25 h. ago Trump defends his tariffs after rollbacks on coffee, beef and fruit while grocery bills for Americans skyrocket

Trump’s decision to lower the tariffs comes as economic concerns helped propel Democrats to a series of recent election wins this month

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26 h. ago Trump rolls back tariffs on coffee, beef and tropical fruit after grocery bills for Americans skyrocket

Trump’s decision to lessen the tariffs comes as economic concerns helped propel Democrats to a series of recent election wins this month

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36 h. ago Enormous £300m superyacht owned by American video game billionaire parks up on the English coast

The vast 364ft vessel, named Leviathan, was built at a cost of more than £300million for its owner, Gabe Newell, the gaming mogul behind some of the world's biggest PC titles.

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on special Trump treatment for Hungary: roll on the next election | Editorial

As polls suggest that Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is under threat, Brussels can only wait and hopeDuring the US presidential election campaign of 2016, Viktor Orbán was the only European Union leader to back Donald Trump. Which was hardly surprising. Whether in relation to the the normalisation of great replacement theory, or the bullying and harassment of the media, Mr Orbán more or less wrote the playbook for the Maga movement. The former White House strategist Steve Bannon has eulogised Hungary’s prime minister as the “Trump before Trump”.Last week, ahead of crucial Hungarian elections in less than six months’ time, the US president returned some political favours. As Mr Orbán seeks a fifth consecutive term presiding over a nation which he boasts of having turned into an illiberal democracy, his Fidesz party trails in the polls. As well as a few signed Maga baseball caps, an Orbán visit to Washington yielded considerably more valuable pre-election gifts. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump issues pardons to 77 allies involved in 2020 election plot

Donald Trump has pardoned a roll call of his allies who were involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election

Politics

1 week ago Nearly half of all goods imported into the US face some tariffs, raising costs for companies and consumers

Small businesses have turned to the Supreme Court to roll back some of Trump’s tariffs, which they say have significantly raised overhead costs

Economics

2 w. ago American Love Island star baffled by £1,200 bill after moving to UK

An American Love Island star was left shocked when she received a £1,200 bill just days after moving to the UK.

Economics

4 w. ago What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills

In this week’s newsletter: from Google to Amazon to OpenAI, the economic and climate cost of datacenters continues to grow• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe headlong rush to build huge new datacenters, in order to support the growth of AI, is raising a number of concerns in the US – around the impact upon the climate crisis, water use and electricity bills. It’s also set to reshape American politics in potentially unusual ways.Companies such as Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Amazon and Meta are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into new datacenters that will form the backbone to the surging use of AI by businesses and the public.Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualisedTowns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at riskThe plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and mindsDatacenter emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it kee...

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