A key border crossing between the US and Canada remains impeded after police moved to clear protesters. Now officials are planning their next steps
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A major border crossing between Canada and the US remained partially impeded Sunday morning despite police efforts to end a blockade by Canadian protesters who oppose Covid-19 mitigation measures in the country as officials prepare for the possibility of more demonstrations elsewhere.
Canadian police moved Saturday to clear protesters from the Ambassador Bridge, which spans the border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, following a nearly week-long blockade that snarled traffic and slowed supply chains in both countries.
Senate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary, and most left feeling overwhelmingly unsatisfied by the answers they received.
A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face charges in the “sextortion” of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide in 2022. Prosecutors allege the scammer posed as a young woman, persuaded 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him nude photos and then threatened to publicize them if Guffey didn’t send money.