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Biden cautions Trump over imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada: 'I hope he rethinks it'
Joe Biden said Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports is "counterproductive."
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A timeline of Mark Zuckerberg's history with Trump
Donald Trump dined with Mark Zuckerberg at Mar-a-Lago, signaling a possible rapprochement after he threatened to jail the Meta CEO.
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Biden says Trump's tariff threat against Canada and Mexico is 'counterproductive'
President Joe Biden criticized President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying that the comments were "counterproductive."
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Trump says Mexico's president promised to close the border. She begs to differ.
President-elect Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum appear to have starkly different recollections of a conversation that covered migration.
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Trump tariffs would increase the price of cars made by US automakers by over $2K: Wells Fargo
US car prices would rise by over $2,000 if President-elect Donald Trump pushed ahead with tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Wells Fargo said in a note.
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Democratic-controlled cities are finalizing plans to oppose mass deportation
LOS ANGELES — The resistance promised by blue state governors after the election of Donald Trump is beginning to take shape as city leaders, advocacy groups and the nation's second-largest school district launch efforts to oppose mass deportations.
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Here's where consumers could feel the price pain if Trump's tariffs go into effect
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on tariffs.
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Chip-supplier stocks jump as the US weighs up fresh China sanctions
The Biden administration's proposed China curbs have boosted overseas chip stocks, with firms such as ASML and Tokyo Electron seeing gains.
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Ron DeSantis slows the process to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat as pressure from Trump world grows
President-elect Donald Trump handed Ron DeSantis a political gift this month when he gave him a U.S.
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Tariffs may be just the start of U.S.-China disputes in a second Trump term
After President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office next month, U.S.-China relations are poised to be one of the greatest foreign policy challenges for the new administration.
7 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Cyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country's president says
Cyprus could apply to become a member of NATO once its armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with U.S. help to bring them up to the standards of the world's premier military alliance, the president of the Mediterranean island nation said Thursday. President Nikos Christodoulides put Cyprus on a trajectory for possible NATO membership, ending weeks of media speculation about his government's intentions following his meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington last month.
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Zuckerberg dines with Trump in Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, bringing together the Facebook founder and the former president who was once banned from that social network. Stephen Miller, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump’s second term, said Zuckerberg, like other business leaders, wants to support Trump’s economic plans. “Mark, obviously, he has his own interest, and he has his own company and he has his own agenda,” Mi
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Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border
The ruling is in a dispute between Texas and the Biden administration.
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, fueling new push for Gaza truce
As Israel and Hezbollah cease fire after a year, President Biden says Palestinians in war-torn Gaza also "deserve an end of the fighting and displacement."
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Several Trump picks for top jobs targeted with bomb and 'swatting' threats
Several of President-elect Donald Trump's planned Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were subjected to bomb threats and "swatting" attacks.
5 min read - USLA Times
Rep. Katie Porter obtains temporary restraining order against ex-boyfriend on harassment allegations
The House Democrat from Irvine accused Julian Willis in court filings of bombarding her with hundreds of messages that she described as 'persistent abuse and harassment.'
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Democrat Derek Tran unseats GOP Michelle Steel in razor-thin Orange County House race
Democrat Derek Tran has defeated Republican incumbent Michelle Steel for a House seat representing California’s Orange County and Los Angeles, NBC News projects, after a contentious race that centered on the candidates’ Asian American identities and use of aggressive anti-China messaging.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
El Salvador president proposes ending country's metals mining ban
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America country Wednesday and called his nation’s 7-year-old ban on metals mining “absurd,” immediately putting in jeopardy the historic prohibition. The unmined gold would be “wealth that could transform El Salvador,” he wrote on the social platform X. Bukele's party controls El Salvador's Congress by a wide margin and his political opposition has been devastated, so a formal proposal to end the ban is
2 min read - USAssociated Press
FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent Biden administration spending on EV charging stations
As President Joe Biden's term comes to an end, social media users are falsely claiming that his administration spent billions of dollars on the construction of just a handful of electric vehicle charging stations. Multiple high-profile figures, including sitting members of Congress, have promoted the claims. The claims misrepresent funding set aside by the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for a national network of publicly available electric ve
4 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Republican senator introduces bill to abolish US Department of Education
Mike Rounds submitted bill that needs supermajority to pass, unlikely even in GOP-controlled Senate next year
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Trump selects retired Gen. Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Russia, Ukraine
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he will nominate retired Gen.
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Democrat Derek Tran defeats GOP Rep. Michelle Steel in Southern California swing House district
Democrat Derek Tran ousted Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel in a Southern California House district Wednesday that was specifically drawn to give Asian Americans a stronger voice on Capitol Hill. Steel said in a statement that “like all journeys, this one is ending for a new one to begin.” When she captured the seat in 2020, Steel joined Washington state Democrat Marilyn Strickland and California Republican Young Kim as the first Korean-American women elected to Congress.
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Republican Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa congressional race
Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her reelection bid Wednesday after a recount confirmed her lead, helping her party pad its thin majority in the U.S. House and retain control of all four of Iowa’s congressional seats. Miller-Meeks said in a post on the social platform X that she was “deeply honored” after she defeated Democrat Christina Bohannan in a rematch of 2022, when Miller-Meeks won by 7 percentage points. The margin this year was much tighter — Miller-Meeks' lead over Bohann
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Trump turns to outsider to shake up Navy, but his lack of military experience raises concerns
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has not served in the military or had a civilian leadership role in the service. While officials and defense experts said the Navy is in sore need of a disruptor, they cautioned that Phelan's lack of experience could make it more difficult for him to realize Trump's goals. Trump late Tuesday nominated Phelan, a major donor to his campaign who founded the private investment firm Rugger Management LLC. The Trump tra
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Judge upholds a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo ID to cast a regular ballot
A law requiring Missouri voters to show government-issued photo identification to cast regular ballots will stand after a lower-court judge found it constitutional Tuesday. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem's decision upholds the law, which was made possible by a 2016 voter-approved constitutional amendment allowing lawmakers to enact photo ID requirements. “To maintain a secure system for voting, it only stands to reason that a photo ID should be essential,” Missouri Republican Secretary o
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Arizona man charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump
An Arizona man has been arrested after he posted videos online showing him holding an AR-15-style rifle and threatening to kill President-elect Donald Trump.
