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'Extremely regrettable': Trump admin confesses to major 'blunder' in new deal with Japan

In its haste to impose sweeping tariffs on countries the world over, the Trump administration is now admitting to making an "extremely regrettable” blunder after having accidentally double tariffs on certain products for Japan, and is now vowing to correct the matter, The New York Times reported Friday.

“Washington is just randomly shooting and they are shooting some like-minded countries from behind,” said Japanese lawmaker Taro Kono this week during a press conference.

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Scott Bessent cornered on MSNBC after making admission about 'who pays' tariffs

Toward the end of an extensive interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, MSNBC's Eugene Robinson was afforded an opportunity to question the Donald Trump official and put him on the spot over the tariffs that went into effect at midnight.

After making a pitch to co-host Joe Scarborough that the tariffs should soon increase employment numbers, Robinson asked Bessent, "Mr. Secretary, there's one question I've got to ask you, because there has been some confusion. So we've got a tariff of, what, 50 percent on Brazil now, I think. And so if someone here, an importer wants to buy Brazilian products today or tomorrow and import them, they're going to pay 50 percent to the Treasury. And so who writes that check?"

"Well, it's a couple of things," the Trump Cabinet member replied. "First, we could have substitutions. So there's very little that only comes from Brazil, you know that it could it could come from Argentina. It could come from ––."

"Right," Robinson interrupted. "But assuming it does come from Brazil, say, or it comes from any country with a tariff, who writes the check to the treasury?"

"Well, the check is written to the person who receives it at the dock in the U.S.," Bessent tentatively answered.

"Ummhmm, the check is written by the person who receives it at the dock. So tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" the smiling Robinson persisted.

"But the Brazilian exporter could decide that they want to keep market share," Bessent protested. "They could lower their price so that the full 50 percent of the tariff, say, and ––."

"You're right, they can eat part of the cost," Robinson interjected.

"Which is what we've seen," Bessent offered.

"Okay, okay, but the check is written by the importer right at the dock?" Robinson asked once again.

"Yeah, and then, you know, the importer can pass it on or not," the Trump official blandly suggested.

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Millionaire gored to death by 'crafty and belligerent' African buffalo he was hunting

A millionaire rancher was gored to death by a buffalo while hunting on a big game safari in South Africa.

Ranch trader Asher Watkins was killed when the 1.3-ton Cape buffalo he was tracking charged from the brush and struck him, killing the 52-year-old hunter almost instantly, reported LBC.

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'Terrible': Trump's new idea leveled as analysis warns of looming 'accelerated' decline

President Donald Trump's idea to have tourists post bonds for their visit to the United States received sharp criticism from an analyst on Tuesday.

Trump's idea would require visa applicants to post a bond between $5,000 and $15,000 as part of their application. Tourists from countries with "high overstay rates" would be required to pay more than tourists from wealthier European countries, The Associated Press reported.

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ICE seizes 11-year-old to force dad’s deportation — despite torture risk

President Donald Trump is trying to deport a Russian man who passed the U.S. screening process for asylum. The U.S. government has also taken away his son.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, posted an excerpt of a New York Times report revealing that the man fled to the United States after his wife was locked up for her political views.

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'Reckless' Trump flirting with a nuclear crisis’ after being trolled: military expert

On Friday, President Donald Trump gave a stark warning to Russia that included the strategic positioning of nuclear submarines, a warning that former Naval College professor Tom Nichols, who now writes for The Atlantic, claims was merely a “convenient distraction” from the president’s “terrible week,” and one that could end up sparking a “nuclear crisis.”

On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump announced that he had ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines in response to inflammatory comments from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. In a post on the social media platform Telegram, Medvedev taunted Trump while also referencing “Dead Hand,” the Soviet-built nuclear automated system that would ensure mutual destruction with any attacking countries.

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Trump stuns with shocking nuclear announcement after Russia threat

President Donald Trump traded nuclear threats with former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev via Truth Social Friday.

"Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that," Trump wrote.

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'Sharp' appeals court judges signal Trump may lose key court battle: 'Hard for me to see'

President Donald Trump's government was in court on Thursday to defend his unilateral takeover of U.S. tariffs despite the Constitution allocating the job to Congress.

Writing for Politico, legal reporter Kyle Cheney characterized the judges as asking questions "sharply."

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Brazil's only astronaut begs for help as Trump tariffs threaten to cripple country: Dem

WASHINGTON — Farmers, bankers and international policymakers find themselves in the same camp as President Donald Trump’s international trade war gathers pace: confused, freaked out and lobbying for clarity — if not a carve out.

Just this week, after Trump signed an executive order introducing 50 percent tariffs on most goods from Brazil, a leading Democratic senator met with a handful of concerned Brazilian counterparts, among them a friend from the senator's literally stellar contact book.

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Tsunami alerts issued for entire West Coast after massive 8.8 earthquake

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific Ocean and the U.S. West Coast.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake happened 85 miles off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at a depth of nearly 12 miles.

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'Collapse': Steve Bannon warns newest crisis poised to decimate Trump's presidency

Key allies to President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement are issuing dire warnings that the president’s support of Israel amid its partial blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip will result in a near-total “collapse of support” among the president’s most diehard supporters.

“It seems that for the under-30-year-old MAGA base, Israel has almost no support, and (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s attempt to save himself politically by dragging America in deeper to another Middle East war has turned off a large swath of older MAGA diehards,” said Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist under Trump and influential MAGA figure, speaking with Politico Tuesday.

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Candace Owens insists 'they'll fake kill' French president's wife for 'being a man'

Right-wing podcast host Candace Owens predicted that unnamed people would "fake kill" Bridgette Macron, wife of the French president, before a lawsuit over the MAGA celebrity's claims that she's really a man make it to court.

On her Monday podcast, Owens responded after the Macrons sued her for saying Macron was born a man.

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Trump's gold merch caught with 'made in China' stickers at Scotland golf club

President Donald Trump flew to Scotland, where he spent the weekend at his Turnberry resort playing golf. While the White House press corps and those credentialed to wander the grounds were rummaging through the resort, a Reuters photographer discovered some of the items up for sale in the new resort gift shop would normally be subject to hefty tariffs if sold in the United States.

The merchandise includes hats that read "TRUMP" and "USA," as well as teddy bears wearing "TRUMP" sweaters. But one key item is a packet of gold glittery playing cards with a prominent "Made in China" sticker on the bottom.

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