Washington Foreign leaders would be better off as America's enemy than its ally, if they have learnt anything from Donald Trump's presidency. Trump has so far insulted Canada, pushed Denmark over Greenland's future, intimidated Colombia into returning undocumented immigrants on his terms, and threatened to take the famous canal from Panama, which is a source of immense pride for the country. To varied degrees, they are all partners or allies of the United States. According to the State Department's own website, Panama is a democratic partner that collaborates with the US to further shared objectives. Reports promoting a counternarcotics plan the two nations had developed, or at least had under Joe Biden's administration, were posted on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Colombia. The web...

Washington Foreign leaders would be better off as America's enemy than its ally, if they have learnt anything from Donald Trump's presidency. Trump has so far played hardball with Denmark over Greenland's future, insulted Canada, intimidated Colombia into repatriating undocumented immigrants on his terms, and threatened to take the famous canal from Panama, which is a source of immense pride for the country. To varied degrees, they are all partners or allies of the United States. According to the State Department's own website, Panama is a democratic partner that collaborates with the United States to further shared objectives. According to reports on the website of the U.S. embassy in Colombia, the two countries had developed a counternarcotics policy, or at least they did during Joe Bi...

According to a readout of their discussion, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President Jos Ra l Mulinoin over the weekend, according to State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce. According to Bruce, Rubio informed Mulino of President Donald Trump's worries about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal and made it clear that the current situation is intolerable and that, in the absence of quick changes, the United States would have to take the required steps to defend its rights under the Treaty. A request for comment on whether military force may be included in "necessary measures" was not immediately answered by the State Department. Trump listed gaining control of Greenland and the Panama Canal as two of his objectives for his second term, and he did not rule out using mil...

NEW YORK After A. Bartlett Giamatti passed away in 1989, Fay Vincent became an unexpected commissioner of baseball. Three years later, he was fired by owners who wanted to have a labor dispute with the players. He was eighty-six. According to his wife Christina, Vincent suffered from bleeding issues after undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for bladder cancer. He passed away on Saturday at a hospital in Vero Beach, Florida, after requesting that his treatment be discontinued. According to a statement from current commissioner Rob Manfred, Mr. Vincent served the game throughout a period of many difficulties and was proud of his affiliation with our national sport throughout his life. Vincent, a retired lawyer who had resided in Vero Beach and New Canaan, Connecticut, for thirty years, h...

The shell shock experienced by American consumers is understandable. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost of a dozen eggs in the United States has increased by 50% in the last year, and the cost growth seems to have accelerated since November, the month Donald Trump was elected president. According to data gathered by the NIQ consumer research company, the price of a dozen yolks in the week ending January 18 was $5.29, a significant increase from February 2024 when it was just over $3.50 per dozen. According to BLS data, the cost of a dozen eggs increased somewhat to $3.65 in November and then to $4.15 in December. According to market analysts and economists, the extremely contagious bird flu that has decimated the chicken population and decreased eg...

The city of Philadelphia An air ambulance transporting six people crashed Friday night close to a mall in northeast Philadelphia, killing multiple people, including one person in a car. Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales, co-pilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla, Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, patient Valentina Guzman Murillo, and her mother, Lizeth Murillo Ozuna, were the six individuals on board. No one on board is believed to have survived, according to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance. Not all of the victims' information were made public right away. Mayor Cherelle Parker stated during a news briefing on Sunday that there were now 22 injured people on the ground, where many "dwellings and vehicles" were affected. Three of the 22 are in critical condition, and five ar...

Kevin Durant referred to it as "crazy." Bill Simmons, the founder of Ringer, called it "the most shocking trade I think in the history of the NBA." Dirk Nowitzki, a legend of the Dallas Mavericks, could only produce one emoji: As fans and commentators attempt to process a move so strange that many at first did not think it was genuine, the blockbuster trade to transfer NBA star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers has evoked a mixture of disbelief, disgust, and perplexity. Shams Charania, the league's in-house scoopmaster, revealed the news shortly after midnight on Sunday. Even NBA players made jokes and conjectured that Charania's account had been compromised because the transfer was so abrupt and surprising. He had to stress that the sale was on more than an hour later: "It's 1000% re...

WASHINGTON Right now, tariffs are making headlines. What they are and what you should know about them are as follows: Tariffs are a tax on imports Usually, tariffs are assessed as a percentage of the purchase price that a buyer makes from a foreign vendor. At 328 ports of entry throughout the United States, Customs and Border Protection officers collect duties. Tariff rates in the United States vary; for example, they are typically 2.5% on passenger automobiles and 6% on golf shoes. For nations with which the US has trade agreements, tariffs may be reduced. For instance, Trump's US-Mexico-Canada trade pact allows the majority of commodities to travel freely between the US, Mexico, and Canada. Tariffs are typically viewed by mainstream economists as an ineffective means of government rev...