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07.01 / 02:03
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What Trudeau’s exit means for the struggling loonie — and Canada’s economy
News of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s impending resignation helped push the Canadian dollar higher on Monday morning in a move some experts say reflects higher confidence in Canada’s economy with new leadership on the way.
06.01 / 21:35
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Musk flexing his political muscle and going global; he's applying a playbook in UK, Germany and Canada similar to the one he used to disrupt American politics
Tesla CEO Elon Musk leveraged his influence on X (formerly known as Twitter) to engage in provocative political commentary while specifically targeting British politics, reported The Washington Post.
06.01 / 18:35
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Trump team mulls narrowing universal tariffs, Washington Post reports
Aides to president-electDonald Trump are considering a tariff plan that would apply to all countries but be limited to specific critical imports, the Washington Post reported, citing three people familiar with the discussions who it didn’t identify.
06.01 / 13:21
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Trump Team Mulls Narrowing Universal Tariffs, Post Reports
(Bloomberg) — Aides to President-elect Donald Trump are considering a tariff plan that would apply to all countries but be limited to specific critical imports, the Washington Post reported, citing three people familiar with the discussions who it didn’t identify.
06.01 / 12:41
06.01 / 09:01
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US to ease aid restrictions for Syria in limited show of support for new govt
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—The Biden administration plans to announce Monday it is easing restrictions on humanitarian aid for Syria, a move to speed delivery of basic supplies without lifting sanctions that restrict other assistance to the new government in Damascus. The decision underscores the White House’s wariness about removing the broad sanctions on Syria until the direction taken by its new leaders, led by a group the U.S.
06.01 / 08:51
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A Melania Trump documentary from director Bruce Ratner will be released by Amazon
Incoming first lady Melania Trump will be the subject of a new documentary directed by Brett Ratner and distributed by Amazon Prime Video
06.01 / 08:51
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Beijing-based cyber group protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacks
China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure
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05.01 / 10:11
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Trump appoints lawyer Stanley Woodward to White House role
Donald Trump on Saturday named Stanley Woodward, an attorney who has defended several of the incoming president's top aides and associates as well as people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, to join his White House legal team.
05.01 / 05:59
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A weakened Iran prepares to face Trump 2.0
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Iran faces a tough year of confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding an exceptionally weak hand after 2024 left it with an acute economic crisis at home and setbacks in the Middle East. The new U.S.
04.01 / 22:49
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India vs Australia 5th Test Day 3 LIVE score: All eyes on Jasprit Bumrah's availability, India to start at 141/6
India vs Australia 5th Test Day 3 LIVE Score: Jasprit Bumrah's availability will be the talking point on the third day of the fifth Test in Sydney when the Indian team take the field against Australia. Bumrah, who is leading India in the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma, left the venue for medical spasms after reporting back spasms. However, the BCCI medical team is yet on Bumrah.
04.01 / 14:29
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Fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce holding so far, despite violations
Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline. The deal struck on November 27 to halt the war required Hezbollah to immediately lay down its arms in southern Lebanon and gave Israel 60 days to withdraw its forces there and hand over control to the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers.
04.01 / 01:51
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Chinese dams to be discussed in India visit of US national security adviser Jake Sullivan
Jake Sullivan's visit to New Delhi from Jan. 5-6 is expected to include discussions with Indian counterparts about the impact of Chinese dams, a senior U.S. official said late on Friday.
04.01 / 01:51
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Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
04.01 / 01:11
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MLB panel cuts Nationals TV rights fees by 20% for 2024-26
A Major League Baseball panel cut the rights fees owed the Washington Nationals from the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network by 20% for each of the final three seasons of the five-year period through 2026, citing a deteriorating cable television market
03.01 / 23:27
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Will it hurt the US and its allies? Here are 10 steps Donald Trump could take to avoid leading America towards back breaking national debt
US national debt that is slowly touching its peak, and could hurt Trump's second tenure badly. There are already mounting recession and inflation fears in the country, and if things around national debt keep pressing, that could mean a major disaster for the US economy in the upcoming Trump regime.
03.01 / 23:27
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Was Joe Biden right when he called Donald Trump the only President to avoid successor's inauguration? Here's the truth
US President Joe Biden made a claim that US President- elect Donald Trump is the only US President to have skipped the inauguration of a successor, reported Snopes. This very statement which eventually gained significant traction on social media was actually met with praise from some users while, at the same time, historical records indicate that the assertion of Joe Biden is absolutely ‘inaccurate’.
03.01 / 19:59
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