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Trump and Japanese PM Ishiba talk tariffs and vow to stand against Chinese ‘aggression’ | Japan newsthirst.

The Japanese prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, and the US president, Donald Trump, struck a warm tone at their first meeting on Friday, with Tokyo avoiding tariffs that Trump has slapped on other allies – for now. Heaping praise on each other at the White House, the two leaders pledged to stand together against Chinese “aggression”…

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Elon Musk’s X faces criminal probe in France over algorithm concerns newsthirst.

French prosecutors on have opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over allegations that it distorted its algorithms to manipulate discourse taking place on the social media platform. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said it received a report from a French lawmaker on Jan. 12 criticizing X over “biased algorithms” that were “likely to have…

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Hollywood Flocking to Super Bowl LIX, See List of Celebs Planning to Attend Game newsthirst.

Super Bowl LIX Hollywood’s Ready For Some Football Published February 7, 2025 2:52 PM PST | Updated February 7, 2025 4:15 PM PST Hollywood is taking over New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX … and the list of celebrities planning on attending the big game Sunday is pretty impressive … there’s actors, comedians, rappers, singers,…

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Trump ‘very aware, supportive’ of Aukus, says Pete Hegseth as Australia pays down $800m on submarine deal | Aukus newsthirst.

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said Donald Trump supports the Aukus nuclear submarine deal, after Australia on Friday confirmed its first $800m (US$500m) payment under the defence pact. “The president is very aware, supportive of Aukus, recognises the importance of the defence industrial base,” Hegseth said in opening remarks at a meeting in Washington…

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Consumer inflation fears spike in February as tariff worries hit sentiment newsthirst.

People shop at a Whole Foods store on Feb. 3, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Consumers grew dramatically more worried about near-term inflation as President Donald Trump pushed aggressive tariffs against major U.S. trading partners, a closely watched survey showed Friday. The University of Michigan consumer survey for February…

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