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Donald Trump has promised to impose sweeping tariffs on imported goods on April 2nd, dubbing it “Liberation Day”. The car industry got a preview of what is in store a week earlier, when on March 26th America’s president said he would charge hefty levies on imported cars and parts. The aim is to restore carmaking…
Pete Hegseth HAGÅTÑA (BenarNews/Pacnews) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reaffirmed the United States is committed to defending the Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and said any attack on them would be an attack on the mainland. Hegseth touched down in Guam from Hawaii last Thursday as part of a regional…
The Netflix drama “Adolescence”, which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences young boys are exposed to online, will be shown in UK secondary schools, the prime minister’s office and the streaming giant said Monday. “We’re incredibly proud of the impact the show has made, and are delighted to be able to…
The Sustasia Fashion Prize, a competition spearheaded by Shaway Yeh’s sustainability agency Yehyehyeh and the Shanghai Fashion Designers Association, awarded its inaugural cash prize to Chinese designer Ruohan Nie on Friday. A jury composed of executives from the likes of LVMH and the Earthshot Prize chose Nie, a Tianjin-born graduate of New York’s Parsons School…
FIRST ON FOX: A group of influential conservatives and lawmakers is warning the Trump administration that the U.S. does not have the tactical nuclear weapons to fight China if war breaks out in the Indo-Pacific. A 13-minute video obtained by Fox News Digital and set for release Thursday by the Heritage Foundation argues the U.S….
Five senators who visited the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, criticized the migrant mission there over the weekend as a waste of resources, after the Pentagon estimated that the operation had cost $40 million in its first month. The Senate delegation on Friday toured Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities where about 85 migrants were…
Colorado’s hands-free cellphone driving law appears to be working at curbing distracted driving, according to a release Monday from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The law prohibits drivers from using handheld mobile devices while driving, unless a hands-free accessory is used, with exemptions for emergencies. Colorado is the 30th state in the country to enact…
Elon Musk’s favorability dropped 10 points from February to March in the latest Harvard/Harris poll. Newsweek reached out to Musk for comment via Tesla‘s press email. Why It Matters President Donald Trump assigned Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a task force tasked with cutting unnecessary government spending. Musk, however, has faced…
The stock market flashed a bullish technical signal as it climbed out of a hole in Monday’s trading session. After tumbling early in the day as traders eyed the upcoming April 2 tariffs, stocks staged a rebound, with the S&P 500 rising slightly after falling more than 1.5%. The turnaround marked the early sign of a double…