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Dalal Street watch: What to expect on Monday as Trump raises tariffs to 15% - The
- Dalal Street is poised to open Monday amid fresh uncertainity after US President Donald Trump announced increasing temporary global tariffs on nearly all imports, from 10% to 15%. The move came just a day after the US Supreme Court struck down his earlier broad tariff programme, leaving investors questioning whether trade tensions are returning. Earlier this week, Supreme Court had ruled that Trump exceeded his ...

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Trump says he's sending a hospital boat to Greenland. Nobody knows why
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump did not say when the ship will arrive or how long it could stay announced the U.S. is "going to send a great hospital boat" to Greenland . But it's unclear why the island needs one, which boat he is sending, and when. The president shared his announcement on his Truth Social ...

Source: independent.co.uk
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DHS suspends TSA PreCheck, Global Entry as partial government shutdown continues
- You can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry beginning Sunday as a partial government shutdown continues. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday blamed Democrats for shutting down the government, saying they were causing "serious real world consequences." "This is the third time that Democrat politicians have shut down ...

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US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations
- Arab and Muslim governments have condemned remarks made by the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel would be justified in taking over a vast stretch of the Middle East on Biblical grounds. In an interview with conservative US commentator Tucker Carlson, Huckabee was asked whether Israel had a right to an area which the host said was, according to the Bible, "essentially the entire Middle ...

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DOJ fires lawyer chosen to take over from Trump pick Halligan as Virginia prosecutor
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Halligan resigned from the position last month after judges in the district continued to express skepticism regarding the legitimacy of her appointment A federal prosecutor , recently selected by judges for a key Virginia office that pursued cases against figures critical of ...

Source: independent.co.uk
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Opposition activists among 1,557 prisoners set for release under Venezuela's amnesty
- CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 1,557 people held in Venezuela for political reasons have submitted their applications under an amnesty bill that was signed into law this week and are expected to be released from prison, authorities said Saturday. Thursday's measure is expected to benefit opposition members, activists, human rights defenders, journalists and many others detained for months or even years. ...

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Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
- A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms to take effect. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 12-6 to lift a block that a lower court first placed on the law in 2024. In the opinion released Friday, the court said it was too early to make a judgment call on the constitutionality of the law. That's partly ...

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