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December 24, 2024

Trump extends deadline on E.U. amid tariff threat
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Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90
Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author of the 1960s and ’70s whose “Against Our Will” was a landmark and intensely debated bestseller about sexual assault, has died. She was 90. Brownmiller, who had been ill, died Saturday at a New York hospital, according to Emily Jane Goodman, a retired New York State Supreme Court…
ASEAN set to create permanent Myanmar envoy in bid to end crisis
KUALA LUMPUR/COLOMBO — Southeast Asian leaders are expected to endorse the appointment of a permanent special envoy for Myanmar at their summit on Monday, in a major shift from the bloc’s current practice of rotating representatives annually and in recognition of the deepening crisis in the civil war-ravaged country. ASEAN foreign ministers agreed to the…
Five years later, the spot where rge Floyd died is filled with memories but calm
MINNEAPOLIS — On Sunday, five years since the day rge Floyd was killed, the Minneapolis square named for him was overflowing. Hundreds gathered, as they have throughout recent days, with tears and renewed calls for justice for the man who died under a police officer’s knee while a crowd pleaded for him to stop. Visitors…
Japan vulnerable to Trump tariffs due to limited policy arsenal: BNP Paribas
TOKYO — Japanese authorities have only a limited fiscal and monet arsenal to draw on as they fight to support Asia’s No. 2 economy in the face of a barrage of U.S. trade tariffs, according to BNP Paribas. “There’s very little room to maneuver with fiscal or monet policy to support growth,” Isabelle Mateos y…
Trump delays 50% tariffs on E.U. to July 9
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he agreed to an extension on the 50% tariff deadline on the European Union until July 9. “I received a call today from Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, requesting an extension on the June 1st deadline on the 50% Tariff with respect to Trade and…
U.S. beats Switzerland 1-0 in overtime for historic hockey world championship
STOCKHOLM — The United States prevailed over Switzerland 1-0 in overtime of the final of the ice hockey world championship Sunday. Tage Thompson wristed a shot past goaltender Leonardo Genoni from the top of the right circle for the winner 2:02 into overtime with the 40th shot on goal. Logan Cooley and Brady Skjei provided…
Five years since rge Floyd and Zelenskyy criticizes the ‘silence of America’: Weekend Rundown
For 9 minutes and 29 seconds on May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee and the weight of his body against rge Floyd’s neck, killing him as people watched. The murder prompted vows to deal with America’s deep-seated racial injustices. Five years later, many lawmakers, companies and institutions have rowed back…
China must rein in overcapacity to avoid a global backlash
Yoosuk Kim is the President of the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies, a Seoul-based think tank focused on global affairs, economic security and technology-driven innovation. Mounting concerns have emerged around China’s industrial overcapacity. Yet this is not a conventional case of supply exceeding demand. It reflects a structural imbalance of global proportions — one that threatens…