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Key takeaways from Trump’s first rally speech after November election win

Here are some takeaways from the 75-minute speech by President-elect Donald Trump in Virginia. United States President-elect Donald Trump has been greeted by thousands of supporters at his first rally speech in Arizona since winning the November election. We’re going to really give it a shot.” Trump, who likes to say that his clear but close victory was a landslide, …

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Takeaways from Donald Trump's 1st rally speech as president-elect

India Today

PHOENIX: President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November election. Here are some takeaways from the speech: President-elect tests unity message alongside characteristic bombast Trump spoke for about 75 minutes, much of it a typical Donald Trump speech – plenty of quips about the U.S. being “ripped off” and more false …

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What Trump’s new tariff threats mean for the US economy

Live Mint

The stiff duties that President-elect Donald Trump threatened against the U.S.’s neighbors and big trading partners, along with the additional tariffs he promised against China, could raise prices for Americans on everything from fresh fruit from Mexico to lumber from Canada and Chinese electronics. Trump’s promise to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% on Chinese …

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4 weeks ago

'Record' drone barrage pummels Ukraine as missile tensions seethe

Deccan Chronicle

Kyiv: Russia launched a record 188 drones at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Tuesday, amid growing international tensions after Russia fired a nuclear-capable missile that could reach European cities. “During the night attack, the enemy launched a record number of Shahed strike unmanned aerial vehicles and unidentified drones,” the air force said Tuesday, referring to Iranian-designed drones and putting the overall …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jamie Carragher admits he's worried Trent Alexander-Arnold WILL go to Real Madrid - but claims two other Liverpool stars will stay despite contracts expiring

Daily Mail

The Liverpool star admitted that winning the Ballon d'Or is his main goal Jamie Carragher fears the likelihood of Trent Alexander-Arnold leaving his hometown club for Real Madrid is ratcheting up by the day. Alexander-Arnold's contract expires at the end of the season and despite previously saying winning trophies is his priority, he recently admitted that he'd rather win the …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chargers’ Joey Bosa is questionable to return from injury but he has another opinion

LA Times

Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa falls to his knee after injuring his hip on the first play against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2. Chargers outside linebacker Joey Bosa is questionable for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, but the star edge rusher said Friday he is “definitely” going to play. Bosa hasn’t played since getting injured on the first …

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2 months ago

Learning to trust Trump's generals: There's a reason why his military men now call him a fascist

Salon

Before Donald Trump was considered nothing more than a circus sideshow, some of us noted during the 2015 GOP presidential primaries that his rhetoric and agenda bore all the hallmarks of the "f" word: fascism. The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg chronicled Trump's odd antipathy toward the military during his first term, the details of which were further confirmed by Susan Glasser …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Appliance makers chart big overseas expansion

China Daily

Employees work on a TV production line at Hisense's industrial park in Atlantis, Western Cape province, South Africa, in April. WU XIAOHUI/CHINA DAILY Chinese home appliance makers are ratcheting up efforts to expand their presence in overseas markets and increase investments in localized operations covering research and development, production and marketing. Experts said establishing overseas manufacturing bases and production lines …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Increasingly shocking and harsh’: Experts say Trump is ratcheting up ‘dark' rhetoric

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump is heading into the final weeks of the 2024 campaign using “increasingly shocking and harsh rhetoric” about his Democratic opponent as part of his campaign strategy to portray the country as “destroyed,” according to an ABC News analysis. The analysis was driven by Trump’s most recent attacks of Vice President Kamala Harris as “mentally impaired” and …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel goes in: IDF confirms boots on the ground in southern Lebanon as bombs rain down from the sky after day of ratcheting tensions

Daily Mail

The Israeli military last night confirmed its troops had launched a long-awaited ground invasion of Lebanon, as fears mount that the escalation could plunge the Middle East into an all-out war. Astonishing pictures show missiles being launched into Lebanon as a ground incursion got underway Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighbourhood in Beirut's …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Self-obsessed revenge tour': Harris campaign whacks Trump over prosecution threats

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump vowed to enact mass arrests of his political foes over the weekend, which provoked a blistering response from Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign. In Trump's weekend threat — in which he said that "those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that …

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4 months ago

The 13 Best Office Chairs in 2024, Tested and Reviewed

Wired

Not every chair is a winner. This could all be because I'm 6'4," as the chair feels like it's better suited for shorter people. Sihoo Doro S300 Chair for $800: WIRED reviewer Medea Giordano tested the Doro S300, which, in white, looks like it came straight out of the Space Force situation room. BodyBilt Midcelli Mesh Chair for $949: BodyBilt’s …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Inflation figures may give government a rate rise reprieve next week, but the path is not yet certain

ABC

Jim Chalmers faces a nervous wait over the next six days to the Reserve Bank of Australia rate decision even if today's inflation data look to have handed him a brief political 'get-out-of-jail' card. Underlying inflation, which is the Reserve Bank's main guiding measure as it removes outlier and one-off impacts that add volatility to the headline consumer price index, …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka: Shivakumar Warns BJP Over Planned Padayatra

Deccan Chronicle

Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday observed it will be ‘suicidal’ for the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold a 140-km padayatra from Bengaluru city to Mysuru city demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over scams in alleged fraud in Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation and irregularities in distribution of plots by Mysore Urban Development Authority. Continuing, …

