news2shortsIndustry says levies would hit supply chains, making medicines potentially unaffordable for some US patients Americans would suffer most if Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imports of pharmaceuticals, as medications would become more expensive and potentially unaffordable for some people, drugmakers have warned. Drugmakers have been braced for targeted border taxes – similar to the … Read more
President Donald Trump announced that he plans to implement a 100% tariff on films made in overseas that are imported to the United States. The president said the penalties could revitalize Hollywood while many U.S. movies are made in foreign countries.
Five others injured while police say more than one person may have been firing a gun in Arizona restaurant Three people are dead and five others were injured after a shooting at a restaurant in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday night, police said, adding that there may have been more than one person … Read more
Simpson’s wryly evasive photos, films, collages—and now paintings—peel back the layers of our looking.
A banjo player and a Black Maga influencer, among others, now attend Trump administration press briefings A disgraced ultra-conservative banjo player ousted from his Grammy-winning band; a far-right conspiracy theorist with alleged ties to Russia; a TikTok creator known as “Maga Malfoy” for his resemblance to the Harry Potter character; and an extremist social media … Read more
Comments from legal team and Trump administration officials could prevent Luigi Mangione from getting a fair trial During a 25 April proceeding in Luigi Mangione’s Manhattan federal court case for allegedly murdering UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson last year, the judge implored prosecutors to watch what they say – including top honchos of Donald Trump’s … Read more
US health secretary claims data will be used for research but has not addressed privacy concerns and potential misuse Autism researchers and advocates are pushing back against the creation of an autism database – meant to track the health of autistic people in a major research study – and pointing to the ways such databases … Read more
The president’s protectivist trade vision is deeply flawed. But he has picked up on something Democrats are missing Trying to understand Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs based solely on economic theory won’t work. As the US president himself said: “Chronic trade deficits are no longer merely an economic problem, they’re a national emergency that threatens our … Read more
Israeli officials approved a plan to capture all of Gaza and hold it indefinitely on Monday, hours after the military announced it was calling up tens of thousands of reserve troops, the Associated Press reported. Israeli Cabinet ministers approved the plan in an early morning vote on Monday. Israel currently controls roughly 50% of Gaza, … Read more
President Donald Trump is fresh off his 100th day in office and says his administration has no plans to slow down in the coming weeks, months and years. “This week, we’re celebrating the most successful first 100 days of any presidential administration in the history of our country. And we’ve been given a lot of … Read more
