69 h. ago Trump delays China tariffs at the last minute and announces 90 day truce

President Donald Trump has once again delayed a showdown between the world’s two biggest economies

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3 d. ago ‘I’ll know in the first two minutes’: Trump’s prediction about Zelensky

Asked how he would know, the president replied: ‘Because that's what I do. I make deals’

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4 d. ago Donald Trump calls Grant Forrest 'amazing' in seven minute phone chat after Nexo Championship triumph

Forrest took the highest of congratulations after winning the tournament at Trump International

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8 d. ago Dozens more countries face higher taxes on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect

Donald Trump’s latest wave of ‘reciprocal’ levies were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on ThursdaySee the full list of Trump tariff ratesDozens of countries face higher taxes on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump’s latest wave of country-specific tariffs have come into force.The sweeping “reciprocal” levies announced by the White House a week ago – just before a previous 1 August deadline was due to elapse – were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Dozens more countries face higher levies on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect

Donald Trump’s latest wave of ‘reciprocal’ rates were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on ThursdaySee the full list of Trump tariff ratesBusiness live – latest updatesDozens of countries face higher levies on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump’s latest wave of country-specific tariffs has come into force.The sweeping “reciprocal” rates announced by the White House a week ago – just before a previous 1 August deadline was due to elapse – were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Spike Lee, Adam McKay and over 2,000 writers decry Trump’s ‘un

Screenwriters from Writers Guild of America, also including David Simon and Celine Song, call out president’s ‘authoritarian assault’ on free speechMore than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America, including Spike Lee and Adam McKay, have signed an open letter decrying the actions of Donald Trump’s administration that represent “an unprecedented, authoritarian assault” on free speech.The letter, a combined effort from the WGA East and West branches, cites the US president’s “baseless lawsuits” against news organizations that have “published stories he does not like and leveraged them into payoffs”. It specifically references Paramount’s decision to pay Trump $16m to settle a “meritless lawsuit” about a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. The letter notes that Trump “retaliated against publications reporting factually on the White House and threatened broadcasters’ licenses”, and has repeatedly called for the cancellation of programs that criticize him. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump's Epstein excuse crumbles as forensics discover THREE MINUTES of missing video footage

Forensic experts have discovered that nearly three minutes of footage were cut from the 'full raw' video of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide in prison that the FBI presented to squash conspiracies last week.

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