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In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged other countries not to issue retaliatory tariffs against the US following Trump’s tariff announcement.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/02/politics/video/bessent-retaliatory-tariffs-collins-intv-digvid President Donald Trump announced during a speech at the White House plans for reciprocal tariffs. A group of countries will be charged a tariff at approximately half the rate they charge the United States.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/02/politics/video/reciprocal-tariffs-plan-countries-chart-donald-trump-white-house-digvid A key Senate Democrat projected confidence Wednesday that the chamber will rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariff policy with support from some Republicans in an expected evening vote.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/02/politics/senate-vote-tariffs-republicans-trump/index.html Judges who convicted Marine Le Pen on embezzlement charges and banned the far-right politician from public office for five years have faced death threats since the sentencing earlier this week. French…
https://france24.com/en/france/20250402-french-judges-in-marine-le-pen-case-face-death-threats-police-launch-probe FRANCE 24’s coverage of political, social and geostrategic issues across Asia and the Pacific, including those affecting China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, India, Pakistan and Australia.
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Economy
President Trump just unveiled sweeping tariffs that will reverberate through the US economy, sending inflation higher and weakening economic growth.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/02/economy/key-takeaways-from-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs/index.html US President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by other nations. The aggressive rhetoric came as Trump showed…
https://france24.com/en/americas/20250402-trump-announces-sweeping-global-tariffs-risking-trade-war-and-inflation-economy-trade-european-union-china-us Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that they would "Make America wealthy again". The speech lasted about 45 minutes.“I think you’re going to remember…
https://france24.com/en/americas/20250402-replay-trump-announcement-on-tariffs-trade-war-economy Trump made his way back to the White House in no small part because of his promise to better the economy. He's staking a large part of his agenda on broad-based tariffs.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-liberation-day-arrives-gambles-big-risky-tariff/story?id=120382209 President Trump used a celebration in the Rose Garden to implement his long-awaited tariffs, ignoring warnings from some Republicans.
https://rollcall.com/2025/04/02/donald-trump-tariffs-economy-liberation-day/
Tech
Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of events in Paris and across France, Corsica and the French overseas territories. An insider look at French politics, culture, society, technology and sport through on-the-ground…
https://france24.com/en/france/ FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Beryl were so nasty last year that their names are being retired
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/bye-bye-helene-milton-beryl-names-nasty-hurricanes-120424097
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Sports
Follow FRANCE 24’s coverage of the major sporting events from across the globe, including match results, portraits and interviews. From the Olympics to the World Cup to the African Cup of Nations, follow…
https://france24.com/en/sport/ Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) is completely opposed to biological males being involved in female sports, something that lines up with most of Americans.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/01/maine-susan-collins-janet-mills-transgender-title-ix/ The Daily Caller is a 24-hour news publication providing its audience with original reporting, thought-provoking commentary and breaking news.
https://dailycaller.com/section/sports/ Latest US news, world news, sports, business, opinion, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
https://guardian.co.uk/preference/edition/us Celebrated journalist Jason Whitlock and his cast of "Fearless Soldiers" protect the realm of common sense and challenge the groupthink mandated by elites. Listen Monday through Friday for the most fearless conversation at the cro...
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Space
FRANCE 24’s analyses of the economic events and technological innovations shaping our world, including economic trends, energy markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space exploration.
https://france24.com/en/business-tech/ My friend is a program scientist for the International Space Station. She told me all I needed to know.
https://slate.com/life/2025/04/space-nasa-sex-astronaut-sunita-williams-butch-wilmore.html Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions is set to launch in 2026.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/astroneer-studio-announces-its-next-game-a-multiplayer-voyage-of-discovery-in-deep-space/
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/04/02/cool-story-elons-spacex-employee-number-11-n3801391
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2025/04/02/this-private-spaceflight-is-a-very-big-deal-n4938519
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