Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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Trump refused to drop the idea that Canada should become the nation's 51st state in his first Oval Office meeting with Carney, the Supreme Court will let the administration continue to ban trans people from the military, and cardinals are gathering to elect the next Pope.

Top stories

1 | Trump refuses to drop ‘51st state’ threat in Oval Office meeting with Carney

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2 | Trump’s trans military ban can take effect, for now, Supreme Court says

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3 | Speculation grows over who will be named new Pope while cardinals gather for secret election

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4 | Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial jury selection continues in rap mogul’s sex trafficking trial

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5 | Want to live longer? This tennis ball trick could be a longevity ‘grand slam’

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The Big Question 

How on earth do you tariff a film? Who pays, the moviegoer? And when?

There’s a very good reason why tariffs are normally applied to relatively straightforward physical goods. But a film?

That’s just one reason why Donald Trump’s latest initiative – this time, to place a 100 percent tariff on “foreign” films, to “Make Hollywood Great Again” – is more than usually dangerous and impractical.

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