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President Donald Trump will address a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4 at 9 p.m. ET.The forum is not officially a State of the Union address, which traditionally comes during the second, third and fourth year of a presidency.House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., invited Trump earlier this month to address Congress on Tuesday.”Thanks to your strong leadership and bold action in the first days of your presidency, the United States is already experiencing a resurgence of patriotism, unity, and hope for the future,” Johnson wrote in a letter to Trump first obtained by Fox News Digital.HONORING TRUMP: SPEAKER JOHNSON SAYS…

President Trump has issued an unremitting stream of tariff threats in his first month in office, accompanied by nearly as many reasons for why they should go into effect.Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China are a cudgel to force those countries, America’s largest trading partners, to crack down on the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States. Levies on steel, aluminum and copper are a way to protect domestic industries that are important to defense, while those on cars will prop up a critical base of manufacturing. A new system of “reciprocal” tariffs is envisioned as a way…

Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is making significant strides in its presale, fueled by growing investor enthusiasm for its dual ending model and demand-centric tokenomics. Currently at $0.015 during the second presale phase, the project has already amassed $1.8 million from over 3,400 holders. The price per token is set for a 33.3% increase to $0.02 in phase 3, meaning investors have a rapidly closing window to buy at the current price. With plans to list at $0.06 and long-term price forecasts reaching up to $8.50, early adopters are positioning themselves for potential returns exceeding 300%, both at launch and as the…

Brush fires erupted in both North Carolina and South Carolina on Saturday, forcing officials to order evacuations.A fire in Polk County, North Carolina, was burning at least 400 acres and was at zero containment as of late Saturday night, the North Carolina Fire Service told CBS News. He said structures could be at risk and officials would examine potential damage on Sunday morning.Polk County urged residents along U.S. Highway 176 between the towns of Tryon and Saluda to evacuate, warning on Facebook that the fire was spreading rapidly as multiple fire departments worked on containment. Tryon and Saluda are about…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.When commodity prices plunge, producers turn off the taps. The Democratic Republic of Congo, home to three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, has done the next best thing by slapping a three-month suspension on exports. This is unlikely to reverse the pounding taken by the blue metal.Cobalt, named for the evil spirits old-time miners took to be responsible for noxious fumes in their ore, is used in phones, jet engines and electric vehicle batteries. Optimism over electric vehicles pushed the price up to…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Companies were hit with more than $40bn in damages payments stemming from US lawsuits last year, data from LexisNexis showed, as jury awards against tech groups Microsoft, Amazon and Micron fuelled a phenomenon becoming known as “nuclear verdicts”.The price tag for trial awards is growing, data shows. The average award against a corporate defendant in cases brought in the US rose to a record $65.7mn last year, up from $41.7mn in 2023, LexisNexis said.The trend has alarmed executives at big companies and…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nvidia — The heavyweight chipmaker gained roughly 4% as traders piled into the stock near session close, taking back losses from the brief sell-off sparked by a tense exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that sparked geopolitical concerns. Shares have lost momentum this week after the artificial intelligence darling posted that its quarterly revenue beat for its latest period was the smallest in two years , adding to worries about tariffs, export controls and stiffer competition hurting the stock this year. Crypto stocks — Stocks linked to…

A few years ago, I got into a lift with a former colleague I knew a little but wouldn’t exactly describe as a close friend. In the way that we all have done hundreds of times, I asked how he was, expecting a variant of the standard response: “Yeah, not bad thanks, mate. How are you?”Instead, this colleague said flatly: “My wife wants a divorce.”I can’t really remember how the rest of the conversation went in the short but excruciating journey to our floor, so paralysed by awkwardness was I. Did I offer sympathy, constructive advice, compassion? I hope so,…

A British Columbia entrepreneur experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter this week when a pod of dolphins chased him down while he was shooting a video on his personal watercraft. Jerry McArthur, founder and CEO of The HydroFlyer, designs and sells the electric surfboards that hover above the water and was on one in Howe Sound, north of Vancouver, with a friend on Monday when he noticed dolphins near by.McArthur says he decided to give the dolphins “a wide berth” to avoid contact, but the animals noticed him and swam over.The B.C. man says the HydroFlyer — essentially a personal hydrofoil…

Queensland Police are investigating alleged child sex abuse offences on the Gold Coast and have released an image of a man they say may be able to assist them in their queries.The police allege the offences occurred between February 19 and February 23 at a Coomera address.The man, seen below, is described as Caucasian in appearance, with dark short hair and a scar on the side of his head.Camera IconQueensland Police say they would like to speak to this man in relation to alleged child sex abuse offences on the Gold Coast. Queensland Police Credit: News Corp AustraliaHe also wears…