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Trump Tariff Penguins: Did AI put penguin islands on Trump’s tariff list? Howard Lutnick confirms whether it was a mistake

Howard Lutnick clarified why penguin islands have been taxed. Donald Trump‘s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick clarified that a 10% baseline tax on the Heard and McDonald islands — which are literally inhabited by only penguins — was not a mistake and not an AI thing. As Lutnick appeared on CBS’ Face the Nation, host Margater […]

Billionaire Bill Ackman Warns Trump: Tariffs Could Lead to Economic Nuclear Winter! | World News

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is pleading with President Trump to hit the brakes on sweeping new tariffs, warning that the global economy is teetering on the edge of a “self-induced economic nuclear winter.”In a lengthy post on X Sunday night, Ackman—once a vocal Trump backer—urged the president to call a temporary timeout.“The President […]

Elon Musk Trump Tariff: ‘He’s scared…’: German minister reacts to Elon Musk’s zero tariff statement amid fears of ‘Black Monday’

German minister says Elon Musk’s opposition to Trump’s tariffs a sign of weakness and fear. Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck reacted to Elon Musk’s zero tariff statement and said he should first go to his president and talk about zero tariff first. “If he has something to say, he should go to his president and […]

Germany: Schools closed over extremist right threats

Several schools in the German city of Duisburg remained closed on Monday as a precaution after warnings that they would be targeted with criminal actions.The messages contained “threatening and right-wing extremist statements,” police in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said. What do we know about the threats? Police said a German comprehensive school […]

‘Me stabbing Xi’: SNL decodes Donald Trump’s trade tariff formula | World News

On April 5, Saturday Night Live opened with James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump standing at a podium, selling the American public on his latest economic strategy: tariffs, or as he calls them, “short for terrific idea.” The sketch was inspired by Trump’s real-life April 2 press conference, where he used a baffling chart to explain […]

Stocks in Asia and Europe Fall Sharply as Trump Doubles Down on Global Tariffs: Live Updates

Since re-entering office, President Trump has issued a flurry of tariffs in an effort to rewire the global economy. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump unveiled his most aggressive policies to date, sparing few countries around the world. A 10 percent base line rate for the world went into effect on Saturday, with much higher ones for […]

US: Severe storms claim 17 lives, including children

Storms pounded areas of the Midwest and southeast United States, killing at least 17 people, including children, local officials said.The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that further “severe” flash flooding is to be expected in the coming days.A number of fierce storms stretching from the states of Arkansas to Ohio damaged buildings, flooded roadways and […]

Why Trump Is Punishing Law Firms

President Trump’s campaign of retribution has turned out to be far more expansive, efficient and creative than many expected. Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains what Mr. Trump has done in his first months in office and how his targets have reacted. Source link

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘strong response’ after Gaza rocket barrage

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his military to deliver a “strong response” after around ten rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in the largest barrage since Israel resumed its offensive.As Netanyahu headed to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, his office issued a statement confirming the prime minister had […]

Chat leak: How the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg ended up in a White House Signal group

Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic (Pic credit: AP) A simple phone contact error by US national security adviser Mike Waltz led to a journalist being accidentally added to a private Signal group chat discussing potential US military strikes in Yemen, according to people familiar with the matter.The group chat, created last month […]