The American channel MSNBC was interrupted for “breaking news” about Donald Trump as the show aired a tense clip from a press interview with the US President surrounded by journalists. One reporter said to the world leader: “You mention [losing] supporters when you are talking about the [Jeffrey] Epstein issue…” He then asked if Trump was saying he’s effectively disowning …
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President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East botched a sitdown with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. During the Wednesday meeting, Special Envoy Witkoff mistook Putin’s demand for a “peaceful withdrawal” of Ukrainian forces from Kherson and Zaporizhzhia as a proposed concession from Putin to pull back Russian troops in the regions, according to German tabloid the …
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President Donald Trump is pitting two of his closest confidants to succeed him in office. “Which one of you is going to be at the top of the ticket?” the president told Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to White House insiders quoted by the Wall Street Journal. “I used to think it would be …
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Bill Maher recently goaded Dr. Phil McGraw to admit that Donald Trump‘s redistricting efforts in Texas is some “bull***” on Real Time With Bill Maher. On Friday, August 8, the late-night host sat down with interview guest, political commentator George Will, and panel guests, former Dr. Phil star and ESPN’s “First Take” host Stephen A. Smith. During the panel segment, …
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It’s a major victory for the world’s most valuable company in the ongoing tech war. The Trump administration has reportedly granted Nvidia a license to resume selling its specialized AI chips to the lucrative Chinese market, a decision that follows months of high-stakes lobbying and direct appeals to the White House by CEO Jensen Huang. The move is a massive …
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Two-time Oscar-winner Emma Thompson wasn’t feeling anything near love actually when Donald Trump asked her out to dinner back in the day. The “Howards End” star said Saturday at the Locarno Film Festival that Trump called her in her trailer while she was filming the 1998 political movie “Primary Colors.” It was also the day her divorce from actor Kenneth …
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Emma Thompson has accepted Academy Awards, Baftas and even a damehood over a glittering career, but there was one offer she had to turn down. The actor says she once got asked out on a date by Donald Trump on the same day her divorced was confirmed. Thompson said she was in her trailer filming Primary Colors in 1998, a …
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British actor Emma Thompson was asked out on a date by Donald Trump the same day she divorced from her husband, the Oscar-winner has claimed. British actor Emma Thompson mused she could have changed the course of American history had she accepted Donald Trump’s dinner invite. (AP) Thompson, 66, was being honored for her career achievements at the Locarno Film …
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Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, once again sounded the alarm on tariffs in Berkshire’s second-quarter earnings report. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.40%) (BRK.B 0.83%) reported its second-quarter earnings results on Aug. 2. Buffett will be stepping down as the company’s CEO in a little under five months, and investors are likely paying close attention to the last reports with him …
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The groundwork for the Federal Reserve’s worst-case scenario appears to be unfolding. At any given time, there are one or more significant market headwinds threatening to drive the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.78%), iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.47%), and innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.98%) lower. For instance, the S&P 500’s Shiller Price-to-Earnings Ratio, which is based on average …
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