Week In Review
- Elissa D. Hecker - Editor
- 15 hours ago
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By Christine Coleman
Edited by Elissa D. Hecker
Entertainment
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Hands Down Landmark Vetter v. Resnik Copyright Termination Decision — ‘No Explicit Geographical Limitation’ to U.S. Copyright Recaptures
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a landmark copyright ruling in Vetter v. Resnik, determining that U.S. copyright termination rights apply worldwide.
L.A. Reid Settles Lawsuit Shortly Before Sexual Assault Trial
On the day when his civil trial was set to begin, music executive L.A. Reid settled a lawsuit by Drew Dixon, a former employee who had accused him of sexual assault and harassment. Dixon filed her lawsuit under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, for which she was an outspoken supporter. The details of the settlement have not been disclosed.
Timothy Busfield, Actor and Director, Turns Himself In for Child Sex Abuse Charges
Actor and director Timothy Busfield turned himself in to the authorities in New Mexico and was booked on charges of child sex abuse. The case involves two boys who were appearing on a television drama that he was producing in New Mexico.
Spanish Prosecutors Investigate Sexual Assault Claims Against Julio Iglesias
Spanish prosecutors said that they were investigating claims that the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias had sexually abused two of his former employees. On the same day the two former employees filed a complaint with a Spanish high court, two Spanish-language news outlets published a three-year joint investigation into broader allegations of sexual assault and harassment by Iglesias.
Arts
Martha Graham Dance Company Won’t Celebrate Centennial at Kennedy Center
The Martha Graham Dance Company said that it would not perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this spring as part of the troupe’s centennial tour across the United States. The company did not give a reason for the withdrawal. Several artists and groups have pulled out of Kennedy Center events since its board of trustees voted last month to add President Trump’s name to the building.
Met Museum Employees Vote to Unionize
Hundreds of staff members at the Metropolitan Museum of Art have voted to unionize, forming one of the country’s largest bargaining units within a cultural institution. Employees voted 542 to 172 in favor of joining Local 2110 of the United Automobile Workers, a driving force in the unionization of New York arts organizations that has spent the past five years quietly laying the groundwork for this vote.
Trump Appoints Allies to Review His Ballroom Plans
Trump has appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, the independent agency set to review his plans for a large new White House ballroom. Among the appointees is the architect who provided the initial designs for the ballroom. The appointments come after a federal judge allowed the ballroom project to proceed after the Trump administration pledged to undergo a review by the Commission of Fine Arts.
The Dark History of France’s Embassy in Iraq Goes on Trial in Paris
More than 60 years ago, the French government rented a stately mansion in Baghdad from a Jewish Iraqi family and set up its embassy there. France still uses the building as its embassy, but it has not paid rent to the family in decades. Now, the family is suing France for $22 million, arguing that the country profited from an Iraqi government campaign of antisemitism. The family’s lawyers contend that the case is analogous to claims made by the descendants of Holocaust victims, who are entitled to restitution from the French government for property stolen during the Nazi era. France counters that the damages claimed by the family “are directly caused by decisions adopted by the Iraqi authorities.” However, in disavowing all responsibility, President Emmanuel Macron’s government finds itself in the awkward position of relying on discriminatory Iraqi laws in its defense.
Sports
Justices Seem Inclined to Allow States to Bar Transgender Athletes
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed inclined to uphold a pair of state laws barring the participation of transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams. The outcome of the cases from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for the 25 other states with similar laws and for athletes who compete in school and collegiate sports around the country. During more than three hours of lively discussion, the justices grappled with concerns about fairness, scientific uncertainty, and discrimination and seemed divided along ideological lines.
How Tarik Skubal’s case could test the norms of MLB’s arbitration system
In Detroit Tigers’ player Tarik Skubal’s arbitration case, both sides think the other is trying break established norms. The expected hearing in February will take place against the backdrop of Skubal’s uncertain future in Detroit. If Skubal receives his ask of $32 million, it would be the highest salary attained in arbitration.
Federal prosecutors charge 26 men with alleged conspiracy to manipulate college basketball games
Federal prosecutors unveiled an indictment that rocked college sports, charging 26 men with participating in a conspiracy to bribe and manipulate college basketball games involving college athletes. The indictment alleged the existence of a gambling ring that pulled in at least 39 players across mostly low and mid-major schools. The ring was run by a group of men who used their status and reach inside the basketball community to pull in a slew of co-conspirators.
