13 h. ago Bunny Trump as unfortunate snap sees President all ears in hilarious Easter spirit

The orange Manbaby was pictured appearing to have giant fluffy rabbit ears as he saluted the children taking part in the Easter Egg Roll on the lawn of the White House

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62 h. ago Chris Riddell on Donald Trump, the Easter bunny who came to break all the eggs

Free trade is smashed to pieces, while just a couple of chicks he fancies are sparedYou can buy a copy of this cartoon Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US releases thousands of files related to Robert F Kennedy assassination

Release of files, ordered by Trump, includes notes from killer, who said presidential candidate ‘must be disposed of’About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F Kennedy, including handwritten notes by the assassin, who said the US senator and Democratic presidential candidate “must be disposed of” and acknowledged an obsession with killing him.The release continued the disclosure of national secrets ordered by Donald Trump after he began his second presidency in January. It comes a month after unredacted files related to the 1963 assassination of president John F Kennedy were disclosed. The earlier documents gave curious readers more details about cold- war era covert US operations in other nations but did not initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK, RFK’s brother. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Nvidia says it will build up to $500bn of US AI infrastructure as chip tariff looms

Plan comes after Donald Trump reiterated import threats and chipmaker’s CEO dined at US president’s resortThe chip designer Nvidia has said it will build up to $500bn (£378bn) worth of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US over the next four years, in a sign of manufacturers investing in operations on American soil amid Donald Trump’s tariffs.The announcement comes after Trump reiterated threats on Sunday to impose imminent tariffs on the semiconductors that Nvidia makes mostly in Taiwan, and after the chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, dined at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort earlier this month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump tariff chaos hits PlayStation and Nintendo hard as game companies shaken by rollout

Japanese gaming companies have been hit hard in the earliest days of President Trump's tariffs, including Nintendo has it prepares to launch its Switch 2 console in June

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2 w. ago Donald Trump says tariffs going 'better than expected' as trillions wiped off global economy

The US President's latest claims follow an earlier post on Truth Social in which he said the "operation is over" and, referring to the US economy as a "patient", said it would come back more "resilient"

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2 w. ago Who actually runs Columbia University? | Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock

Trustees aren’t academics – and they’re often political wolves in sheep’s clothing. We need reform to save the American university as we know itLate on Friday evening, the trustees of Columbia University announced that its interim president, Katrina Armstrong, was leaving her post.Six days earlier, she had convened an emergency meeting with 75 faculty members after the university had cravenly surrendered to the demands of the Trump administration in the hopes of recovering $400m in federal grants and contracts. The president and her staff called their predicament “heartbreaking” and sought to reassure faculty that academic freedom and departmental autonomy remained intact. Continue reading...

Culture

3 w. ago USA president Donald Trump responds to Tiger Woods dating former daughter

The United States president's former daughter-in-law, Vanessa, and golf legend Tiger Woods confirmed their relationship earlier this month, with former President Donald Trump addressing the new romance

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3 w. ago Trump warns Zelensky of ‘big problems’ after accusing him of minerals deal u

Donald Trump has warned Volodymyr Zelensky of “big problems” after accusing the Ukrainian president of backtracking on a rare earth minerals deal with the US.

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3 w. ago Two leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern studies center to step down

Departures of Cemal Kafadar and Rosie Bsheer are seen by critics as ‘shameful attempt’ by school to appease TrumpThe leaders of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies are leaving their positions after the center faced accusations of anti-Israel bias.The departures come as the Trump administration scrutinizes institutions who have had pro-Palestine protests over the last year. Earlier this week, Columbia’s president announced she will step down after Trump targeted the university for protests on campus last year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone attack kills four in Dnipro as Zelenskyy cautious on new US minerals deal

Drone raid sparks blaze in Dnipro hotel and restaurant complex and injures 19; Ukrainian president says too early to judge Washington’s expanded proposal. What we know on day 1,130See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Elise Stefanik ‘proud to be a team player’ after Trump yanks her nomination for UN ambassador

‘I was honored to have earned that nomination by President Trump,’ Stefanik told Fox News

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3 w. ago Rapper who appeared with Trump at rally pleads guilty to attempted murder

Prosecutors say Sheff G, who supported the president last year, used career earnings to fuel gang violence in BrooklynA New York City rapper who joined Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges after prosecutors say he used earnings from his music career to fuel gang violence in Brooklyn.Sheff G, whose legal name is Michael Williams, agreed to serve five years in prison as part of the plea entered in a Brooklyn court on Wednesday, Brooklyn district attorney Eric Gonzalez said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves issues response after UK hit by more US tariffs by Donald Trump

Earlier this week, the US President introduced 25% tariffs on car imports to the US.

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last month Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges

A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan early on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges

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