news2shortsThe US president’s bizarre talk of 100% levies on films from ‘foreign lands’ combines trolling with a hazy grasp of facts Another day, another bizarre, mischievous, headline-hogging pronouncement from the US president. Steve Bannon famously advised him to flood the zone with shit – a Maga-Maoist permanent revolution of provocative, toxic nonsense. Trump is flooding … Read more
Because of the blockade, hunger is part of our daily reality now. It is deep and cruel, and there is no relief It has been more than 30 hours since I last ate. At times, I go as long as two days without food. For most people around the world, the word hunger is a … Read more
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer won final grand slam titles at the same age. The odds of beating that mark seem long, but the Serbian has always been ruthlessly determined On a clear September New York evening in 1981, following a soul crushing loss to John McEnroe in the US Open final for the second … Read more
John Fetterman has always been an eccentric character on a star-crossed path. He is the only United States senator who has adopted a hoodie as his official uniform. He is also the only one who suffered a stroke on the eve of his primary victory, making it difficult for him to speak, but won the … Read more
Toy company Mattel says it will reduce imports into the US from China to below 15% by 2026 Business live – latest updates Barbie maker Mattel has said it will increase prices for some products in the US in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs while carmaker Ford said the US president’s measures would cost it … Read more
A lawyer who represented a government whistleblower in a case that led to President Donald Trump’s first impeachment sued the Trump administration on Monday for “unconstitutional retaliation” after his security clearance was revoked. Lawyer Mark Zaid argued that the administration’s decision to pull his clearance in March was in retaliation for representing former Department of … Read more
Dressing to the theme, Anna Wintour and her co-hosts Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky and Pharrell Williams button up and pull out the umbrellas for the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style Met Gala 2025 live updates: all the stars and red carpet looks from fashion’s biggest … Read more
Visitors to one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist destinations point to cost, feasibility and its legacy of Indigenous incarceration In the choppy waters of the San Francisco Bay, on a windswept rock, lies a crumbling former federal prison that’s now at the center of Donald Trump’s latest real estate proposal: “REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!” … Read more
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Trump’s foreign film tariffs could ‘wipe out’ UK movie industry, ministers told American children face paying higher prices for Barbie dolls due to the Trump tariffs on imports. Mattel, the toy manufacturing giant, revealed last night that it plan to raise prices on American toys due … Read more
DHS claims participation in ‘self-deportation’ scheme may help legal re-entry later; administration says ‘no final decisions’ made on film tariffs – key US politics stories from Monday 5 May at a glance The Trump administration will offer undocumented immigrants $1,000 to leave the US as part of its latest crackdown on immigration, drawing criticism for … Read more
