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• Nick and Vanessa Lachey schedule a 'sex day' to keep spark alive in 13-year marriage

  11-02-2025 23:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Nick and Vanessa Lachey shared the secrets that keep their marriage afloat.Vanessa, 44, revealed she suggested the married couple of 13 years dedicate one day of the week to intimacy amid their busy schedules. Vanessa and Nick host a handful of Netflix's reality TV shows while raising three children."He’s like, 'What, schedule a sex day?'" the model recalled of Nick's reaction to the suggestion in an interview with BRIDES. "It sounds weird when you say that, so we decided: Wednesday &ndash
  
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• Candace Cameron Bure feels people are ‘less afraid of being canceled’ in Hollywood for their faith

  11-02-2025 23:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Candace Cameron Bure has always proudly shared her Christian faith, and she’s seeing others start to do the same."I feel like people are just a little less afraid of being canceled now that they can share their faith openly or whatever their opinions are [even] if they’re not congruent with some other people’s opinions," she told Fox News Digital on the red carpet for the Movieguide Awards."And, so, I love seeing this in our country, and I’m hopeful. I’m very hopefu
  
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• Chicago grand jury returns indictment against high-ranking affiliate of violent Sinaloa Cartel: DOJ

  11-02-2025 23:33 via foxnews.com
  
  A high-ranking affiliate of a violent Mexican drug cartel faces a lifetime in prison after a Chicago grand jury returned an indictment accusing him of manufacturing and distributing drugs like fentanyl and heroin, and importing them into the U.S.The Department of Justice said 43-year-old Ceferino Espinoza Angulo has been charged with drug conspiracy and firearm offenses.According to court documents, Angulo allegedly employed dozens of gunmen in Mexico to protect and support leaders of the Joaqui
  
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• Firefighters battle inferno after reported explosion near Texas airport, 7 injured

  11-02-2025 23:12 via foxnews.com
  
  More than half a dozen people were injured after a reported vehicle explosion ignited a large inferno Tuesday afternoon near El Paso International Airport.Just before 4 p.m., El Paso Fire Department posted on X confirming crews were responding to a condition 4 fire at the Sun Metro Transit Operations Center. More than 100 firefighters and more than 40 fire units responded, according to El Paso strategic communications director Laura Cruz Acosta.The fire was later upgraded to a second alarm,
  
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• Scientists expect major 'medical breakthroughs' despite Trump's cap on NIH research funding

  11-02-2025 23:05 via foxnews.com
  
  The Trump administration's decision to slash overhead costs linked to federally funded research has sparked an immense backlash. But some doctors are praising the move, suggesting it will help "optimize" how taxpayer dollars are used when it comes to scientific research.A new rule from the Trump administration that went into effect Monday, capped facilities and administrative costs, also known as "indirect costs," at 15% for federally funded research grants provided by the National Institutes of
  
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• Yankees manager takes shot at Dodgers, alleges lack of 'class' with World Series title talk

  11-02-2025 23:00 via foxnews.com
  
  If the New York Yankees played clean defense in the World Series, there is a very decent chance they could have been headed to Los Angeles with a 3-2 series lead.But, they lost Games 1 and 5 largely in part to poor fielding, and thus, the Los Angeles Dodgers were champs, winning the Fall Classic in the Bronx.After winning it all, many members of the Dodgers were quick to remind everyone of just how they did it – by taking advantage of the Yankees' mistakes (and the Fat Joe curse).CLICK HER
  
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• NYC official removes post supporting Trump's trans athlete order after 'guidance' from mayor's chief of staff

  11-02-2025 22:51 via foxnews.com
  
  As some states have refused to comply with President Donald Trump's recent executive order that bans trans athletes in girls' and women's sports, New York is at an impasse over the issue. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) provided a statement to Fox News Digital saying it has advised schools to comply with current state law that allows trans athletes to compete with girls, but is gathering public input before making a final decision. "While we await
  
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• Danes launch petition to buy California, turn Disney into 'Hans Christian Andersenland'

