1 hour ago Jon Stewart says Elon Musk ghosted him over Daily Show interview invite

‘I think everyone has been left on read at some point by that gentleman’, Jon Stewart said in his latest podcast episode

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1 hour ago Rachel Reeves says EU trade 'reset' is MORE important than deal with US to dodge Trump's tariffs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested the government could prioritise ties with Brussels ahead of sitting down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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2 h. ago Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees ‘privileged’ talks with 15 countries on US tariffs – US politics live

Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss president, says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which US plans to hold negotiations to reach deals over tariffsThe Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal after sweeping US tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets, reports the Associated Press (AP).Karin Keller-Sutter, in an interview with broadcaster SRF published Friday, said she was “satisfied” with talks in Washington this week that included an International Monetary Fund conference and her one-on-one meeting with US treasury secretary Scott Bessent. Keller-Sutter also serves as Switzerland’s finance minister. “The United States has defined a group of 15 countries with which it wants to find a quick solution in this tariff question. Switzerland is part of this group of these 15 countries,” she told reporters separately late on Thursday in Washington, according to the ...

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3 h. ago Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees 'privileged' talks with 15 countries on US tariffs

The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets

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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves will meet US counterpart TODAY as figures show a QUARTER of UK car exports go to America

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will sit down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington, where they have been both attending an IMF summit.

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5 h. ago Rachel Reeves suggests UK trade with EU more important than US ahead of crunch talks in Washington

Chancellor is set to meet with her US counterpart Scott Bessent on Friday

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5 h. ago China ‘may exempt some US goods’ from tariffs; British retail sales beat forecasts – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsRachel Reeves used a brief speech to US investors at the British ambassador’s lavish residence in Washington last night, to acknowledge some of the downsides of globalisation, in a nod to Donald Trump’s stance.As she prepares to meet Treasury secretary Scott Bessent today, Reeves said China’s entry into the global trading system 25 years ago had created “huge benefits in terms of cheaper goods, more innovation and more opportunities to trade”.“They voted for change because they didn’t think that the economy worked well enough for them and their families. They saw the erosion of good jobs that paid a decent wage. They saw industries that once powered their towns disappear. And as elected politicians we have to respond to that”.“Some may say that under this very consequential president we have at the moment, this is a rollercoaster period and therefore a challenge to us all. But we would say that a rollercoaster is fine, as lon...

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8 h. ago ‘I’ll hook you up to a f***ing polygraph test,’ a furious Hegseth told acting chair of the Joint Chief of Staff in hunt for leak: report

Hegseth threatened top staff with polygraph tests following reports that the Pentagon invited Elon Musk for a briefing on China

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10 h. ago Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents say AI company has distributed leaflets that downplay pollution dangersElon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is stirring controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s where he’s building a massive supercomputer to power his company xAI. Community residents and environmental activists say that since the supercomputer was fired up last summer it has become one of the biggest air polluters in the county. But some local officials have championed the billionaire, saying he’s investing in Memphis.The first public hearing with the health department is scheduled for Friday, where county officials will hear from all sides of the debate. In the run-up to the hearing, secretive fliers claiming xAI has low emissions were sent to residents of historically Black neighborhoods; at the same time, environmental groups have been amassing data about how much pollution the AI company is likely generating. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago West ‘cannot be agnostic or naive’ about where goods are made, Reeves tells IMF

The Chancellor was speaking ahead of a meeting with US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday.

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20 h. ago London Marathon ditches X as chief hits out at Elon Musk's social media site

London Marathon ditches X as chief hits out at Elon Musk's social media site  GB News

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20 h. ago New York man took Elon Musk at his word that Teslas could drive themselves. Then he hit a tree

Exclusive: Compliance exec Ashutosh Shankar “was promised full self-driving capability,” but Tesla didn’t deliver, attorney Robert Greenstein told The Independent

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21 h. ago Kimmel on Trump’s White House flagpoles: ‘The kind of decision you make when you can’t get an erection’

Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s plans to install two 100-ft flagpoles at the White House, and Elon Musk stepping back from Doge to focus on TeslaWith many late-night hosts still on holiday, Jimmy Kimmel looks at Donald Trump’s new White House flagpole obsession and Elon Musk’s Tesla woes. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago USPS workers sound alarm over Trump efforts to dismantle service: ‘The hounds are at the door

The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatizationUS postal workers – and many who depend on them – may have sighed in relief when the Trump-appointed postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, resigned last month. Now, postal workers and others fear the worst is to come.Many feared DeJoy, a prolific Trump donor and trucking logistics executive who pushed a 10-year consolidation plan at the agency, would be the man who would finally dismantle the United States Postal Service (USPS). Now the service is facing off with an empowered Trump and Elon Musk, his billionaire backer and chainsaw-wielding leader of his government job-cutting “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Which companies have boycotted X/Twitter – London Marathon latest to quit platform

The organisers of this weekend’s event have said the platform has ‘descended into a gutter’

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28 h. ago London Marathon organisers boycott X over platform’s ‘descent into gutter’ and abuse

Hugh Brasher hit out at social media trolls directing hate towards Eilish McColgan

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37 h. ago Trump signals that Elon Musk will 'ease out' of his administration and DOGE with very cryptic comment

The president said Elon Musk 'was a tremendous help' a day after the world's richest man announced he would be limiting his government role. Tesla's stock tanked in the last quarter.

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38 h. ago Elon Musk in White House 'WWE' style shouting match before stepping back from DOGE

Elon Musk has reportedly had a bust up with another key figure in the Trump administration, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, at the White House where witnesses described the pair going "chest-to-chest"

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38 h. ago Musk damaged Tesla's brand in just a few months. Fixing it will likely take longer

Elon Musk intends to focus more on his job as Tesla CEO, but it’s unclear if the billionaire will be able to solve a big problem of his own making: damage to its brand

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39 h. ago Rachel Reeves in US for trade showdown talks in hopes of saving ailing economy

Rachel Reeves will meet with US counterpart Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the hopes of seeking the best deal possible for Britain amid crippling US trade tariffs

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