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The sell-by deadline was extended by Trump
US President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to delay TikTok’s ban in the country by 75 days. The US banned the video-sharing app until it split away from ByteDance, which owns TikTok. Trump had signed an executive order delaying TikTok ban until he was sworn in as the US President on January 7.
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The Nintendo Switch 2 era comes with a price
Steve Jackson Games, the board gamemaker, has said that the tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump will be “seismic shift” for the auto industry. He added that it will be a “debacle of epic proportions” for the auto industry. Trump announced the tariffs on a number of US trade partners, including Mexico, Canada and…
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The director of the National Security Agency had a meeting with Laura Loomer
US President Donald Trump has fired General Timothy Haugh, director of the National Security Agency and US Cyber Command. The move came a day after far-right strategist Laura Loomer pushed for his ouster during a meeting with Trump. “It is astonishing…Trump would fire the nonpartisan…leader of NSA while still failing to hold any member of…
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U.S. stocks post large losses on fears of a trade war
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports to protest China’s “unfair trade practices”. Trump added that these tariffs are “reciprocal” and “reflect how other countries already tax American products”. However, China said the new tariffs “seriously undermines China’s legitimate rights and interests” and are a “typical unilateral bullying…
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The US stock market suffered huge losses on trade war fears
US stocks fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he will impose tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports. The Dow Jones index fell over 800 points, or 2.84%, to end the day at 26,502. Meanwhile, the broader S&P 500 index fell over 70 points, or 2.37%, to finish at 2,863. The Nasdaq fell…
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Trump has put the iPhones in a difficult spot
In 2018, US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium from China ended up being passed onto American consumers in the form of higher prices,Economists who studied Trump’s tariffs in 2018 estimated. The formula depends on the assumption of how much tariffs will raise prices. The higher the trade deficit, the higher tariffs should…
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The answer is how much tariffs will raise prices
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the imposition of tariffs on $34 billion worth of goods and services from China. “These tariffs reflect how other countries tax American products,” Trump said, adding that they will also help reduce the US trade deficit with other countries. The tariffs will be imposed on a range of…
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Americans feel lousy about the economy because of tariffs
A CBS News poll has found that a majority of Americans think US President Donald Trump is focusing too much attention on tariffs and not enough on lowering prices. Although inflation has fallen since peaking in 2022, consumers are likely to pay even more as a result of the new tariffs. Anderson Economic Group said…
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The FTC tells staff not to call the agency independent in complaints
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioners Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya on Monday sued President Donald Trump, accusing him of firing them in a “direct violation of a century of federal law and Supreme Court precedent”. They alleged that Trump fired them “in direct violation of a 1935 Supreme Court case about limits of presidential…
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The judge says the administration is trying to undermine the judiciary
US President Donald Trump’s administration has accused a federal judge of exhibiting “animus” toward the President over her decision to dismiss a lawsuit against Trump. This comes after US District Judge Beryl Howell said that she was in no way biased against Trump. Trump had fired 2 Democratic Federal Trade Commission members who had filed…
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PBS heads answer lawmakers allegations of bias
NPR CEO Katherine Maher has said she doesn’t understand why some US President Donald Trump supporters are calling for the repeal of the No-Propaganda bill. “I don’t think it is at all true,” she added. However, Maher said, “It’s easy…to feel like public media has always been there and therefore will always be there.” NPR…
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The intelligence leaders weren’t sharing classified information in the chat group
The Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg has said that he was accidentally added to a chat group where top US security officials discussed plans to bomb Yemen. Goldberg said he saw the war plans days after being added to the chat called “Houthi PC small group” by a user named Michael Waltz, the name of…
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Venezuela says it will resume accepting flights from the U.S
The US has agreed to resume the deportation flights to Venezuela following President Donald Trump’s order to halt the deportations, a government official said. The move comes a day after the Trump administration said it would end the DACA programme that allowed hundreds of thousands of people in the US lawfully and work for up…
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Zelenskyy talked to Trump after he spoke with Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Boris Pistorius has said that Russia wants Ukraine to “let all the guards down” if it wants to achieve the ‘no military aid’ goal. Pistorius’ comments came after Putin and US President Donald Trump had a phone call. Pistorius further said that Russia wants a long-term settlement, but added that…
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There are 4 things that you need to know about the Judge
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted that he has called for the impeachment of a federal judge over his recent order to stop the deportation of 238 migrants from Venezuela. Trump added, “I would like to see the judge impeached!” Boasberg had earlier ruled against Trump’s efforts to deport migrants from Venezuela who had…
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After talking to Trump and Putin, the Kremlin said it would stop strikes on the Ukrainian energy sector
The White House said that US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed “the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons” in a phone call on Monday. Trump and Putin also discussed the Middle East and agreed that it could serve as a place for potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts, the…
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A court order prevented the U.S. from deporting hundreds of Venezuela’s to El Salvador
The US Embassy in El Salvador has ruled out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against President Donald Trump’s order. Trump declared that the Act was invoked against the gang Tren de Aragua. The deportations to El Salvador also included two alleged leaders of the MS-13 gang, which wasn’t included in Saturday’s action.
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In the wake of the Justice Department being reshaped, Trump has reclaimed it
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he has appointed “patriotic tough on crime warriors” at the Department of Justice. This comes after Trump criticised former officials and lawyers who investigated him in a speech at the department. Trump also claimed his administration stripped security clearance from others who have investigated him, including Special Counsel…
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The president bought a car with Musk at the White House
US President Donald Trump said he is going to buy a new electric car from Tesla for confidence and support of CEO Elon Musk. He added that he would pay for the car with a check and would keep it at the White House for staff to use. Trump further said that he has revoked…
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A Palestine activist who helped lead Columbia University protests has been arrested
The White House on Tuesday said the decision to arrest Palestinian-American student Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University for participating in a protest fell in line with US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at cracking down on antisemitism on US campuses. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision fell in line with…
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We look at the past to see what Trump has to say
US President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday in his first State of the Union address since taking office. The address will be held at the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. This is Trump’s third State of the Union address and the first since he was impeached…
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What we know about the U.S.-Ukrainian Mineral deal is that it is now in Peril
US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he was “gambling with World War III”. Trump made the comment during a White House meeting with Zelenskyy, after which Zelenskyy said that he would not have war with Russia. Trump added, “The Parliament of Ukraine needs to approve this second agreement. Don’t tell us…
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There is a stake in the deal with Trump
The US would not provide security guarantees to Ukraine in exchange for the sharing of the country’s mineral wealth, US President Donald Trump said. He added that the US would not provide security guarantees to Ukraine in return for the sharing of the country’s mineral wealth, even if President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Washington to…
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It is an attack on science everywhere in Trump 2.0
Thousands of US scientists held a protest against President Donald Trump’s executive orders on research funding at federal agencies on February 20, the day that Trump took office. The protest, which was attended by 250 students and researchers, was the first of its kind in the US. Scientists had gathered outside the US Department of…