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Trump blames ‘diversity’ for deadly Washington airliner collision

Part of the wreckage is seen as rescue boats search the waters of the Potomac River near Washington, on January 30, 2025 – Copyright AFP Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS US President Donald Trump — speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington’s Potomac River — launched an extraordinary political attack Thursday, blaming diversity […]

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Trump’s deportation operation underway, hundreds of migrants arrested: White House

US President Donald Trump has moved quickly to uphold his campaign pledge to tighten the US border and deport millions of undocumented immigrants – Copyright AFP ROBERTO SCHMIDT Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as President Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation […]

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As Trump takes aim at EVs, how far will rollback go?

Shares of Rivian and other electric vehicle companies fell after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the EV industry – Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File MARIO TAMA John BIERS As part of his flurry of first-day actions, US President Donald Trump took aim at electric vehicles, a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s […]

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Gamers tear into Musk for ‘faking’ video game prowess

Elon Musk faces the humiliating accusation that he was faking it as a skilled video gamer – Copyright AFP Lionel BONAVENTURE Anuj CHOPRA Elon Musk’s self-proclaimed persona as a top-class gamer took a thrashing on Friday, as video game enthusiasts mercilessly mocked the tech billionaire following a disastrous performance in a livestream. The uproar — […]

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Apple adds ChatGPT integration in latest software update

Apple is aiming to compete with rivals Google and Samsung in the generative AI space – Copyright AFP/File SEBASTIEN BOZON Tech giant Apple on Wednesday rolled out major updates to its artificial intelligence offerings that integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its native applications, including Siri, on the iPhone. In a notable shift for the privacy-focused company, […]

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Trump vows to defend US dollar hegemony, but is it under threat?

US President-elect Donald Trump threatened tough tariffs on countries that challenge the US dollar – Copyright POOL/AFP/File ALLISON ROBBERT Thomas URBAIN US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened retaliation against governments that challenge the US dollar, vowing “100 percent tariffs” on countries that undercut the US currency. The Republican vowed the action on states that “create […]