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- The Daily Beast
Kremlin Embarrasses Trump With Truth About U.S. Teacher Marc Fogel’s Release
The deal Donald Trump brokered with Russia to release American school teacher Marc Fogel on Tuesday was, in fact, a prisoner swap—even though the president had tried to suggest otherwise. The Russian man freed in the deal is Alexander Vinnik, 45, who stands accused of laundering billions through the digital currency exchange website he ran, an unnamed U.S. official told The New York Times on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Kremlin told reporters earlier on Wednesday that the U.S. had released
- The Canadian Press
Former intelligence adviser fears Trump may leverage intel sharing against Canada
OTTAWA — A former top intelligence adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he fears the U.S. might put intelligence sharing on the table in talks about the state of Canada's defence spending.
- The Daily Beast
‘Does He Understand Money?’: Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal Slams Donald Trump’s Intellect
Rupert Murdoch’s editorial writing team at the Wall Street Journal says America’s gold decor-loving, cash-carrying billionaire president doesn’t understand how money actually works. On Tuesday, U.S. consumer price inflation unexpectedly rose to 3 percent, prompting an excitable post from Donald Trump on his social media platform Truth Social saying that interest rates should be lowered and that this would go “hand in hand with upcoming Tariffs!!!” “Does President Trump understand money? ... the
- People
Father of 4 Shot Dead, Girlfriend ‘Badly Beaten’ After Approaching Man Parked Over Their Driveway: Police
Trevor Hughes had just returned home from work and just wanted to go inside and sleep but couldn't park because a man was blocking his driveway, police allege
- Hello!
Simon Cowell's appearance concerns fans as Britain's Got Talent judge suffers mishap
Simon Cowell's appearance raised concern amongst Britain's Got Talent fans as the music mogul appeared to have suffered an accident with his razor, leaving a gap in his facial hair
- The Canadian Press
Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would take
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes erasing the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the countries and alleviating the need for tariffs he's threatened against one of America's top allies and trading partners.
- CBC
Trump complains about Canada — but new data shows spike in U.S. drugs and guns coming north
President Donald Trump claims he's targeting Canada with punishing tariffs on all our goods because he's concerned about the country's supposedly lax approach to fentanyl and migrants.But new data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) shows Canada has a reason to worry about what's pouring in from the U.S.There's been an influx of illegal American drugs and guns, which experts and law enforcement say are fuelling crime, death and addiction on this side of the border, too.CBSA is seizing
- People
Grimes Says Son X Æ A-Xii 'Should Not Be in Public Like This' After Learning Elon Musk Brought Him to Oval Office
Grimes' 4-year-old son with Musk was seen making faces and grabbing at his father during a press conference in the White House
- BuzzFeed
"There’s One Country You Cannot Pay Me To Visit Again.": This Black Travel Creator Went Viral For Sharing The Country Where She's Experienced The Most Racism
"I had beer thrown at me, and then I was called a 'disgusting black woman.'"
- CBC
Tariffs atop tariffs? White House says levies on Canada would be cumulative
If the U.S. were to proceed with all the tariffs it's threatening next month, there's no way they'd all be compounded atop each other into one astronomical total, right? Wrong, says the Trump administration.The White House said Tuesday that should all its trade actions take effect in March, it would indeed pile tariff on top of tariff, to reach the larger number of 50 per cent on some items.At the moment, the U.S. is threatening two actions: a worldwide tariff of 25 per cent on steel and aluminu
- BuzzFeed
"Imagine Getting Called Out By The Pope For Being A Horrible Person": People Are Ridiculing JD Vance For Being So Confidently Wrong That He Was Apparently Corrected By The Pope Himself
"I’m not even that Catholic but the thought of the pope calling me out personally would be HUMILIATING."
- HuffPost
Trump Mocked After Blaming Bad Inflation Report On Biden
One social media user noted that Trump also took credit when the stock market was up under Biden, and asked, “How does anyone take this guy seriously?”
- The Daily Beast
Melania Goes Into Hiding as Trump Floods the Zone
First lady Melania Trump has not been seen or heard from since the end of last month, despite her husband flooding the zone. Melania was last seen by President Donald Trump’s side in North Carolina on Jan. 24, when she accompanied him on a tour of the Hurricane Helene disaster site. The same day, she watched as her husband partook in a very tense handshake with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after touching down in the state to survey the damage caused by the wildfires there. And this, or Newsom pl
- The Daily Beast
‘Morning Joe’ Unmasks Trump’s Newest Smokescreen: ‘This Is Insane!’
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough isn’t letting go of the theory that President Donald Trump’s Gaza comments are a “smokescreen” for something more sinister. The Morning Joe panel was discussing Trump doubling down on his potentially illegal plans for the embattled region when host Scarborough suggested something murky is going on behind closed doors. “Again, I think we were talking in the break about Gaza. So much of that I still think is a smoke screen for something else. I could be completely wrong.
- Futurism
Elon Musk Acting Strangely as He Stammers Through Oval Office Appearance
On Tuesday, Donald Trump gave a press conference out of the Oval Office, joined by his "First Buddy" and anti-federal spending hatchetman Elon Musk, who, looking a little worse for wear, became the center of attention for all the wrong reasons. When Trump handed the stage to Musk to talk about what his so-called Department of Government Efficiency was achieving, the world's richest man stumbled into a strange and rambling monologue, replete with such zingers like, "Some of the things I say will
- HuffPost
Donald Trump’s Turn Of Phrase On Ukraine Is Slammed On Social Media
The president received a stark reminder.
- The Daily Beast
Jake Tapper Calls BS on Trump’s Claim Kennedy Center Vote Was ‘Unanimous’
The vote by board members of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to make Donald Trump chairman was not unanimous, CNN’s Jake Tapper reported Wednesday, despite Trump’s claim to the contrary. According to Tapper, who appeared on AC360, “there were some votes that were abstentions” and “there were some votes against.” It’s unclear if the vote was anonymous.
- The Canadian Press
Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages
BEIJING (AP) — Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier.
- Yahoo News Canada
Doug Ford's PCs slip in latest polls as controversies continue to pile up after calling an early Ontario election: 'Failure of judgement'
From Doug Ford's hot mic moment, to limiting journalists' questions, the Progressive Conservatives have hit a rocky stretch in their re-election campaign
- The Daily Beast
Dark MAGA Elon Musk Overshadows Trump During Rambling Oval Office Press Conference
Elon Musk was the center of attention in the Oval Office on Tuesday as he and Donald Trump offered a bizarre and rambling defense of their efforts to dismantle large chunks of the federal government through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The world’s richest man, who donned his “dark MAGA” cap for the occasion, towered over a seated Trump as he fielded questions from reporters. Musk appeared at ease, his young son perched on his shoulders, as he argued that he and his t