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The United States has a dramatically redrawn refugee program
US President Donald Trump has signed an order reopening the refugee programme for the Afrikaners, South African minorities who are victims of racial discrimination. The order said, “refugees may apply for admission to the United States…as long as they demonstrate that they’ve lived in their home country for at least one year.” The programme was…
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Ethics experts are concerned about the ramifications of Trump accepting a plane
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accepted Qatar’s offer to donate a plane to the Department of Defense during his visit to the Middle East. The plane is not a gift to him, but to the Department of Defense, Trump said. A White House official told Reuters that Trump would not be presenting or accepting…
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The stock market surged after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs
The European Union has said it’s not in talks with China to reach an trade deal. “There’s no direct contact between the EU and China at this stage,” it added. Earlier, US President Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods if the two countries couldn’t reach a trade deal…
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Edan Alexander, a kidnapped Israeli American, is to be released by Hamas
US President Donald Trump has said that he has signed an agreement with Hamas to release a US citizen, who has been held by the Palestinian group since its 2018 war with Israel. Trump also said that it was made “to put an end to this very brutal war and return ALL living hostages and…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has three Democrats on it
US President Donald Trump fired three Democrats who voted to approve safety standards for lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and electric scooters. Two of the commissioners were appointed by former President Joe Biden and one was appointed by former Vice President Jill Biden. The White House said that Trump fired the Democrats as he has…
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The Librarian of Congress was let go by President Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Trump said that Hayden had put inappropriate books into the library for children. “There were quite concerned things that she had done at Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in library for children,” White House press secretary…
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Bill Gates plans to shut down his foundation
World’s richest person Bill Gates has said President Donald Trump’s cuts to US Agency for International Development (USAID) will cause children’s deaths to increase. “Over the next few years, which over the next few years should have gone from five million to four million – now, unless there’s a big reversal, we’ll probably go from…
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In the first sign of an end to the trade war, officials from the US and China will meet in Switzerland
The US and China will hold their first face-to-face meeting in Switzerland’s Geneva later this week, signaling a potential thaw in the trade tensions between the world’s two most populous countries. US President Donald Trump placed what he termed reciprocal tariffs on China and many other countries in early April. When China retaliated with similar…
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Senate Dems want to ban presidents from investing inCryptocurrencies
US President Donald Trump tweeted that cryptocurrencies are a “very big deal”, adding that it’s “one of the things that we have to do”. He added, ” Whether we like it or not. In the same tweet posted a month and a half before the election, Trump promoted his new venture World Liberty Financial. Trump…
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Canada should be the 51st state according to Trump
US President Donald Trump will meet Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday. The meeting comes after Canada’s PM-designate Trudeau had suggested that Canada should become America’s 51st state. This came after the US announced plans to levy a 100% tariff on movies produced outside of the US, impacting the film…
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States sued Trump over a threat to wind energy
US President Donald Trump is being sued in New York by New York Attorney General Letitia James for attacking wind energy in an “arbitrary and capricious” way. The lawsuit stated that Trump attacked wind energy in an “arbitrary and capricious” way. The US has one of the highest renewable energy potentials in the world, James…
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Trump’s movie tariffs plan leads to global confusion
The US’ Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has urged US President Donald Trump to withdraw proposed 10% tariffs on Canadian wines. “We strongly oppose the proposed tariffs and are working closely with the administration,” the group said. Meanwhile, the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) has called the tariff plan a “threat” to the…
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The National Science Foundation is in turmoil
US President Donald Trump has proposed to reduce the funding of the National Science Foundation, the country’s primary scientific research organisation, by over 70%. This comes after the White House said that it wants to cut funding for climate, clean energy, woke social, and economic sciences, and programmes in low-priority areas of science.
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The judge blocks use of the Alien Enemies Act
US President Donald Trump’s executive order to end public broadcaster NPR’s federal funding has been challenged by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CBS) in a legal battle. CBS argued that Trump doesn’t have the power to take these actions. It added that a Supreme Court ruling had earlier held that a President can’t remove board…
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In Texas borderland, Trump has had his immigration push suffer its worst legal defeat yet
A US judge said that President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally declare an ‘invasion’ of the country and invoke wartime authority during peacetime. Judge Sergio Rodriguez’s comments came after the Supreme Court blocked the deportation of Venezuelans held at a detention facility in Texas. Rodriguez said there was no reference to a threat of an armed…
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Trump is moving his national security adviser to the UN
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his national security adviser, Mike Waltz, will be nominated as the country’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in a “major shake-up of senior aides”. The announcement comes after Waltz was criticised over a WhatsApp group chat that featured him referring to Trump as a “dog” and…
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Trump is thanked by GM for the $5 billion hit it expects to take
Automakers in the US, including General Motors, Tesla and Fiat Chrysler, have been affected by President Donald Trump’s constant tariffs on car parts. Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge and Ram, also recently cancelled its outlook for the year, with Chief Financial Officer Doug Ostermann saying, “Most of us are in a period of…
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Fight like our democracy depends on what opinion you have
US President Donald Trump has called for the impeachment of those with whom he disagrees. Trump has also called for the impeachment of judges as lunatics and radicals and called for the impeachment of those with whom he disagrees. “They have suggested that judges have no authority to review a president’s decisions — which happens…
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Can the fight against AIDS recover?
The Bush Institute’s Eric Goosby has said that US’ President Donald Trump’s executive orders are likely to have an adverse effect on HIV policy reforms. However, he added, the US Congress needs to authorise PEPFAR for another five years so that the programme can complete its mission and so that countries, organisations and funders can…
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Republicans want to pass Trump’s big bill
On the 100th day of the presidency of Donald Trump, former White House strategist Steve Bannon talked about how the US President is using his power. Bannon also said that Trump is expecting a summer like no other. “President Trump went in full force,” Bannon said, adding that he has conflicts with other members of…
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Donald Trump is not the same as Franklin Roosevelt
Donald Trump, in his first 100 days in office, has launched several executive orders which could undermine US President Barack Obama’s legacy. Trump said that he is “on a mission to make America great again”. “There’s no question he’s on a mission to set a new standard for presidential accomplishment,” said Arthur Schlesinger, director of…
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Trump marked 100 days in office with a Michigan speech
During his 100th day in office, US President Donald Trump said he is “going to run for a little time before I’ll leave the country”. “Somebody would say, ‘Oh, well…that’s a change’,” he added. “We give them a little time before we slaughter them if they don’t do this, right? They used to say…’To be…
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Trump does not want to stand in the way of ICE
A US District Judge in San Francisco, William Orrick, ruled that the Trump administration’s actions were likely “unconstitutional” and granted a preliminary injunction to stop the administration from interfering with local authorities’ enforcement of immigration laws. The judge also said that the administration’s actions were likely to lead to “chaos and lawlessness.” President Donald Trump…
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The call was made by Trump after Bezos was reported to be posting products’ import charges
Amazon has announced that it’ll begin showing US tariffs next to prices of items being sold in the country. The decision comes after US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she spoke to the President about Amazon’s announcement, adding that…