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Trump threatens 25% import tax on Apple unless iPhones are made in the US
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to put a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are manufactured in the ...
Trump relishes uttering the outlandish. Here’s where some of his most showstopping comments stand
It may start as a casual aside, a wee-hours social post or a much-hyped announcement. Whatever the delivery mechanism, ...
At least 23 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in
At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight Thursday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military ...
House moderates accept sledgehammer approach to green energy tax credits despite calls for scalpel
Despite insisting for months they wanted green energy tax credits to be handled with a scalpel in their sweeping ...
Real Madrid makes Ancelotti’s departure official, calling the coach a ‘true legend’
Real Madrid made it official on Friday that Carlo Ancelotti is leaving the club after the end of the Spanish league this ...
China criticizes US ban on Harvard’s international students
The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm ...
US investment firm Redbird agrees to buy Britain’s venerable Telegraph newspaper
A consortium led by U.S. investment firm RedBird Capital Partners has agreed to buy the publisher of Britain’s 170-year-old ...
Germany’s economy grew by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. That’s double the initial estimate
The German economy, Europe’s biggest, grew by 0.4% in the first quarter thanks to stronger-than-expected exports and ...
In New Zealand’s Parliament, a battered cookie tin decides which new laws get debated
Under the scrutiny of a black-robed official and before a hushed audience, a decorative cookie tin rattles like a bingo drum.
Trump threatens ‘straight 50% tariff’ on EU
President Trump threatened to impose a 50 percent tariff on the European Union (EU) starting next month, arguing the 27-member bloc has been hard to deal with and that negotiations have gone ...
Venezuelans head to the polls as opposition calls for boycotts and the government tightens grip
As Venezuelans head to a Sunday election, they are again being used as political pawns. Opposition factions are urging abstention while the ruling party aims to tighten ...
Talent agent, drummer believed to be among dead in San Diego plane crash
The co-founder of a music talent agency and a drummer are among those presumed dead following the fiery plane crash in San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood Thursday.