Politics
Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund hits $1 million in donations
Luigi Mangione, accused killer of US insurance CEO Brian Thompson, sits in Manhattan Supreme Court as he attends a hearing in New York City on Feb. 21, 2025. Steven Hirsch | AFP | Getty Images The legal defense fund for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December, surpassed the $1 […]
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Trump nomination of Ed Martin for top D.C. federal prosecutor opposed by key Republican
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A key Republican senator on Tuesday said he would not support the controversial nomination of Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the […]
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Trump belittles Canada before Carney meeting: ‘We don’t need ANYTHING they have’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply questioned the United States’ trade relationship with Canada just minutes before he was scheduled to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House. Trump said on Truth Social that he was looking forward to meeting and working with Carney, but that he “cannot understand” why the U.S. […]
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UK and India strike a trade deal amid U.S.-led tariff tensions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 18: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (L) during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi as he attends the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keir Starmer is attending his first G20 Summit since […]
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Major universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding
A man walks through Killian Court at MIT in Cambridge. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Major U.S. universities have filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provided to academic institutions by the National Science Foundation. The lawsuit was filed late on Monday in federal court in […]
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Germany’s Merz elected chancellor in second parliamentary vote after unexpected setback
The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and designated chancellor Friedrich Merz looks on during a session at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on May 6, 2025 before a vote to elect the country’s next chancellor. Tobias Schwarz | Afp | Getty Images Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany’s chancellor in […]
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Hispanic shoppers are spending less on groceries, putting pressure on consumer companies
Miami, Hialeah Gardens, Florida, Walmart Supercenter, checkout line cashier, customers paying. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Hispanic consumers are cutting back their grocery spending on everything from beer to cooking spray, executives said during recent earnings calls. Coca-Cola, Constellation Brands and Colgate-Palmolive are among the companies that have reported a slowdown […]
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Germany’s Merz fails to be elected chancellor in shock first-round parliamentary vote
Friedrich Merz, designated Federal Chancellor (CDU), is pictured during the signing of the coalition agreement between the SPD, CDU, and CSU on May 05, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images Friedrich Merz failed to get the majority needed to become German chancellor in a parliamentary vote Tuesday. Merz needed at […]
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Temu and Shein face massive tariffs. But don’t count them out of the U.S. e-tail scene, experts say
Photo illustration of the Shein app on the App Store reflected in the Temu logo. Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The closure of a trade loophole and prohibitive tariffs on China have upended Temu and Shein’s business model in the United States. And yet the e-commerce companies are likely to remain a dominant […]
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Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified
Demonstrators gather to protest on Presidents’ Day for the NC Supreme Court race in which Judge Griffin attempted to invalidate more than 65,000 ballots in Charlotte NC, United States on February 17, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Disputed ballots in the still unresolved 2024 race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat must remain in the final count, […]
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