3 d. ago Trump threatens to impose drug and chip tariffs as soon as 1 August

US president talks of low tariff to give pharmaceutical firms a year or so to build, and then making it ‘very high’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical products and semiconductors as soon as 1 August, the latest deadline for the introduction of his “reciprocal” levies on individual countries.The US president told reporters late on Tuesday the taxes on drug imports could be announced “probably at the end of the month, and we’re going to start off with a low tariff and give the pharmaceutical companies a year or so to build, and then we’re going to make it a very high tariff”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK set for fourth intense heatwave as scorching 32C highs close out July

If you're happy the recent heatwaves are at an end, there's bad news - even more scorching temperatures look likely to be baking Britain before the end of the month

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4 d. ago Jofra Archer hits back at 'keyboard warriors' amid new injury update before England vs India fourth Test

Fourth test in Manchester starts on July 23

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5 d. ago EU warns of ‘big gap’ in trade talks after Trump’s 30% tariff threat

Bloc’s trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said duties at that level would make transatlantic trading ‘almost impossible’

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8 d. ago 4 questions that are still unanswered about Texas' deadly floods

Key questions remain unanswered about the actions Texas officials took both before and during the catastrophic July Fourth holiday floods remain unanswered

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8 d. ago Photos show the trail of destruction in the aftermath of flooding in Kerr County, Texas

Days after flash floods killed over 100 people during the July Fourth weekend, search-and-rescue teams are using heavy equipment to untangle and peel away layers of trees, unearth large rocks in riverbanks and move massive piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for the missing people.

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1 week ago Talks to finalise US steel tariff exemption ongoing as deadline due to pass

President Donald Trump has said he plans to start implementing tariffs on the US’s trade partners on July 9.

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1 week ago Texas floods: more than 100 people dead and at least 161 still missing

Texas governor Greg Abbott said many people staying in state’s Hill Country still unaccounted for as questions mount over official response to disasterRescue crews continued on Tuesday to comb through parts of the Texas Hill Country devastated by catastrophic flash flooding over the Fourth of July weekend, but with more than 100 dead and hope fading for survivors, efforts have increasingly turned to search and recovery.As of Tuesday afternoon, the death toll across the six affected counties surpassed 100. Most of the deaths were in Kerr county, where officials said 87 bodies had so far been recovered, including 56 adults and 30 children. Identification was pending for 19 adults and seven children with one additional person still unidentified, county sheriff Larry Leitha told a news conference. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Texas floods: more than 100 people dead as questions intensify over handling of disaster

At a press conference, authorities leading search efforts seemed to dodge questions about weather alert systemsRescue crews continued on Tuesday to comb through parts of the Texas Hill Country devastated by catastrophic flash flooding over the Fourth of July weekend, but with more than 100 dead and hope fading for survivors, efforts have increasingly turned to search and recovery.As of Tuesday morning, the death toll across the six affected counties surpassed 100. Most of the deaths were in Kerr county, where officials said 87 bodies had so far been recovered, including 56 adults and 30 children. Identification was pending for 19 adults and seven children with one additional person still unidentified, county sheriff Larry Leitha told a news conference. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jennifer Aniston sparks new romance rumors on vacation as she steps out with handsome 'guru' with a VERY surprising career

The Friends actress, 56, who has endured high-profile splits from husbands Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux, jetted into Mallorca with him for the Fourth of July weekend.

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1 week ago Texas flooding: a visual guide to one of US state’s worst natural disasters

Over 100 people are believed dead, many of them children, after torrential rain and extreme flash floodingTexas floods – latest updatesWith more than 100 people dead, many of them children attending a Christian summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River, Friday’s extreme flash flooding that overwhelmed a sizeable chunk of central Texas will be recorded as one of the state’s worst ever natural disasters.The brunt of the tragedy was felt in Kerr county, where at least 27 children and counsellors were killed after a deluge of water described by one witness as a “a pitch-black wall of death” swept through the all-girl Camp Mystic on the river’s south fork. About 750 young campers were celebrating the Fourth of July holiday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jennifer Aniston goes public with handsome HYPNOTIST who quietly cast a spell on her years ago as she introduces him to A

The Friends actress, 56, who has endured high-profile splits from husbands Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux, jetted into Mallorca with him for the Fourth of July weekend.

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1 week ago Reverend boyfriend of Houston mayoral appointee breaks silence to disavow 'inappropriate' Camp Mystic flood comments

Reverend Colin Bossen, a senior minister, issued a statement to congregants on Monday slamming cruel comments made by his partner Sade Perkins about the Fourth of July weekend tragedy.

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1 week ago Jennifer Aniston goes public with handsome HYPNOTIST who quietly entranced her years ago as she introduces him to A

The Friends actress, 56, who has endured high-profile splits from husbands Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux, jetted into Mallorca with him for the Fourth of July weekend.

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1 week ago Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fourth

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1 week ago 'Hero' swimmer saves 165 people in Texas floods that killed over 100 including 27 campers

At least 89 people were killed after floods swept through central Texas over the July Fourth weekend. The death toll includes 27 campers and counselors from an all-girls summer camp in Kerr County.

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1 week ago Kennedy family has NEW black sheep after second figure was snubbed from July 4 party alongside RFK Jr

The Kennedy family's Fourth of July celebration looked picture-perfect, but two high-profile relatives were noticeably absent, as one found himself at the center of a fresh online firestorm.

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1 week ago The Latest: Camp mourns loss of 27 in Texas flash floods that killed dozens

A July Fourth weekend deluge in Texas caused catastrophic flash flooding that has killed more than 80 people

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1 week ago Houston mayoral appointee Sade Perkins fired over 'inappropriate' Camp Mystic flood comments

Sade Perkins vented her frustrations against the Christian camp hours after a heavy deluge ripped through Camp Mystic in Hunt on the Fourth of July.

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1 week ago The river of death: Chilling video shows how Texas river swelled in just minutes sweeping 80 people to their death including 28 children

So far 40 adults and 28 children have died since the early hours of the Fourth of July - when rapid rainfall caused the Guadalupe River to surge more than 30 feet above its normal level.

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