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Australia joins countries suspending post to US
Australia joins countries suspending post to US
by  AFP

Australia joined on Tuesday a string of countries suspending some postal deliveries to the United States, citing a "complex and rapidly evolving situation" with US President Donald Trump's looming tariffs.

Trump moves to fire a Fed governor over mortgage fraud claims
Trump moves to fire a Fed governor over mortgage fraud claims
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook "effective immediately" on Monday, citing allegations of false statements on her mortgage agreements -- as he expanded pressure on the independent central bank. The referral, Trump said, provided "sufficient reason" to believe that Cook might have made "false statements" on one or more mortgage agreements.

Women's NBA could face lockout as union deal deadline looms
Women's NBA could face lockout as union deal deadline looms
by  AFP

Revitalized by Caitlin Clark and other stars and boosted by a new media rights deal, the Women's NBA is struggling to reach a union deal 60 days before the deadline. That led to the WNBA getting $200 million a season starting next year as part of an 11-year media rights deal worth $2.2 billion the NBA signed with Disney, Amazon and NBCUniversal.

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