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Trump says he’ll have the ‘honor of taking Cuba’ and can do ‘anything I want with it’

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Trump, in second rambling address to reporters of the day, issues wild threats to Cuba amid historic blackout

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Nvidia CEO heralds ‘inference inflection’ as next phase of AI boom, backed by $1 trillion in orders

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday elaborated on his vision for keeping his company at the forefront of the artificial intelligence boom that he predicted will produce a $1 trillion backlog in orders within the next year

Reporters share secrets to cold calling Trump - including waiting until the middle of the night when he can’t sleep

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Journalists are using President Donald Trump’s personal cell phone to get interviews but the seriousness of these calls has been questioned

Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

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A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key…

Farage’s immigration plans will spark an EU trade war ‘worse than Trump tariffs’, warns minister

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Exclusive: European affairs minister delivers warning ahead of a major speech by Rachel Reeves on resetting the UK’s relationship with the EU

Experts say claims drilling in North Sea will reduce UK energy bills are ‘sheer fantasy’

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The analysis comes amid soaring energy prices as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran which has closed the Strait of Hormuz – a key shipping route for oil and gas supplies

‘Sheer fantasy’ to claim draining North Sea oil would would cut bills – experts

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Analysis by the Oxford Smith School showed more savings were possible through renewables.

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Inside the widening income tax rate gap for residents in blue states compared to red states

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Experts say eliminating a state’s personal income tax does not mean a more affordable lifestyle

Supreme Court to hear arguments over push to end legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria

‘Not Nato’s war’: Germany and UK reject Trump’s call for help in Strait of Hormuz

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US president says he is ‘not happy’ with Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz, who say the conflict is ‘not a matter’ for Europe or their governments

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Fox News uses a headline that Hegseth ranted about during demands for a more ‘patriotic press’

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Trump officials have accused the media of spreading false information to try to change Americans’ perceptions about the war in Iran

WNBA and players' union report progress in CBA talks as key issues remain

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Both the WNBA and players’ union feel progress is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement, but they both say there’s still work to be done to get a deal to the finish line

Donald Trump is learning the hard way that even America needs allies

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Editorial: Whatever plan the US president may have had for Iran, things seem to be going awry – but the UK must only answer his call for help if he can show a viable plan for ending this crisis

Trump warns US allies to ‘get involved and quickly’ with Iran war in rambling remarks

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America’s usual allies, such as the UK and France, have thus far resisted Trump’s demand to help the US escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, earning the president’s condemnation

Iran still set to play in World Cup despite Trump safety warning, says Asian football chief

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Iran’s participation in the World Cup has been in doubt following social media comments made by US president Donald Trump

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People ‘high up’ in the White House are against war with Iran, Trump ally turned foe tells CNN

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Greene left Congress after public blow-up with Trump over Epstein files

Britons should pay as little tax as legally possible, Richard Tice says

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Reform MP hits back at calls for HMRC to investigate his tax affairs after reports he had ‘avoided nearly £600,000 in corporation tax’

Iran-US war latest: Trump lashes out at UK after Nato allies reject demand for help to open Strait of Hormuz

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The US president said it is only appropriate that those who benefit from oil coming through the waterway help to free it

ECO4 scheme UK grants: How can I apply for free UK solar panels in 2026?

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The government’s ECO4 scheme offers grants to help low-income households improve their energy efficiency. Here’s who qualifies, what’s covered and how to apply

Average petrol station fuel price revealed as diesel reaches 160.3p per litre

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The escalating conflict has driven global oil prices

FTSE 100 ends higher as oil price gains moderate

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Nato and other Western allies pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s demand that military alliance members help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup

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Asia’s top soccer body says Iran still plans to play at the men’s World Cup despite the war and mixed signals from U.S. President Donald Trump

‘Dead by June’: Trump drops jaws by revealing Republican’s ‘terminal diagnosis’ in course of Kennedy Center press conference

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Trump blurted out that a Florida congressman had been given months to live as House Speaker Mike Johnson seemed caught off guard

Trump reveals that chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer

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First female chief of staff will remain on the job while being treated

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Oil prices send Wall Street toward best day since Iran war began

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The U.S. stock market has a track record of bouncing back relatively quickly from military conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere

Antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster continues with states leading the charge

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The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in a New York federal court has resumed with three dozen states remaining in the case even after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew from the case a week ago

Taxpayers warned over ‘deluge’ of tax return thefts - the warning sign that you’ve been targeted

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If someone has already used your social security number to file a tax return before you, it's important to let the IRS know

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Retiring soon? Expert explains how IRAs and 401(k) work

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‘The tax advantages associated with IRAs and 401(k)s is what makes them powerful tools when saving for retirement,’ one expert said

New trend emerges after Trump pumps the breaks on mass deportation strategy

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The Trump administration is winding down its Minneapolis operation and replacing the head of Homeland Security, but critics still claim that the administration is pushing for mass illegal detentions of immigrants