 New York City Mayor Eric Adams. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz. New York City (NYC) mayor Eric Adams said that city officials are helping migrants reach the Canadian border. A Canadian official called the comments "surprising" and noted that Canada was negotiating changes to its asylum agreement with the U.S. More: - Adams told Fox 5 that his administration is helping migrants travel from NYC to other locations.
- "Some want to go to Canada, some want to go to warmer states, and we are there for them as they continue to move on with their pursuit of this dream," said Adams.
- He added that "if they are seeking to go somewhere else, we are helping in the reticketing process."
- Quebec immigration minister Christine Fréchette said Adams' comments were "surprising."
- She told reporters in Montreal that the U.S. and Canada were negotiating updates to a 2002 treaty that requires migrants to seek asylum in the first country they enter.
Zoom Out: - Last year, Republican Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona began ordering migrants to be bused to cities in other states, such as NYC and Washington, D.C.
- Adams told reporters in Texas last month that there is "no room in New York," for migrants.
- Many of the migrants bussed to New York are Venezuelans fleeing poverty, political violence, and authoritarianism.
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 Photo by Daniel L. Lu. Apple will end the role of Industrial Design Chief following the departure of former top designer Evans Hankey. The leaders of Apple's design team helped the company become a tech behemoth thanks to the sleek look of its devices. More: - Apple's design chiefs have been influential and high-profile members of the company since co-founder Steve Jobs re-joined Apple in 1997.
- Apple broke up its design team in 2015 when former design chief Jony Ive stepped back from the role to start his own company.
- Hankey took charge of Apple's "industrial design" team, while Alan Dye leads "human interface design" at the company.
- Apple has decided against hiring a replacement for Hankey, reports Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.
- The team overseen by Hankey will now report directly to Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer.
- Several top designers have left Apple since 2015.
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 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Nov. 15, 2022. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing a cabinet reshuffle. The overhaul will include the appointment of a new Conservative Party chair after Nadhim Zahawi was ousted from the role on Jan. 29. More: - Officials told cabinet ministers on Monday that Sunak is preparing to overhaul the cabinet, reports Reuters, citing a source familiar with the matter.
- The move comes after Sunak axed Zahawi as chair of the Conservative Party after he failed to publicly declare that his tax affairs were under investigation.
- Sunak is under increasing pressure to reconsider his appointment of Dominic Raab as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary due to Raab's alleged history of bullying.
- The U.K. premier may also split up the government department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy due to a lack of satisfaction with its performance.
- The department could be divided into two separate offices, one for energy and another for business and trade.
- Sunak reportedly plans to create a new science and digital department.
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GOOD NEWS: Rescuers saved a North Atlantic right whale that had become entangled in U.S. waters. An investigation found that the cetacean was trapped in fishing gear that originated in Canada. More: - Marine mammal rescuers discovered the whale entangled in lobster fishing equipment in waters off the southern U.S.
- Officials from the U.S. and Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) traced the equipment back to an area used for lobster fishing in southern Nova Scotia.
- "This reinforces the importance of our ghost gear retrieval efforts that have been underway now for a few years," said Adam Burns, an official at the DFO.
- The animal was given the official catalog number of North Atlantic right whale 1218, also known as Argo.
Zoom Out: - North Atlantic right whales are an endangered species and only 350 are estimated to still exist in the wild.
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 Moscow is significantly increasing its forces in eastern Ukraine, according to a local official. The growing troop numbers may indicate plans to launch a renewed offensive as the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches. More: - Serhiy Haidai, Ukraine's governor of the mainly Russian-occupied Luhansk province, said that Russian forces are bringing significantly more troops and equipment to the region.
- He told Ukrainian television that Moscow may be preparing for "a full-scale offensive," and added that "after Feb. 15 we can expect (this offensive) at any time."
- Britain's Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that it is unlikely that Russia could "build up the forces needed to substantially affect the outcome of the war within the coming weeks."
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Kyiv is seeking to install people with military experience as regional leaders, particularly in areas on the front line.
Zoom Out: - Russian forces are seeking to regain momentum ahead of Feb. 24, which marks the one-year anniversary of the invasion.
- Moscow is beginning to use the hundreds of thousands of troops it recruited during its mobilization over the past few months.
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 Palestinian protesters block the main road with burning tires in the West Bank city of Jericho, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. AP. Five militants died in an Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp on Monday. The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the region following the deadly raid on the Jenin refugee camp last month. More: - Five Palestinian gunmen died in a firefight at a refugee camp in the West Bank on Monday.
- Israeli forces said they were attempting to apprehend militants responsible for a failed attack at a restaurant in a Jewish settlement on the West Bank last month.
- The attack reportedly failed due to a weapon malfunction and the suspects fled the scene.
- Monday's operation comes days after Israeli forces entered the Aqabat Jabr camp near the Palestinian city of Jericho in pursuit of the suspects.
Zoom Out: - At least nine Palestinians, including militants and civilians, were killed in a raid on the Jenin refugee camp on Jan. 26.
- A day later, a Palestinian gunman opened fire outside a synagogue in east Jerusalem, killing seven people, including a 14-year-old.
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