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No More Minting ‘Wasteful’ Pennies, Trump Tells Treasury
12 Feb

No More Minting ‘Wasteful’ Pennies, Trump Tells Treasury

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The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been told to stop minting one-cent coins, or pennies as they are widely called, by US President Donald Trump in an announcement on his Truth Social media account. “Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” Trump’s post said, describing the move as a cost-cutting measure. It comes after Elon Musk’s unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) drew attention to the cost of minting pennies in a post on X last month. The debate over the cost and usefulness of pennies has been…
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No Transgender Athletes At 2028 Olympic Games As Donald Trump Issues Executive Order
06 Feb

No Transgender Athletes At 2028 Olympic Games As Donald Trump Issues Executive Order

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President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transgender women from competing in female sports. According to him, this executive action will be enforced during the 2028 Olympic Games, scheduled to take place in the US, thereby denying transgender athletes participation. Trump indicated that his action aims to prevent transgender athletes from overpowering females in various competitions, as happened in previous Olympic Games. "In Los Angeles in 2028, my administration will not stand by and watch men beat and batter female athletes. We're not going to let it happen; it's going to end,…
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China Retaliates With Tariffs On US Goods After Trump’s Move
04 Feb

China Retaliates With Tariffs On US Goods After Trump’s Move

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China will impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and liquefied natural gas from the United States, in retaliation for Washington’s 10 percent levies on Chinese goods. China’s Ministry of Finance also announced on Tuesday that there will be 10 percent tariffs on imports from the US of crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement vehicles and pick-up trucks. The new measures were in response to the “unilateral tariff hike” by the US, it said, adding that Washington’s decision “seriously violates World Trade Organization rules, does nothing to resolve its own problems, and disrupts normal economic and trade cooperation between…
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Trump’s Trade Tariffs: How Countries Are Fighting Back
03 Feb

Trump’s Trade Tariffs: How Countries Are Fighting Back

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It was not a bluff, the tariffs are here - and this is just the opening salvo from the Oval Office. The world trading system has not been here before. A slide towards a wider trade conflict is very much on the cards, as President Trump prepares similar tariffs firstly against Europe, and then at a lower level universally. But what matters as much as the actions the US takes, is how the rest of the world responds. That, in turn, requires a judgement about what the president is actually trying to achieve. Trump regularly changes his rationale for tariffs…
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Canada To Slap 25% Tariff On $155 Billion Of U.S. Goods After Trump Initiates Trade War
02 Feb

Canada To Slap 25% Tariff On $155 Billion Of U.S. Goods After Trump Initiates Trade War

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In retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Canada is slapping 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reciprocal response comes as he and Trump have yet to even speak about the exchange of massive trade action, he revealed in a lengthy press conference Saturday evening. Canada’s countermeasures will include immediate tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods as of Tuesday, followed by further tariffs on $125 billion worth of American products in 21 days time, to allow Canadian companies and supply chains to find alternatives. Trudeau announced the federal government’s phased…
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Trump Offers Millions Of Federal Workers Eight Months Pay To Resign
29 Jan

Trump Offers Millions Of Federal Workers Eight Months Pay To Resign

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President Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal workers who do not want to return to the office, a major move designed to shrink the US government. In an email sent to millions of employees on Tuesday, his administration told workers they had to decide by 6 February whether they wanted to be part of a “deferred resignation program”. If they agreed to leave their jobs by that date, the message said, they would receive about eight months of salary as a severance package. The Trump administration expects up to 10% of employees to accept the offer,…
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US freezes Nearly All Foreign Aid, Sparking Global Concern
27 Jan

US freezes Nearly All Foreign Aid, Sparking Global Concern

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The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such aid for 90 days. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a cable, seen by CNN, to all US diplomatic posts on Friday outlining the move, which threatens billions of dollars of funding from the State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for programs worldwide. Foreign assistance has been the target of ire from Republicans in Congress and Trump administration officials, but the funding accounts for very little of the…
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Donald Trump’s Official Portrait: The 17th Century Painting That Unlocks This Mysterious Image
23 Jan

Donald Trump’s Official Portrait: The 17th Century Painting That Unlocks This Mysterious Image

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FOLLOWING the release of the US president-elect's official portrait, an expert reveals how scouring the pages of art history can help decode its meaning. Whether your politics align with those of Donald Trump or not, it is difficult to deny that a string of recent photographs of the former-and-future president of the United States are as visually arresting as any in US political history – instantly etching themselves into cultural consciousness. The release of Trump's official presidential portrait last week, ahead of today's inauguration, completes a triptych of striking images that began with the circulation in late August 2023 of…
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I’ll Show Evidence I’m A Woman – Bobrisky Reacts To Trump’s Two Genders Order
22 Jan

I’ll Show Evidence I’m A Woman – Bobrisky Reacts To Trump’s Two Genders Order

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Popular Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, has reacted to United States President Donald Trump’s recent order recognizing only two genders—male and female. The policy, part of a series of executive orders signed by Trump on his first day back in office, seeks to establish the recognition of only two genders across all U.S. government policies. The president confirmed this decision during his inaugural address, stating: “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.” The move is part of Trump’s wider promises…
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Trump Criticizes Sermon Asking Him To Show ‘Mercy’ Toward LGBTQ People, Immigrants
22 Jan

Trump Criticizes Sermon Asking Him To Show ‘Mercy’ Toward LGBTQ People, Immigrants

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Following a traditional inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, during which an Episcopal bishop called on President Donald Trump to show "mercy" toward LGBTQ people and immigrants, he told reporters the sermon "wasn't too exciting" and added he "didn't think it was a good service." "What did you think? Did you like it? Did you find it exciting? Not too exciting, was it? I didn't think it was a good service, no," Trump said to reporters. In her sermon, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde addressed Trump directly from the pulpit. "In the name of our God,…
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