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BEIJING (AP) — China threatened Tuesday to take countermeasures against the United States "to safeguard its own rights and interests” in response to President Donald Trump’s threat of an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports.The Commerce Ministry statement said the U.S.‘s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China is “completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying practice.”China has taken retaliatory tariffs and the ministry hinted more many be coming.“The countermeasures China has taken are aimed at safeguarding its sovereignty, security and development interests, and maintaining the normal international trade order. They are completely legitimate,” the ministry said. “The U.S....

The stabbing of Frisco, Texas high school football standout Austin Metcalf didn’t happen because of race, it happened because to many young black men are quick to embrace “the thug life” mentality. While some are quick to frame this as a story about race, we take a deeper look at the underlying cultural influences shaping young minds today. This isn’t about black versus white—it’s about the dangerous glorification of violence, street credibility, that’s pulling too many young Black men into cycles of conflict, violence and crime. The left is shockingly to quick to defend the accused murderer, painting Karmelo Anthony...

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a pair of orders by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that had barred the government from removing noncitizens who are designated as members of a Venezuelan gang under a March 15 executive order issued by President Donald Trump.… In an unsigned opinion on Monday evening, five of the court’s conservative justices – Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh – indicated that they would “not reach” the plaintiffs’ arguments regarding the application of the AEA to them. Instead, the majority explained, because the relief that...

The Skoltech team tested six plasma compositions on the capacitance of carbon nanowalls. Plasma treatment introduced foreign atoms into supercapacitor electrodes to enhance performance. Skoltech ********************************************************************* Scientists at Russia’s Skoltech have achieved a refined understanding of how plasma treatment can significantly improve the capacitance of supercapacitors. Their latest findings reveal that a specific mixture of nitrogen and argon plasma can double the areal capacitance of carbon nanowall electrodes. This could lead to the development of supercapacitors with greater energy storage capabilities and broader applications. “These are energy storage devices that complement batteries in electric cars, trains, port cranes, and elsewhere,”...

BEIJING, April 7 (Reuters) - Threats and pressure are not the right way to deal with China, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday after describing U.S. President Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" as bullying. The tariffs are "typical unilateralism and protectionism, and economic bullying", spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press conference. He said that U.S. tariffs in the name of reciprocity only served its own interest at the expense of other countries.

Update(1759ET): Netanyahu did not get the quick or clear answer he was hoping for from President Trump in the Monday afternoon meeting in the Oval Office. Netanyahu pledged Israel will move quickly to close the trade gap and reduce trade barriers with Washington. “Israel can serve as a model for many countries who ought to do the same,” the Israeli leader said, adding, “I’m a free trade champion, and free trade has to be fair trade.” However, Trump indicated he might not reduce tariffs on Israel. “We give Israel $4 billion a year,” Trump said, and quipped in a troll-like...

Using a novel iterative genome assembly method, the company produced the most complete dire wolf genomes to date. caretaker feeding an infant dire wolf. Colossal Biosciences For decades, dire wolves have captivated the imaginations of gamers, musicians, and fantasy fans. From Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft to Game of Thrones, these prehistoric predators have lived on as cultural icons far more than biological realities –until now. In a stunning scientific breakthrough, Dallas-based Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences has brought the legendary canid back from extinction, making it the world’s first successfully de-extincted animal. Three litters of dire wolves have...

It was imperative to get the administration’s tariff communications aligned, Bessent told Trump, and more focused on the endgame for Americans: better trade deals with foreign nations, according to people familiar with the conversation.

A judge has sided with Huntington Beach, for a second time, in a legal challenge to the city’s new voter ID law.Huntington Beach Mayor Pat Burns issued a statement calling the ruling “a huge victory not only for our City but charter cities throughout the State … We will not back down in our efforts to secure local control over our local issues and will continue to fight for the City.” The backstory: Huntington Beach voters approved a measure last year allowing the city to require people to show ID when casting a ballot. State officials say that contradicts California...

Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz is blocking more than 300 of President Donald Trump’s nominees from swift confirmation votes despite previously criticizing efforts to stall nominations during the Biden administration. Schatz’s blockade on hundreds of Trump nominees and at least nine bipartisan foreign relations bills comes as Senate Democrats are escalating opposition tactics against the Trump administration to appease their left-wing base. Schatz, a member of Senate Democratic leadership, previously criticized Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s decision to place holds on military officials’ promotions as “obstruction” and “antithetical” to the Senate’s “advice and consent” responsibilities. Schatz expanded his holds on...

Summary * Majority of judges say privacy claims unlikely to succeed * Dissenting judge fears letting 'genie out of the bottle' * Lawsuit filed by five labor groups, six military veterans April 7 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Monday put on hold an injunction that blocked Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Americans' private data at the Treasury and Education departments and the Office of Personnel Management. In a 2-1 vote, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the March 24 preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt,...

Another court win for the Trump Admin! A federal appeals court on Monday allowed Elon Musk’s DOGE team to access sensitive information. Last month, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring DOGE from accessing Education Department and OMP records. US District Judge Deborah Boardman, a Biden appointee previously issued a TRO blocking the Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from sharing data with DOGE. “DOGE affiliates have been granted access to systems of record that contain some of the plaintiffs’ most sensitive data — Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, income and assets, citizenship...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The Shreveport Police Department has arrested two women for allegedly shooting at each other during an argument. Police say around 7 a.m. on March 29, officers got multiple calls about some kind of dispute happening at an apartment complex in the 1900 block of Patzman Street. Callers reportedly told police that two women were having a heated argument outside of one of the buildings. Police were told the two women are sisters. During the fight, police say one of the women, identified as Karezma Robinson, 22, armed herself with a gun and used it to...

After being told that it cannot make changes to the licensed script for a musical it plans to stage next week, The Grand theater in Ellsworth is making a last-ditch effort to add Black actors to the cast. If it cannot find Black actors to play minor roles of two slaves in the musical, it will have to cancel the production, the opening of which has been delayed for a week, a theater official said. But in Ellsworth and other rural parts of Maine, the population of which is more than 93 percent white, finding actors of different races to...

Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Princeton University professor and network contributor Eddie Glaude, Jr. said he believed people voted for President Donald Trump because they did not want to elect a black woman. Glaude said, “I don’t know what it’s going to take for the American people, for 78 million Americans to deal with what motivated them to make the choice to elect this man again, to make the choice will allow these people to undermine every fundamental assumption we have.” He continued, “The choice that they’ve made, we have to just be honest, is to literally throw the republican to...

If not bad enough, Nikki L. Floris (Intelligence Analyst in Charge) was directly involved in the 2020 Hunter Biden laptop Russian disinformation psyop. In August 2020, FBI agents Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides delivered a controversial "defensive" briefing to Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley, which the senators claimed undermined their Hunter Biden investigation by suggesting it was tied to Russian disinformation. This briefing, held on August 6, 2020, was followed by a leak to the Washington Post, complicating their efforts to subpoena witnesses and gain support from hesitant Republican colleagues. In response, the senators demanded transcribed interviews with Floris...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Fort Benning, GeorgiaFort Benning is a United States Army post straddling the Alabama–Georgia border next to Columbus, Georgia. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning is the home of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, the United States Army Armor School, United States Army Infantry School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly known as...

Kawasaki, famous for its motorcycles, ATVs, and jetskis, has just introduced an all-new rideable machine called the Corleco, and it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. Check out their hydrogen-powered robohorse. 🇯🇵 Japanese company Kawasaki has unveiled CORLEO, an innovative robotic horse powered by a hydrogen engine and equipped with artificial intelligence.It constantly analyses the position of both the robot and the rider, ensuring that the rider is securely held in the saddle. pic.twitter.com/w8Lu4CqQEg— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 5, 2025Here's a promo video of the thing in action, or at least in rendered action because it's all CGI. VIDEO...

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” host Larry Kudlow said that he doesn’t really think using trade deficits to calculate tariffs is a good idea and that if the Trump administration gets tax cuts and deregulation, it will spark growth and “We will grow faster than almost anybody. Therefore, almost by definition, by growing faster than the rest of the world, we’re always going to have a trade deficit.” While speaking with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Kudlow said, “I don’t know if you heard Art Laffer in the prior interview, but Art doesn’t believe that the trade...