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Weakness in sentiment reflects a deterioration in expectations for the future across multiple facets of the economy, including personal finances, employment, inflation.Consumer sentiment in the United States has plunged to a nearly two-and-a-half-year low, and inflation expectations have soared amid worries that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which have ignited a trade war, would boost prices and undercut the economy. The deterioration in sentiment in March and inflation expectations reported by the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers on Friday were across political party affiliations with consumers saying “frequent gyrations in economic policies make it very difficult for consumers to…

Senator Chuck Schumer’s sudden decision on Thursday to support a Republican-written bill to avert a government shutdown so enraged his fellow Democrats that some were already talking about primary challenges to the 74-year-old Democratic leader from New York.The eruption of anger about Mr. Schumer’s seeming surrender thrust into public view a generational divide that has emerged as one of the Democratic Party’s deepest and most consequential rifts.Younger Democrats are chafing at and increasingly complaining about what they see as the feebleness of the old guard’s efforts to push back against President Trump. They are second-guessing how the party’s leaders —…

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The top diplomat of the U.S. government on Friday defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated call to make Canada the 51st state, calling it an economic “argument” that “stands for itself” while speaking on Canadian soil. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was repeatedly pressed by reporters at the conclusion of the G7 foreign ministers summit in Charlevoix, Que., about whether he agrees with Trump’s comments, which have escalated amid a growing trade war to include calling the Canada-U.S. border an “artificial line.”“The Canadian government has made their position, how they feel about it [annexation] clear, and the president has made…

His bestselling book based on his diaries while working as a junior doctor was a worldwide sensation, and now Adam Kay is bringing his stand-up show This Is Going To Hurt to WA.

Priced at 398 yuan (US$55), the course consists of 84 short videos of Wu teaching spoken English using real life scenarios like grocery shopping and hotel check-ins. Users can also practise the dialogue using an interactive AI function powered by DeepSeek.  Wu said in the first video on his Douyin account: “From an actor to a director, my roles have constantly evolved; but what has remained constant is that English has always been an essential tool for me to connect with the world. And now, I have a new identity.” “Not only is English my mother tongue, but I have also been…

Hamas said on Friday that it had agreed to free Edan Alexander, an American Israeli soldier who has been held in Gaza for 17 months, along with the remains of four other hostages with dual citizenship. Israel immediately cast doubt on the proposal’s viability, suggesting a deal was unlikely to be imminent.In a statement, Hamas said it had formally declared its willingness to free Mr. Alexander and the others in a response to the latest cease-fire proposal offered by mediators, without specifying which ones. But the Palestinian armed group did not say what it was demanding in exchange for the…

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and several key Democrats are urging Senate Democrats to risk a government shutdown by opposing a must-pass spending bill being considered on the Senate floor today.Instead, Pelosi, who represents San Francisco and is a leading Democrat in the House, is urging senators to back a shorter-term funding extension that would allow more time for negotiation.The Senate will take a key procedural vote on Friday afternoon to potentially tee up final passage of a crucial stopgap government spending bill – known as a continuing resolution (CR) – to avoid a partial shutdown as time runs out. Senate…

An American Airlines plane that was diverted to Denver International Airport on Thursday evening after experiencing “engine vibrations” caught fire while taxiing to a gate, prompting the evacuation of dozens of passengers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.Twelve people were taken to hospitals, all with minor injuries, said Michael Konopasek, a spokesman for the airport.The flight, a Boeing 737-800 with 172 passengers and six crew members, was traveling from Colorado Springs to Dallas but was diverted to the Denver airport, the airline said. Some of the passengers were evacuated from the aircraft using slides, the F.A.A. said.“After landing safely and…

The United States wants to pursue “fair trade” with Canada but says its goal is to “eliminate the status quo” of trade measures it says restrict American exports, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a statement after meeting Canadian officials on Thursday. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman met with Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday.Lutnick said in a read-out issued Thursday night: “By building balanced and fair relationships that eliminate the current status quo of overwhelming trade deficits and crushing…