  11-02-2025 22:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Thousands of people have signed a petition supporting a "Denmarkification" petition to purchase California from the United States, while also turning Disneyland into "Hans Christian Andersenland."The petition has garnered more than 200,000 signatures, Fox Los Angeles reported. "Los Angeles? More like Løs Ångeles," the petition states. "Have you ever looked at a map and thought, 'You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates.' Well, we have a onc
  
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• Trump picks Virginia official Terry Cole to lead the DEA, vows to 'save lives' in new administration

  11-02-2025 22:20 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump has nominated a Virginia state official to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in his new administration.In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump wrote that he nominated Terry Cole to become the next administrator of the DEA. Cole is currently the secretary of public safety and homeland security for the Commonwealth of Virginia.According to the Virginia government's website, Cole was previously the chief of staff and executive officer at the DEA's Department of
  
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• GOP lawmakers' bill tackles child trafficking crisis at border

  11-02-2025 22:19 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is joining GOP colleagues in the Senate by introducing legislation to protect unaccompanied migrant children from human traffickers."Over 300,000 unaccompanied migrant children effectively disappeared under the Biden administration, leaving them vulnerable to trafficking, abuse, and exploitation. Instead of ensuring their safety, these children are released with no follow-up, falling into the hands of cartels and criminals," Luttrell said in a release announcing th
  
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• Trump budget bill standoff fuels tension in House GOP as leaders press forward

  11-02-2025 22:18 via foxnews.com
  
  The House and Senate are headed for a collision course on federal budget talks as each chamber hopes to advance its own respective proposals by the end of Thursday.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters Tuesday that the House Budget Committee would take up a resolution for a massive bill to advance President Donald Trump's agenda later this week. The panel then scheduled its meeting on the matter for 10 a.m. ET on Thursday. Senate Republicans, meanwhile, resolved to push forward with t
  
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• ‘The View’ host Joy Behar lectures Dems to ‘get off your butts’ and ‘ambush’ the airwaves to counter Trump

  11-02-2025 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  "The View" co-host Joy Behar called on Democrats to flood the airwaves by calling in to news shows, including their ABC talk show, to speak out against President Donald Trump. "Remember when Trump used to call in constantly, he was on this show, Barbara [Walters] interviewed him, and he called in on 'Morning Joe.' That is what they should be doing. Every time, they should be ambushing the airwaves, the Democrats, get off your butts and start doing it," Behar said. Behar also suggested
  
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• Mother of freed American hostage Marc Fogel thanks President Donald Trump: 'He kept his promise'

  11-02-2025 21:59 via foxnews.com
  
  The mother of Marc Fogel, an American who had been detained in Russia since 2021, is expressing relief and gratitude to President Donald Trump for securing his release Tuesday."(Trump) promised me he would get him out, and he kept his promise," Malphine Fogel told "America Reports." "I can't thank him enough." Marc Fogel, a history teacher who was working at the Anglo-American School in Moscow, is heading back to U.S. soil after Russia released him following talks with Trump administration
  
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• New bird flu strain detected in Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

  11-02-2025 21:54 via foxnews.com
  
  A new type of bird flu has been detected in a human dairy worker in Nevada.This strain is different from the version that’s been spreading in herds since last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The case was apparently mild, as the Churchill County dairy worker was not hospitalized and has recovered, the Associated Press reported, citing health officials.BIRD FLU UPTICK IN US HAS CDC ON ALERT FOR PANDEMIC 'RED FLAGS': REPORTThe person mainly experi
  
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• Mavericks fans ejected over 'Fire Nico' protests amid growing animosity over Luka Doncic trade

  11-02-2025 21:46 via foxnews.com
  
  There was an exodus of disgruntled Dallas Mavericks fans at American Airlines Center on Monday night as security was seen escorting several people out of the arena after they called for general manager Nico Harrison’s job following the Luka Doncic trade. Security escorted out several fans that either held up "Fire Nico" signs or shouted out the phrase during the Mavericks’ one-point loss to the Sacramento Kings.During a karaoke segment where fans sang along to Whitney
  
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• American Marc Fogel released from Russian custody

  11-02-2025 19:32 via foxnews.com
  
  An American teacher who was detained by Russia is heading back to American soil, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. "Today, President Donald J. Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are able to announce that Mr. Witkoff is leaving Russian airspace with Marc Fogel, an American who was detained by Russia," National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said in a statement. "President Trump, Steve Witkoff and the President’s advisors negotiated an exchange that serves as a show o
  
