65 m. ago Donald Trump claims he had 'nothing to do with' AI image of himself as Pope amid backlash

Trump claims he “had nothing to do with” a depiction of himself as the Pope that was shared on his and White House social media accounts, distancing himself from the AI-generated image

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1 hour ago ‘I’m not trying to hurt the industry’: Trump softens tone on movie tariffs

California governor Gavin Newsom announces a $7.5bn tax incentive scheme as Trump’s announcement of 100% tariffs on films ‘produced in foreign lands’ is mocked by Jimmy Kimmel and Fallon Donald Trump appears to be softening his tone after widespread dismay in Hollywood and further afield at his bombshell announcement of 100% tariffs on films “produced in foreign lands”, saying he was “not looking to hurt the industry”.In remarks reported by CNBC, Trump said he was planning to discuss the plan with film industry leaders. “I’m not looking to hurt the industry, I want to help the industry.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump and Carney to meet at White House in closely watched encounter

Vibe at meeting could hint at future relationship between the two countries and their two leaders Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, was due to meet with US president, Donald Trump, on Tuesday in a closely watched encounter at the White House that could hint at the future relationship between the two countries and their two leaders.Over the weekend, Trump said it was “highly unlikely” he would use military force to annex Canada, a key trading partner and political ally. In recent months, the president has repeatedly threatened to use economic coercion to weaken Canada to the point that it accedes to Trump’s wish to make it the 51st state. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump’s disturbing vision for Gaza has inspired Netanyahu’s plan to seize the Strip

Israel’s plans echo Donald Trump’s own wild plans in the past that the Palestinians be forced out of Gaza to allow the US to turn the enclave into a “Riviera of the Middle East”, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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3 h. ago Barbie maker raises prices due to Trump tariffs as Ford warns of $1.5bn cost

Toy company Mattel says it will reduce imports into the US from China to below 15% by 2026Business live – latest updatesBarbie maker Mattel has said it will increase prices for some products in the US in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs while carmaker Ford said the US president’s measures would cost it about $1.5bn (£1.1bn) this year.The US represents about half of Mattel’s global toy sales, and the company imports about 20% of its goods sold in the country from China. Mattel said it would reduce imports into the US from China to below 15% by 2026. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Barbie maker Mattel to raise some US prices due to Trump tariffs

Carmaker Ford says tariffs will cost it about $1.5bn this year as toymaker says it will reduce imports from ChinaBusiness live – latest updatesBarbie maker Mattel has said it will increase prices for some products in the US as Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs bump up costs for the toymaker.The US represents about half of Mattel’s global toy sales, and the company imports about 20% of its goods sold in the country from China. Mattel said it would reduce imports into the US from China to below 15% by 2026. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Aimee Lou Wood says she criticised SNL sketch to not ‘spiral inwardly’

The sketch show apologised following Wood’s Instagram post going viral.

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6 h. ago ‘Full of Sith’: Luke Skywalker’s Mark Hamill piles on Trump for bungled Star Wars post

Luke Skywalker weighs in on derided Trump post

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7 h. ago After Canada and Australia, could Donald Trump really be the saviour of centre

The picture is complex, experts say, despite two resounding wins for liberal parties in national elections, after polls had put them on track for defeatPierre Poilievre and Peter Dutton began the year as leaders in waiting. With national elections in Canada and Australia on the horizon, both leaders were consistently leading in the polls. But a mere four months later, the votes have come and gone and their parties remain out of government. In the process, both suffered the indignation of losing the seats they held for more than two decades.On Sunday, as the results of the Australian elections were broadcast across the world, international media were quick to blame one man: Donald Trump. “First Canada, now Australia?” asked the Wall Street Journal, with the paper claiming the “Trump factor” had boosted Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese’s chances. CNN called it “the Trump slump” and suggested the phenomenon was spreading. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago A hard cell? Alcatraz tourists dismiss Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to revive it as prison

Visitors to one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist destinations point to cost, feasibility and its legacy of Indigenous incarcerationIn the choppy waters of the San Francisco Bay, on a windswept rock, lies a crumbling former federal prison that’s now at the center of Donald Trump’s latest real estate proposal: “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” he announced on Truth Social over the weekend, to “serve as a symbol of Law, Order and JUSTICE.”On Monday, the day after Trump’s declaration, throngs of tourists queued up for the ferry at Fisherman’s Wharf to visit the island. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Why Europe needs a common defence fund – outside the EU | Simon Nixon

It would be open to the UK, Norway and Switzerland, and give governments more bang for their buck as the continent rearmsOf all the shocks to have hit Europe over the past three months, none is more devastating than the realisation that the continent may no longer be able to count on a US security guarantee. Even if Donald Trump’s disdain for Europe had been telegraphed well in advance, few imagined a world in which a US president would publicly humiliate the head of state of a European ally in the Oval Office, cut off intelligence sharing in the middle of a war or cook up a one-sided peace deal with Russia over the heads of Kyiv and its European allies.What has made the shock worse is the brutal revelation of Europe’s inability to defend its own interests. Even as European leaders plead with Trump that a peace without robust security guarantees for Ukraine is no peace at all, their position is fatally weakened by the fact that they are in no position to provide those security guara...

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9 h. ago Trump announces £300 million plan to reopen Alcatraz prison which once housed Al Capone

Donald Trump announced he would be directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to begin taking steps to renovate and eventually reopen Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

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9 h. ago Judge orders Trump administration to admit roughly 12,000 refugees

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States

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10 h. ago Trump called for 100% tariff on foreign films a day after Jon Voight proposed ‘limited’ tariffs

Actor was assigned by Trump to come up with a plan to save Hollywood, but his proposal only included tariffs ‘in certain limited circumstances’US president Donald Trump announced his 100% tariff on films “coming into our country produced in foreign lands” one day after meeting with actor Jon Voight to discuss his proposals to bring film production back to the US – which only suggested that tariffs could be used “in certain limited circumstances”.The Midnight Cowboy and Heat actor, who was appointed a “special ambassador” to Hollywood by Trump, has been meeting with studios, streamers, unions and guilds for months to develop a plan to lure film and television productions back to the US. Production companies often seek more cost-effective locations or tax incentives in other countries such as Canada, Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Hungary, Italy and Spain. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago The federal Bureau of Prisons has lots of problems. Reopening Alcatraz is now one of them

Eleven inmate deaths in less than two months

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11 h. ago Pete Hegseth orders Pentagon to cut top military positions by 20 percent

Pete Hegseth has demanded that the active duty military cut 20 percent of its four-star generals in a further move toward Donald Trump's mandate to cut government waste.

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11 h. ago ‘Love you guys,’ Trump tells pardoned convict Enrique Tarrio at Mar

Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for conspiring with other Proud Boys to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021. He was pardoned buy Donald Trump

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12 h. ago Donald Trump bans 'dangerous' virus research funding to China after Covid

Donald Trump has issued an executive order to terminate all federal funding for risky virus research in countries deemed hostile or lacking proper regulation, five years post-COVID-19, which US intelligence now believes likely originated from a lab mishap

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13 h. ago Half of profit warnings in April cite trade tariff impact, reports finds

A raft of firms worldwide have sent out alerts over their profits since the tariff hikes were unleashed by Donald Trump on April 2.

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13 h. ago Attorney says NCAA deal should resolve judge's concerns over roster limits, criticizes Saban

An attorney in the $2.8 billion legal case reshaping college sports says he thinks an updated agreement with the NCAA will solve the judge’s concerns over roster limits that have delayed the settlement’s approval

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