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- Trump has invoked Section 232 to seek foreign supplies of processed critical minerals, opting against immediate tariffs which could impact trade dynamics.
- The U.S. job market shows resilience with initial jobless claims dropping to near record lows, indicating strong ongoing labor demand.
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported significant earnings and plans to increase capital spending, boosting confidence in AI demand and tech markets.
- Tensions persist in Iran amidst ongoing protests, with the U.S. administration grappling with the geopolitical implications of potential military action in response to human rights violations.
- Global trade dynamics shift as Canada and China prepare to reset their trade relationship in response to pressures from Trump's tariff policies and changing market conditions.
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Trump Invokes Section 232 To Seek Foreign Supplies Of Processed Critical Minerals, Avoids Tariffs For Now
20 minutes ago
by Tyler Durden
Trump Invokes Section 232 To Seek Foreign Supplies Of Processed Critical Minerals, Avoids Tariffs For Now President Trump said on Wednesday he had opted against imposing tariffs on rare earths, lithium and other critical minerals - for now - and instead ordered his administration to seek supplies from international trading partners. By invoking Section 232 not to slap immediate tariffs, but to renegotiate how the US imports processed critical minerals, the White House defers a decision on duties that could further roil the US economy, especially while the Supreme Court is still deliberating the legality of Trump's tariffs (and just punted on
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Trump To Meet With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado
40 minutes ago
by Tyler Durden
Trump To Meet With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House today (Jan. 15). “She’s a very nice woman,” Trump told Reuters in a Jan. 14 interview. “I think we’re just going to talk basics.” The United States said in 2024 that then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro lost the presidential election to Machado’s party. Machado was going to run against Maduro in the 2024 election, but the regime disqualified her. She went into hiding and was succeeded by Edmundo González. Machado said in July
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What Is "America First"?
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
What Is "America First"? What does “America First” actually mean in 2026? Once a unifying MAGA slogan, the phrase has increasingly become a fault line, splitting conservatives largely along foreign policy lines. The divide is particularly stark on the question of American support for Israel and was widened by the recent ousting of Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro. The Right is torn over whether “America First” means restraint abroad with a hyper focus on domestic policy or moral assertiveness on the world stage coupled with strong-arming weaker countries in the name of our “national interests”. At 2pm ET today, ZeroHedge partnering with the legendary Judge
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Watch: This Is Just Absolutely Insane
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Watch: This Is Just Absolutely Insane Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In an incredible Senate hearing meant to address the dangers of abortion pills sold online without proper oversight, a Democratic witness turned the spotlight on herself by refusing to acknowledge that only women can get pregnant. Dr. Nisha Verma, an OB-GYN tapped by Democrats, evaded direct questions from Republicans, prioritizing “identities” over scientific fact. This exchange highlights how insane woke ideology has infiltrated even medical testimony, undermining protections for women and enabling potential abuse through lax regulations on chemical abortions. The hearing exposed real risks, like men coercing women into abortions by
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Initial Jobless Claims Plunge Back Near Record (56 Year) Lows
an hour ago
by Tyler Durden
Initial Jobless Claims Plunge Back Near Record (56 Year) Lows Once again, weekly jobless claims data shows no signs of pain the labor market with the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time dropping back below the Maginot Line of 200k (198k - below all estimates)... Source: Bloomberg Interestingly, the unadjusted data surged higher (330k) as its seasonal pattern continues. New York saw the largest drop in initial claims last week (and Texas the biggest increase)... Source: Bloomberg The 'adjusted' claims data is back near its lowest levels since 1969... Source: Bloomberg Continuing jobless claims remains below its crucial 1.9 million Americans level... Source: Bloomberg Interestingly,
The Guardian
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Voting in Uganda’s general election delayed by technical and logistical issues
3 hours ago
by Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi
Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, Bobi Wine, Africa, World newsSome polling stations have no ballot papers and some machines to check ID are not working, local reports say Voting in Uganda’s general election has been delayed in many parts of the country because of technical and logistical issues, against the backdrop of an internet shutdown and crackdown on the opposition. Some polling stations in the capital, Kampala, and the eastern city of Jinja remained closed nearly two hours after voting was supposed to start on Thursday. According to local reports, in some instance ballot papers had not been delivered and biometric machines used to check voters’ identities were not working. Anxious
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Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Somalis in US
2 days ago
by Joseph Gedeon in Washington and agency
Trump administration, US immigration, Somalia, Kristi Noem, US foreign policy, US politics, Africa, US news, World news, Donald TrumpCritics condemn ‘bigoted attack’ as Trump bids to revoke citizenship of naturalized immigrants convicted of fraud The Trump administration is terminating temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalis living in the United States, giving hundreds of people two months to leave the country or face deportation. The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said in a statement that conditions in the east African country had improved sufficiently and that Somalis no longer qualified for the designation under federal law. Continue reading...
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Quarter of developing countries poorer than in 2019, World Bank finds
2 days ago
by Phillip Inman
World Bank, Global economy, Economics, World news, Business, Africa, CoronavirusGlobal growth ‘downshifted’ since Covid pandemic and sub-Saharan Africa particularly affected, report says * Business live – latest updates A quarter of countries in the developing world are poorer than they were in 2019 before the Covid pandemic, the World Bank has found. The Washington-based organisation said a large group of low-income countries, many in sub-Saharan Africa, had suffered a negative shock in the six years to the end of last year. Continue reading...