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• Israeli cabinet backs Trump’s demand for Hamas to release all hostages by Saturday deadline

  11-02-2025 18:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel’s security cabinet fully supports President Donald Trump’s demand that the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas release all of its hostages by noon on Saturday or that "all hell is going to break out," an Israeli official told Fox News. The declaration comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet Tuesday after Hamas announced it would delay the next release of Israeli hostages. "The decision I passed in the Cabinet unanimously is t
  
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• Israel slams Palestinian 'deception scheme' over claim it halted terror rewards program

  11-02-2025 17:32 via foxnews.com
  
  JERUSALEM—The president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) apparently capitulated to the Trump administration by claiming to scrap its long-standing program known as "pay for slay," which provides payments to Palestinian terrorists and their families.There are, however, conflicting reports about whether the PA ended the program or is trying to hoodwink the Trump administration. Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein released a statement on X saying, "This is a new decepti
  
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• Steve Bannon pleads guilty in New York 'We Build the Wall' case

  11-02-2025 16:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday on a fraud charge in a case alleging he helped defraud donors who were giving money to build a wall at the southern U.S. border.
  
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• Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations

  11-02-2025 16:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  The number of alleged human rights violations is surging as officials ramp up deportations to Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
  
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• Ye website selling swastika shirts pulled down for violating terms, Shopify says

  11-02-2025 16:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  The website run by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is offline after selling swastika shirts. Shopify, the ecommerce platform, said the site violated its terms of service.
  
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• 27 religious groups sue to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests

  11-02-2025 16:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Christian and Jewish groups— ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites — are challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship.
  
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• As Trump hits delete, the race is on to save LGBTQ and climate data

  11-02-2025 15:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  The race is on to try to stop vital information from being rewritten or scrubbed from U.S. government websites, with researchers warning that the loss of key data could create risks for the environment and marginalized communities.
  
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• Many Argentines back Milei on economy. His war on diversity is more divisive.

  11-02-2025 15:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Polls show many Argentines oppose the president's strongly conservative social views — despite crediting him for stabilizing the embattled economy.
  
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• Super Bowl protester explains why he displayed Palestinian, Sudanese flags at halftime show

  11-02-2025 15:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  The man who pulled out a Sudanese and Palestinian flag during Kendrick Lamar's halftime show said he felt compelled to use his moment at the Super Bowl to "highlight the human suffering."
  
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• Pete Hegseth booed and heckled in Germany by military families protesting anti-DEI push

  11-02-2025 14:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Military families protesting the defense department's anti-DEI push heckled Defense Secretary Hegseth at United States European Command headquarters in Germany.
  
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• What happens if the Trump administration ignores court orders?

  11-02-2025 13:23 via today.com
  NBC’s Laura Jarrett joins TODAY to weigh in on legal hurdles faced by the Trump administration and what happens if they attempt to ignore orders from judges.
  
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• Top Republican condemns Elon Musk for ‘supplication’ to China in new book

  11-02-2025 13:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Tom Cotton, Senate intelligence chair, risks angering key Trump ally with harsh words for ‘tech titans’In a new book, the Arkansas senator Tom Cotton condemns Elon Musk for “chasing Chinese dollars” and having “shamefully supplicated China’s Communist rulers”, in order to advance his own interests as chief executive of companies including Tesla and SpaceX.It’s an explosive charge from the Republican chair of the powerful Senate intellige
  
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• Back-to-back winter storms to impact millions across US

  11-02-2025 13:09 via today.com
  Back-to-back storms from the Midwest to the East Coast are set to impact tens of millions of people in their paths. TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer tracks the latest winter forecasts.
  
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• Man says he was drugged, robbed and left for dead by woman accused in reporter’s death in New Orleans

  11-02-2025 12:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  More than three years before a Louisiana woman was arrested last week in the death of a TV reporter in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl, a man visiting the city from out of state accused the woman, Danette Colbert, of drugging him, robbing his savings and leaving him for dead.
  
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• Graphic: Track grocery price trends

  11-02-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Learn where grocery prices stand during the Trump administration. See how inflation is affecting the cost of eggs, bread, chicken, ground beef and more.
  
