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Iran War Updates: Trump Meets With Cabinet Over Whether to Intensify Iran Strikes - The New York Times

Iran War Updates: Trump Meets With Cabinet Over Whether to Intensify Iran Strikes The recent escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran has sparked a heated debate about the potential consequences of military action. With the Trump administration considering intensifying strikes against Iranian targets, the international community is holding its breath, waiting to see how the situation will unfold. The meeting between President Trump and his cabinet members is a critical step in determining the course of action, and the outcome could have far-reaching implications for global stability and security. Introduction to the Conflict The conflict between the United States and Iran has been simmering for decades, with periods of heightened tensions and relative calm. However, the recent drone strike that killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani marked a significant turning point in the relationship between the two nations. The attack sparked outrage in Iran, wit...
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Linda Yaccarino Announces Resignation From Elon Musk's X.

In a surprising move, the CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino announced her resignation just a few months after the social media platform became the property of the billionaire's AI startup xAI.  In a statement on the platform Wednesday, the former NBCUniversal advertising chief said she had "decided to step down as CEO of X" after what she characterized as "two incredible years" at the help of one major transformation. Yaccarino's resignation from the social media company will only add to the turbulence in Musk's sprawling business including plummeting sales at his electric car company, Tesla, and AI-related controversies. Musk is also engaged in a war of words with United States President Donald Trump. She gave no details as to why. X and Yaccarino did not respond to requests for comment. The resignation came a day after Grok, the AI chatbot created by xAI, made posts on the platform mentioning Adolf Hitler. Posts were deleted after the worsening public backlas...
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Donald Trump threatens to impose new tariffs on six countries, including Iraq and the Philippines.

US President Donald Trump has issued a new round of tariff letters to the six countries of Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, and the Philippines. The letters were sent out on Wednesday. They propose tariff levels of 30 percent on Algeria and Iraq, 25 percent on Brunei, Libya, and Moldova, and 20 percent on the Philippines—the highest among the trading partners announced this Wednesday. Implementation of the tariffs is slated for August 1. The letters went up on Truth Social a few days after the expiration of the 90-day negotiating period in which the baseline levy had been 10 percent. Trump is letting the countries bargain more before his August 1 deadline but is insisting that no extensions will be made for any countries that receive letters. The US reports a trade inequality with six countries. According to the Census Bureau, last year the US had a trade imbalance in goods of 1.4 billion dollars with Algeria, 5.9 billion with Iraq, 900 million with Libya, 4.9 billion with the P...
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Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has started providing advice as a senior adviser to Goldman Sachs.

Goldman Sachs, with its senior department already crowded with a multitude of policymaking luminaries, now has the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom added as a senior advisor, a move that combines uncertainty regarding geopolitical and regulatory matters. Named on Tuesday was the appointment of Sunak by the investment bank. Sunak, who remains a member of Parliament, representing a seat in northern England under the Conservative Party, was a Goldman analyst in the early 2000s before transitioning to work for several hedge funds. In his former career in financial service and the wealth of his wife, at a time when her father was a co-founder of Indian IT services company Infosys, Sunak became the richest-ever British prime minister, thus rendering him susceptible to criticism that he "cannot understand" most voters in the UK. He has stayed out of the limelight since resigning as leader of the Conservative Party following its worst electoral defeat in over a century in...
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