4 h. ago The Diddy allegations are shocking. Were they also business as usual?

In late 2022, well before Sean “Diddy” Combs got into real trouble, a man in Los Angeles approached Tanea Wallace with an offer. The man was a scout for Soft White Underbelly, photographer Mark Laita’s YouTube channel about people struggling with issues such as abuse or addiction. Wallace, an aspiring singer who sometimes made money […]

Economics

14 h. ago UK Manufacturing Shrinks as Exports Dry Up Amid Tariffs Shock

UK factories were hit by the biggest plunge in overseas orders in five years as a global trade war outbreak sapped demand from the US, Europe and China, according to a closely watched survey.

Economics

1 week ago First Shockwaves of Trump’s Tariffs Are About to Hit the World Economy

Three weeks after US President Donald Trump effectively declared a trade war with the whole world, new economic forecasts and surveys will point to the initial fallout.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump Shock Pushes US and China Toward Decoupling Cliff Edge

An unraveling of the US-China trade relationship would be ‘disastrous,’ Yellen once warned

Sport

3 w. ago Trump tariffs make Easter bittersweet for Swiss chocolatiers

GENEVA (AP) — With the normally brisk Easter season around the corner, the mood in Switzerland’s chocolate business is bittersweet, thanks to high cacao prices and — now — the newly added U.S. tariffs on imports. Many Swiss, from the government to chocolatiers to watchmakers and other businesses, are sensing “shock” over the tougher American […]

Economics

3 w. ago Trump Tariff Shock Rips Up Germany’s China Strategy Under Merz

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz faces the prospect of being forced into another pivot before he even takes office.

Economics

3 w. ago Sean ’Diddy’ Combs hit with new sex trafficking charges month before trial

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year. A superseding indictment filed Friday accuses Combs of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel a woman to engage in commercial sex acts […]

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