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This is the dubious way Trump calculated his ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s massive tariffs announced on dozens of nations Wednesday were pitched as “reciprocal,” matching what other countries charge the United States dollar for dollar, even taking into account non-tariff barriers like value-added taxes and other such measures. But the actual calculation the Trump administration used is not

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Senators demand information from AI companion apps following kids’ safety concerns, lawsuits

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Two US senators are demanding that artificial intelligence companies shed light on their safety practices. This comes months after several families — including a Florida mom whose 14-year-old son died by suicide — sued startup Character.AI, claiming its chatbots harmed their children. “We write to express our

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An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets

By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday target not only economic superpowers but also financial minnows. In fact, a White House list notes some territories with no economy, and no people, at all. That is the exact case of the Heard Island

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