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Young African woman shopping in zero waste storegetty U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports continue to squeeze supply chains, beauty brands are finding themselves caught in the crossfire. For Black consumers who drive more than $9 billion in beauty product spending annually these tariffs are having a major impact. Many of the beauty brands they shop with rely on affordable packaging, containers, and raw materials from abroad, and these new cost burdens threaten to push smaller players out of the market. The Breakdown You Need To Know: S&P Global reported that tariffs on Chinese goods have come down to 30% from…

Hollywood appears to be relenting in its boycott of the Russian film market despite past vehement claims of supporting Ukraine with a policy of punishing Russia for its invasion. Lionsgate is set to be the first to reverse its boycott. The studio has announced that it is planning a June 5 release in Russia of its John Wick spinoff film, Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas, according to Variety. The studio told the Hollywood paper that it is ready to “move forward in Russia on a case-by-case basis,” and has made the decision to do so because of changing sentiment due…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was criticized over comments she made accusing President Donald Trump of pay-for-play regarding reports that Qatar is giving the Trump administration a luxury Boeing 747 jet free of charge, to temporarily replace Air Force One. “No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return,” Clinton wrote in a post on X. “Be serious.” Clinton’s post comes after “sources familiar with the proposed arrangement” told ABC News that the Trump administration reportedly is in talks “to accept” the luxury jet, which will “initially be transferred to the United…

The US is against inviting Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky to the NATO summit in The Hague next month, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous diplomatic sources.Kiev has long sought membership in the US-led military bloc – something Russia considers a fundamental threat to its national security. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly described the prevention of such a scenario as one of Moscow’s top objectives in the Ukraine conflict.Since assuming office in January, US President Donald Trump has on multiple occasions ruled out Ukraine’s accession to NATO in the foreseeable future.In its article, ANSA reported that “for now… a…

In what has the potential to be a historic moment for peace, Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct talks since the war erupted in February 2022—yet both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky will notably skip face-to-face negotiations, dimming hopes for a swift end to the devastating conflict. Instead, Moscow will send a delegation of seasoned technocrats, including presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, to Istanbul on May 15. Kremlin officials made it clear: Putin himself will not be attending, despite having proposed the talks just days earlier. On the Ukrainian side, Zelensky…

The Brother Lode: Billionaires Joesley (left) and Wesley Batista are the top shareholders of JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, which the SEC recently greenlit to be listed on the NYSE.EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images Joesley and Wesley Batista, the billionaire brothers behind JBS, went to jail after paying off more than 1,800 politicians in their native Brazil and have struggled to launch a public offering in the U.S. But after one of their companies donated $5 million to Donald Trump’s second inaugural, their SEC troubles miraculously disappeared. After a decade-long beef with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as bipartisan opposition…

13 million nonprofit workers, including teachers, nurses, and university staff, could lose access to … MoreGetty Images Student Loan Forgiveness Potentially In Jeopardy For Millions A low-profile provision buried in the GOP’s 2025 tax proposal could spark one of U.S. history’s most significant rollbacks in student loan forgiveness and repayment eligibility, specifically targeting the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The bill would allow the Treasury Secretary to unilaterally revoke the nonprofit status of any organization it designates as a terrorist supporting organization. While its language appears aimed at bad actors, the downstream effect could destabilize the PSLF for the more…

Credit Trump for the irony of the year in a pair of comments on Truth Social. Comments of the Day CHINA SHOULD OPEN UP ITS MARKET TO USA — WOULD BE SO GOOD FOR THEM!!! CLOSED MARKETS DON’T WORK ANYMORE!!! 80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B. Irony of the Year CLOSED MARKETS DON’T WORK ANYMORE!!! No one has tried harder than Trump to make the US an island. He wants production here, massive tariffs to stop imports, tariffs to balance the budget, and now he says an “80 percent tariff on China seems right”. Nearly as…

Eileen Gu, the freestyle skier often called “Genocide Barbie” during the 2022 Olympics, has been handed another high-profile honor by appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue this year. Gu, born in the United States but chose to join China’s Olympic team, became the youngest freestyle skiing champion during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and then became the No. 2 top female athlete in earnings with $22.1 million a year, according to Newsweek. This year, the accolades continue as she has been handed a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue photo shoot. “Free skiing is a very male-dominated sport.…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) proposed Wednesday to spend $1 billion per year on the state’s failing high-speed rail project through cap-and-trade programs, even as his budget drowned in massive deficits. As Breitbart News reported, the governor’s revised budget plan sought cuts to a variety of programs to make up a $12 billion deficit. He even proposed cutting off new enrollees for “free” health care to illegal aliens. But high-speed rail — a program that is decades late and $100 billion over budget without a single station being built — will continue to be funded, as Newsom continues to embrace…