Venezuela plans to resume accepting U.S. deportation flights
The family of an 18-year-old Venezuelan national who was deported from the US said that they thought Trump was after someone who killed people in the US. “I thought he was after someone who had killed people in the US,” said Carlos Daniel Tern’s mother. She said that she imagined Trump was after someone who had killed people in the US.
The prime minister of Australia said that they wouldn’t retaliate against the US tariffs
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that his government will not retaliate against the US tariffs on Australian steel and aluminum. This comes after US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed a 25% tariff on imports of steel and aluminum. The UK has opted to not retaliate against Trump’s tariff because they were “pragmatic”, British PM Keir Starmer said.
The president bought a car with Musk at the White House
US President Donald Trump said that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been treated unfairly by a “very small group of people”. “He can’t be penalized for being a patriot, and he’s a great patriot, and he’s also done an incredible job with Tesla,” Trump added. Protesters on Monday protested against the takeover of the federal government by Musk.
The DOJ still believes that the company should be broken up
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is proposing to require Google to give up its Chrome web search engine. The proposal would also require Apple to stop paying partners for preferential treatment of Google’s search engine. It further requires Google to notIFY federal and state officials before proceeding with investments in artificial intelligence (AI).
The editor of the Washington Post quit because of the new opinions of Jeff Bezos
World’s richest person Jeff Bezos, in a memo to Post staff, asked them to not write about personal liberty or free markets for now. He added that the newspaper will be “a place of freedom of the press”. This comes after Bezos ordered Post journalists not to write on topics related to his personal life, including Amazon and his wife MacKenzie Bezos.
5 minerals inUkraine may be part of a deal with the U.S
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit the US next week to sign a framework agreement with the US that will allow the country to share in its mineral wealth, the White House said. Zelenskyy was expected to sign the agreement during his visit to the US on Wednesday. The US reportedly holds about 5% of global rare earth metal reserves.
ThomsonReuters won an early court battle over fair use
A US judge has ruled that an artificial intelligence firm could not use copyright-protected content from law firm Westlaw’s website, a ruling that could have a major effect on AI firms. “We are pleased that the court granted summary judgment in our favour,” Westlaw said. It added that the copied content will not be used without the firm’s consent.
Security questions swirl after Musk team views data
US President Donald Trump’s administration will reportedly cut the staff at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) by nearly 300 employees to 290. The elimination of USAID has focused primarily on global public health projects that have received bipartisan support, reports said. USAID delivers humanitarian aid and economic development funding around the world.
A US Treasury analysis considers the DOGE staff as an “Insider Threat”
Elon Musk had invited several staff members of his own team to join his leadership meetings and kept them out of the loop on decision-making, WIRED reported. As many as three of Musk’s employees, including Senior Adviser Steve Davis, had reportedly been invited but they didn’t show. The report comes after US Senator Ron Wyden requested details about Musk’s team’s access to US payment systems.
USPS suspends parcels from Hong Kong
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending the exemption on import duties for some products made in China. Small packages of less than 800 grams are not subject to import duties under de minimis rule, which went into effect in 1930. The move is expected to hurt discount e-commerce platforms like Temu and Shein.