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The US president accused the bloc of unfair trade practices, including barriers to American car exports and shifting pharmaceutical costs US President Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of the European Union, labeling it “nastier than China” regarding trade practices.In early April, Washington imposed a sweeping 20% tariff on all EU goods and a 25% tariff on all car imports and metals. While Trump later announced a 90-day reprieve on most trade duties, a baseline 10% tariff and the above-mentioned 25% tariff remain in force until an agreement is reached.“The European Union is in many ways nastier than China,” Trump…
Bodycam footage of Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver assaulting federal agents / screen image Alina Habba, the US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced her office has launched a federal investigation into the violent altercation between Congressional Democrats and ICE agents at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark on Friday. “My office is undertaking a thorough investigation in coordination with our Federal Agency partners of what transpired on Friday at Delaney Hall. As is true of every investigation this office handles, all available evidence will be thoroughly reviewed prior to making a determination on how to proceed. I…
TURIN, ITALY – MAY 19: Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus poses with the Serie A trophy alongside his … More mother Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro following the Serie A match between Juventus and Atalanta BC at Allianz Stadium on May 19, 2019 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)Getty Images What do Kylian Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pelé all have in common? Their mothers gave everything to nurture them to and through stardom. Cristiano’s mother raised him almost entirely on her own, often going to bed hungry so that her son could eat and grow. Mbappe’s mother, Fayza Lamari,…
The Foundation that owns Wikipedia is preparing to require two-factor authentication for users with significant privileges starting in late May. It comes after the Foundation announced in March that they had locked 35,893 accounts across all Foundation-owned sites upon determining the passwords had been compromised. According to the announcement, the Foundation suspected this was due to account names and passwords being used on another compromised site. Most accounts were said to be low-activity with only 2 percent having made over 100 edits with no evidence of the accounts being significantly misused. One Wikipedia account compromised a week prior to the…
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro arrived in Beijing on Monday to meet with Chinese communist dictator Xi Jinping in order to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to official press releases. Petro landed in Beijing in the early morning hours of Monday for a week-long visit to the Asian nation in the company of his daughter Antonella. Petro will represent the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) regional bloc at the upcoming fourth Ministerial CELAC-China meeting on Tuesday. Petro, who presently chairs CELAC’s yearly rotating pro-tempore presidency, will be joined at the event by other far-left…
On this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said the Iranian ayatollahs were “scared to death” of President Donald Trump. Host Shannon Bream said, “Let’s get to Iran as you mentioned we’re having talks this weekend led by Mr.Witkoff. Here’s what he told Breitbart. He said we’ve stated our position the Iranians cannot have a bomb. They have stated back to us that they don’t want one. So we’re going to for the purposes of this discussion take them at their word that that’s actually how they feel. Do you take them at their word?” Cotton said, “He’s…
Top congressional leaders are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s attempt to replace to Library of Congress leaders, with the dispute over presidential powers over the institution leaving its future in question Monday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a brief interview that congressional leaders “want to make sure we’re following precedent and procedure” in naming a replacement for Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress whom Trump dismissed Thursday. Trump on Monday appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting Librarian of Congress, but the official now holding that post, Robert Randolph Newlen, did not immediately recognize the appointment…
The US president mentioned the possibility of taking part in the Moscow-proposed talks himself US President Donald Trump has reiterated his hopes that direct talks between Moscow and Kiev as proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place and suggested he could even take part in them.Trump delivered the remarks during a press conference on Monday, describing the proposed meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye, as “very important.” He even floated the possibility that he might participate in the negotiations.“I think you may have a good result at the Thursday meeting in Türkiye between Russia and Ukraine. I believe the two…
The title of this article is neither emotional nor an attempt to persuade the now undoubtedly effective authorities of the United States—especially its judicial bodies—to show solidarity with Colombia. Much less is it an irresponsible suggestion for them to engage in conduct that could be considered interventionist. Not at all. This opinion column’s title is a forceful and unavoidable call for the northern power’s authorities to fulfill their constitutional duties and obligations by arresting a highly dangerous criminal against humanity who has already been criminally denounced before them for the still unpunished kidnappings of three U.S. citizens and the also…
Tom Kerridge at The Hand & FlowersTom Kerridge It started with a lie. When Tom Kerridge and his wife Beth wanted to take over a pub in Marlow, they told the bank it was for a house extension. The truth was less mortgage-friendly: they used the money to start The Hand & Flowers—to buy the tenancy, max out their credit cards, source second-hand equipment, and build their pub-restaurant dream from scratch. “We opened up with nothing and basically borrowed everything,” Kerridge says now. “It wasn’t even the leasehold of the pub.” That was 2005. Back then, British dining was still…