Some shoppers say ‘not a chance’ they’ll buy American booze if Ontario brings it back

TORONTO — The ban on American booze has emerged as a key sticking point in Canada's trade negotiations with the United States, but some shoppers in Ontario say they won't reach for California wine or Kentucky bourbon even if they reappear on store shelves.

More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportations

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The United States has deported nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala this year and sent at least dozens more to Honduras, according to official data, a shift from the beginning of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term when such transfers were minimal.

Paul Biya, Cameroon’s undefeated ruler for 44 years, returns after long absence

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has returned to the country after a more than two-month absence that has fuelled fierce debate about his ability to rule after 44 years in power.

Biya, who at the age of 93 is the world’s oldest serving head of state, landed in Yaounde in the late afternoon from Geneva, where he had been staying since June 7 on what his office called “a short private stay”.

Cameroonian media had reported that Biya, leader since 1982,

President of Cameroon Paul Biya’s motorcade is greeted by supporters as it passes through Yaounde on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Japan left behind by US and China in AI era patent race


Apple Music will soon get visible labels for AI-generated content

Apple has shared more details about the AI labeling requirements it announced for Apple Music back in March. Here are the details.


Linux 7.3 Network Changes Merged But Developers "Completely Overwhelmed" Due To AI/LLMs

All of the networking subsystem feature updates were merged today for the Linux 7.3 kernel's merge window. There are a lot of wired and wireless networking improvements this cycle but also a ton of bug fixes -- including many not so important fixes spun up by AI/LLM agents. The networking subsystem maintainers admit now they are "completely overwhelmed" due to this code churn from the output of AI large language models.

Before getting to the Linux 7.3 networking changes this cycle, maintainer Jakub Kicinski noted
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Black Myth: Zhong Kui's 15-minute gameplay reveal shows off confident swordplay, boss fights with oyster men, and the coolest skeletons I've ever seen

Look at those guys! Look at those guys!!

Beijing calls US tariff report ‘false narrative’ as named hub Mexico plans new China curbs

China-Latin America relations

He Yadong says US levies threaten supply chains, while Mexico considers new duties on Chinese steel and textiles

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An aerial view of the Contecon Manzanillo container terminal at the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico, a key gateway for trade with Asia. Photo: Handout

Igor Patrick in Rio de Janeiro

China rejected a White House report on Thursday that accused its exporters of routing goods through Mexico and other countries to avoid US tariffs, hours after word emerged that Mexico was preparing


Obsidian's plugin library is drowning in vibe-coded abandonware

The plugin count has tripled in six months.

I'm a decade-plus FromSoftware sicko, and these are my 5 takeaways from the first Duskbloods gameplay

I still resent it being a Switch 2 exclusive.