UK ‘not part of the problem’ when it comes to U.S. trade, Britain’s finance minister says newsthirst.

Rachel Reeves, UK Finance Minister, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC The U.K. is “not part of the problem” when it comes to “persistent” trade deficits that President Donald Trump wants to tackle, the country’s finance minister told CNBC Wednesday….

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Alleged Rochdale predators ‘abused, degraded and discarded’ girls, 13, jury told | UK news newsthirst.

Eight alleged predators accused of the rape and sexual exploitation of two 13-year-old girls in Rochdale “abused, degraded and discarded” them in an “appalling” way, a jury has heard. The complainants from the age of 13 were expected to have sex with the defendants and others “whenever and wherever the men wanted” from 2001-6, jurors…

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Trump 2.0 raises awkward policy questions for Europe newsthirst.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt room at White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.  Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda raises awkward questions for the European Union, although some lawmakers say Trump’s return to the White House could be a “real opportunity”…

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Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO, Backs Trump’s Tariffs, Saying ‘Get Over It’ newsthirst.

Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase’s chief executive, repeatedly warned about tariffs during President Trump’s first term. They were a threat to the economy, he said several times in 2018, and “wouldn’t be a positive,” he said in 2019. Now, two days into Mr. Trump’s second term, Mr. Dimon has called tariffs a valuable “economic weapon.” “If…

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Stevie Wonder Calls Politics BS, Says He’s Only Interested in Truth newsthirst.

Play video content BACKGRID Stevie Wonder‘s over all the political hate out there … declaring he’s got a different North Star in his life — and, it ain’t about Democrats or Republicans. The legendary singer-songwriter was spotted walking in Los Angeles Tuesday night … and, he was asked what he thought about Donald Trump‘s inauguration…

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Elon Musk admits cheating at video games, chat transcript appears to show | Elon Musk newsthirst.

Elon Musk admitted he cheated at video games to get high scores, a transcript of a private online conversation he had shows, seemingly concluding a fiery scandal over the billionaire’s outlandish claims to be a globally-ranked player. Musk has regularly bragged about his gaming rankings. He told the podcaster Joe Rogan last year that he…

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