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• What smart people are saying about Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada

  26-08-2026 06:47 via businessinsider.com
  
  The US and Canada broke off negotiations on a new trade deal. Trump is retaliating on Monday with fresh tariffs.Getty Images/Business InsiderOn Tuesday, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on roughly 700 American products.The move comes days after Trump's 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods went into effect on Saturday.Also on Tuesday, Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America.The trade war between the US and Canada is escalating.On Tuesday, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs as
  
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• So-called 'English teachers' at Taiwan's big war games are an open secret — US military help is getting harder to hide

  26-08-2026 06:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  Soldiers repositioning after a drill simulating contamination during a military exercise in Hualien, Taiwan.An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTaiwan conducts a major islandwide military exercise every year to simulate a Chinese invasion.Local media estimated that over 100 US military advisors and trainers attended this year's exercises.It's an open secret in Taiwan that the US is helping to advise its troops and observe their tactics.TAIPEI — There's a term in Taiwan for the hardened, m
  
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• Deloitte to pay $21.5 million to settle Trump administration's DEI investigation

  26-08-2026 03:35 via businessinsider.com
  
  J. David Ake/Getty ImagesDeloitte agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle allegations related to Trump's crackdown on DEI.The DOJ accused Deloitte of discriminating on the basis of race and sex in its hiring practices.Deloitte did not admit liability in the settlement.Deloitte just became the latest company to face the consequences of President Donald Trump's crackdown on DEI, or diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.The Big Four professional services firm agreed to pay $21.5 million to settl
  
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• Adam Mosseri said Instagram struggled for years to get teens to use 'Take a Break'

  26-08-2026 03:03 via businessinsider.com
  
  Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified that the app struggled for years to get teens to use its Take a Break well-being feature.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesMosseri said Instagram struggled for years to get teens to use its Take a Break well-being feature.Instagram touted a 90% retention rate for Take a Break but omitted its 1.8% activation rate.Meta faces a high-stakes trial in Oakland over whether its platforms cause harm to teens.The head of Instagram said the company spent years trying to p
  
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• Dolly Parton, legendary country music superstar, dead at 80

  26-08-2026 02:42 via businessinsider.com
  
  Dolly Parton performing in Nashville in 2025.Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesDolly Parton, the beloved American country music legend, has died at age 80.Parton's representatives said she passed "after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer."Parton topped the Billboard country music charts 25 times and is in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Dolly Parton — the beloved, award-winning icon of American country music — has died. She was 80. Parton's nephew, Bryan Seaver, announce
  
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• 10 essential Dolly Parton songs

  26-08-2026 00:02 via businessinsider.com
  
  Dolly Parton performs during the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards.Kevin Winter/ACM2016/Getty Images for dcpDolly Parton is the best-selling female country artist of all time.Parton wrote hits and topped charts throughout her decadeslong career until her death at 80.Parton's signature songs include "Jolene," "I Will Always Love You," "9 to 5," and more.Dolly Parton once said that she always wore heels and makeup at home so she was "ambulance-ready at all times" — but the country music i
  
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