US government ships granted free Panama Canal passage after Trump threats
• Feb 6, 2025, 4:24 AM
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US government vessels will no longer pay fees to transit the Panama Canal, the State Department announced Wednesday. The move, following President Trump's pressure, is expected to save millions annually. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted at the deal after Sunday's talks, citing US defense of the waterway as justification for the fee waiver.
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Jordan accepting refugees from war-torn Gaza would be viewed as 'betrayal of the Palestinian cause'
• 1:22 PM
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Donald Trump meets Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday for what is likely to be a tense encounter following the U.S. president's Gaza redevelopment idea and threat to cut aid to the U.S.-allied Arab country if it refuses to resettle Palestinians. For in-de
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Musk-led group makes unsolicited bid to control OpenAI, Altman says 'No thanks'
• 4:02 AM
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A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejected the offer in a pos
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Suspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York
• 3:18 AM
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Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture during the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author. The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye.
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US to levy 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from March
• 2:55 AM
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US President Donald Trump issued a 25% steel and aluminium tariff on all countries "without exception" on Monday, heightening fears of a potential trade war and increased consumer costs.
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports
• 2:47 AM
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US President Donald Trump issued a 25% steel and aluminium tariff on all countries on Monday, heightening fears of a potential trade war and increased consumer costs.
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Trump warns 'all hell' will break out if Hamas does not free hostages
• 2:04 AM
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US President Donald Trump said on February 10 if every Israeli hostage was not released from Gaza by noon on Saturday that "all hell" would break out and he would call for the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Trump said the final decision w
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Google changes Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US Maps users after Trump order
• 1:47 AM
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US tech giant Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico in Maps to the "Gulf of America" for users inside the US following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Google displays different renderings of disputed names and borde
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