Politics
China ‘not afraid of trade war,’ accuses U.S. of ‘double standard’ for rare earths retaliation
China’s and U.S.’ flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters China on Sunday said “we are not afraid of” a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump vowed to impose punishing new retaliatory tariffs on Chinese imports. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry […]
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There are no survivors in the blast at a Tennessee explosives factory, sheriff says
A general view of the road signage at Accurate Energetic Systems on Oct. 10, 2025 in McEwen, Tennessee. Brett Carlsen | Getty Images The blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around left no survivors, authorities said Saturday. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said during a news conference […]
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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealth CEO
FILE PHOTO: Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on New York state murder and terrorism charges in New York City, U.S., February 21, 2025. Curtis Means | Via Reuters Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss […]
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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO
FILE PHOTO: Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on New York state murder and terrorism charges in New York City, U.S., February 21, 2025. Curtis Means | Via Reuters Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss […]
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Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on ‘critical software’
U.S. President Donald Trump points a finger as he speaks during a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 8, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would […]
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U.S. will host Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho, Defense Secretary Hegseth says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani present a signed agreement as they meet at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced an agreement to build a Qatari Emiri Air […]
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Blast at Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple dead, others missing
A general view of the road signage at Accurate Energetic Systems on Oct. 10, 2025 in McEwen, Tennessee. Brett Carlsen | Getty Images Multiple people are dead and several others are unaccounted for after a blast on Friday morning in Tennessee at a military explosives plant, according to law enforcement. The explosion at Accurate Energetic […]
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Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia reportedly accused of sexual harassment
Paul J. Ingrassia, nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel. Source: DHS Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, was accused of sexual harassment, Politico reported. Ingrassia was investigated in connection with an incident in late July in which he told a lower-ranking female colleague on a […]
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Trump official says federal layoffs ‘have begun’ amid government shutdown
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Layoffs of federal workers have begun amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought […]
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Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariff hike on China over rare earths dispute
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a “massive increase of Tariffs” on Chinese products imported into the United States to “financially counter” new export controls that China imposed on rare earths from that country. Trump also threatened in a social media post to cancel his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping because […]
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