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Canada is already examining tariffs on certain US items following Trump's tariff threat
Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the United States should President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a senior official said Wednesday. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if the countries don't stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across southern and northern borders.
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Federal court dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Raymond Epps, a former Marine, was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent causing trouble near the Capitol that day so that it would be blamed on Trump fans. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Hall in Delaware granted, without c
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Ex-US Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors' recently admitted error
Bob Menendez asked a judge Wednesday to set aside guilty verdicts that forced his resignation from the U.S. Senate and grant a new bribery trial. Lawyers for the New Jersey Democrat said in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that a recent revelation by prosecutors that improper evidence was put on a computer used by jurors during deliberations means that a new trial is “unavoidable.” The 70-year-old Menendez was convicted in July of 16 charges, including bribery, in part based on an alleg
2 min read - USNBC News
Trump picks John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, to be secretary of the Navy
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next secretary of the Navy.
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Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of Covid lockdowns, to lead National Institutes of Health
Donald Trump plans to nominate Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor known for his criticism of Covid lockdowns, to lead the National Institutes of Health.
3 min read - WorldThe Guardian
China releases three US citizens held for years in prisoner swap
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung freed after Biden administration forges rare agreement with Beijing
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US sanctions more allies of Maduro over alleged post-election crackdown in Venezuela
The United States has imposed sanctions on an additional 21 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them on Wednesday of perpetrating some of the repression with which officials in the country responded to July's disputed presidential election. The security and cabinet-level officials sanctioned by the Department of the Treasury include the head of the nation's corrections agency, the director of an intelligence service and the minister of Maduro’s Office of the President. The
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Ceasefire brings calm in Israel and Lebanon, but fears remain among the displaced
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon appears to be holding following announcements by President Biden, Prime Minister Netanyahu and others.
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More sand is in sight for a Jersey Shore resort town's deteriorating beaches
Patrick Rosenello, the mayor of North Wildwood, says his town has reached an agreement with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to drop claims on both sides and move forward with measures to widen beaches in the community, popular with tourists from the Philadelphia area. The agreement, which is up for a vote Tuesday by North Wildwood's council, would resolve all outstanding disputes between the parties, the Republican mayor said. The agreement includes canceling the $12 mill
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Mexico vows to retaliate with its own trade barriers, putting US joint ventures at risk
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said her country would go after the US with its own tariffs if Donald Trump pushed ahead with his.
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The world reacts to Donald Trump's latest trade plans
Donald Trump's new trade proposals target China, Mexico, and Canada.
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A Catholic family's answer to opposing abortion: adopt, foster and vote
For the Young family in rural Sunbury, Ohio, activism begins at home. The conservative Catholic family chooses to live their anti-abortion beliefs through adoption, foster-parenting and raising their children to believe in the sanctity of life. The night before this year's presidential election, Erin and Mike Young gathered their children, Lucas, 8, Gianna, 7, and Isaac, 5, around a bonfire near their farmhouse to pray for Donald Trump as “the pro-life candidate.”
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The Florida effect: Trump's administration heavily shaped by the Sunshine State
It was supposed to be treasury day at Mar-a-Lago, or so President-elect Donald Trump’s team thought.
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This red California county had an election surprise in 2020. What happened this year?
Biden won in rural Inyo County in eastern California by 14 votes in 2020 after its voters supported Trump in 2016. This year, the Republican won by a larger margin.
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How Ruben Gallego Threaded The Needle In Purple Arizona
The Phoenix congressman had to push aside independent Kyrsten Sinema without hurting his chances against Republican Kari Lake.
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In an F-35 funding fight, Musk will need to win over a skeptical Congress and Trump
As Musk takes up the DOGE initiative, the billionaire is taking aim at the F-35, but any effort to cut the program will run headlong into Congress.
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect
A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be holding Wednesday after President Joe Biden said the agreement to end fighting across the Israeli-Lebanon border was "designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities."
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The only deals worth shopping during the Amazon Black Friday sale — from Apple, Lego, Bissell, Kitchen Aid and more
A massive amount of markdowns just dropped — save up to 80% on everything from holiday gifts to home goods.
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WWE Survivor Series: How a 37-year-old idea brought one of wrestling’s ‘Big 4’ back from the dead
Not long ago, WWE Survivor Series was a dying brand. So how did it suddenly become one of wrestling's must-see events?
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Ministers, govt agencies victims of deepfake blackmail campaign; Woman who fractured spine on SQ321 can walk unaided: Singapore live news
Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
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Black Friday deal: The Apple Watch Series 10 is on sale for a record-low price
The Apple Watch Series 10 has dropped to its lowest price to date. Both sizes are $70 off ahead of Black Friday.
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How to watch the 2024 Black Friday NFL game
Want to watch a bit of football while you shop the best Black Friday deals?
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Best Buy Black Friday 2024: Save 55% on Dyson, plus Apple, Bose, Samsung and more
Waiting is a bummer — so don't. Nab up to 75% off on robovacs, tablets, coffee makers, TVs, the list goes on and on...
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Mortgage and refinance rates today, November 28, 2024: Rates fluctuate
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Rates are relatively flat, but the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has inched down. Lock in your rate today.
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