Simon Druker

British Columbia

Contributor at United Press International (UPI)

Formerly @marketheraldCa @NEWS1130 @SunMedia Bylines @UPI @CdnPressSports

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Former president Biden makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

1 week ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 30 (UPI) -- Former President Joe Biden made a public appearance Friday, his first since revealing his cancer diagnosis earlier this month. Biden, 82, delivered remarks at Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, Del., during a Memorial Day event, which also marked the 10th anniversary of the death of his son Beau Biden. "This day is the 10th anniversary of the loss of my son Beau, who spent a year in Iraq. And to be honest, it's a hard day," the elder Biden told those in attendance Friday.
Trump says China 'violated' U.S. trade agreement

1 week ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 30 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of violating a trade agreement with the United States. "I made a FAST DEAL with China in order to save them from what I thought was going to be a very bad situation, and I didn't want to see that happen. Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilized and China got back to business as usual. Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!!," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Supreme Court allows DHS to remove protection status for half-million migrants

1 week ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 30 (UPI) -- Legal status in the United States can be lawfully revoked for more than a combined 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday. The court only issued an unsigned dissenting opinion acknowledging the federal government can move ahead with its Termination of Parole Process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, commonly referred to as CHNV.
National Security Council employees reportedly put on leave amid agency cuts

2 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Simon Druker

May 24 (UPI) -- Dozens of employees were reportedly relieved from their positions with the National Security Council, with an eye towards downsizing the agency's workforce. Over 100 staffers received a memo earlier this week from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, informing them they were being put on administrative leave, CNN reported, citing two official sources.
Germany sends long-term troops to Lithuania to protect NATO border

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 24 (UPI) -- Germany is deploying soldiers beyond its border, moving troops into Lithuania to defend its European neighbor. Deploying troops to the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius is an indefinite move, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on X, accompanied by photos of him greeting soldiers.
Pentagon clamps down on media access to quell leaks

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 24 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is further restricting media access to areas of the Pentagon, as he seeks to cut down on unsanctioned leaks of military information. "Updated security measures for resident and visiting press are needed to reduce the opportunities for in-person inadvertent and unauthorized disclosures," Hegseth said in a memo issued earlier this week.
Judge blocks Trump move banning Harvard from enrolling foreign students

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 23 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday issued an injunction that blocks President Donald Trump's administration from stopping Harvard University's enrollment of international students. The Trump administration may not proceed with an order that blocks Harvard from using the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts Allison D. Burroughs said in her written ruling.
Judge blocks Trump administration federal agency layoffs

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 23 (UPI) -- A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday issued an injunction, blocking President Donald Trump from laying off thousands of federal employees working at more than 20 government agencies. The order issued by U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of California Susan Illston also bars the Department of Government Efficiency and U.S. Office of Management and Budget from making further reductions to the federal workforce.
Trump suggests 50% tariffs on EU by June 1

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday recommended new tariffs on the European Union, citing difficulties trading with the bloc. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that the United States should implement a "straight 50% tariff" on goods imported from the EU beginning on June 1. "The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on trade, has been very difficult to deal with," Trump wrote.
Indiana inmate to be executed Tuesday for fatal police shooting in 2000

2 weeks ago | upi.com | Simon Druker

May 19 (UPI) -- Indiana is set to execute an inmate early Tuesday morning, almost 25 years after he shot and killed Beech Grove Police Department officer William Toney. Authorities are set to administer the lethal infection to Benjamin Ritchie shortly after midnight Tuesday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Ind. Indiana last December executed Joseph Corcoran, the state's first execution in approximately 15 years.