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Trump picks real estate mogul Charles Kushner for ambassador to France
Charles Kushner and Jared Kushner attend an event at Lord & Taylor on March 28, 2012 in New York City. Patrick McMullan | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had picked his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, real estate mogul Charles Kushner, to serve as U.S. ambassador to […]
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Canada Prime Minister Trudeau visits Florida to meet with Trump amid tariff threat
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a press conference about the Royal Mounted Police’s investigation into “violent criminal activity in Canada with connections to India”, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 14, 2024. Blair Gable | Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump’s Florida resort on Friday to meet […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Market leftovers U.S. stocks will have a shortened trading day Friday after the market was closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. Equities fell entering the holiday, as some investors appeared to trim their stakes in major tech names. Still, both the […]
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UK transport minister quits in new blow to PM Starmer
Louise Haigh, U.K. transport secretary, arrives for a pre-budget cabinet meeting in London on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Britain’s transport minister Louise Haigh has resigned after pleading guilty years ago to an offence in connection with misleading police over a work mobile phone, in another blow to Prime Minister […]
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Lebanon had ‘no say in the decision to go to war,’ foreign minister says
Lebanon’s foreign minister on Thursday defended Hezbollah’s presence in the region, but said his country had “no say in the decision to go to war” with Israel. Speaking to CNBC’s Dan Murphy, Abdallah Bou Habib vowed to uphold a U.S.-France brokered cease-fire that is already showing signs of strain, and said he will seek foreign […]
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Mexico warns Trump tariffs would kill 400,000 U.S. jobs, threatens retaliation
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks after reading a letter to be sent to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, warning that tariffs would cause inflation and job losses in both countries, at National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, November 26, 2024. Presidencia De Mexico | Via Reuters Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday Mexico would retaliate […]
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Apple, Trump and a booming budget surplus: Ireland has much to mull over as voters head to the polls
Polling station in Ireland. Kinga Krzeminska | Moment | Getty Images Ireland goes to the polls on Nov. 29, with center-right parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael once again expected to form the nucleus of the country’s next government. The historical rivals have shared power over the last five years alongside the Green Party, and […]
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Musk, Ramaswamy to discuss DOGE with GOP leaders on Capitol Hill Dec. 5
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will visit Capitol Hill to discuss government reform with Republican congressional leaders Dec. 5, House Speaker Mike Johnson, […]
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Shares of drone maker Unusual Machines soar more than 90% after Donald Trump Jr. joins advisory board
Donald Trump Jr. leaves a fundraiser for Donald Trump hosted by former “Neighbours” star Holly Valance, in London, June 12, 2024. James Manning | PA Images | Getty Images The share price of small U.S. drone and drone component maker Unusual Machines soared more than 90% in premarket trading Wednesday after the company announced that […]
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Trump chooses U.S. Covid policy critic Bhattacharya to lead NIH
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya speaks during a roundtable discussion with members of the House Freedom Caucus on the COVID-19 pandemic at The Heritage Foundation on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday chose Stanford academic and U.S. Covid policy critic Jay Bhattacharya to run the National Institutes of Health, the country’s top […]
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