38 minutes ago China and Canada respond to Trump’s tariff threats and border comments – live

China’s embassy in Washington has responded to Trump’s announcement, saying that no one will win a trade war or tariff war’Prosecutors drop federal cases against TrumpCorey Lewandowski, an adviser to Donald Trump, has said that he and the president-elect have “no concerns at all” regarding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate as the next US secretary of defense.During an appearance on NewsMax, Lewandowski was asked if Trump had any concerns about Hegseth and his nomination, to which Lewandowski responded: “We have no concerns at all.” Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Albert Einstein's love letters reveal he had a SECRET daughter... and a raunchy nature

Einstein's first wife Mileva Maric is believed to have fallen pregnant during a stay in Lake Como and gave birth to their daughter in early 1902.

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2 hours ago ‘What many of us feel’: why ‘enshittification’ is Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year

The committee’s honourable mentions went to ‘right to disconnect’ and ‘rawdogging’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“We’re all living through the enshittocene, a great enshittening, in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit,” author Cory Doctorow wrote earlier this year.In 2023, Doctorow coined the word “enshittification”, which has just been crowned Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year. The dictionary defined the word as follows.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Trump threatens Mexico, China, and Canada with tariffs over immigration and drugs

Tariffs would likely have major impact on U.S. economy and North American trade agreement Trump helped negotiate

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2 hours ago Trump to take drastic action against Canada, Mexico and China to stop the border 'invasion' and issues an ultimatum

President-elect Donald Trump threatened Monday to slap a 25 percent tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods as long as the countries allowed immigrants to flow over the U.S. border.

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2 hours ago Hulk Hogan hints he could be eyeing a spot in the Trump administration

Wrestling great Hulk Hogan hinted that there may be a future spot for him in the Trump administration.

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3 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Europe to take charge of military aid as Trump era looms

Polish defence minister says European countries need to increase spending on their own security; drone attack on Kyiv after Kharkiv and Odesa hit. What we know on day 1,007 Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Trump threatens China, Mexico and Canada with tariffs over opioids and immigration – live

Decision comes hours after Jack Smith filed motion to drop election interference charges and classified documents case against president-electProsecutors drop federal cases against TrumpCorey Lewandowski, an adviser to Donald Trump, has said that he and the president-elect have “no concerns at all” regarding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate as the next US secretary of defense.During an appearance on NewsMax, Lewandowski was asked if Trump had any concerns about Hegseth and his nomination, to which Lewandowski responded: “We have no concerns at all.” Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Harris tells advisers to keep her options open for another run for president – or California governor

The vice president is reportedly mulling how to ‘reassert’ her role in the Democratic Party following her decisive defeat by Donald Trump

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