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The gambit worked to an extent; both agreed to lower tariffs on several of each other’s industries, causing Trump to blast Carney for purportedly turning Canada into a transit point for Chinese goods heading to the United States.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2023, after Steed had allegedly used a fraudulent letter purportedly from the Mars Treasurer authorizing him to trade ICE shares, Steed directed Computershare to sell Mars’s ICE shares entirely, authorities said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
Roughly 30 minutes later, things got decidedly more bizarre when the official White House X account also published an image on X purportedly depicting Levy Armstrong’s arrest.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
For a law purportedly designed to help people treat their mental health conditions, this is an inexcusable outcome.
—Sakeena Trice, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2023, after Steed had allegedly used a fraudulent letter purportedly from the Mars Treasurer authorizing him to trade ICE shares, Steed directed Computershare to sell Mars’s ICE shares entirely, authorities said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
Roughly 30 minutes later, things got decidedly more bizarre when the official White House X account also published an image on X purportedly depicting Levy Armstrong’s arrest.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
For a law purportedly designed to help people treat their mental health conditions, this is an inexcusable outcome.
—Sakeena Trice, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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