32 h. ago Gazans hail Trump ceasefire call as Hamas agrees to free hostages

Khan Yunis (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) — Smoke billowed over Gaza City on Saturday, yet for the first time in months, residents felt a ceasefire was within reach as they welcomed US President Donald Trump’s call for Israel to stop bombing. “Trump’s announcement was very surprising to me, as he has always been biased toward Israel,” […]

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34 h. ago 5 things to know about Trump’s tech fee and what it means for Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump announced last month that new H-1B visa applications in the United States will be subject to a $100,000 fee going forward.

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34 h. ago 5 things to know about Trump’s visa fee and what it means for Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump announced last month that new H-1B visa applications in the United States will be subject to a $100,000 fee going forward.

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3 d. ago Trump ally threatens immigration sweep at Bad Bunny Super Bowl show

New York (AFP) — US authorities could conduct immigration sweeps at next year’s Super Bowl, a Trump administration official has warned, following the announcement that Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny will headline the halftime show. “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people who are in this country illegally, not the Super […]

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3 d. ago FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting outrage from conservatives

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups aligned with the Trump administration. Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website that the Food and Drug Administration signed off on its low-cost form of the pill, which is approved […]

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5 d. ago Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs and invest $70 billion in U.S. manufacturing under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. The announcement, which Trump made with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla at the White House, came as the Republican president has for months sought to […]

Economics

8 d. ago More questions than answers after Trump announces TikTok deal with China

‘This deal is still very confusing in terms of what is exactly going on,’ says a University of Florida media professor

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9 d. ago Trump’s transportation department pulls trail and bike grants it deems ‘hostile’ to cars

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s transportation department has been pulling back grants already announced for recreational trails and bicycle lanes, telling local officials their projects fail to promote road capacity or are “hostile to motor vehicles.” The department recently sent letters to local governments in at least six states — Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, […]

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9 d. ago Trump announces new tariff push with 100% duty on patented drugs

Other duties on critical imports, including semiconductors and critical minerals, are expected in the coming weeks

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1 week ago Obama accuses Trump of ‘violence against the truth’ on public health

Former president Barack Obama said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was committing “violence against the truth,” citing Trump’s recent announcement that sought to tie autism to Tylenol use by pregnant women. According to multiple media reports, Obama made the comment while speaking at London’s O2 Arena as part of a speaking tour in Europe. The […]

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1 week ago UK Export Orders Fall at Fastest Pace in Five Months, PMI Shows

Demand for British exports declined at the fastest pace since April when US President Donald Trump announced his global tariffs, according to a closely watched survey.

Economics

1 week ago Autism and its causes: What to know before Trump’s announcement

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised earlier this year to determine the cause of autism by September.

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1 week ago Trump administration expected to make an announcement on autism

Trump is expected to speak about autism research at 4 p.m. ET from the Roosevelt Room

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2 w. ago Hungary, following Trump, will designate antifa a terrorist organization, Orban says

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary will replicate a policy announced Thursday by U.S. President Donald Trump and designate antifa a terrorist organization, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Antifa, short for “anti-fascist,” is an umbrella term for loosely affiliated far-left-activists and groups that resist fascism, fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations. It resembles more an […]

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2 w. ago U.S. says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparse

A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain.  Bessent said in a press conference after the latest round of trade talks between the worlds top two economies concluded in Madrid that […]

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2 w. ago Trump suggests deal reached over the future of TikTok as he announces call with Xi

WASHINGTON (AP) — A meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials went well and a deal was reached regarding “a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save,” President Donald Trump posted on his social media site on Monday. Trump’s comment suggests that the company is TikTok, the social media company […]

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3 w. ago Trump announces conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at Utah college event

Donald Trump and JD Vance both posted on social media asking followers to pray for the CEO and co-founder of the youth organization Turning Point USA

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