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Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the U.S. is dying
President Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S. Source link
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Transcript: Fox News Visibly Rattled as Trump’s Slide in Polls Worsens
So we’ve got the polls are fake. We’ve got, You can’t look at the polls because Trump’s agenda isn’t built for 100 days. And then you’ve…
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Pope Don, &c.
On Trump and the GOP; capitalism and imperialism; the Epstein case; notable centenarians; and more. Source link
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There’s No Way to Replace the Income Tax with Tariffs
Even if it could raise enough revenue (which it can’t), it would undercut Trump’s other tariff goals. Source link
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Congress Should Decide Harvard’s Tax Exemption
The Supreme Court should never have made the president the arbiter of the community’s conscience in deciding when colleges must be taxed.…
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Pope Trump Goes Up in Orange Smoke
The nonsense we talk about vs. rare spiritual opportunities. Source link
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Donald Trump says he asked to send US army into Mexico
President Donald Trump said that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has turned down his offer to deploy American troops into Mexico to…
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Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Ghosts of Iron Mountain, by Phil Tinline (Scribner). In 1967, a top-secret government report stating that achieving peace “would almost…
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A Brit who fought in Ukraine says Russia's army is so barbaric his unit vowed never to be taken alive
An international volunteer who fought in Ukraine said his unit vowed never to be taken alive by Russia. Macer Gifford told BI that Putin…
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Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump
A contest of sorts has played out across Europe, the United States and the Middle East in recent days as President Trump’s two older sons…
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Trump’s Rage at Fox News over Bad Poll Hints at Coming Fiasco for MAGA
President Trump has recently been erupting at Fox News over its new poll finding him with 55 percent disapproval. Trump described Fox’s…
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Houthis warn global airlines after missile attack
Yemen's Houthi militant group called on international airlines to halt all flights to Israeli airports, warning that failure to do so…
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Gaza war footage falsely linked to Kashmir attack
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have traded gunfire along their border almost every night since gunmen killed 26 people in…
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Singapore dollar surges against US dollar as Asia currencies rally on trade hopes
Asian currencies rallied on Monday (May 5) on hopes of a thaw in the US-China trade war and regional tariff deals with the Trump…
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Singaporean opposition candidate misquoted online ahead of polls
Ahead of Singapore's national elections on May 3, a graphic spread in social media posts falsely claiming a candidate from the opposition…
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Trump Says He Will Put 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside U.S.
President Trump said he would impose a 100 percent tariff on movies “produced” outside the United States, proclaiming in a social media…
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Adani aides meet Trump team to push for end to US bribery case
ESENTATIVES for Indian billionaire Gautam Adani met officials from US President Donald Trump’s administration to seek dismissal of…
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Berlin still bears scars 80 years after pivotal battle that sealed the defeat of Nazi Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in an intense fight for the…
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Malaysia plans cargo rail link to Bangkok to boost trade
Malaysia is planning to start a direct rail cargo service between its capital Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand this year…
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China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs
Liu Miao has sold clothing on Amazon to wholesale buyers in the United States for the past five years. That trade has come to an abrupt…
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Heads of NPR, PBS explore legal challenges against Trump's push to strip their funding
The leaders of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service said Sunday they are mulling over their legal options now that…
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Oil Prices Slide Further on Plans to Increase Supply
Oil prices resumed their downward slide after the OPEC Plus cartel of oil producers said over the weekend that it would pump more oil,…
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GE2025: Ruling party’s strong showing signals flight to safety and a vote for policy continuity, say analysts
Analysts welcomed the results of Singapore’s general election (GE) held over the weekend, calling them a vote for political stability and…
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Trump Says He Wants Alcatraz Restored as a Prison
President Trump said on Sunday that he wanted federal law enforcement agencies to work on restoring Alcatraz, now a museum, to a…