Former Olympic swimmer Yannick Agnel indicted for alleged child assault
French Olympic swimmer Yannick Agnel has been indicted by a French criminal court for alleged acts of rape and sexual assault on a minor under 15 years of age. Agnel was widely reported to first be arrested in 2021 after a complaint referring to sexual acts committed around 2016, which he admitted, but denied that any coercion took place.
Trump vows to secure exclusive Army-Navy broadcast time with executive order
Trump said that he would sign an executive order that protects the Army-Navy game’s standalone time slot on the second Saturday of December from possible College Football Playoff (CFP) expansion. The CFP management committee will discuss potentially expanding the event from 12 teams to 16 next season. It’s unclear whether a presidential executive order has the power to secure an exclusive television window, but administrators working on expansion already had been considering ways to work around the Army-Navy game.
Trump, travel bans and World Cup visas – the state of play
Since Trump returned to the office last January, the U.S. has imposed a string of travel bans on nationals from designated countries, including four countries that have qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Alarm bells sounded once more at FIFA after the Trump administration announced a pause on visa processing for immigrants from 75 countries, including highly prominent World Cup nations such as Brazil, Colombia, and Egypt.
Norway ski jumping coaches suspended 18 months over suit-altering scandal
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation’s (FIS) ethics committee has suspended two Norwegian ski jumping coaches and the team’s suit technician for 18 months for manipulating suits during the sport’s world championships last year. Following 11 months of investigation and litigation in a case that has become a cause for national shame in Norway and forced FIS to revamp its enforcement protocols, the committee decided to back FIS’s request for a punishment far harsher than previous penalties.
Daria Kasatkina says she ‘can finally breathe’ as Australian citizen after defecting from Russia
Tennis player Daria Kasatkina has officially become an Australian citizen, after defecting from Russia in March. As an openly gay woman, she said the decision was necessary for her to live a full life.
Technology/Media
The MAGA Plan to Take Over TV Is Just Beginning
Under Trump, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has used obscure regulatory powers to crack down on network TV. Some conservatives are pushing back due to its impact on free speech, arguing that the FCC’s attack on network television has gone too far.
Paramount Threatens Board Fight Over Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount dialed up pressure in its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, by saying that it intended to nominate directors to the Warner Bros. board to help advance the deal. Along with the declaration, Paramount also sued Warner Bros., demanding more information about how the company had decided that Netflix’s bid was superior. These moves were the latest in a series of increasingly aggressive actions by Paramount to buy Warner Bros.
Elon Musk’s legal attack on the music industry
Elon Musk’s X Corp filed a combative lawsuit against a raft of music publishers, accusing them of coordinating a shakedown via nearly 500,000 copyright takedown requests sent to the platform targeting videos containing music.
FBI Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation
FBI agents searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor’s handling of classified material, a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s tactics in seeking information from the news media. It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of classified disclosures, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home.
California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images
California’s attorney general said the state had opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, for generating sexualized images of women and children. The inquiry will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law by facilitating the creation of nonconsensual intimate images.
Tech Firms Are Persuading Retailers to Put A.I. Everywhere
Retail’s foray into the world of artificial intelligence has been a free-for-all. Companies are trying to figure out how to integrate A.I. into all parts of their business, from chatbots at checkout, supply chains and security to advertising, inventory management, product design, and hiring.
Britain Investigates Elon Musk’s X Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images
In recent weeks, sexually explicit images generated by Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, have flooded X. In response, the British government will increase pressure on the social media platform by beginning to more aggressively enforce a law that makes it illegal for individuals to create nonconsensual intimate images and drafting legislation to make it illegal for companies to provide tools designed to make such illicit images.
Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout
The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images.
General News
Supreme Court Backs Police Entry Without Warrant in Emergencies
The Supreme Court said law enforcement officials had flexibility to enter a home without a warrant based on reports that someone inside might need emergency help, a decision with implications for police tactics and the expectation of privacy in one’s home. In a unanimous decision, the justices said that the police in Montana had acted appropriately when they entered an Army veteran’s home without a warrant, because they had an “‘objectively reasonable basis for believing’ that a homeowner intended to take his own life and, indeed, may already have shot himself.”
