Giovanni Cassano, a restaurant owner in the Canadian province of Ontario, was not going to let a trade war get in the way of his diners’ thirst for Californian wine, Jim Beam Kentucky bourbon or Texan-made Tito’s vodka. Soon, however, he and his diners might not have a choice. When President Trump announced planned tariffs…
CHAMPAIGN (25News Now) – Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed legislation in the General Assembly that would force all Illinois schools to keep students from using cell phones during classroom instruction. Pritzker argued that phones in the classroom increase distraction, worsen student mental health, and give students opportunities to cheat. He spoke Thursday at Champaign’s Centennial High…
GOP senators got a hold of Elon Musk’s cell phone number this week. They don’t want to talk about it. Having a direct line to Musk is a hot commodity in the age of DOGE. Republican senators just got their hands on Elon Musk’s cell phone number, giving them a direct line to the man…
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BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Thursday backed new defense spending plans aimed at freeing up hundreds of billions of euros for the continent’s security after the Trump administration signaled that Europe would have to fend for itself in future. What You Need To Know European Union leaders backed new defense spending plans aimed at…
Wall Street’s sell-off kicked back into gear on Thursday, and a U.S. stock market rattled by the whiplash created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and uncertainty about the economy fell sharply. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.8% to resume its slide after a mini-recovery from the prior day clawed back some of its sharp drop over…
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. China missed 2024 targets INTENSITY SLIP: China’s carbon intensity – its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per unit of economic output – only fell by 3.4% in 2024, “below…
European leaders held talks on Ukraine and defense At a meeting in Brussels yesterday, leaders of the E.U.’s 27 countries discussed how to bolster both the continent’s defenses and its support for Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, called it a “watershed moment.” The goal for Europe is to better…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – While Senate Bill 0897, which requires school systems to put a digital device policy in place, has passed through the senate, East Tennessee school administrators do not believe it is going to change too much. Previous Coverage: Tennessee’s bill banning cell phones in class passes in Senate, heads to Gov. Lee’s…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration would not consider stock market reaction when hammering out the details of its tariff policy….