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Today — 7 April 2025Main stream

Amid Trump’s Threats, Canada’s Conservative Leader Faces Uncertainty in National Election

6 April 2025 at 22:36
Just two months ago, Pierre Poilievre seemed destined to become Canada’s next prime minister. But his double-digit polling lead vanished with President Trump’s threat to annex Canada.

© Cole Burston for The New York Times

Pierre Poilievre greeting supporters during his campaign launch for the Canadian federal election, in Manotick, a community in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 23.
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Tracy Chapman Wants to Speak for Herself

5 April 2025 at 05:00
For years, the singer and songwriter has avoided the spotlight. But she is breaking her silence to look back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit “Fast Car.”

© Nicholas Albrecht for The New York Times

“I think there’s some assumption with me that I’m coming out of the ’60s folk tradition,” Chapman said. “You can slot me in there, but it wasn’t my foundation. I wasn’t aware of that music in Cleveland in the ’70s, as a young Black girl.”

What’s His Age Again? Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus (Now 53) Looks Back.

The band’s singer and bassist recounts his personal struggles and the dramatic ins and outs of the trio’s history in a new memoir, “Fahrenheit-182.”

© Adali Schell for The New York Times

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