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President Donald Trump’s latest trade policy is causing ripples in the U.S. coffee industry. His push to impose more tariffs on imported goods is hitting local roasters who rely on overseas coffee beans. Many small businesses say tariffs raise costs, which squeeze already tight profit margins. For example, one Oregon roaster reported a 12% increase…
Shares of Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk sank about 5-6 % on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump promised major price cuts for popular weight-loss treatments. The drop reflects investor fears that revenue from drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy might shrink. Trump, speaking at a White House event on drug costs and fertility treatments, singled…
The global film industry is showing little concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside the United States. The tariff plan — first floated in May and repeated again this week — was meant to pressure Hollywood studios to bring more production back to U.S. soil….
Elon Musk says former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin privately discussed the idea of building a tunnel between Russia and Alaska. Musk shared the claim during a virtual event, saying the discussions happened before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The proposed tunnel would connect the two countries under the Bering Strait, one…
resident Donald Trump has tapped Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer with ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), as his pick for the next U.S. Surgeon General. The nomination raises eyebrows because of her unconventional medical background. Means earned her MD from Stanford, but she left her surgical residency early. Some critics note…
YouTube, owned by Alphabet, has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by former President Donald Trump, who claimed the platform unfairly suspended his account after the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Under the agreement, $22 million goes to the Trust for the National Mall to help fund Trump’s proposed White House…
US President Donald Trump’s decision to raise H-1B visa fees to $100,000 has sparked anger abroad but optimism in India, where officials see a chance to reverse the brain drain. Tech expert Nithin Hassan, who quit a $1 million Meta job to launch start-ups in Bengaluru, says interest in returning to India has tripled since…
