Donald Trump hit Canada, Mexico and China with steep tariffs on Saturday in a move that launches a new era of trade wars between the US and three of its largest trading partners.Trump issued an executive order applying additional tariffs of 25 per cent to all imports from Canada and Mexico, with the exception of Canadian oil and energy products, which will face a 10 per cent levy. Canada is by far the biggest foreign oil supplier to the US, accounting for about 60 per cent of its crude imports.Imports from China will face a 10 per cent tariff over…
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President Trump is making good on his promise to use tariffs and predictably liberals are outraged. The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump told reporters on Friday that he plans to impose tariffs on the European Union as his tariffs against Mexico, Canada, and China are set to take effect tomorrow, Saturday. While signing new executive orders in the Oval Office on Friday evening, President Trump told reporters he will “absolutely” impose tariffs on the European Union. “Do you want the truthful answer, or should I give you a political answer?” Trump said. “Absolutely,” he continued. “The European Union has treated…
“Emily In Paris” star Lily Collins and her husband Charlie McDowell recently announced the birth of their first child to the delight of fans.However, some users took to social media to criticize the couple’s decision to opt for surrogacy in their post announcing the news.Collins’s husband McDowell didn’t hesitate to call out those “fans” for their hurtful comments.Article continues below advertisementCharlie McDowell Tells Unkind Fans ‘It’s Okay Not To Be An Expert’Actress Lily Collins and her husband, Charlie McDowell, welcomed fans into the new month with an announcement about the birth of their daughter.In a co-posted Instagram statement, the couple…
WASHINGTON: US forces carried out air strikes in Somalia on Saturday (Feb 1) targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner and other members of the militant group, killing many of them, President Donald Trump said. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.” Saturday’s strikes were carried out in the Golis Mountains and an initial assessment indicated many militants were killed, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said. No…
Nassourdine Imavov stakes title-fight claim with defeat of former UFC champion Israel Adesanya in Saudi Arabia.Nassourdine Imavov scored a sensational second-round knockout of former UFC champ Israel Adesanya to put his name in the title picture in the run-up to next week’s showdown between champion Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland. The 30-year-old Frenchman lived up to his nickname of “The Sniper” by landing a lightning-fast precision punch with his right hand to signal the beginning of the end of the fight early in the second round. Fighting in a non-title fight for the first time since February 2019, Adesanya…
Philadelphia Eagles star right tackle Lane Johnson has no plans for Super Bowl LIX to be his final game in the NFL. He went as far as to say he is definitely not retiring following the game, whether the Eagles win or lose the game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 34-year-old Johnson was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft and has been a key part of the Eagles’ offense ever since. Along with being a core player for the Eagles, he has also been one of the best tackles in football, earning two first-team All-Pro…
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The Ronne ice shelf in West Antarctica survived a warm period long agoMODIS/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock A major ice shelf in Antarctica appears to have survived a period of hot temperatures more than 120,000 years ago, indicating that the West Antarctic ice sheet may not be as vulnerable as we thought to complete collapse caused by climate change – a worst-case situation that could raise sea levels by metres. But large uncertainties remain. “It’s good news and it’s bad news,” says Eric Wolff at the University of Cambridge, UK. “We didn’t get the worst-case scenario. But I can’t put my hand on…
President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China went into effect Saturday evening, slapping a 25% wholesale tariff on both Mexico and Canada at once.China, at the moment, is only being levied with a 10% tariff.Trump is taking a more aggressive strategy against the nation’s neighbors than he did in his first administration. At that time, he took a more targeted approach to specific industries, like steel and aluminum.This time around, the tariffs seem to apply to most categories, although there was a carve out for Canadian energy, which will be tariffed at 10% instead of 25%.The sweeping…
The email landed in employees’ inboxes with the subject line: “Fork in the Road.” The message in the email was stark: Accept a sweeping set of workplace changes or resign.That was the note that millions of federal employees received around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. It echoed a similar message that thousands of workers at Twitter got from Elon Musk in late 2022 after he bought the company.Mr. Musk has brought his takeover tactics from Twitter to the federal government, where he’s become a close adviser to President Trump and is running the cost-cutting initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency.…