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Helsinki, Finland Reuters  —  NATO member Finland plans to quit a global convention banning anti-personnel landmines and boost defense spending to at least 3% of GDP by 2029 in response to the evolving military threat from Russia, the government said on Tuesday. Poland and the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said last month they would withdraw from the 1997 Ottawa convention due to threats posed by neighboring Russia. By leaving the treaty, Finland, which guards NATO’s longest border with Russia, could start stockpiling landmines again to have them at hand should a need arise. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo…

New York CNN  —  On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to aggressively slap tariffs on US imports as a catch-all solution to almost any problem. Trump has kept his promise — so much so that it’s freaking out investors, economists, CEOs and a growing segment of the population who fear the import taxes will do more harm than good. But Trump’s tariff efforts so far might pale in comparison to what’s coming next. Although many details are unknown, perhaps even to Trump himself, the administration’s “Liberation Day” trade policy announcement is expected to be the most aggressive tariff…

Green Bay, Wisconsin CNN  —  Elon Musk has thrust himself into the center of a state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin. Democrats are trying to use it to their advantage. In the final stretch of the election, Musk has intensified his involvement in the contest, pouring millions of his personal fortune into the state to boost the conservative candidate, Brad Schimel. On Sunday, the tech billionaire made the trek to Wisconsin to directly pitch voters and handed out two $1 million checks to attendees at a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “Everybody’s got to mobilize everywhere like crazy for…

Caitlin Clark burst onto the national scene over the last two years thanks to her record-setting college career, her All-Star rookie season and the constant conversation about why she is popular.ESPN broadcaster Monica McNutt suggested that Clark being from the Midwest helped her connect with young girls as she spoke to BBC about how women’s sports can be viable in the long term.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM ESPN analyst Monica McNutt on the red carpet before the All-Star Celebrity Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Feb. 16, 2024. (Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports)”Two things – I…

Summary A University of Minnesota graduate student was detained by ICE due to a prior DUI offense. The arrest was unrelated to campus protests, a senior Department of Homeland Security official said. The student was detained after a visa revocation by the State Department. The university said it had no prior knowledge of the detainment and didn’t share information with federal authorities. Recent arrests of foreign nationals at American universities have raised concerns about free speech protections. This summary was AI-generated and reviewed by CNN editors. CNN  —  A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by US Immigration…

Vice President JD Vance responded to comments asking him about the Trump administration admitting to sending a Salvadoran man with protected legal status to the megaprison in El Salvador by mistake.”It’s gross to get fired up about gang members getting deported while ignoring citizens they victimize,” Vance wrote on X in response to a question about the error from “Pod Save America” host Jon Favreau.The administration’s attorneys acknowledged in a court filing on Monday that it sent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador by mistake, which was first reported by The Atlantic. However, the administration also claimed that U.S. courts…

CNN  —  Democrats are sounding the alarm over a cluster of recent polls showing that the party’s public image is more bruised and battered than at any point in decades. Those poor ratings from voters may signal long-term problems for the party if they persist through the 2028 presidential campaign. But the negative reviews probably won’t have nearly as much impact on the upcoming elections in 2025 and 2026 as many analysts in both parties are anticipating. Looking across recent midterm elections, there’s no evidence that such broad measures of party favorability have influenced the outcome in any consistent way.…

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York CNN  —  Each year, when the Larry Fink letter goes out, it’s required reading on Wall Street. The CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, pens a memo to shareholders that quickly becomes gospel. It was Fink’s 2018 letter, for example, that helped catalyze interest in do-gooder investing known as ESG (for environmental, social and governance) — a term he later swore off amid Republican backlash. Investors and the financial media tune in so closely…

CNN  —  Ranjani Srinivasan was busy talking to an adviser at Columbia University when the federal agents first came to her door. The day before she’d got an unexpected email that her student visa had been canceled, and she was trying to get information. “It was my roommate who heard the knock and immediately recognized (it as) law enforcement,” Srinivasan told CNN. “She asked them ‘Do you have a warrant?’ And they had to say ‘No.’” “I was stunned and scared,” she said. “I remember telling the adviser ‘ICE is at my door and you’re telling me I’m fine? Do…

People on dirt bikes and ATVs were seen driving inside the World War II memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., over the weekend.Video posted on X showed at least three people driving around the outdoor memorial late Saturday night.The United States Park Police is aware of the video, according to FOX 5 DC.NYC VANDALS WHO DEFACED WWI STATUE, BURNED AMERICAN FLAG SHOULD ‘LEARN THEIR HISTORY,’ VETERANS GROUP SAYS  Authorities are working to identify the people who were caught on video driving ATVs and dirt bikes inside the World War II memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.,…