96 m. ago Trump team yanks Dave Weldon’s nomination to lead CDC an hour before Senate confirmation hearing

Weldon, a former congressman, was set to appear before the Senate health committee at 10 a.m.

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2 h. ago Trump live updates: Trump threatens 200 percent retaliatory tariff on European alcohol as trade war escalates

President threatens 200 percent tariffs on European wines and champagnes if tax is upped on U.S. whiskey

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2 h. ago Trump threatens massive 200% tariff on the 'hostile and abusive' EU targeting champagne and alcohol

President Donald Trump is threatening a 200 per cent retaliatory tariff on champagne and wine out of Europe in the latest salvo of his trade war.

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2 h. ago Trump threatens 200% retaliatory tariffs on European wines and other alcohol – US politics live

US president aims latest trade war salvo at Europe, threatening its alcohol industry after the EU imposed levies on American whiskey on WednesdayDonald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagneLuxury Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari says it is ready for countermeasures if US President Donald Trump imposes hefty tariffs on European auto imports.“We are ready with some countermeasures,” Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna told Cnbc’s Converge Live in Singapore. “We are waiting for the official number to be published,” he added, referring to Trump’s threat of duties “of around 25%” on EU carmakers. He added:We will watch what happens over the next month, in the next few weeks. We are in the same boat in terms of tariffs.The customer is at the centre of our attention.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wine and other alcohol from Europe in latest trade war escalation

Trump continues to describe tariffs as paid by foreign governments even though they are taxes paid by American importers

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3 h. ago Trump threatens massive 200% on the 'hostile and abusive' EU targeting champagne and alcohol

President Donald Trump is threatening a 200% retaliatory tariff on champagne and wine out of Europe in the latest salvo of his trade war.

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13 h. ago Russia seizes hundreds of Ukrainian troops and threatens to treat them 'like terrorists'

Vladimir Putin made a public appearance in military uniform on Wednesday - hours after Donald Trump threatened to " devastate" Russia's economy in a chilling warning

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25 h. ago 6 outrageous things Donald Trump did in last 24 hours as he hawks Musk's Teslas on White House grounds

Nothing could quite prepare us for the vacuum of taste and ethical conduct, bordering on outright corruption that occurred yesterday, as he turned the South Lawn into a low-rent auto dealership

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27 h. ago Hours after Trump promises to buy a Tesla, reports of Elon Musk’s plans to donate $100M to MAGA super PACs emerge

Trump says that the world’s richest man is being treated ‘very unfairly’ amid Tesla’s sales and share price slump

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31 h. ago Putin launches drone strikes on Kyiv hours after Trump challenged him to 'tango' and agree Ukraine ceasefire as pressure mounts on Kremlin to back down

The massive missile and drone attacks cast doubt on Vladimir Putin's willingness to accept Donald Trump's demands for peace in the three year war.

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41 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: House Republicans pass spending bill to avoid government shutdown

Ontario Premier Doug Ford backtracks on introducing 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S.

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42 h. ago US won’t impose 50% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum after Ontario suspends electricity levy – live

White House says 25% tariff to still take effect on Wednesday after Ontario premier walks back 25% tariff on electricity exports to three US states Trump raises Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%Ukraine ceasefire – live updatesPolls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy, AP reported. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Trump tariffs live updates: President views Teslas with Musk at the White House after its stock plummets

Ontario Premier Doug Ford backtracks on introducing 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S.

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44 h. ago Canada backs down on 25% charge for electricity exports hours after Trump threatens new tariff for steel

Ford announced a surcharge on electricity exports on Monday in response to Trump’s tariffs on Canada

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44 h. ago Ontario suspends electricity tariff imposed on US after Trump’s commerce secretary agrees to talks – live

End of 25% tariff on electricity exports to three US states announced in joint statement from Ontario premier and US commerce secretaryTrump raises Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%Ukraine ceasefire – live updatesPolls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy, AP reported. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Trump live updates: Trump retaliates against Canada in trade war by doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum

President says new tariffs to go into effect Wednesday morning as he retaliates for 25 percent surcharge Canadian electricity exporters placed on power to northern U.S. states

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48 h. ago Trump raises Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% as trade war escalates

President cites Ontario’s recent imposition of 25% surcharge on electricity exports to US as reason for doubling dutiesUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump has announced he is doubling tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% as a retaliation for the province of Ontario’s imposition of a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to several US states, in a dramatic escalation of the trade war between the two ostensibly allied countries.“Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on ‘Electricity’ coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to ad [sic] an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Trump live updates: Markets tumble after Trump announces new Canada tariffs fueling even more recession fears

President says new tariffs to go into effect Wednesday morning as he retaliates for 25 percent surcharge Canadian electricity exporters placed on power to northern U.S. states

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49 h. ago Trump orders more tariffs on Canada in response to Ontario tax on electricity exports – live

US president says new tariffs to go into effect 12 March and also threatens to ‘permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada’Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy, AP reported. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago US sits down in Saudi Arabia for crucial Ukraine peace talks with Zelensky's friend who is 'HATED by Trump because of his link to Hunter Biden'... hours after huge drone attack on Moscow

Once a film producer and lawyer, Andriy Yermak had no diplomatic experience when he was afforded a low-level position in Zelensky's government in 2019

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