Tag: USA
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Trump says oil prices won’t come down until after midterms
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil ... -
Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign
Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” ... -
Zelenskyy’s direct plea helped unlock Russia sanctions in the Senate
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the U.S. Capitol hours after Lindsey Graham’s funeral to an unusually attentive audience. Half the Senate gathered for the closed-door ... -
Could Canada leave US cities in the dark in a trade war? Not likely
Social media users are claiming that Canada could plunge the U.S. into darkness if the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalates further. Speculation spread after ... -
Kim shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
North Korea said that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it sees as the provocative nature of ... -
The United States national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion
The U.S. national debt this week surpassed a record $40 trillion, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest ... -
Nonprofit sues over US push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
A legal environmental group sued the U.S. government this week to halt the Trump administration’s plans announced last month to auction off sections of water surrounding ... -
Vintage computers find new life as AI reshapes world
As Silicon Valley races toward an artificial intelligence-driven future, a growing community of enthusiasts is looking backward, restoring and preserving the computers that launched the digital ... -
US faces new pressure to build weapons without China’s rare earth magnets
A giant American flag hanging on the wall of a warehouse in New Hampshire hints at the national importance of the elements bound inside the mining ... -
US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles yesterday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to ... -
Beijing hits back at criticism over excess industrial capacity as more US tariffs loom
China pushed back Tuesday against claims of overcapacity in the world’s second largest economy, ahead of the release of results of a U.S. probe on the matter ... -
June 1 trial date set for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in his drug trafficking case
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife will go on trial on drug trafficking charges next June, a judge said Wednesday, as their lawyers continue ... -
Trump administration opens investigation into Harvard’s financial aid for international students
The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the ... -
US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran yesterday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe ... -
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched drone and missile attacks yesterday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened ... -
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution yesterday (Macau time) seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald ... -
US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue
President Donald Trump signed an agreement with Iran on Wednesday that calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uraniumand waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, ... -
Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend ... -
Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Republicans on Capitol Hill said yesterday they need more information about the agreement between the United States and Iran announced by President Donald Trump, and some are expressing ... -
Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized land
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement yesterday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but challenges immediately ... -
US strikes Iran after blaming Tehran for helicopter crash
United States launched airstrikes yesterday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter, and Iran fired back at countries in the ... -
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding military
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including the tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing ... -
US grants visa to Haitian soccer player to join team for World Cup
The United States has granted a visa to Haitian soccer player Woodensky Pierre, allowing him to join Haiti’s national team for the World Cup after days ... -
Mental fitness exam ordered for man charged with murder in 3 ‘heinous’ killings
The killings of three men on Hawaii’s Big Island were “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel,” prosecutors said in court documents that also seek a tougher sentence ... -
Graduates boo pep talks on AI at college commencements
As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted ... -
4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in ... -
King Charles highlights US-UK bond during busy day of diplomacy
King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential ... -
Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents’ dinner. Trump unharmed
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night (today, ... -
Trump signs bill extending controversial surveillance powers until April 30
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a bill extending a controversial surveillance program until April 30, a short-term renewal that sets up another showdown in Congress. The bill ... -
A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone
More than a dozen millennials gathered in a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn and placed their phones in a metal colander before two hours of reading, drawing ... -
Efforts underway for 2nd round of US-Iran talks as ships reported transiting Hormuz
The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened yesterday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran’s ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the ... -
Why China rejects spheres of influence
The Trump administration revived rhetoric built on the idea of a world divided into spheres of influence, echoing the Monroe Doctrine and reasserting ambitions over the ... -
US and Iran end ceasefire talks and Vance heads home without an agreement
The United States and Iran ended face-to-face talks yesterday without an agreement to end the war, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt. U.S. officials said ... -
Oil prices rise to $100 as stocks slow on doubts about the US-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices climbed back toward $100 per barrel yesterday, while stock markets worldwide slow following their big gains from the day before. The S&P 500 was nearly ... -
Markets surge worldwide as oil plunges toward $90 following ceasefire between US, Israel and Iran
Stock markets are surging worldwide, and oil prices are plunging back toward $90 per barrel after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force ...
