Monday, February 3, 2025

Mexico president says U.S. tariffs on her country delayed for 1 month

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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo says American tariffs on her country have been delayed for a month after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-united-states-tariffs-delayed-1.7448912?cmp=rss

European leaders plot responses to potential Trump tariffs

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European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked setting off a trade war that would cause economic harm on both sides of the Atlantic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eu-trump-tariffs-1.7448782?cmp=rss

Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown

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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is facing its greatest threat since its inception over 60 years ago, as President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk spent the weekend impugning the agency that has contributed to Washington being the most critical source of foreign assistance around the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-musk-doge-government-concerns-1.7448728?cmp=rss

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Elon Musk's speech in Germany raises concerns about his increased political meddling abroad

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Elon Musk's comments at a rally for Germany's far-right AfD party last weekend have raised concerns about the billionaire’s escalating political interference in foreign countries — including Canada.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/elon-musk-afd-1.7445483?cmp=rss

Trump claims there's only '2 genders.' Historians say that's never been true

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The Trump administration's 'two gender' policy is sparking fear and confusion among trans and non-binary people. The executive order claims it's a return to "biological facts," but experts say it ignores both biological and historical reality — that humans have never fit into just two sexes or two genders.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/transgender-non-binary-history-1.7445447?cmp=rss