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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has stockpiled more than $1.7 million for his re-election bid as the Kentucky Republican gears up to face President Donald Trump’s vaunted political operation, Massie’s campaign announced Monday. Massie was one of two House Republicans to vote against Donald Trump‘s massive tax bill and he said Trump lacked…
The U.S. government said Monday it is placing a 17.09% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes, after negotiations over alleged unfair trade practices ended without an agreement to avert the tariff. Proponents said the import tax will help rebuild the shrinking U.S. tomato industry and ensure that produce eaten in the United States is also…
Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused the Trump administration of “ceding global leadership to China,” citing the trade war and a retreat from international engagement through cuts to foreign aid and media agencies. Source link
Hong Kong authorities have said that existing laws will be reviewed if necessary after a student at the city’s oldest university used AI to generate pornographic images of classmates and other women and received only a warning from the institution. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) said on Monday that it was also conducting a…
By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) -Cash-strapped Cuba’s grueling crisis shows no signs of improvement, Cuban Economy Minister Joaquin Alonso said on Monday, announcing growth fell 1.1% last year on top of a 10% decline since 2019, official media reported. Alonso was speaking to the Cuban parliament’s economic commission where he also indicated…
Jeremy Porter is a professor of quantitative methods in the social sciences at the City University of New York. Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can prepare for rising risks. The same…
Chinese biotech is no longer playing catch-up it’s becoming the main event. In 2024, more than 1,250 innovative drugs entered development in China, nearly overtaking the US and leaving the EU behind. This isn’t just a numbers game. Chinese firms like Akeso (AKESF) are now developing therapies that are outperforming global blockbusters like Merck’s Keytruda…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. How seriously should we should take President Donald Trump’s threat to punish Russia with “very severe tariffs” if Vladimir Putin doesn’t make a deal for peace with Ukraine in 50 days? Here’s a key…
Millions of car buyers in the U.S. could soon get some tax relief thanks to a provision in the so-called “big, beautiful bill” that was signed into law on July 4 by President Trump. The idea of giving a tax break for auto purchasers was first floated by Mr. Trump while on the campaign trail…
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang held the sixth China-EU High-Level Environment and Climate Dialogue jointly with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, on Monday in Beijing, News.az reports citing Xinhua. Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, urged both…