14 h. ago US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause

US Department of Agriculture calls in university to help study decline as Trump administration staff cuts stingHoneybee deaths have hit record highs in the US, with the unprecedented loss of colonies pushing many beekeepers close to ruin as scientists scramble to identify the main cause of the huge declines.Commercial beekeepers have reported losing more than 60% of their colonies, on average, over the winter, according to an ongoing Project Apis m. survey that covers more than two-thirds of America’s managed bees. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Trump says he'll put a 25% tariff on countries that buy Venezuelan oil, though the US does so itself

President Donald Trump says he will place a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela

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29 h. ago Venezuelan immigrants deported from US to Venezuela via Honduras

In apparent deal between three countries, Venezuelan official said country would resume accepting US deporteesA group of Venezuelan immigrants have been deported from the US to Honduras and then sent on to Venezuela, after an apparent deal between the three countries.The flights came one day after a Venezuelan government official announced on social media it would resume accepting deportees from the US. Deportations from the US to Venezuela, which have rarely taken place, have been a point of dispute for the Trump administration. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Trump to hit countries that buy Venezuelan oil with 25% tariff

Move could sharply increase levies on China and India as major purchasers of Caracas’s crude

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32 h. ago Trump threatens to tax imports from countries that allow imports of Venezuelan oil

Trump’s threat would penalize American consumers for decisions made by private businesses

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32 h. ago Trump to impose 25% tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela – US politics live

President announces ‘secondary tariff’ amid baseless claim that Venezuela is sending criminals to the US Donald Trump’s forceful attack on the American judiciary hits the appeals court today for a high-stakes hearing over the president’s controversial use of wartime powers to deport foreign migrants.Politico reports that the Trump administration will urge a three-member appeals panel to overturn federal judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order blocking use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport planeloads of migrants without due process. Justice Department lawyers will also demand Boasberg be thrown off the case following a ferocious weeklong effort to publicly discredit him led by the president himself. The hearing starts in Washington at 1.30pm ET, each side will be allocated 30 minutes to make their case. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Trump to hit countries that buy Venezuelan oil with 25 per cent tariff

Move could sharply increase levies on China and India, major purchasers of Caracas’s crude

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35 h. ago Greenland PM furious over Usha Vance visit after Trump threatens takeover: ‘Highly aggressive’

Greenland’s prime minister hit out at the visits planned this week for Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz and Second Lady Usha Vance

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6 d. ago Now Boris Johnson turns on Donald Trump: ‘Putin is laughing at us’

Mr Johnson’s comments were in marked contrast to his stance days before, when he said, “I trust and believe Trump will hit Putin with every shot in his locker”.

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6 d. ago Imane Khelif hits back at Donald Trump and targets Olympic gold defence in LA

Algerian tells ITV News she plans to defend Paris titleKhelif says Trump comments ‘do not intimidate me’Imane Khelif has said she is looking forward to defending her Olympic title in Los Angeles, and will not be intimidated by the United States president, Donald Trump.The 25-year-old Algerian boxer, who won gold amid controversy and huge media attention at the Paris Olympics last year, has signalled her intention to repeat the feat in 2028 and hit back after Trump wrongly claimed she was transgender in August. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Imane Khelif hits back at Donald Trump and targets Olympic gold in LA

Algerian tells ITV News she plans to defend Paris titleKhelif says Trump comments ‘do not intimidate me’Imane Khelif has said she is looking forward to defending her Olympic title in Los Angeles and will not be intimidated by Donald Trump. The 25-year-old Algerian boxer, who won gold amid controversy and huge media attention at the Paris Olympics last year, has signalled her intention to repeat the feat in 2028 and hit back after Trump wrongly claimed she was transgender in August.In an interview with ITV News to be broadcast on Wednesday evening, Khelif said: “I will give you a straightforward answer: the US President issued a decision related to transgender policies in America. I am not transgender. This does not concern me and it does not intimidate me.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Semisonic reacts as Trump deportation video sends their 90s hit viral once more

White House and Border Patrol official Instagram accounts posted a video of the agents of the agency searching illegal immigrants before deportation set to the tune of the 1998's Closing time.

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8 d. ago 90s band Semisonic RESPOND to Trump administration using their hit song for deportation video

White House and Border Patrol official Instagram accounts posted a video of the agents of the agency searching illegal immigrants before deportation set to the tune of the 1998's Closing time.

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9 d. ago Donald Trump's fury at reporter after microphone hits his face and he issues seven

Donald Trump remarked after being hit in the face by a reporter's microphone: "She just became a big story tonight" - the incident happened as he was taking a question about Gaza

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1 week ago Donald Trump stares down reporter after microphone hits his face

Donald Trump stared down a reporter whose microphone hit him in the face as he spoke to journalists before departing for Mar-a-Lago on Friday, 14 March.

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1 week ago Watch: Trump is HIT in face by reporter... but he 'handles it like a pro'

Donald Trump had to shake off a bizarre moment when a boom microphone hit him in the face during a press gaggle at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland .

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1 week ago Voices: Tariffs, Trump, and trade: Independent readers give their verdict

Brexit has given the UK the freedom to negotiate its own trade deals, but as Trump’s tariffs hit British exports, the question remains: is Britain stronger alone or weaker without the EU’s collective bargaining power?

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1 week ago BORIS JOHNSON: I trust and believe Trump WILL hit Putin with every shot in his locker

No, folks, Vladimir Putin is not interested in peace. He doesn't want to stop the slaughter in Ukraine - or at least, he doesn't want to stop until he has won. He wants to keep bombing and killing.

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1 week ago Trump's tariffs have caused the 7th fastest stock market slump on record... leaving 401(K)s ravaged

Wall Street´s sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump´s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10 percent below its record -  set just last month.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer shies away from a 'tariff war' with Donald Trump and pins his hopes on a 'prize' trade deal with the US to dodge a fresh economic hit

The Prime Minister admitted he was 'disappointed' that Mr Trump had imposed 25 per cent taxes on imports of steel and aluminium to America.

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