Donald Trump turned a press availability in Scotland that was supposed to be focused on a trade deal with the European Union into a long list of his personal grudges against windmills, the Jeffrey Epstein case, Democrats, and Gaza. Appearing alongside E.U. President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump said the …
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President Donald Trump is threatening to levy a 200-percent tariff on wine and liquor products imported from the European Union after the alliance levied its own tariff on American whiskey products — the latest in a tit for tat tax battle with Trump. “If this Tariff is not removed immediately, …
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The charges of criminal complicity brought against billionaire Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France on Wednesday over allegedly enabling child exploitation and drug trafficking on the messaging app have raised alarm about crackdowns on other social media platforms. But how many tech companies and execs are really at risk? Despite …
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A top European Union official on Tuesday warned Elon Musk to get a handle on misinformation and other harmful content being distributed on X (formerly Twitter) amid escalating hostilities between Israeli armed forces and Hamas militants. In response, Musk demanded that the European Commission identify specific violations of EU internet …
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