Supreme Court to Decide if the Pesticide Roundup Is Shielded From Lawsuits
The Supreme Court said that it would hear a case that asks whether federal law shields pesticide manufacturer Monsanto from lawsuits claiming that the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
Why Trump’s and Vance’s Claim About the War Powers Resolution Is Very Misleading
In response to a Senate vote to take up a measure that would limit further military action in and against Venezuela, Trump and Vance claimed this week that all presidents have considered the War Powers Resolution to be unconstitutional. In the context of the current debate, their claim is wrong. Even though there is a misleading way in which it is true, it is irrelevant to the issues at hand.
Federal Reserve Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight
The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation into whether Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), lied to Congress, has prompted the central bank to jettison its cautious approach to Trump’s relentless attacks on the Federal Reserve and fight. The battle’s outcome could determine whether the Fed remains an independent entity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/business/federal-reserve-changes-course-trump-administration.html
Environmental Protection Agency to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
The EPA plans to stop tallying gains from the health benefits caused by curbing two of the most widespread deadly air pollutants when regulating industry. Instead, it plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits.
How the House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025
The Republican-led Congress in 2025 hit new lows for productivity. Despite holding a governing trifecta, Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes and fewer bills that became law than almost any session in the last two decades.
Under Patel, FBI Scours Its Records to Discredit Trump Opponents
Under Kash Patel, FBI agents now scour the bureau’s vast holdings to root out negative information about those who once investigated Trump. Administration officials say it is an essential task in ending what they denounce as the “weaponization” of law enforcement by Democrats. Critics say it is little more than using federal law enforcement to carry out a partisan opposition research operation.
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a boat that the Trump administration said was smuggling drugs, killing 11 people last September.
The nonmilitary appearance of the plane is significant, because the administration has argued that its lethal boat attacks are lawful based on Trump’s “determination” that the United States is in an armed conflict with drug cartels. However, the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called “perfidy.”
Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments
State and city officials in Minnesota and Illinois filed federal lawsuits against the Trump administration, claiming that the mass deployment of immigration agents to the Minneapolis and Chicago regions violated the U.S. Constitution and infringed on states’ rights. The lawsuits came a week into a stepped-up immigration enforcement blitz in Minnesota and following a highly visible campaign in Chicago in recent months.
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter. The resignations followed tumultuous days at the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, as prosecutors there and in Washington struggled to manage the outrage over Good’s killing, which set off angry protests in Minnesota and across the nation.
Medical Groups Will Try to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
Six leading medical organizations plan to ask the courts to throw out revisions to the childhood vaccination schedule announced last week by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other federal officials. The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public.
Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Somalis
The Trump administration is ending deportation protections for more than 2,000 migrants from Somalia. The end of the Temporary Protected Status program comes as federal officials are carrying out an intense immigration enforcement blitz in Minnesota, the state with the largest population of Somalis in the U.S.. The program, which is meant to help migrants who cannot safely return to their countries, is expected to end on March 17.
In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims
Transcripts of secret grand jury testimony from the Georgia election interference case against Trump and his allies show just how alarmed and exasperated a number of senior Republicans felt about his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The testimony, given in 2022, is emerging at a time when Trump is again raising complaints about his 2020 defeat and voicing regret that he did not order the National Guard to seize voting machines after the election.
Kelly Sues Pentagon Over Threats of Punishment From Hegseth
Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon over a move to punish him for a video he released with other lawmakers reminding military members that they did not have to follow illegal orders. The lawsuit asked a federal judge to block the Pentagon’s efforts to punish Kelly and find them “unlawful and unconstitutional.”
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders. The investigation is the latest escalation in a campaign by Trump and his allies to exact retribution on those he views as enemies seeking to undermine his administration or his authority as commander in chief.
Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim
After an initial review of millions of voted records through a federal immigration verification tool run out of the Department of Homeland Security and pushed by Trump, the results so far indicate that there is no evidence of widespread illegal voting by migrants.
Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Latest Effort to Stop Offshore Wind Project
Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that construction could resume on a $6.2 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, striking down the Trump administration’s decision last month to halt work on the Revolution Wind project. Judge Lamberth ruled that the Interior Department’s suspension order was “arbitrary and capricious” in violation of federal law
Judge in Virginia Hands Trump 3rd Setback This Week on Wind FarmsTrump’s efforts to stifle the offshore wind power industry suffered a third legal setback this week, after a federal judge ruled that an $11.2 billion wind farm off the coast of Virginia can resume construction. Judge Jamar K. Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction that would allow the Virginia wind farm to continue construction while its developer, Dominion Energy, pursues its legal case against the stop-work order.
