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House Republican leaders on Tuesday quietly moved to shield their members from having to vote on whether to end President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, tucking language into a procedural measure that effectively removed their chamber’s ability to undo the levies.The maneuver was a tacit acknowledgment of how politically toxic the issue had become for their party, and another example of how the all-Republican Congress is ceding its power to the executive branch.In this case, Republican leaders did so using a particularly unusual contortion: They essentially declared the rest of the year one long day, nullifying a law…

Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. have executed a settlement over a pair of class-action lawsuits related to an alleged industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread. The $500 million settlement was announced last year. The lawyers involved in the case say the agreement was executed on Jan. 31, though it is still subject to court approval in Ontario and Quebec.Loblaw and George Weston are paying a combined $404 million, with the remaining $96 million accounted for through Loblaw’s gift card program announced in 2017.The class-action lawsuits allege the defendants conspired to fix the price…

FULL TEXT OF A JOINT UNITED STATES-UKRAINIAN STATEMENT AFTER TALKS IN SAUDI ARABIA:Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – under the gracious hospitality of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – the United States and Ukraine took important steps toward restoring durable peace for Ukraine.Representatives of both nations praised the bravery of the Ukrainian people in defence of their nation and agreed that now is the time to begin a process toward lasting peace.The Ukrainian delegation reiterated the Ukrainian people’s strong gratitude to President Trump, the US Congress and the people of the United States for making possible meaningful progress toward peace.Ukraine…

President Trump made a lot of promises on the campaign trail last year. Investors and business leaders enthusiastically cheered some, like lower taxes and relaxed regulation, and expressed wariness about others, like tariffs and reduced immigration.But when Mr. Trump won the election, there was little sign of that ambivalence: Stock prices soared, as did measures of business optimism.Investors at the time offered a simple explanation: They believed Mr. Trump, backed by a Republican-controlled Congress, would follow through on the parts of his agenda that they liked and scale back the more disruptive policies like tariffs if financial markets started to…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum products from Canada would be doubled to 50%.This comes in response to Ontario’s decision to impose a 25% tax on imported US electricity, which has increased trade tensions between the two neighbouring countries.Both parties continue to engage in a tit-for-tat trade war, despite potential consequences for economic stability and future cooperation.Tariffs take center stagePresident Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that he has directed his commerce secretary to impose an additional 25% tariff on steel and aluminum products from Canada, effective Wednesday morning.Trump…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldThe Canadian province of Ontario suspended a surcharge on exports of power to the US hours after President Donald Trump blamed it for his plan to double tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Canada to 50 per cent.Ontario premier Doug Ford said on Tuesday afternoon that he would suspend the 25 per cent surcharge following a “productive” conversation with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. Ford said he would meet Lutnick and US trade representative Jamieson Greer in Washington later…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Barclays could have “written better” a letter setting out Jes Staley’s relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, the former bank boss has claimed, as he blamed it and regulators for the ensuing fallout that cost him his job and reputation.Staley, Barclays’ former chief executive, told a London court that “we wouldn’t be here today” if the Financial Conduct Authority had been “more explicit” about the information it sought from the UK bank. The FCA asked Barclays in August 2019 to explain in…

In his first meeting with top executives from PepsiCo, W.K. Kellogg, General Mills and other large companies, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, bluntly told them that a top priority would be eliminating artificial dyes from the nation’s food supply.At the Monday meeting, Mr. Kennedy emphasized that it was a “strong desire and urgent priority” of the new Trump administration to rid the food system of artificial colorings.In addition, he warned the companies that they should anticipate significant change as a result of his quest for “getting the worst ingredients out” of food, according to a letter from the…

Directed by Evren Odcikin for Soho Rep, “The Great Privation” rummages around in the tainted soil of the United States and pulls up some shameful old skeletons for inspection. From the start, though, a defiant light radiates through this tale, and comedy shares space with disquietude. Warm, dexterous central performances from Lucas-Perry and Vickerie (a graduate student at Juilliard making her Off Broadway debut) have a lot to do with that.Informed by the history of Black bodies being used without consent in medical research, the play takes place on the same plot of land two centuries apart. In the 1800s,…

Scarlett Johansson does her best to maintain a work-life balance, even if it upsets some fans.In an exclusive to InStyle Magazine for their cover this month, the “Black Widow” star said her long-standing personal policy has been to not take photos with fans if she’s not at an event.”It really offends a lot of people. It doesn’t mean I’m not appreciative, of course, that people are fans, or happy to see me. But I always say to people, ‘I’m not working,’” she explained.SCARLETT JOHANSSON JOKES THAT PRENUP REQUIRES HUSBAND COLIN JOST TO APPEAR IN ALL HER FILMS Scarlett Johansson says…