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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death
3 days ago
by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigeria, Children's health, Africa, World newsLawyers for Adichie and her husband serve Euracare hospital with legal notice after death of 21-month-old The Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys. Nkanu Nnamdi died on 6 January after a brief illness. He was one of twin boys born to Adichie and Ivara Esege, a doctor, in 2024 by surrogacy, eight years after the birth of their first child, a girl. Continue reading...
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Attempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme court
6 days ago
by Sarah Johnson
Global development, Female genital mutilation (FGM), Women, Health, Global health, Violence against women and girls, Anti-rights movement, The Gambia, Society, Africa, World news, Human rights, Life and styleCase brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women’s rights backlash A group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation at the country’s supreme court. The court case, due to resume this month, comes after two babies bled to death after undergoing FGM in the Gambia last year. Almameh Gibba, an MP and one of the plaintiffs, tabled a bill to decriminalise FGM that was rejected by the country’s parliament in 2024. Continue reading...
South China Morning Post
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European allies send troops to Greenland amid Trump’s purchase pressure
an hour ago
by Reuters
European countries were sending small numbers of military personnel to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure US President Donald Trump of its security as he pushes to acquire the island. A meeting of officials from the United States, Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday avoided the type of public humiliation meted out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last year, but also produced no quick fix for the dispute. “The American ambition to...
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US seizes another Venezuela-linked tanker ahead of Trump-Machado meeting
an hour ago
by Reuters
The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, US officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. The seizure marks the sixth vessel targeted in recent weeks that was either carrying Venezuelan oil or had done so in the past. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the seizure took place in the Caribbean. The US military’s Southern Command confirmed the predawn...
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Kremlin warns Ukraine running out of time to accept peace terms as winter crisis deepens
2 hours ago
by Agence France-Presse
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Ukraine was running out of options to strike a deal to end almost four years of war with Russia, as thousands were without heating in Kyiv in -12 degrees Celsius (10 degrees Fahrenheit) temperatures following waves of Russian strikes on the country’s energy grid. Moscow has not backed down from its intention to seize the rest of east Ukraine as the fourth anniversary of its offensive – Europe’s worst war since World War II – looms. “The situation is...
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An internally split Europe can never fully engage China and Asia
3 hours ago
by Li Xing
When contemporary Europe engages with the world, it increasingly presents as two distinct Europes operating within the same institutional framework. This duality – a Europe of strategic dependence vs a Europe of normative assertion – creates a contradiction. For partners, particularly in China and across Asia, this is not merely an abstract identity crisis but a practical geopolitical puzzle that complicates engagement and challenges assumptions about Europe’s global role. One Europe, embedded...
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Man shot by federal officer in Minneapolis as tensions flare over crackdown
9 hours ago
by Bloomberg
A federal officer shot a man in the leg on Wednesday night in Minneapolis, a week after the fatal shooting of a local woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent touched off angry protests and an intensifying clash between state leaders and the Trump administration. The shooting followed a targeted traffic stop shortly before 7pm Central Time, when the man fled in his vehicle and crashed into a parked car, according to Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland...
New York Times
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Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis, Prompting Tense Protests
6 hours ago
by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz
Immigration and Emigration, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Homeland Security Department, Good, Renee Nicole (1988-2026), Minneapolis (Minn)The agent shot a Venezuelan man who was resisting arrest, an official said. Protesters and law enforcement officers clashed for hours, as city officials urged people to go home.
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One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
5 hours ago
by Sheila M. Eldred, Elizabeth A. Stawicki, Ann Hinga Klein, Kurt Streeter and Jamie Kelter Davis
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Illegal Immigration, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Conservatism (US Politics), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), Good, Renee Nicole (1988-2026), Minneapolis (Minn), MinnesotaPull up a stool at Ye Olde Pickle Factory and listen to a story about America’s urban-rural divide.
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Judge to Weigh Next Steps in Student Activist Deportations Case
5 hours ago
by Zach Montague
Decisions and Verdicts, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Foreign Students (in US), United States Politics and Government, Deportation, Courts and the Judiciary, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Immigration Detention, Colleges and Universities, Citizenship and Naturalization, Palestinians, Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Homeland Security Department, New York Times, State Department, Chung, Yunseo, Mahdawi, Mohsen, Suri, Badar Khan, Young, William G, Trump, Donald JThe hearing on Thursday followed up on the court’s sweeping finding in September that noncitizen students had the same free speech rights as citizens.
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Federal Agent Shoots and Injures Man in Minneapolis, and F.B.I. Searches Reporter’s Home
4 hours ago
by Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart
United States International Relations, Illegal Immigration, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), Trump, Donald J, Minneapolis (Minn), MinnesotaPlus, a space station evacuation.
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Harvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Schools Surge Ahead
3 hours ago
by Mark Arsenault
Colleges and Universities, Foreign Students (in US), Research, Federal Aid (US), American Assn of University Professors, Harvard University, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Trump, Donald J, Xi JinpingHarvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling farther behind their global peers.