Nvidia says it follows export laws ‘to the letter’ a day after AI chip sales to China stopped
Nvidia said in a statement that its exports help alleviate the U.S. trade deficit.
Day: April 17, 2025
US envoy says fighting in Gaza would ‘end immediately’ if captives released
Adam Boehler tells Al Jazeera ‘nothing goes forward’ on Israel-Palestine ceasefire deal until captives are released.
Can the U.S. banish its citizens?
The Trump administration’s move to send immigrants to a maximum security prison in El Salvador is the subject of multiple on-going fights in court.
But in an Oval Office meeting with the Salvadoran president this week, President Trump was already looking ahead.
“We also have homegrown criminals that push people into subways, that hit elderly ladies on the back of the head with a baseball bat when they’re not looking, that are absolute monsters. I’d like to include them in the group of people to get them out of the country,” Trump said.
Trump later clarified that by “homegrown criminals” he meant U.S. citizens.
No president has tried to do exactly what Trump is proposing.
In this episode, we hear from someone who argues it’s wildly unconstitutional.
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Climate Change Is Stressing the World’s Blood Supplies
Extreme weather disasters, increasing as the planet warms, can curb blood donations while increasing demand, a new analysis found.
The Last RadioShack In Maryland Is Closing Its Doors
After over 40 years in operation, the last RadioShack store in Maryland is closing. Store manager Cindy Henning, who worked there for three decades, reflected on the joy of helping customers and the legacy left by late owner Michael King: Henning told …
US shuts down Biden-era ‘censorship’ agency
The US has shut down the State Department’s ‘disinformation office’ – the Global Engagement Center
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The US House opens a probe on whether Nvidia knowingly provided AI tech to DeepSeek in violation of US rules and asks Nvidia for details on its Asian customers (New York Times)
New York Times:
The US House opens a probe on whether Nvidia knowingly provided AI tech to DeepSeek in violation of US rules and asks Nvidia for details on its Asian customers — China’s success in artificial intelligence has the Tru…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford Orders Review of Therme’s Toronto Waterfront Lease
Doug Ford said he had asked his government to look into the contract that granted a 95-year lease to a European wellness company after a New York Times investigation into the deal.
Trade war fallout: Cancellations of China freight ships begin as demand plummets
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US stocks, dollar slide as Powell warns tariffs likely to spur inflation
Wall Street traders returned to selling Wednesday, pushing stocks lower as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s cautious remarks that tariffs are likely to fuel a rise in inflation. The Nasdaq finished down more than three percent.