Tag: USA
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Trump says he’s not planning to extend a pause on global tariffs beyond July 9
President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would ... -
Iranian-backed hackers go to work after US strikes
Hackers backing Tehran have targeted U.S. banks, defense contractors and oil industry companies following American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — but so far have not ... -
State Dep’t resumes visas for foreign students, demands access to social media accounts
The U.S. State Department said it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock ... -
Alert Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettucine sold at Kroger and Walmart
A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products ... -
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems ... -
LA police swiftly enforce downtown curfew as protests continue
Los Angeles police swiftly enforced a downtown curfew Tuesday night (yesterday, Macau time), making arrests moments after it took effect, while deploying officers on horseback and ... -
Visitors report extra scrutiny at airports as Trump’s new travel ban begins
President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with ... -
Los Angeles’ image is scuffed since raids and protests
This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe. Clouds of tear gas drift over protesters blocking a freeway. Federal immigration agents in tactical ... -
Los Angeles reels after three days of immigration protests
Tensions in Los Angeles escalated yesterday [Macau time] as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National ... -
Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates
President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that ... -
How a new planetarium show helped scientists unlock a cosmic secret
Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday. At the American Museum of Natural ... -
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal gov’t
Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His ... -
Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard
The Trump administration asked federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, intensifying the president’s clash with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest ... -
Covid vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, Kennedy says
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. yesterday (Macau time) announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a ... -
Beijing criticizes US ban on Harvard’s international students
The Chinese government said Friday that the Trump administration’s move to ban international students from Harvard would harm America’s international standing, as anxious students and parents ... -
Two staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting in DC
Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening [yesterday, Macau time] while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, ... -
Trump selects concept for $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the ... -
US, Philippines militaries conduct drills in waters adjacent to the China-claimed South China Sea
The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, amid a rising ... -
Trump’s reshaping of higher education tests America’s appeal for int’l students
As he finishes college in China, computer science student Ma Tianyu has set his sights on graduate school in the United States. No country offers better ... -
Trump defends the prospect of Qatar gifting him a plane to use as Air Force One
Donald Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this ... -
The sharp decline in young Americans’ support for free speech
For much of the 20th century, young Americans were seen as free speech’s fiercest defenders. But now, young Americans are growing more skeptical of free speech. ... -
Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks a delicate tightrope between US and China
Just as Japan’s top trade negotiator traveled to Washington for another round of tariff talks last week, a bipartisan delegation bearing the name of “Japan-China Friendship” ... -
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday even as he tried to ... -
International students file legal challenges over visa revocations
Several international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process ... -
US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals. The ... -
Rip-off claims hoodwinking of US public
The US administration has long accused foreign countries of taking advantage of the United States at the expense of domestic jobs and US industries. In US ... -
Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war but are OK with some tariffs
Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they are not inherently anti-tariff. What ... -
Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered
President Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy today (Macau time), suspending for 90 days import taxes he’d imposed barely 13 hours earlier ... -
US says China is a threat to Panama Canal, spurring fiery response from Beijing
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday [Macau time] the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will ... -
The Latest: China vows countermeasures over Trump tariffs as trade war threatens to intensify
China says it will “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an ... -
Trump’s tariffs hit a sour note in NYC emporium of sweets
Economy Candy’s shelves brim with sweets from around the world – gummies from Germany, lollipops from Spain, chocolates from Japan and a panoply of candies from ... -
US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships ... -
Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans
A trio of elections Tuesday (yesterday, Macau time) provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term, as Democrats rallied against his ... -
Trump dubs April 2 ‘Liberation Day’ for his tariffs
As the trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” ... -
Stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant
Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface ...
