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A heated email exchange between Richard Grenell, the interim head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and one of its artists left the musician “shocked” by what she called a “bizarre” interaction.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/10/politics/richard-grenell-kennedy-center-yasmin-williams-emails/index.html The fast-worsening trade war between the United States and China — the planet’s premier geopolitical powers, whose economies are intricately entwined — threatens to wreak severe damage on both nations and will send shockwave...
https://cnn.com/2025/04/11/politics/trump-china-trade-war-tariffs-strategy/index.html Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly had harsh words for Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem after she posted a series of photos posing with ICE agents. Journalist and author Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Abby Phillip’s panel to discuss.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/11/politics/video/megyn-kelly-kristi-noem-ice-digvid The Department of Homeland Security requested the Social Security Administration to enter more than 6,000 names of immigrants into its database used to track dead people, according to a DHS official with knowledge of the decision.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/11/politics/trump-administration-social-security-dead-dhs/index.html Less than a day after the Supreme Court said the Trump administration had to “facilitate” the return of a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, the case appeared headed for even murkier waters.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/11/politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-hearing/index.html
Economy
Americans are rarely this pessimistic about the economy.
https://cnn.com/2025/04/11/economy/us-consumer-sentiment-april/index.html Markets are rattled as President Donald Trump’s trade policies stoke uncertainty about the global economy and a trade war with China escalates. Follow for live news updates.
https://cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-presidency-news-administration-tariffs-04-11-25/index.html It comes after the US President announced a pause to his tariff rates on scores of countries.
https://express.co.uk/news/world/2040639/donald-trump-us-economy-recession President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China and the European Union must "jointly resist unilateral bullying", after a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing. Sanchez's visit…
https://france24.com/en/economy/20250411-live-eu-china-must-resist-unilateral-bullying-xi-tells-spain-s-sanchez Brands and agencies are adjusting strategies in response to the Trump tariffs and growing recession concerns.
https://adage.com/live-blog/aa-brands-and-agencies-react-to-trump-tariffs-and-economy/
Tech
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https://usatoday.com/tech/internet/ Read the latest stories about Tech on Time
https://time.com/section/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.
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Sports
Following his brutal injury, Tiger Woods is now putting all of his focus towards working with his son Charlie so he can become the newest golf icon.
https://radaronline.com/p/tiger-woods-pinning-hopes-continuing-golf-career-promoting-son-charlie-last-hope/ The Masters second round is coming to a close Friday and some big names are flirting with the projected cut line at Augusta. Here are live updates:
https://usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/masters/2025/04/11/masters-cut-updates-friday-leaderboard/83046644007/ Check the NY Daily News collection of photo galleries featuring sports photography, news photos, celebrities, autos and pics from around the world.
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https://time.com/section/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…
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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/ From breaking news to in-depth analysis and opinion on breakthroughs in science, medicine, space, and more, stay informed with the latest innovation news from The Daily Beast.
https://thedailybeast.com/category/innovation/ The commander of the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland recently visited by Vice President JD Vance was removed from command on Thursday due to a "loss of confidence."
https://abcnews.go.com/International/commander-us-base-greenland-fired-email-critical-vance/story?id=120705531 The US announced it removed the commander of the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on Thursday because of a “loss of confidence in her ability to lead,” after Vice President JD Vance’s controversial visit to the semiautonomou...
https://cnn.com/2025/04/11/politics/us-removes-greenland-commander/index.html Alexey Zubritsky, 32, is listed as a deserter by Ukraine and was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison. Officials say he abandoned his post after Russia seized Crimea in 2014.
https://humanevents.com/2025/04/10/ukrainian-pilot-defects-to-russia-flies-to-international-space-station-with-russian-crew
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