43 h. ago Trump announces Kennedy Center honorees and says he will host award ceremony

‘We ended the woke political programming,’ Trump bragged as he announced recipients including actor Sylvester Stallone, rock band Kiss and disco diva Gloria Gaynor

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52 h. ago Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band KISS and actor-singer Michael Crawford among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees under his leadership as the center’s chairman and said he’ll host the awards program. Trump avoided the Kennedy […]

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6 d. ago Trump says he will meet Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending Ukraine war

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential breakthrough after weeks of expressing frustration that more was not being done to quell the fighting. The Kremlin has not yet confirmed the details, which Trump announced on […]

Politics

8 d. ago How India ended up facing steep US tariffs despite its strategic partnership

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%. India has called the additional tariffs “unfortunate.” Trump’s Wednesday announcement came as India and the U.S. are still negotiating a […]

Economics

8 d. ago Trump announces Apple investing another $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing

WASHINGTON — Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to announce a commitment by the tech company to increase its investment in U.S. manufacturing by an additional $100 billion over the next four years. “This is a significant step toward the ultimate goal of ensuring that iPhones sold […]

Economics

1 week ago Asian markets are mixed after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Asia are mixed after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs data. Markets in Asia had already reacted on Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on imports from many U.S. trading partners, posting moderate losses. The new import […]

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1 week ago Asian markets mostly gain after Wall St tumbles following poor US jobs report

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Asia advanced Monday after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs data. Markets in Asia had already reacted on Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement late Thursday of sweeping tariffs on imports from many U.S. trading partners. The new import duties […]

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3 w. ago Is Mexican Coke really better than the U.S. version? We put it to the test

This week, President Donald Trump delivered an out-of-the-blue announcement: He had spoken with Coca-Cola executives, he said, and they had agreed to start making Coke in the United States with cane sugar, instead of with high-fructose corn syrup. There was much to unpack in this declaration – for starters, whether Coca-Cola was actually on board […]

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