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• Europe and Asia markets plunge as Trump says ‘you have to take medicine’

  07-04-2025 11:14 via theguardian.com
  
  US president tells reporters foreign governments will have to pay ‘a lot of money’ to lift leviesBusiness live – latest updatesStock markets across Europe slumped on Mondayafter Donald Trump said foreign governments would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs that he characterised as “medicine”.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One late on Sunday, the US president indicated he was not concerned about market losses that have already w
  
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• Puerto Rico slammed by island-wide blackout ahead of Easter weekend

  17-04-2025 06:06 via independent.co.uk
  
  The massive outage hit the entire island days before the largely Catholic island celebrates Easter
  
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• Italy's Meloni will test her mettle as EU-US bridge when she meets Trump in Washington

  17-04-2025 06:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni will test her mettle as an EU facilitator when she meets with Donald Trump in the White House
  
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• DOGE targets a community service program in its latest cost-cutting effort

  17-04-2025 06:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old community service program for young adults that operates across the U.S. has become the latest target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash government spending
  
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• Why Elon Musk installed his top lieutenants at a federal agency you probably haven't heard of

  17-04-2025 06:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The General Services Administration has a key role in the Trump administration’s quest to slash costs and bring the federal government to heel
  
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• Trump plan leaves protected species a risk, environmentalists warn

  17-04-2025 05:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  At issue is a longstanding definition of ‘harm’
  
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• El Salvador president vows to double size of prison holding US deportees

  17-04-2025 05:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump urged that the prison, which already holds 40,000, be expanded after he threatened to send American citizens who have broken the law
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin launches mass drone attack on Dnipro while Trump envoys head for European talks

  17-04-2025 05:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Elderly woman killed and a nine-month-old baby is among injured in latest missile Russian air raid
  
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• Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 17

  17-04-2025 03:38
  PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday put forward a three-point proposal on building a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future. Xi made the remarks during his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. (China-Malaysia-Xi-Anwar) - - - - ADEN,...
  
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• World stars light up an excited pickleball movement in Việt Nam

  17-04-2025 03:38
  The international team beat the hosts 4-2 in their friendly Major League Pickleball (MLP) event during the world leading players' tour to Việt Nam on April 15 in Hà Nội. Pickleball HÀ NỘI — The international team beat the hosts 4-2 in their friendly Major League Pickleball (MLP) event during the world leading players' tour to Việt Nam on April 15 in Hà Nội....
  
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• Who is Navindra Seeram? Indian-American scientist marred in maple syrup row

  17-04-2025 03:38
  Who is Navindra Seeram? Indian-American scientist marred in maple syrup row ......
  
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• US Homeland Security chief cancels two grants to Harvard University

  17-04-2025 03:38
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the cancellation on Wednesday of two DHS grants totaling over $2.7 million to Harvard University. Read full story ......
  
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• US Fed Chair Powell warns Trump tariffs will hit US economy, raise prices

  17-04-2025 03:38
  The comments by Powell...
  
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• Trump reports ‘big progress’ in tariff talks with Japanese officials

  17-04-2025 03:38
  He made the surprise move on April 16 to negotiate directly with Japanese officials. ......
  
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• Trump opposed a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites, New York Times reports

  17-04-2025 03:38
  WASHINGTON (Reuters): US�President Donald...
  
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• Trump administration cancels two federal grants to Harvard University

  17-04-2025 03:38
  Trump administration cancels two federal grants to Harvard University ......
  
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• Trump admin plans to end the IRS' free tax filing program, AP sources say

  17-04-2025 03:38
  The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision. The program developed during Joe Biden's presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical. But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation companies complained it was a waste of taxpayer money because free filing programs already exist, although they are h
  
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• Supreme Court backs ‘biological’ definition of woman

  17-04-2025 03:38
  Judges at the UK Supreme Court have unanimously...
  
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• Puerto Rico hit with 'massive power outage' as residents prepare for Easter weekend

  17-04-2025 03:38
  Most of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve Power could be out for several days on Puerto Rico, as the island continues to struggle with chronic power outages. Scripps News Over a million customers in Puerto Rico were without power after energy plants across the island unexpectedly shut down, officials said. Luma Energy, a private company that operates power transmission and distribution, reported that the outage began at about 12:40 p.m. local time on April 16. The company said "an e
  
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• Nora Aunor family: All on the Filipino superstar's husband, Christopher de Leon, and their children

  17-04-2025 03:38
  Nora Aunor, the revered National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts and an enduring icon of Philippine entertainment, has passed away at the age of 71. Nora Aunor, Philippine entertainment icon and National Artist for Film, has died at 71, as confirmed by her son Ian de Leon. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)(AP) Her son, actor Ian de Leon, confirmed her death on Wednesday night through a Facebook post. “She was the heart of our...
  
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• Jordan thwarts plot by Muslim Brotherhood that threatened national security

  17-04-2025 03:38
  The Jordanian Islamic Action Front Party, the...
  
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• Israel will keep Gaza buffer zone, minister says, as truce bid stalls

  17-04-2025 03:38
  JERUSALEM/CAIRO�(Reuters):�Israeli...
  
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• Iran 'not far' from nuclear bomb, warns UN watchdog chief Rafael Grossi

  17-04-2025 03:38
  Iran 'not far' from nuclear bomb, warns UN watchdog chief Rafael Grossi ......
  
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• Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts

  17-04-2025 03:38
  The Trump administration is...
  
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• Haiti gun trafficking: Tracing weapons flows from the US

  17-04-2025 03:38
  The journey of two boxes of weapons reveals a chain of lax laws, absent checks and suspected corruption....
  
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• China will 'fight till end' in trade war

  17-04-2025 03:38
  China has repeatedly emphasized that threats, tariffs and sanctions do not work and are instead counterproductive. However, the United States administration insists on going down the paths of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying in its bid to contain China, ultimately setting off a trade war. The White House last week confirmed that it has raised tariff rates on Chinese imports to as high as 145 percent. Although it was later revealed that the US had excluded smartphones, computers
  
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• Ashley St. Clair claims Elon Musk wanted C-Section birth to ‘protect baby’s brain,’ offered $15 ...

  17-04-2025 03:38
  Ashley St. Clair disclosed details about her relationship with Elon Musk, revealing he offered her over $15 million to keep their son Romulus a secret. She declined the offer, stating their child was conceived during a vacation in St. Barts. ......
  
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• AP Strange SummaryBrief at 8:12 p.m. EDT

  17-04-2025 03:38
  Behind the story of the decades-long journey of xenotransplantation WASHINGTON (AP) — In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the journey of animal to human transplants, or xenotransplants, over the last few years. That includes sharing the procedure’s history, more about the people who have received these organs and what risks it may pose. More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list, most wh
  
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• Yanks LHP Luis Gil won't begin throwing program as planned

  17-04-2025 02:55
  (Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images) New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil, the American League's Rookie of the Year last season, will not start his throwing program as planned due to his slow-healing right lat. Yankees...
  
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• Why is Trump's DOJ suing Maine over trans athlete's ban on school sports?

  17-04-2025 02:55
  Why is Trump's DOJ suing Maine over trans athlete's ban on school sports? ......
  
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