Politics

What happened U.S. stock futures were down sharply, oil prices were higher and Asian markets were lower Monday morning, the first trading day since President Donald Trump’s Saturday orders for 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and …

What happened Beyoncé won album of the year, best country album and best country duo/group performance at last night’s Grammy Awards, while Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” took five Grammys, including song of the year and record of …

Student loan debt can feel like it will take an eternity to pay off. The standard repayment plan offered for federal student loans is 10 years — and many other plans extend long beyond that. If you are hoping to …

Elon Musk isn’t just Donald Trump’s biggest financial backer and sidekick in the new administration. He is now putting his stamp on Trump’s efforts to completely upend American government. The world’s richest man is “sweeping through Washington — and answering …

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What happened Members of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” over the weekend gained access to a Treasury Department system that pays out more than $6 trillion a year in Social Security and Medicare benefits, tax refunds and federal salaries, …

Wine sales are in general global decline – with one noble exception. The organic wine market is booming, and set to triple in value by 2030, according to a recent report cited by The Drinks Business. But is pesticide-free vino …

Beyoncé’s first Album of the Year Grammy is not only a “long-overdue recognition” but also addresses “the elephant in the room” that’s been “lingering” over the Grammys for years. The singer scooped the award last night for her genre-bending album …

Donald Trump has said the UK is “way out of line” in its trading relationship with the US but could still avoid the crippling tariffs expected to be imposed on the EU. Having announced 25% levies on goods coming from …

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An unholy war is brewing in the Catholic Church, said Paola Totaro in The Australian (Sydney). While “Conclave”, a film about the “murky web of curial politics”, is getting Oscar-season buzz, in the real-world Vatican “a series of events has …

A vast expanse of barren white sand dunes enclosing vast freshwater lagoons, Brazil’s Lençóis Maranhenses is a place of otherworldly splendour, said Michael Snyder in Travel + Leisure. A national park since 1981, it covers an area of 600 square …

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The worst thing about the phone hacking scandal is, of course, the misery it caused to those whose privacy was invaded, said The Independent. But the damage spread further than that: it tarnished the reputation of all journalists, and by …

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In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama, in 1999, as “a foolish gift that should have never been made”. Trump also claimed that the Panamanian authorities …