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US president-elect nominates Lutnick, a Wall Street investment firm CEO, to lead his ‘tariff and trade agenda’. United States President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Howard Lutnick, a billionaire and head of the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, as the next US secretary of commerce. In a statement on Tuesday, Trump hailed Lutnick – who has served … Read more
Former ESPN sportscaster Sage Steele was showing her support for President-elect Donald Trump at this past weekend’s UFC event with her MAGA-inspired jewelry. Steele, who joined Trump on the campaign trail at a town hall gathering in Pennsylvania last month, was one of the many celebrities in attendance at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for UFC … Read more
The Walmart logo is seen outside of one of its stores in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images Walmart raised its forecast on Tuesday, as its customers bought more discretionary merchandise, ordered more deliveries to their homes and started their holiday shopping. The discounter now expects net sales will grow between 4.8% … Read more
Reuters The UN peacekeeping agency in southern Lebanon says four of its troops were injured when a rocket hit a base, one of three separate incidents in which its troops and bases came under fire on Tuesday. Four Ghanaian peacekeepers were injured, with three requiring hospital treatment, after a rocket struck a base in the … Read more
The son of Norway’s crown princess, Mette-Marit, has been arrested on suspicion of rape, Norwegian police confirmed Tuesday. Marius Borg Høiby, 27, is the eldest son of Mette-Marit and the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Prince Haakon. He was born prior to the princess’s 2001 marriage to the crown prince, and therefore … Read more
Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, was arrested on Monday. His lawyer denied the accusation and said his client was cooperating with the authorities.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday — a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration.
Donald Trump, fresh off an election win earlier this month that capped a stunning comeback, is quickly announcing plans for an emboldened new administration. Trump’s first term as president between 2017 and 2021 was marked by heavy turnover, and he made strategic use at times of having people serve in an acting capacity in cabinet-level … Read more
A powerful new documentary is exposing the harsh realities faced by women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. The film, “Bread & Roses,” is directed by Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani, produced by Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and executive produced by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. Mani details the grim reality faced by millions of women in Afghanistan under Taliban … Read more
Mazyouna, a 12-year-old girl from Gaza, is suffering from life-changing injuries following an Israeli strike on her home in June. Mazyouna’s family, along with NGO’s, activists and healthcare workers, have been calling on Israel to allow her to leave the Gaza strip for reconstructive treatment, but so far to no avail.