3 d. ago Trump to consider final proposal on TikTok future as US ban deadline looms

Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump is preparing to consider a final proposal to decide the future of TikTok before a deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban.The US vice-president, JD Vance, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday to discuss the issue, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump to consider final proposal on TikTok as US ban deadline looms

Owner ByteDance required to find non-Chinese buyer for video app’s American operations by SaturdayDonald Trump will consider a “final proposal” over the sale of TikTok’s US operations on Wednesday, according to reports, as a Saturday deadline looms for the Chinese-controlled app to find a buyer.The White House is finalising plans for a deal involving US investors, possibly including the tech firm Oracle and the private equity firm Blackstone, CBS News reported. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago About a third of Americans stop buying eggs due to rising costs, study shows

Data says 34% of those in US stopped purchasing breakfast staple and won’t buy again until costs lower to $5 a cartonAs egg prices have reached record highs, about a third of American consumers have stopped buying them in response to the rising costs, a new study suggests.According to research from Clarify Capital, 34% of Americans have stopped purchasing eggs as prices for the breakfast staple are becoming less affordable. On average, these consumers say they won’t begin buying eggs again until costs come down to $5 or less for a carton. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump news today: President says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if car prices go up as industry braces for tariffs

President believes taxing imports will force people to buy American-made cars

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9 d. ago Chelsea fans call for investigation into Todd Boehly’s links with ticket resale website

Chelsea Supporters’ Trust urges Premier League to actClub co-owner is director and investor in Vivid SeatsThe Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has written to the Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, calling for an investigation into the connections of the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly with the ticket exchange and resale company Vivid Seats.Boehly is a director and investor in Vivid Seats, an American site that allows users outside the United Kingdom to buy and sell tickets to concerts and sporting events, often at huge mark-ups. British fans cannot use the site or others like it because it is illegal to resell football tickets in this way in the UK. The Premier League lists Vivid Seats as an “unauthorised ticket website”. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Record £217bn spent by UK households on housing costs in 2024, study suggests

Housing costs were estimated by Savills to have been £8.6 billion higher last year than a previous peak in 2016, when adjusted for inflation.

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2 w. ago Quarter of London local roads in 'poor state' as cost of fixing potholes hits £1billion

Around 2,100 miles of London’s pothole-ridden roads have less than five years’ structural life remaining, new research finds

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2 w. ago More egg products seized at the border than fentanyl since the start of this year

Federal statistics illustrate the rise of egg smuggling — and undermine the rationale for Donald Trump’s trade war

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2 w. ago Pothole plague blighting the lives of millions of motorists nears £17billion

A new study finds the the scourge of potholes is getting worse, costing local authorities a huge packet in compensation claims, while the estimated bill to fill all of Britain's potholes nears £17bn

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3 w. ago EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says EU countries must purchase military equipment made in Europe under a new loan plan meant to help the continent provide for its own security

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3 w. ago Trump says he's going to buy a Tesla as more Americans say they won't

After one of the worst single day sell-offs in Tesla’s history, President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind his advisor, billionaire Elon Musk, vowing to buy one of his cars

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3 w. ago Donald Trump hails 'Truly great American' Elon Musk in mad rant promising to 'buy new Tesla'

Tesla has seen share prices flailing for the seventh straight week with experts believing that Elon Musk's entry into right-wing politics is turning off potential customers

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