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US unveils new port fees for Chinese-linked ships 18 Apr 2025 - 04:07 pm
Chinese-made MG cars wait to be loaded onto the newly commissioned and Chinese-built 7,800-car LNG dual-fuel car carrier
Two killed as police officer's son opens fire at US university 18 Apr 2025 - 11:40 am
Police investigate the shooter's car at the scene of a shooting near the student union at Florida State University on April 17, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida. Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
US judge limits Musk's DOGE access to social security data 18 Apr 2025 - 10:15 am
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How Tim Cook helped Apple out of Trump’s tariff storm - for now 17 Apr 2025 - 11:47 pm
Apple CEO Tim Cook leaves the US House of Representatives on Capitol Hill on September 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Trump softens on Zelensky, says mineral deal coming 'soon' 17 Apr 2025 - 11:09 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky takes notes during a press conference in Kyiv on April 17, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP)
US Supreme Court to hear Trump birthright citizenship case on May 15 17 Apr 2025 - 10:35 pm
US President Donald Trump listens as he meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
Trump says 'joke' Harvard should be stripped of funds, threatens to ban from enrolling foreign students 17 Apr 2025 - 09:07 pm
Demonstrators stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard after a rally was held against President Donald Trump's attacks on Harvard University at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Trump says Fed chief's 'termination cannot come fast enough' 17 Apr 2025 - 07:07 pm
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs after speaking with Dr. Raghuram Rajan, a Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School, during an Economic Club of Chicago event on April 16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Vincent Alban / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Huge blackout hits Puerto Rico 17 Apr 2025 - 10:30 am
People drive their cars during a massive power blackout in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Jaydee Lee Serrano / AFP)
US stocks lower as Nvidia weighs on Nasdaq 16 Apr 2025 - 05:35 pm
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Silicon Valley crosswalks hacked to mock Musk, Zuckerberg 16 Apr 2025 - 12:42 pm
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US small businesses file lawsuit against Trump's tariffs 15 Apr 2025 - 07:48 pm
US President Donald Trump looks on during a cabinet meeting. File photo.
Trump says would 'love' to send US citizens to El Salvador jail 15 Apr 2025 - 07:02 pm
US President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Mexico seeks talks to avoid US duties on tomatoes 15 Apr 2025 - 06:23 pm
(FILES) Boxes of tomatoes are seen at the Central de Abastos market in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on January 31, 2025. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)
Harvard sees $2.2bn funding freeze after defying Trump 15 Apr 2025 - 03:17 pm
(Files) People take photos by the entrance to Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Harvard defies Trump demands for policy changes, risking funding 15 Apr 2025 - 12:01 am
People walk through Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 12, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Judge says US can deport pro-Palestinian student protester 14 Apr 2025 - 09:19 pm
Demonstrators gather in Times Square in solidarity and to demand the release of detained Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil on April 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by David Dee Delgado / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Noboa wins Ecuador presidential runoff, rival claims fraud 14 Apr 2025 - 08:38 pm
People walk past a giant cardboard image of Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa in Olon, Santa Elena province, Ecuador, on April 14, 2025, the day after the presidential runoff election.  (Photo by Raul Arboleda / AFP)