 17 per cent this year to 4,665. Only 387 of them were single-family homes.While the CMHC found Toronto’s housing starts dipped by almost 30 per cent, other places recorded a significant increase.Overall,…

Australian retailers are facing a hit to second-half earnings as rising fuel prices crunch household budgets, expectations of interest rates rise and consumer confidence starts to deteriorate.Citi analyst Adrian Lemme said every 10¢ per litre increase in petrol prices would add about $1.6 billion in annual costs for consumers.On Tuesday — usually known as “cheap fuel” day — Perth’s average petrol price hit 228.8¢, up from 193.8¢ a week ago.“There are early signs that the rapid fuel increase is beginning to dampen consumer confidence,” Mr Lemme told clients in a note.It came the same day the Reserve Bank of Australia…

JAKARTA: Price pressures fuelled by the Middle East war may push Indonesia’s government to reconsider its dogged defence of energy subsidies and a costly meals scheme close to the heart of President Prabowo Subianto, analysts say.Unlike many of its neighbours, Southeast Asia’s biggest economy has not seen long fuel queues as global oil prices have soared, nor have its citizens been subjected to pandemic-style work-from-home measures.But that may change.As Prabowo seeks to raise the economic growth rate from 5.1 per cent last year to 8 per cent by 2029, powered by high public spending, Jakarta has limited options for offsetting…

NewsFeedPalestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after a year in custody. The 33-year-old from the occupied West Bank was the last person connected to the Columbia University anti-genocide protests still held by US immigration authorities.Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man who worked security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, but was killed in a standoff with SWAT last week was accused of impersonating a police officer and other offenses, although the congresswoman is defending him, saying his criminal history does not include any violent offenses.The suspect, who was identified as Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, 39, was shot and killed by Dallas Police SWAT officers on Wednesday. He had barricaded himself inside a vehicle in the garage of a children’s hospital after Dallas Police officers tracked him while investigating an active warrant.Police deployed tear…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Harrowing video shows the moment a group of Nebraska vacationers narrowly escaped death after their tourist boat went up in flames just off the coast of a popular Florida beach destination. The incident unfolded just before 11 a.m. on Thursday, when a group of tourists from Omaha boarded the 40-foot vessel named “Size Matters” for a trip from Fort Lauderdale to the Florida Keys, according to WSVN. “We were running with several other MTI boats, we were on like a poker run or get together,” boat owner Peter Fink told the outlet. As the group…

A Montreal-based filmmaking duo is at the centre of Canada’s success at this year’s Academy Awards, winning best animated short film for The Girl Who Cried Pearls and helping drive a total of four Canadian victories on Hollywood’s biggest night. Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski earned their first Oscar for the 2025 stop-motion film, produced with the National Film Board of Canada. The win also marks the 12th Academy Award for an NFB production. Maciek Szczerbowski, left, and Chris Lavis accept the award for animated short film for “The Girl Who Cried Pearls” during the Oscars on Sunday, March 15,…

A family-owned fuel business has revealed the shocking threats being made to staff in the wake of rising fuel costs.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Johan Rojas will officially be suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball after an unsuccessful appeal after testing for a banned performance-enhancing drug. The league announced Rojas’ official suspension of Rojas, the Philadelphia Phillies outfielder, after testing positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid. The news broke earlier this month that Rojas, 25, failed the test. As a result, not only did he face an MLB suspension, but he was removed from the Dominican Republic’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) roster.  Johan Rojas of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on against the Miami Marlins at…