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• Down North, a Philly pizza joint, provides a lifeline to people who need a fresh start

  11-02-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  “We the Pizza: Slangin’ Pies and Savin’ Lives,” written by Abdul-Hadi with recipes from Carter, includes 65 recipes and the story about the restaurant’s mission.
  
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• U.S. woman sues Tate brothers, accuses them of luring her into sex work

  11-02-2025 10:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  A woman in the U.S. accused internet personalities Tristan and Andrew Tate of conspiring to coerce her into sex work, luring her to Romania and defaming her after her testimony to Romanian authorities, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.
  
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• Trump’s Gaza relocation proposal sparks heated debate among Palestinians: ‘no life left here’

  11-02-2025 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Palestinians should leave Gaza to rebuild their lives after months of war has triggered a wave of reactions, exposing deep divisions within the enclave and across the Arab world.Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House last week, Trump outlined his vision for Gaza’s future, describing it as "the Riviera of the Middle East." His proposal to relocate 1.8 million Palestinians sparked outrage among Palestinia
  
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• Campaigner for migrants in Libya targeted in spyware attack

  11-02-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Italy-based David Yambio, a critic of Meloni government, was told of attempt to compromise his phoneAn Italy-based human rights activist whose work supports the international criminal court in providing evidence about cases of abuse suffered by migrants and refugees held in Libyan detention camps and prisons has revealed that Apple informed him his phone was targeted in a spyware attackDavid Yambio, the president and co-founder of Refugees in Libya, has been a critic of the Italian go
  
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• ‘Each of us is afraid’: Guinea’s junta leader tightens grip as opposition lies low

  11-02-2025 08:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Mamady Doumbouya has led the country since a 2021 coup. Some fear he has no intention of relinquishing powerAcross Guinea’s capital, Conakry, billboards and posters proclaim the people’s loyalty to the vision of Mamady Doumbouya, the general who has led the west African country since a coup in September 2021.The iconography is omnipresent. Along the Fidel Castro highway, the posters hang on poles that rise out of piles of rubbish. Near the grand mosque, one poster is accompanied by t
  
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• Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing live: Laura Tingle wrote to Ita Buttrose warning of ‘reputational damage’ for ABC after journalist’s sacking, court hears

  11-02-2025 06:44 via theguardian.com
  Lattouf’s unlawful termination claim against ABC examining how and why she was sacked after posting on social media about Israel-Gaza warHere we go again: suggestion v directionSteve Ahern is back in the witness box after a short recess. His cross-examination is undertaken by Lattouf’s junior counsel Philip Boncardo. Continue reading...
  
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• Australia politics live: question on ‘bulk-billing crisis’ sparks finger-pointing across chamber

  11-02-2025 06:29 via theguardian.com
  Follow today’s news liveTrump calls Albanese a ‘very fine man’ as he considers Australian tariffs exemptionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreens push for world heritage nomination for Great Australian BightThe Greens will introduce a bill proposing to increase protections for the Great Australian Bight from oil and gas exploration.The Great Australian Bight is a South Australian icon with global and environmental significance worthy of world heritage
  
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• Respect Trump’s mandate, handle disputes ‘directly and privately’, says Peter Mandelson

  11-02-2025 06:08 via theguardian.com
  Britain’s ambassador to Washington says Starmer government can influence president and UK’s economic future depends in large part on investment from the USBritain must respect Donald Trump’s “strong and clear mandate for change”, Peter Mandelson has said, but Keir Starmer’s government could “always make our views known privately and directly” to the US president.Lord Mandelson, Britain’s ambassador to Washington, said that in dealing with Tru
  
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• Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge of propaganda, say press freedom groups

  11-02-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Loss of USAid funds will sow ‘chaos and confusion’ and force independent media outlets to shut down, says RSF Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will lead to a decline in the number of independent media outlets across the world, causing a surge in misinformation and playing into the hands of state propagandists, media organisations have warned.The US president has suspended billions of dollars in projects supported by USAid, including more than $268m (£216m) allocated to s
  
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• Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge in propaganda and misinformation, say press freedom groups

