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“They all want to make a deal,” Trump said. “But they’ll be fair deals. They’ll never be ripping deals.”The Trump administration has spoken to at least 90 countries to negotiate trade deals after the president recently imposed a drastic baseline and mutual tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on April 23.At the executive order signing ceremony at the Oval Office, President Donald Trump asked Lutnick how many countries reached out to mediate trade deals. The secretary said 90 US trading partners had contacted the administration so far.”They all want to make a deal,” the president said. “But they’re going to…
The White House has confirmed that tariff exemptions for automakers are being considered amid concerns over economic impacts.President Donald Trump is considering potential tariff exemptions for automakers. White House officials were confirmed by the Epoch Times on April 23rd.Officials have not provided details, but similar 25% tariffs on auto parts that will take effect by May 3 are concerned as car manufacturers and suppliers are raising concerns about the Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on imported passenger cars and mild trucks.Representative of almost every major automaker, Alliance for Automotive Innovation has become the leading voice of pushback. In a previous official…
TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – New details were released Wednesday regarding students who are believed to be responsible for the deadly mass shooting at Florida State University. Tallahassee police said 20-year-old Pheonix Ikner remained hospitalized Wednesday with serious injuries but is expected to survive. A man armed with an attack rifle on busy Brandon Street was killed by deputies: HCSO Officials say Ichner was shot in the jaw once after refusing to comply with the officer’s orders. There was no clear timeline for Ichner’s discharge from the hospital yet. However, he will be formally charged upon release. Police were unable to…
DELTONA, Fla. (WFLA) – A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on multiple felony charges after saying he tried to poison his adoptive mother with bleach. It was the morning of April 19th that the boy’s 77-year-old mother went to the kitchen of his house in Volsia County to drink milk. But after pouring milk into a glass and taking a sip, she was soon hit by a “strong chemical taste,” senators told NBC affiliate Wesh. Mom accused after a Florida boy was shaken and accused him of amber alert by adduction: police The other son of the woman was at…
Military combat products also earned revenue.General Dynamics’ profits rose more than 27% in the first quarter as its aerospace business plans to begin delivering new long-range executive jets later this summer.Based in Reston, Virginia, aerospace and military contractors provide a wide range of products and services to the US Department of Defense and other US government agencies, as well as private sector and commercial customers around the world.During a conference call with Wall Street Analysts on April 23, General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic said that the company’s four business segments saw revenue and revenue increase compared to a year ago.…
Fatima Hussein and Chris Megalian WASHINGTON (AP) – Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent levelled harsh criticism of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday despite attempting to reassure nervous investors that the US would maintain its global leadership role. “America doesn’t mean only America,” he said in a speech to the International Financial Research Institute, where he also pledged to support the core mission of multilateral banks. “On the contrary, it is a call for deeper cooperation and mutual respect between trading partners.” Bessent said the IMF and the World Bank were “a shortage,” but stopped calling for…
BRAENTON, Fla. (WFLA) – Republican voters in Manatee County elected Trent Wayman as state commissioner in the August primary. Jacqueline Heisse also won the election for women on the state board. These two positions serve as important liaisons between local and national parties. A few months later they were told they had been removed from the office. Hegseth creates a make-up studio for the Pentagon “There was no legitimate procedure. There was no hearing for us,” Weyman said. State Republican Speaker Evan Power sent a letter saying they were in office after the Florida GOP Complaint Committee and a turnaround…
News AnalysisChinese exporters are rushing to find domestic buyers of consumer goods as orders dried up during a trade war that escalates from the US.On Chinese social media platforms, exporters took part in the domestic consumer livestream market, initially trying to offload products for foreign customers. Production is slowing or halting in some factories.Chinese e-commerce giant Raft has launched plans to help exporters pivot towards the domestic market, but some experts say domestic Chinese consumers can’t fill the gap.If the trade war continues, “damage to China’s economy will be much greater than the impact on the US economy,” Wang, a…
Spring and summer are traditionally hot months for home buying, but some buyers with student loan debt may encounter unexpected problems. Nearly 10 million federal student loan borrowers face delinquency, potentially reducing their credit scores by 150 points, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on March 26th. This is why this is happening and what borrowers can do. Why the arrears are rising From March 2020 to September 2023, federal student loan payments were suspended as an emergency pandemic measure. To move borrowers to repayment, the Biden administration created a 12-month student loan…
Members of the Florida family were interesting on Wednesday thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis.Around noon in the eastern part of Republican lawmakers in the state began receiving text messages. “It’s Governor Desantis. The leaders of the Florida home are working with Democrats to hamper our agenda and Florida’s success,” he read. “Call your state representative…and tell them to stand with people and me to keep Florida free!” Florida House lawmakers have been repealed by phone, three elected officials told The Times/Herald. The text, according to the fundraising web page, states that “Restore Our Nation (Ron) PAC is a Desantis-related committee…