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5 months ago

Ukraine city that may house F-16s fears Russian reprisal

The Hindu

With its castle, medieval tower and river-side beach, the western Ukrainian tourist town of Starokostiantyniv does not seem an obvious target for Russian missile and drone strikes. But a major airbase across the Sluch river has put the town firmly in Russia’s sights — and locals fear the imminent arrival of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine will only intensify the …

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54 years, 11 months ago

John Roberts Just Delivered a Big Gift to Billionaires

Slate

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. The court’s decision in Loper Bright, for instance—the so-called Chevron case—overturned 40 years of administrative law precedent in order to hobble government agencies attempting to regulate everything from food safety to air travel to the environment. In her dissent, Kagan writes: “In one …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel-Hezbollah: Drone videos and shady reports

Al Jazeera

With all the news coming out of Gaza, it has been easy to overlook the low-level war that Israel has been waging with Hezbollah, the paramilitary and political group in next-door Lebanon. Contributors: Joseph Daher – Author, Hezbollah: The Political Economy of Lebanon’s Party of God Jad Melki – Associate professor of journalism and media studies, Lebanese American University Dan …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Biden slaps new tariffs on Chinese imports, ratcheting trade war

Al Jazeera

The US president said China’s financial support for its businesses was ‘cheating’ and not competition. President Joe Biden has slapped major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminium and medical equipment, taking potshots at Donald Trump along the way as he embraced a strategy that’s increasing friction between the world’s two largest economies. The new …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Asian Stocks Fall in Wake of Iran Attack on Israel: Markets Wrap

Live Mint

-- Shares in Asia slipped Monday, tracking a fall in US equities, as markets grappled with ratcheting tensions after Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel at the weekend. In Asia “the financial and tech sectors may experience the deepest pain — higher energy prices are likely to darken the shadow on the inflation trajectory, resulting in higher rates for a longer …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Net zero ban on petrol cars is wrong, says Aston Martin owner

The Telegraph

Speaking to journalists at Aston Martin’s headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, Mr Stroll said: “We’ve just felt a real lack of consumer demand… and we’ve seen and listened and read and heard what all the other big are going through in terms of pulling back – that it’s just not happening at this pace and time. We don’t have the charging …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Argentina’s Milei trades barbs with Mexican and Colombian leaders, ratcheting up tensions

Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES — Mudslinging between Latin American populist leaders dragged on Thursday, after days of Argentina’s President Javier Milei needling his leftist counterparts in Mexico and Colombia — coming to a head with a diplomatic blow the night before. Since right-wing Milei stepped into the political spotlight last year, he has regularly traded barbs with Colombian President Gustavo Petro and …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Philippines blindly upping the ante by betting on US backing for its brinkmanship: China Daily editorial

China Daily

Ren'ai Reef The record of the law enforcement actions taken by the China Coast Guard so far this year shows that two-fourths of them have been in response to provocations by the Philippines. In February alone, the CCG released at least five notices or statements on measures that it had been forced to take because of the Philippines' provocative activities …

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10 months, 1 week ago

World leaders warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive

Al Jazeera

Australia, Canada, New Zealand say ‘there is nowhere else for civilians to go’ and urge Israel to ‘listen to its friends’. “There is simply nowhere else for civilians to go,” said the prime ministers of the three countries, Anthony Albanese, Justin Trudeau and Christopher Luxon, adding that Israel “must listen to its friends”. ‘Stop and think seriously’ British Foreign Secretary …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Penny Wong delivers Indian Ocean strategy speech, urges China to be more transparent amid military build-up

ABC

The foreign minister has used a high-profile speech laying out Australia's Indian Ocean's strategy to warn against political interference and economic coercion, urging China to be more open about its military build-up while declaring that countries in the region are facing "unprecedented" threats from climate change and strategic competition. When asked by Indian journalists if Australia would like other Indian …

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Key takeaways from Trump’s first rally speech after November election win

Takeaways from Donald Trump's 1st rally speech as president-elect

What Trump’s new tariff threats mean for the US economy

'Record' drone barrage pummels Ukraine as missile tensions seethe

Jamie Carragher admits he's worried Trent Alexander-Arnold WILL go to Real Madrid - but claims two other Liverpool stars will stay despite contracts expiring

Chargers’ Joey Bosa is questionable to return from injury but he has another opinion

Learning to trust Trump's generals: There's a reason why his military men now call him a fascist

Appliance makers chart big overseas expansion

‘Increasingly shocking and harsh’: Experts say Trump is ratcheting up ‘dark' rhetoric

Israel goes in: IDF confirms boots on the ground in southern Lebanon as bombs rain down from the sky after day of ratcheting tensions

'Self-obsessed revenge tour': Harris campaign whacks Trump over prosecution threats

The 13 Best Office Chairs in 2024, Tested and Reviewed

Inflation figures may give government a rate rise reprieve next week, but the path is not yet certain

Karnataka: Shivakumar Warns BJP Over Planned Padayatra

Ukraine city that may house F-16s fears Russian reprisal

John Roberts Just Delivered a Big Gift to Billionaires

Israel-Hezbollah: Drone videos and shady reports

Biden slaps new tariffs on Chinese imports, ratcheting trade war

Asian Stocks Fall in Wake of Iran Attack on Israel: Markets Wrap

Net zero ban on petrol cars is wrong, says Aston Martin owner

Argentina’s Milei trades barbs with Mexican and Colombian leaders, ratcheting up tensions

The Philippines blindly upping the ante by betting on US backing for its brinkmanship: China Daily editorial

World leaders warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive

Penny Wong delivers Indian Ocean strategy speech, urges China to be more transparent amid military build-up