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China Retaliates Against Trump With 34% Tariff on U.S. Goods
The Chinese government will match President Trump’s plan for 34 percent tariffs on goods from China with its own 34 percent tariff on…
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Good Cashmere event outlines sustainability challenges
Representatives from international non-governmental organisations (NGO) and researchers exchanged insights on advancements, obstacles, and…
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Trump’s Nonemergency Tariffs
This is an abuse of language and logic in the service of bad policy that hardly interacts with the alleged threat to national security.…
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The Week: Trump’s Liberation Day Tax Hike
Plus: Remembering Val Kilmer, an eccentric man but an electric performer who deserves to be remembered among his profession’s greats.…
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Trump Has Upended the Lives of Afghan Refugees
“This administration is obviously doing so many high profile anti-immigrant, anti-refugee actions for the purposes of spreading fear and…
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Palestinians Are Invisible to Mike Huckabee. To Trump, He’s Perfect.
Regardless of anything else about Huckabee, what he believes, or what he has said, that one sentence should immediately disqualify him…
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Here’s What Trump’s Tariffs Could Do to the U.S. Auto Industry
Increasing production at existing plants and building new ones, moreover, represent big corporate commitments. Those generally require a…
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Worried About the Climate? Get Off the Couch. The Data Supports It.
In the wake of the election, many discouraged leftists announced they were tuning out. Two months into Donald Trump’s presidency, however,…
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“Horrifying”: Trump’s Weird, Confused Rant to Media as Markets Tanked
After President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from all over the globe, prompting the markets to implode, he took a question…
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Singapore stocks with regional exposure set to suffer spillover effects from Trump tariffs
Singapore stocks with regional exposure could suffer “negative spillover” effects from Trump tariffs on South-east Asia, said CGS…
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Donald Trump reveals $5m visa gold card with his face on
By Billal Rahman is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in immigration policy and border security. He has uncovered…
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General Motors to Ramp Up Production in the United States and Create Hundreds of New Jobs after Trump's Tariff Announcement
General Motors on Thursday revealed plans to dramatically boost vehicle production in Indiana, a decision made in response to President…
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Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpel
Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a…
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Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hits Central Asia: study
A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely…
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Trump Fires National Security Agency Director and Cyber Command Chief Timothy Haugh: Report
The director and the second-highest-ranking official at the National Security Agency was fired on Thursday, the Washington Post reported…
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NSA director and deputy reportedly dismissed: What we know
National Security Agency (NSA) Director Timothy Haugh and his civilian deputy Wendy Noble were dismissed from their positions Thursday,…
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Gold falls as risk appetite dwindles on Trump’s tariff clarity
GOLD prices fell on Friday as investors reassessed their risk outlook in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff measures, which…
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Top Democrats protest after reported firing of NSA director Gen. Tim Haugh
Top congressional Democrats on Thursday protested the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with…
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Asia: Stocks extend global rout after Trump’s shock tariff blitz
Equities extended losses in Asia on Friday, extending a global rout inflicted by Donald Trump’s tariff blitz that has inflamed a trade war…
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South Korea’s Constitutional Court removes President Yoon Suk Yeol from office
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law in December involved special forces storming the National…
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Finland's colossal bomb shelters a model for jittery Europe
Swimming pools, playgrounds and amusement parks: Finland's underground facilities, which can double as bomb shelters, have emerged as an…
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Legal Rationale for Tariffs on China
The New Civil Liberties Alliance — a nonprofit group that describes itself as battling “violations by the administrative state” — sued the…
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Singapore’s STI drops 1.5 per cent; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European…
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Singapore’s STI drops 1.5%; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European…