Judge Rejects Effort to Return Man Accused in 9/11 Plot to Guantánamo Trial
A military judge has rejected a U.S. government request to restart death-penalty proceedings against a man in the Sept. 11 case who has been found mentally unfit to stand trial. The man, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, has believed for years that his guards are constantly and physically harassing him in his cell at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, according to his lawyers, who say he has post-traumatic stress disorder from his time when the C.I.A. isolated and interrogated him. The judge’s decision came a day after prosecutors asked another court to set an aspirational trial start date of Jan. 11, 2027, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo prison.
Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela
The Senate blocked a resolution that sought to force Trump to seek congressional approval for any U.S. military action related to Venezuela. Republican leaders were able to garner enough support for their procedural maneuver to kill the resolution after Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Todd Young of Indiana flipped their position and joined the effort to stop it from coming up for a vote. The shift brought about a 50-50 tie, which was broken by Vice President JD Vance.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Brings Back Hundreds of Suspended Workplace Safety Employees
The Trump administration reinstated hundreds of employees of the CDC who had been placed on administrative leave in April. The employees are all staff members of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a CDC unit charged with preventing work-related injuries.
Trump Administration to Halt Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries
The Trump administration said that it would suspend the approval of immigrant visas for people from 75 countries, intensifying its efforts to curtail legal migration to the United States. The State Department said in a social media post that the effort was meant to discourage immigration from countries “whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates.” The department did not specify the percentage of immigrants from the affected countries who use public assistance. The announcement is part of the federal government’s crackdown on immigration, which has included efforts to upend legal pathways for migrants seeking to enter or stay in the United States.
Federal Judges Uphold California’s New Congressional Maps
A federal court rejected a Republican claim that California’s new congressional maps were unconstitutional, upholding a voter-approved plan intended to benefit Democrats in this year’s midterm elections. Two judges in a three-judge panel in Los Angeles sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democrats in Congress, who argued that the maps were drawn purely to give their party an advantage, in reaction to a similar gerrymander by Texas Republicans.
Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations
During a hearing in Federal District Court in Boston, Judge William G. Young said that he would restrict the Trump administration’s ability to deport noncitizen members of two major academic organizations, sharing his vision for how to proceed in a case testing the First Amendment rights of student activists. Judge Young called Trump an “authoritarian” ruler who was failing to live up to his responsibility to uphold the First Amendment.
Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
Judge Kate M. Menendez, a federal judge in Minnesota, imposed restrictions on the actions of immigration agents toward protesters in the state, a decision that comes after weeks of mounting tension between demonstrators and federal officers. The ruling, which granted a preliminary injunction, stems from a lawsuit brought by activists who said agents had violated their rights.
Trump Administration Begins Criminal Inquiry Into Minnesota Leaders
The Trump administration has opened a criminal investigation into elected Democrats in Minnesota leading to a major escalation in the fight between the federal government and local officials over the aggressive immigration crackdown underway in Minneapolis. The investigation would focus on allegations that Gov. Tim Walz and Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, had conspired to impede thousands of federal agents who have been sent to the city since last month.
FBI Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
Federal investigators assigned to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good are looking into her possible connections to activist groups protesting the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement, in addition to the actions of the federal agent who killed her. The decision by the FBI and the Justice Department to scrutinize Good’s activities and her potential connections to local activists is in line with the White House’s strategy of deflecting blame for the shooting away from federal law enforcement and toward opponents they have described as domestic terrorists, often without providing evidence.
Justice Department Charges the Man Shot by Agents in Portland, Ore.
Luis Nino-Moncada, the man shot by U.S. Border Patrol officers last week in Portland, Oregon., has been charged by the Justice Departmen with trying to injure the officers with his pickup truck. So far, investigators have not been able to find any surveillance footage that captured the shooting.
Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case
Senior federal prosecutor Robert K. McBride was fired after a disagreement about whether he would take charge of the Trump administration’s effort to reindict former FBI director James B. Comey. McBride’s dismissal is the latest fallout in the Justice Department over Trump’s effort to punish Comey.
Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry
Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to testify in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, escalating a monthslong battle with its Republican leader, Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, who quickly said he would take steps to hold them in contempt of Congress. Comer’s relentless efforts to force them to testify reflect his overall approach to his panel’s Epstein inquiry.
New York Punishes 12-Year-Olds With Solitary Confinement, Lawsuit Claims
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan by the Legal Aid Society and Jenner & Block LLP on behalf of four detainees at a juvenile detention center claims that New York state officials use solitary confinement for minor misbehavior and as a way to mitigate low staffing, despite state regulations prohibiting solitary confinement for minors.
Arson Suspect Targeted Mississippi Synagogue for Its ‘Jewish Ties,’ F.B.I. Says
Stephen Spencer Pittman, the man charged with arson for setting a fire that severely damaged the oldest and largest synagogue in Mississippi, told investigators that he had targeted the site because of its “Jewish ties.” Pittman was arrested for the fire after his father called the FBI and said his son had told him that he was responsible.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
Trump pardoned Adriana Camberos and her brother, who were convicted of fraud. This is the second time he has pardoned Camberos. The Camberos’ pardons were among a handful of clemency grants quietly issued by Trump.
Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal
María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, presented her prize to Trump during a meeting in the White House. The highly unusual gesture came after months of clamoring by Trump that he had deserved the prize that she was awarded for seeking to usher a peaceful transition to democracy in Venezuela.
Kaiser Permanente Settles Medicare Fraud Claims for $556 Million
Kaiser Permanente, the California-based health system, agreed to pay $556 million to the federal government and two whistle-blowers to settle civil lawsuits accusing it of fraudulent overbilling by its Medicare Advantage plans. The settlement sets a record dollar figure in a case involving Medicare Advantage, the controversial private plans that now cover more than half of those eligible for government health coverage.
Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say
Heavy police presence and deadly crackdowns on protesters appeared to have largely suppressed demonstrations in many cities and towns across Iran, according to several witnesses and a human rights group.
U.S. Lawmakers Meet With Danish Prime Minister on Greenland
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Capitol Hill sought to reassure Denmark and Greenland that they supported Denmark’s control of Greenland despite Trump’s vow to seize it “one way or another.” However, there appeared to be little progress in solving what has become a crisis in Denmark and Europe more broadly.
Why Is It So Hard to Set a 9/11 Trial Date? Here’s What to Know.
Prosecutors this week asked a military judge to schedule Jan. 11, 2027, as the opening date for the Sept. 11 conspiracy trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is accused of hatching the plot, and other defendants. That would start the death-penalty trial a quarter century after the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. It is projected to last more than a year.
$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Trump’s “Board of Peace” is billing itself as a new international peacekeeping body. Trump is inviting countries to join permanently beyond a three-year term, if they’re willing to cough up more than a billion dollars in cash within the board’s first year. While the board was conceived as part of Trump’s plan to oversee Gaza, there is no mention of Gaza in the charter. The omission added to speculation that the group may have a broader mandate to cover other conflicts and could even be aimed at creating a U.S. dominated alternative to the United Nations Security Council.
Nurses strike begins in New York City as thousands walk off jobs at major hospitals
The largest nurses strike in New York City history began after negotiators for five major hospitals and the state nurses union failed to agree to a new contract. Nearly 15,000 nurses walked off their jobs at the five privately-run hospitals. In anticipation of the strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency amid worries it could jeopardize critical care for thousands of patients in the city.
Trump Announces New European Tariffs in Greenland Standoff; Allies Outraged
Trump announced in a social media post that he is imposing a 10% tariff on all goods from Denmark and other European nations that have expressed solidarity with Denmark in its refusal to yield to Trump’s demands for Greenland.
China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets
China announced the world’s largest trade surplus ever, even adjusting for inflation, as a tsunami of exports flooded markets around the world last year. China’s surplus reached $1.19 trillion, an increase of 20% from 2024. The enormous trade surplus for the full year came despite efforts by Trump to use tariffs to contain China’s factories
‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran
As the Iranian authorities impose a near-total communication blackout on a country convulsed by mass protests, videos and witness accounts slowly emerging suggest that the government is waging one of its deadliest crackdowns on unrest in more than a decade.
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