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European leaders appear to be in two minds about the historic trade deal negotiated by U.S. President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, with some praising the pragmatism of avoiding a broader trade war and others lambasting the deal as an effective surrender on behalf of Brussels. Divides quickly emerged in the halls of power across Europe on Monday over the EU-US trade deal, which saw Brussels agree to buy $750 billion worth of American energy, purchase potentially hundreds of billions in U.S. weapons and military equipment, and invest $600 billion in America-based businesses, while at the same…

July 26 (UPI) — House Democrats are demanding the release of a document held by Jeffrey Epstein’s that allegedly contains a letter signed by President Donald Trump. The so-called “birthday book” is said to contain information about the convicted sex trafficker’s personal relationships and was put together by his convicted former associate Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003. Maxwell herself was given a 20-year federal prison sentence in 2021 for helping Epstein procure young women, and spoke Friday with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche about the late financier’s criminal activities. “Recent public reporting indicates that the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein is in…

President Donald Trump is once again setting the record straight — this time blasting the media’s selective amnesia on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal while revealing he rejected an invitation to Epstein’s notorious “pedo island,” unlike former President Bill Clinton, who allegedly made 28 separate visits. Speaking Monday during a press appearance in Scotland with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump unloaded on the legacy media for ignoring the real predators connected to Epstein. “I never went to the island, and Bill Clinton went there supposedly 28 times. I never went to the island, but Larry Summers, I hear, went…

U.S. President Donald Trump warned UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that it would be a “mistake” for the British government to censor his Truth Social platform under the recently enacted Online Safety Act. In an otherwise cordial press conference with the British Prime Minister at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, the issue of the Conservative Party-passed and Labour Party-enforced Online Safety Act threw a spanner in the works. When pressed on the possibility of the censorship law impacting users on his Truth Social platform, President Trump turned to Starmer and remarked, “I only say good things about him…

Chinese authorities over the weekend launched a probe against Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, on allegations of embezzlement, misappropriation of temple funds, sexual misconduct, and violation of Buddhist precepts. The Shaolin Temple, located in central China’s Henan province, was founded in the year 495. The temple, declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2010, is described as one of the most famous Buddhist monasteries in the world and is widely known as the cradle of the Kung Fu martial art. Shi, who has now been stripped of his religious ordination, became abbot of the Shaolin Temple in…

QR codes have become a mainstay of modern life due to their convenience, but the fact that millions of Americans scan them with their smartphones have also made them a prime target for cybercriminals. CNBC reports that QR codes have moved far beyond accessing restaurant menus and are now used for more urgent aspects of life, such as boarding passes and parking payments. However, as QR codes have become more prevalent, hackers have exploited their ubiquity to scam millions of Americans through a technique known as “quishing,” a new term combined “QR” and “phishing.”According to Dustin Brewer, senior director of proactive…

The Trump administration is preparing to release $6 billion in education funding before the beginning of the school year, after it froze the funds earlier this month to assess if programs “grossly misused” taxpayer dollars to promote a “radical leftwing agenda.”  A Department of Education spokesperson told ABC News on Friday that the administration is releasing the funds, which includes all title program funding for English language acquisition, teacher development and adult education, and other programs. The outlet reportedly obtained a copy of a letter the department sent to states, announcing the release of the funds at the start of…

The US president’s trade policy is slowing investment and reshaping supply chains, according to the outlet The global fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs is set to wipe out $2 trillion from the world’s economy by 2027 as a result of trade and investment disruptions, Bloomberg reported on Monday.Since returning to office in January, Trump has embarked on a tariff campaign aimed at protecting US manufacturers and overturning trade deficits. In April, he introduced a blanket 10% tariff on all imports and higher tariffs on specific countries deemed to have unfair trade practices. Some tariffs were paused for trade…

Nations need to work together to train non-hostile Artificial Intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton has said Artificial intelligence pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Geoffrey Hinton has urged governments worldwide to collaborate in training AI systems not to harm humanity, warning that the rapidly advancing technology will soon likely surpass human intelligence.Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on Saturday, Hinton said that despite divergent national interests, no country wants AI to dominate humanity.He noted that international cooperation is unlikely on offensive AI use – such as “cyberattacks, lethal autonomous weapons or fake videos for manipulating public opinion.” However,…

President Donald Trump has set a new deadline of “ten or twelve” days for Russia to make a deal and end the war with Ukraine. Trump has been pressuring Russia to cease hostilities or face economic repercussions, including tariffs on their key trading partners. The deadline Trump set on July 14 was 50 days, but he said he has been “very disappointed” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s lack of effort. “I’m going to make a new deadline, of about 10, 10 or 12 days from today,” Trump said while speaking to reporters in Scotland alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.…