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thestar.com is Canada’s largest online news site. Live news, investigations, politics, sports and the heartbeat of Toronto, Canada's largest city.

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thestar.com > sports > steve-ballmer-backs-down-on-nba-punishment-apologizes-as-clippers-accept-30-million-fine > article_7f6bc003-6ceb-5c3d-921d-6791193aa8fd.html

Steve Ballmer backs down on NBA punishment, apologizes as Clippers accept $30 million fine

12+ hour, 53+ min ago   (400+ words) The league suspended Ballmer for one year, fined the team $30 million and forced it to forfeit five first-round draft picks. Ballmer said the team has paid the fine. “While there are still disagreements concerning the findings in the report, this…...


thestar.com > news > world > africa > electric-mobility-brings-africa-s-energy-transition-into-the-wild > article_1ba6108e-664c-58f6-a378-b9067b6dc8c1.html

Electric mobility brings Africa’s energy transition into the wild

16+ hour, 33+ min ago   (713+ words) That is exactly how the Mara-Siana ranger, attached to Entumoto Safari Camp in Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve, wants it. For the past year, Kijape has patrolled the Mara on an electric motorcycle, using its near-silent motor to approach wildlife…...


thestar.com > news > world > united-states > trump-agrees-to-new-bipartisan-ethics-provision-in-massive-crypto-bill-gop-aide-says > article_a705a761-a565-52ff-b146-47f24a57568c.html

Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill, Republican senators say

15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (306+ words) The sweeping bill initially had just a provision included that would bar all federally elected officials and their spouses, as well as federal judges, from issuing digital assets. A core group of Democrats, as well as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N....


thestar.com > news > world > asia > japan-s-biomass-energy-boom-threatens-further-deforestation-in-indonesia > article_c6b7285b-1d17-5cc6-ba1b-a3ca75cb436a.html

Japan’s biomass energy boom threatens further deforestation in Indonesia

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (736+ words) Biomass power, predominantly generated by burning wood, is growing globally as countries accelerate their transition to use cleaner energy. “The biomass industry has become a new driver of deforestation in Indonesia,” said Timer Manurung, director of Indonesia-based organization Auriga Nusantara,…...


thestar.com > business > opinion > why-mark-carney-s-toronto-summit-is-canada-s-chance-to-build-an-economy-no-u-s-tariff-can-touch > article_dfa66277-807a-4603-96cf-32794a3361c2.html

Why Mark Carney's Toronto summit is Canada's chance to build an economy no U.S. tariff can touch

18+ hour, 31+ min ago   (777+ words) With U.S. trade talks broken off, writes Adam Froman, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s investors summit on Sept. 14 and 15 must pitch a new way to build the Canadian economy. Just days before Mark Carney fills a Toronto ballroom with the most powerful…...


thestar.com > news > world > asia > a-muslim-region-in-the-southern-philippines-votes-in-its-first-elections > article_f67a728f-9815-5136-9e73-8a82a22a9a05.html

A Muslim region in the southern Philippines votes in its first elections

17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (183+ words) The town of Maluso in Basilan has also been put under the commission’s control after pre-shaded ballots were found in 36 out of 68 precincts. Garcia said he immediately ordered the reprinting of ballots for the affected precincts, where voting would be…...


thestar.com > news > world > middle-east > iran-s-nuclear-chief-not-expected-to-attend-iaea-general-conference-official-says > article_13c7e526-132a-58ea-a6fd-1c65dd9c1027.html

Iran’s nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

18+ hour, 8+ min ago   (333+ words) Mohammad Eslami’s exclusion from the IAEA conference is another sign of rapidly deteriorating relations between Iran and the West. The United States and Iran have resumed fighting, on and off, after a fragile ceasefire collapsed in July. Austria sought a…...


thestar.com > news > world > europe > trump-says-he-plans-to-remove-a-15-tariff-on-irish-whiskey > article_a13f2a51-22d5-5ca0-b633-c50740e4c338.html

Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey

22+ hour, 53+ min ago   (234+ words) Trump said during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open that he had been asked about the issue by everyone, including some of the golfers. “Everybody’s been bugging me” to do it, the Republican president said. “And I said, ‘On…...


thestar.com > news > world > africa > somalis-rethink-trade-routes-as-houthis-disrupt-established-shipping-channels > article_790f3efc-c79f-50fb-9e0d-59cd48c5442b.html

Somalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (296+ words) Companies have traditionally imported goods from Asia through Gulf countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. Now, some are trying a more direct approach. “The latest tensions in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, as well as those…...


thestar.com > business > opinion > the-five-big-lies-trump-is-telling-about-canada-s-trade-and-the-facts-that-shoot-them-all-down > article_c6b81fc1-4246-42e2-bc24-5a4764251f62.html

The five big lies Trump is telling about Canada's trade — and the facts that shoot them all down

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (682+ words) Trump’s numbers keep changing because they were never real, writes Jim Stanford. Here’s a point-by-point rebuttal of his wildest arguments — and what the data actually shows. Donald Trump can’t tolerate being trumped. What’s left of his influence — with voters, other…...