Group claiming Europe antisemitic attacks tells CBS News it will target

Group claiming Europe antisemitic attacks tells CBS News it will target

London — A group that has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks targeting Jewish institutions across Europe told CBS News it will continue targeting U.S. and Israeli interests a day after three men were captured by security cameras torching ambulances used by a global Jewish medical organization in London.  Hours later, …

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Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

President Trump’s decision to move a step closer to imposing tariffs on imported medicines poses considerable political risk, because Americans could face higher prices and more shortages of critical drugs. The Trump administration filed a federal notice on Monday saying that it had begun an investigation into whether imports of …

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Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal

Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal

President Trump’s self-proclaimed “liberation day,” in which he announced across-the-board tariffs on the United States’ trading partners, carries an echo of another moment when an advanced Western economy threw up walls around itself. Like Brexit, Britain’s fateful vote nearly nine years ago to leave the European Union, Mr. Trump’s tariffs …

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How Trump Supercharged Distrust, Driving U.S. Allies Away

How Trump Supercharged Distrust, Driving U.S. Allies Away

The F-35, a fifth-generation fighter, was developed in partnership with eight countries, making it a model of international cooperation. When President Trump introduced its successor, the F-47, he praised its strengths — and said the version sold to allies would be deliberately downgraded. That made sense, Mr. Trump said last …

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Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Scapegoat and an Opportunity

Egypt Sees Its Refugees as a Scapegoat and an Opportunity

In easier times for Egypt’s refugees, Azza Mostafa, a pro-government TV anchor, had nothing but generous words for the many thousands of Syrians who had built new lives in Egypt after their own country imploded into civil war in 2011. “I’d like to say to our Syrian families and our …

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Will Meta’s Plan to End Fact Checking Work Politically?

Will Meta’s Plan to End Fact Checking Work Politically?

Following the political winds Meta’s bombshell announcement on Tuesday that it would end its fact-checking program was widely read as a major shift in policy meant to please President-elect Donald Trump and other conservatives. In reality, the move was probably less radical than it initially seemed. But the turn still …

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