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Edmonton Journal
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
U.S. Vice President JD Vance jokes about detaining World Cup visitors
Article content VANCE: We'll have visitors from close to 100 countries. We want them to come, we want them to celebrate, we want them to watch the games. But when the time is up, they'll have to go home, otherwise they'll have to talk to Secretary Noem AUDIENCE: 🦗😳🦗😳 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 6, 2025 Vance was referring to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who has become the face of ICE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement – and its crackdown on illegal immigrants. Noem often has been seen joining ICE on raids as it detains people. Noem also was at present at the World Cup meeting, where she said that 2 million foreign visitors are expected to come to the U.S. for the World Cup and that the handling of visitors' documents to get into the country will 'go smoothly.' U.S. President Donald Trump also boasted about how the tournament would generate 'tens of billions of dollars in economic activities for local businesses' and 'thousands and thousands of jobs for American workers.' Trump also touted that the event 'will be the biggest, safest and most extraordinary soccer tournament in history.' The United States is one of three host nations for the quadrennial event, along with Canada and Mexico. But the U.S. will host the majority of games – 78 out of the 104 total matches – and 11 of the 16 host cities are in America. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that he is excited for next summer's event, which is set to run from June 11 to July 19 and will be the biggest World Cup yet, with the field expanded to 48 teams. 'America will welcome the world. Everyone who wants to come here to enjoy, to have fun to celebrate the game, will be able to do that,' Infantino said.
Fox News
04-05-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Trump blasts 'dishonest interview' during contentious debate on tariffs
Print Close By David Spector Published May 04, 2025 President Donald Trump and "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker sparred over tariffs and the economy Sunday, with the president blasting the "dishonest interview" to the host's face. "This is such a dishonest interview already. Prices are down on groceries. Prices are down for oil prices are down for oil. Energy prices are down at tremendous numbers for gasoline," Trump said when pressed on his tariff policies. When pressed by Welker about rising costs on items such as tires and strollers, he dismissed price increases on such goods as "peanuts compared to energy," which the president claimed his policies have made cheaper. Gas prices hit their peak during Biden's sole term in office at an average of $5.06 per gallon in June 2022, the highest on record. The price of gas has steadily dropped since then, and the average national price of gas today is roughly $3.16 a gallon, according to AAA. VANCE BREAKS KEY TIE AFTER SENATE FAILS TO REJECT TRUMP'S NATIONAL EMERGENCY ON TARIFFS "Strollers are going up. What kind of a thing? I'm saying that gasoline is going down. Gasoline is thousands of times more important than a stroller or something," Trump said. Trump made headlines during his cabinet meeting on Wednesday when he remarked that "maybe children will have two dolls instead of thirty dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more" as a result of his tariff policies. He denied the tariffs would result in empty store shelves, but did acknowledge that some Americans may need to cut down on their purchases. "The don't need to have 250 pencils, they can have five… I'm basically saying we don't have to waste money on a trade deficit with China for things we don't need, for junk that we don't need." LIBERATION DAY AND TRUMP TARIFFS ARE NOT THE END OF TRADE. IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING Trump announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on virtually every country America does business with on April 2, on what he refers to as "Liberation Day," in addition to a 10% global tariff. The levies applied to friend and foe alike, with Vietnam being slapped with a 46% tariff and Israel receiving 17% tariffs on goods exported to the United States. Trump swiftly reversed course a few days later in the face of a stock market nosedive and bond market worries, pausing the reciprocal tariffs. He maintained the 10% global tariff as well as a 145% tariff on Chinese goods, however. Mexico and Canada are facing separate 25% tariffs related to the fentanyl crisis. Trump maintained that his tariffs would "make us rich" and that the country was already profiting from them. He said that Americans were already feeling economic relief due to declining mortgage rates and energy prices. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "Mortgage rates are going down, despite the fact that we have a stubborn fed… I can tell you that we're making a lot of money. We're doing great. Again, we're losing more than $5 billion a day, $5 billion a day. You don't talk about that. And right now we're going to be at a point very soon where we're making money every day," Trump said. Trump shot down Welker's claim, saying that Wall Street insiders were worried about a recession, and said he has spoken to many on Wall Street who are saying that his tariffs will be a boon for the economy. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Print Close URL
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fired atheist worker for city of Denver says he was harassed, retaliated against over beliefs
An atheist worker for the city of Denver, Colorado, claims he was discriminated against and ultimately fired from his job because of his lack of belief in God. Austin Ray alleges in his complaint that two months after he was hired by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, he was harassed about his religious views at a staff holiday party. The complaint states that the department's assistant manager, a woman named "Carmen," repeatedly asked Ray, an atheist, if he believed in God, within the presence of three other department employees. Despite trying to deflect her questions, Carmen "kept insisting" that Ray answer the question, the complaint states. Christian Physician Assistant Fired For Opposition To Trans Policy Has Day In Court "Carmen's pointed questioning directly implicated Mr. Ray's atheist views and deeply offended and humiliated Mr. Ray in front of department management and his peers," the complaint states. Read On The Fox News App Ray allegedly reported this discrimination and harassment to city Human Resources department officials on two separate occasions, as well as to a supervisor at the request of the HR official. The fired worker said he was led to believe that the city would take action against the misconduct. However, he claims that he began to face retaliation from his manager for reporting the harassment. The complaint alleges that Ray's manager modified his job duties, forced him to complete "meaningless tasks," isolated and alienated him within the department and "compromised" his ability to perform his job. 'SPREADING ATHEISM:' VANCE WARNS RELIGIOUS EFFORTS ABROAD 'CORRUPTED' BY US BUREAUCRACY AMID USAID CONTROVERSY The manager "went to great lengths to make it appear that Mr. Ray was incapable of performing his job," the complaint states. On March 15, 2024, Ray was allegedly abruptly fired from his job after having received no follow-up from the city about his harassment report. The complaint says Ray hadn't been subject to any disciplinary actions up to the point of his termination. "The disparate treatment and hostility to which Mr. Ray was subjected at the city was both retaliatory and discriminatory in nature, as the mistreatment was motivated by his multiple protected activities in complaining about discriminatory practices, as well as by his atheist beliefs," the complaint says. His lawyer argues Ray is entitled to financial damages and compensation for the ordeal, alleging he was subject to retaliation, discrimination based on religion, religious-based harassment and a hostile work environment, all in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Fox News Digital reached out to Ray's attorney for comment. The city of Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure office said it did not comment on pending article source: Fired atheist worker for city of Denver says he was harassed, retaliated against over beliefs
