Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future
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Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines So much crazy happens with the Trump administration every day that some downright weird but incredibly telling stuff gets lost in the noise. A recent example was the scene on April 8 at the White House where, in the middle of his raging…

Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices
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Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tariffs on imported vehicles took effect Thursday, a policy that President Trump said would spur investments and jobs in the United States but that analysts say will raise new car prices by thousands of dollars. The 25 percent duty applies to all cars…

Opinion | The Fantasy of Annexing Canada Has a Long and Mortifying History
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Opinion | The Fantasy of Annexing Canada Has a Long and Mortifying History

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Franklin, said to be “pitifully unwell,” returned home, accompanied by a Montreal couple who took “such liberties in taunting at our conduct in Canada,” he reported, “that it came almost to a quarrel.” Congress appointed a committee to investigate the Canadian fiasco, producing…

Rattled by Trump, America’s Allies Shift to Economic Defense Mode
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Rattled by Trump, America’s Allies Shift to Economic Defense Mode

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s unexpected plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on cars and car parts being imported into the United States will not only disrupt supply chains. It will also fuel anger, alienation — and pressure to retaliate — among American allies across…

Mark Carney Calls Snap Elections in Canada Amid Trump Threats
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Mark Carney Calls Snap Elections in Canada Amid Trump Threats

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada called on Sunday for a federal election to take place on April 28, cementing on the calendar another major event as the country experiences one of its most tumultuous and unpredictable periods. President Trump has imposed painful…

Canada Turns to European Allies Amid Trump Threats
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Canada Turns to European Allies Amid Trump Threats

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In his first overseas trip as Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney went on a whirlwind tour of France and Britain on Monday to showcase Canada’s deep European bonds as President Trump threatens his country’s economy and sovereignty. Just three days after being sworn…

How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her
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How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The first knock at the door came eight days ago, on a Friday morning. Three federal immigration agents showed up at a Columbia University apartment searching for Ranjani Srinivasan, who had recently learned her student visa had been revoked. Ms. Srinivasan, an international…

Mark Carney Becomes Canada’s Prime Minister at Crucial Moment
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Mark Carney Becomes Canada’s Prime Minister at Crucial Moment

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mark Carney, who has never held elected office but has a long résumé in economic policymaking and investing, was sworn in Friday morning as Canada’s 24th prime minister. He will have no time to ease into his role. Canada is experiencing a period…

Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing
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Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s simultaneous trade wars with Canada, Mexico, China and the European Union amount to a huge economic and political gamble: that Americans will endure months or years of economic pain in return for the distant hope of re-industrializing the American heartland. It…

Trump’s Tariffs and the Backlash From Canada and Other Countries, Explained
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Trump’s Tariffs and the Backlash From Canada and Other Countries, Explained

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is using tariffs to rewire the global economic order in a flurry of on-again, off-again maneuvers, arguing they will boost U.S. factories and generate revenue. But his strategy has already triggered retaliation from major trading partners, rattled markets and upended diplomatic…