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Harvard sees $2.2 billion in funding frozen after defying Trump

Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism

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US grounds helicopter company behind fatal New York tour

US regulators on Monday issued an emergency order grounding the helicopter tour company behind last week's deadly crash in New York

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US in hurry for nuclear deal, Iran says after high-stakes talks

The United States wants a nuclear agreement "as soon as possible", Iran said after rare talks on Saturday, as US President Donald Trump threatens military action if they fail to reach a deal

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That seat will cost how much? US businesses already seeing impact of Trump tariffs

The businesspeople expressed concern about continued economic turbulence

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Trump backs away from tech tariffs

The Trump administration has announced a series of major exemptions to its punishing global tariffs -- an apparent step back in an escalating trade war with China.

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Trump replaces Obama portrait with painting of... himself

Donald Trump took his rivalry with Barack Obama to the walls of the White House Friday, replacing a portrait of the former US president with one of himself surviving an assassination attempt

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Trump defends policy after China hits US with 125% tariffs

President Donald Trump insisted Friday that his tariff policy was "doing really well" despite China hiking levies on US goods to 125 percent in the spiraling trade war between the world's two biggest economies

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Trump admin cuts thousands off from Social Security

The Trump administration has added over 6,000 immigrants to a database of dead Social Security recipients, effectively cutting off benefits and their ability to work, US media reported Thursday.

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Trump administration cuts thousands off from Social Security

Hundreds of thousands of people who are in the country illegally nevertheless have a US Social Security Number.

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Escalating US-China trade war: Global economy in tailspin

The US-China trade war intensified yesterday, sending the global economy into unknown territory and dampening relief after President Donald Trump’s earlier climbdown from a wider tariff onslaught against the rest of the world.

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US House adopts budget paving way for Trump tax cuts

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a budget plan that lays the groundwork for extending President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, despite opposition from all Democrats and two Republicans who worried that it does not cut spending sufficiently.

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US could ‘revive’ Panama bases

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth floated the idea on Wednesday of US troops returning to Panama to “secure” its strategically vital canal, a suggestion quickly shot down by the Central American country’s government.

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US and Russia exchange prisoners

Russia and the United States exchanged prisoners yesterday, the second such swap since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House as the two countries push for closer ties.

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Trump signs order to ‘make America’s showers great again’

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order lifting water-pressure restrictions on showerheads, a move the White House said would “make America’s showers great again”.

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Trump tariff hike brings added China rate for many goods to 145%

Trump's 90-day halt in fresh duties for dozens of countries has come into place, a White House order showed

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Art of the deal? How the US president backed down

"BE COOL!" Trump urged Americans on his Truth Social network

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Trump stuns with tariffs reversal but hits China harder

Following days of global market turmoil, Wall Street stocks surged in reaction to Trump's sudden announcement on his Truth Social network

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Trump’s trade war escalates

US President Donald Trump’s trade war boiled over yesterday as China and the European Union adopted retaliatory tariffs against US goods, fuelling fresh market volatility.

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