  11-02-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From Ukraine to Afghanistan, independent media organisations across the world are being forced to lay off staff or shut down after losing USAid fundingDonald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will lead to a decline in the number of independent media outlets across the world, causing a surge in misinformation and playing into the hands of state propagandists, media organisations have warned.The US president has suspended billions of dollars in projects supported by USAid, including more than $268m
  
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• Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study

  11-02-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countriesFar-right populists are significantly more likely to spread fake news on social media than politicians from mainstream or far-left parties, according to a study which argues that amplifying misinformation is now part and parcel of radical right strategy.“Radical right populists are using misinformation as a tool to destabilise democracies and gain political advantage,” sa
  
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• Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum

  11-02-2025 05:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Modified US duties will be enforced ‘without exceptions’, said president, in controversial bid to boost economyWhy Trump tariffs will be ‘very bad for America and for the world’Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, ramping up his controversial bid to boost the US economy by hiking taxes on imports from overseas.The modified US duties will be enforced “without exceptions or exemptions”, the president declared, dashing the h
  
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• ‘Bit of Clive money’: Seven West banks on election ad revenue as profits sink

  11-02-2025 05:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Media company is expecting mining magnate Clive Palmer to buy more advertising space after releasing weak mid-year financial resultsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeven West Media is hoping to profit from the federal election and is expecting mining magnate Clive Palmer to buy more advertising space after releasing dour financial results weighed down by falling revenue streams.The Kerry Stokes-backed publishing and
  
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• Asian stock markets mixed after Trump tariffs announcement while gold reaches record high

  11-02-2025 05:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysts say measures so far have been less than feared but traders still cautious as uncertainty about US policy ‘has basically exploded’Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as traders kept a nervous eye on Donald Trump’s next moves after he signed off on 25% tariffs for steel and aluminium imports, having warned of more measures to come.The president has lived up to his campaign pledges to resume his hardball trade diplomacy to extract concessions on a range of issues, includi
  
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• Donald Trump says there are no exemptions on 25% aluminum and steel tariffs – as it happened

  11-02-2025 04:16 via theguardian.com
  
  This live coverage has ended. You can find all of our live US Politics coverage here. Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminiumElon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAITurkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he does not “take seriously” Donald Trump’s proposal that Palestinians be forcibly expelled from Gaza.Speaking in Malaysia, Reuters reports Erdoğan, who has been a vocal critic of Israel’s actions in t
  
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• Lucy Letby and the medical experts who believe she is innocent – podcast

  11-02-2025 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  She was called the worst child serial killer in Britain in modern times. So why are medical experts saying her conviction is unsafe? Josh Halliday and Felicity Lawrence reportLucy Letby was convicted for the murder and attempted murder of more than a dozen babies. She has been called the worst child serial killer the UK had seen. But even before the trial was over experts had begun raising concerns about her conviction.Then, last week, came a bombshell press conference in which a panel of renown
  
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• ABC no longer disputes that ‘Lebanese, Middle Eastern or Arab races exist’, unlawful termination suit hears

  11-02-2025 03:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Broadcaster has argued onus was on sacked journalist Antoinette Lattouf to prove it, angering some staff and cultural groupsFollow our Antoinette Lattouf v ABC hearing live blog for latest updatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC has amended its legal defence in the unlawful termination suit it is defending in federal court, after outcry about its claims that the onus was on the sacked journalist Antoinette La
  
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• Trump signs order to bring back plastic straws claiming paper ones ‘explode’

  11-02-2025 03:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Order rolls back Biden policy to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastic as Trump calls it a ‘ridiculous situation’On Monday, Donald Trump took aim at a “ridiculous situation” that directly affects his daily life: paper straws.He signed an executive order that rolls back a Biden administration policy to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastics, including straws, from food service operations, events and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations
  
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• What are the tariffs on steel and aluminum Trump announced?

  11-02-2025 03:39 via theguardian.com
  
  The president said US would impose a 25% levy on metals being imported in to the countryIn an Oval Office signing ceremony Monday, Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, to be enforced “without exceptions or exemptions”. The executive actions were the latest in a series of aggressive trade policies Trump has undertaken since re-taking office last month.Here’s what we know about the steel and aluminum tariffs so far: Continue reading...
  
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