Hong KongChina announced a number of steps, including its own tariffs of 10% to 15% on certain U.S. items, in prompt retaliation Tuesday as a 10% U.S. duty on Chinese goods went into force. According to the government, China will begin enforcing a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars, and pickup trucks on February 10 and a 15% tax on coal and liquefied natural gas on February 10. The Chinese declaration was made just minutes after the U.S. tax, which was the only one to proceed after President Donald Trump halted 25% tariffs he had set on imports from Canada and Mexico, went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET. A trade war between the two largest economies in the world might spin out of control if tit-for-tat tariffs with China are not prevented. "The Customs T...

Hong KongChina announced a number of steps, including its own tariffs of 10% to 15% on certain U.S. items, in prompt retaliation Tuesday as a 10% U.S. duty on Chinese goods went into force. According to the government, China will begin enforcing a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars, and pickup trucks on February 10 and a 15% tax on coal and liquefied natural gas on February 10. Minutes after the U.S. tax went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET, China made its announcement. The United States and China, the two largest economies in the world, run the risk of escalating into a trade war if tit-for-tat tariffs are not prevented. "The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, China's Cabinet, said in a statement that this unilateral tariff hike by the U.S. ...

Hong KongAs soon as a 10% U.S. duty on Chinese imports went into force on Tuesday, China announced its own 10% to 15% duties on a number of U.S. items in retaliation. According to the government, China will begin enforcing a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars, and pickup trucks on February 10 and a 15% tax on coal and liquefied natural gas on February 10. Minutes after the U.S. tax went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET, China made its announcement. "The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, China's Cabinet, said in a statement that this unilateral tariff hike by the U.S. side seriously violates World Trade Organization rules, does nothing to solve its own problems, and undermines normal China U.S. economic and trade cooperation." Citing border se...

With the tagline "COWBOY CARTER TOUR 2025" and a video showing a lit-up sign with the same inscription, Beyonc revealed a new tour early on Sunday. Beginning in Los Angeles in April, the tour will travel to Chicago, the New York region, Houston, Atlanta, Washington, London, and Paris. General tickets go on sale on February 14 after the presale activities start on February 11. Due to the California wildfires, Beyonc postponed her January 14 announcement. She stated that her charity, BeyGOOD, was contributing $2.5 million to help families in Altadena and Pasadena. During the halftime show of a Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game on Christmas Day, Beyoncé began by performing songs from her album Cowboy Carter. The performance was made accessible on Netflix as a stand-alone special, and t...

Last Thursday, officials sentenced a man from Georgia to 475 years in jail for aiding dog fights and mistreating animals, including 107 dogs that were taken from his property in November 2022. Jessica K. Rock, a special assistant United States attorney located in Georgia and state animal crimes resource prosecutor, said via email Monday that it is the longest known sentence involving dog fighting anywhere. Defendant Vincent Lemark Burrell, 57, disputed in court that he was participating in dog fighting, according to Rock's email. Burrell might file an appeal, but it was unclear. A voicemail left Monday night was not immediately answered by his lawyer. The case began in 2022 when a delivery worker for Amazon told police that multiple canines on the defendant's home in Dallas, Georgia, which...

Even though Donald Trump made last-minute agreements with some of the country's closest allies that allowed him to back down from his earlier threats, the effects of his long-promised promise to use tariffs as a political tool began to become clear on Monday. Trump declared on Sunday that he will impose 10% tariffs on China, a political adversary, and a wide 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico, two allies of the United States. Even if the action was anticipated, it nevertheless raised concerns about the growing prices of commodities throughout the American economy. Trump ran on a platform of cutting expenses and reducing inflation, which makes that worry especially strong. According to Yale University's Budget Lab, Trump's tariff ideas would reduce the purchasing power of American households b...

CHARLOTTE, NC: Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) will soon offer a new nonstop flight option for tourists seeking an inexpensive means of getting to Florida's Gulf Coast. Beginning on May 2, 2025, Frontier Airlines will provide direct flights between Charlotte and Tampa International Airport (TPA). Flights will initially run twice a week, but starting on May 22, 2025, service will increase to four times a week. The low-cost airline wants to give passengers in North Carolina more affordable options for their 2025 travel plans. According to Josh Flyr, vice president of network and operations design at Frontier Airlines, this new route will give North Carolina customers additional affordable and easy travel options when they plan their trips in 2025. We are starting the second pha...

In order to better distribute regular cash to regular individuals, President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would establish a sovereign wealth fund, which would be a collection of assets similar to those found in other nations. However, comprehensive information about the fund's operation was not readily available. During a ceremony in the Oval Office, Trump made the news. During his 2024 presidential campaign, he had proposed the establishment of such a fund. At the event, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave a quick overview of the fund. "It will be a combination of liquid assets, assets that we have in this country as we work ... to bring them out for the American people," he stated. According to Trump, the process of establishing up the fund, which might take up to a year to or...

According to current and former FBI officials who spoke to NBC News, FBI executives considered defying Justice Department orders that they provide the names of FBI officers engaged in Capitol riot cases, but finally determined they had to go by what attorneys considered a legal order. Sending just the names of managers and top executives was one of the solutions that were being considered. However, the FBI's general counsel determined that the Trump Justice Department's request for all of the names was lawful and that cooperation was mandatory. The decision was made in response to a letter of complaint that former FBI Director William Webster and the FBI Agents Association, an organization that represents agents, submitted to congressional leaders last Friday, denouncing the dismissal of e...

President of Washington,Elon Musk, a wealthy supporter, has been granted access to key Treasury payment systems that transfer trillions of dollars, and Donald Trump has attempted to freeze up to hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds. Top FBI leaders, federal prosecutors, and agency watchdogs involved in the Jan. 6 investigation have been fired by Trump and his administration. The U.S. Agency for International Development, which annually distributes tens of billions of dollars in congressionally approved funding to foreign partners, is now the target of Trump and Musk's attack. Members of Congress have some degree of oversight or direct authority in each of these areas. However, Trump has consistently avoided them. Trump, who is at the peak of his political power after winning th...