6 h. ago Daryl Hannah claims Trump administration tried to ‘mess Neil Young up’ over American citizenship

Veteran rocker recently expressed concern that he could be barred from the US upon his return from his European tour

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26 h. ago Donald Trump appears to snub Robert F Kennedy Jr’s wife Cheryl Hines at UFC fight

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star frowned as president seemingly blanked her

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27 h. ago SNL’s Colin Jost and Michael Che mock Donald Trump’s tariffs U

Jost said that listening to Trump discuss tariffs was ‘like listening to Bubba Gump talk about shrimp’

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28 h. ago SNL’s Trump declares himself ‘the messiah’ after being mocked over tariffs

Comedian, in character as American president, compared himself to Jesus

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33 h. ago Donald Trump feted with standing ovation as he enters UFC 314 in Miami

Trump and all the president’s men feted at UFC cardVolkanovski claims featherweight belt at UFC 314US president Donald Trump entered to a standing ovation and cheers from a crowd of thousands attending a UFC event on Saturday night, shaking hands with supporters against a backdrop of fans waving his trademark Maga hats.Just as Trump entered, he greeted podcast host Joe Rogan, who sat to the right of the president. On the other side of Trump sat Elon Musk, billionaire and chief of the Department of Government Efficiency. Trump, who accented his dark suit with a bright yellow tie, pumped his fist in the air, prompting cheers to strains of Taking Care of Business. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Coachella performers fear visa removal for international artists in US

British singer FKA Twiggs, who was scheduled to perform at Coachella, cancelled her performance

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52 h. ago Sarah Silverman explains why Trump would make a good comedian

Star thinks Trump’s theatrical prowess could work wonders on the comedy circuit

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53 h. ago Bill Maher shares surprising Donald Trump admission after White House dinner

‘I’m just telling you what I saw and I wasn’t high,’ the ‘Real Time’ host said

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53 h. ago Bill Maher makes surprising Trump claim after dining with president

‘I’m just telling you what I saw and I wasn’t high,’ the ‘Real Time’ host said

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2 d. ago What’s the true cost of Donald Trump? All the crises around the world that we’ve no time to fix | Jonathan Freedland

The US president adores the attention, but while leaders struggle to mitigate the damage he causes, other emergencies are getting worseWe’re all having to master a vocabulary that was once the preserve of specialists. Now everyone needs to know their tariffs from their treasuries, their levies from their yields. But there’s one more term from the realm of economics that urgently needs to enter our lexicon. Given what Donald Trump is doing to the world economy – and the world – we need to talk about opportunity cost.Put simply, opportunity cost is the value of opportunity lost. It’s the benefit you could have had if you had chosen a different path. For an economist, the opportunity cost of the Mars bar you bought is the Twix you didn’t.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump administration lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave

Trump administration is cancelling immigrants’ names and legally obtained social security numbers, effectively wiping out their ability to workUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead, canceling their social security numbers and effectively wiping out their ability to work or receive benefits in an effort to get them to leave the country, according to two people familiar with the situation.The move will make it much harder for those affected to use banks or other basic services where social security numbers are required. It’s part of a broader effort by Donald Trump to crack down on immigrants who were allowed to enter and remain temporarily in the United States under programs instituted by the US president’s predecessor Joe Biden. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago GDP jump offers Rachel Reeves some light as UK enters Trump tariff tunnel

Growth defied forecasts that chancellor had hobbled economy, but trade war casts long shadowUK economy far exceeds forecasts to grow 0.5%Business live – latest updatesEarlier this year Rachel Reeves was being written off for having jeopardised Britain’s economy. The chancellor’s tax-raising autumn budget had sapped business investment, spooked the financial markets and put the jobs market at risk.The latest official figures showing stronger-than-expected economic growth of 0.5% in February will therefore come as a boost for the embattled chancellor, in a sign that the economy was in better health than her critics claimed. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother star Mickey Rourke’s bizarre Donald Trump verdict resurfaces

‘Celebrity Big Brother’ fans have been left surprised by actor’s views on US president

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3 d. ago China confirms plans to curb Hollywood film imports amid Trump’s escalating trade war

China had recently considered a complete ban on all American movies in retaliation to Donald Trump’s raising tariffs on Chinese imports

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4 d. ago China to restrict US film releases after Trump’s tariff hike

After the US president imposed 125% duties on Chinese imports, Beijing says it will restrict American films opening in its lucrative market Hours after Donald Trump imposed record 125% tariffs on Chinese products entering the US, China has announced it will further curb the number of US films allowed to screen in the country.“The wrong action of the US government to abuse tariffs on China will inevitably further reduce the domestic audience’s favourability towards American films,” the China Film Administration said in a statement on Thursday. “We will follow the market rules, respect the audience’s choice, and moderately reduce the number of American films imported.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Olivia Munn mocks Trump’s ‘destructive’ tariff strategy in surprise Daily Show return

‘This is all to make up for Donald Trump’s enormous deficit of attention and love,’ Munn quipped

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4 d. ago Whoopi Goldberg tirades against Trump tariffs on The View: ‘Not what the American people want’

‘The View’ co-host expressed her bafflement about Trump’s international trade war

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4 d. ago Whoopi Goldberg lambasts Trump tariffs on The View: ‘Not what the American people want’

‘The View’ co-host expressed her bafflement about Trump’s international trade war

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5 d. ago MrBeast says it will be ‘way cheaper’ to make his chocolate overseas thanks to Trump’s ‘brutal’ tariffs

YouTube star claimed it will be ‘way cheaper’ to produce his Feastables chocolate bars overseas

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5 d. ago China reportedly considering ban on Hollywood films in response to Trump tariffs

The White House has said China will be hit with a tariff rate of 104 percent from tomorrow

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