US AND CANADA

GATES REVEALS WHY HIS CHILDREN WILL INHERIT LESS THAN 1% OF HIS $101 BILLION FORTUNE

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In a candid conversation on the Figuring Out podcast hosted by Raj Shamani, Bill Gates unveiled a surprising detail about his estate plans: his three children will inherit less than one percent of his $101.2 billion net worth.

MASS PROTESTS ERUPT NATIONWIDE AGAINST TRUMP, MUSK POLICIES

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Thousands of demonstrators gathered across the United States on Saturday in what organizers described as the largest single day of protest against President Donald Trump since his January inauguration. Despite rainy conditions in many locations, protesters assembled at over 1,200 rallies nationwide, united under the "Hands Off" slogan to express opposition to the administration's policies on government restructuring, immigration, and international trade.

NIGHTCLUB ROOF COLLAPSE KILLS 18, INJURES OVER 120 IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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In the early hours of April 8, Santo Domingo was rocked by a catastrophe that turned a night of music into a scene of horror. The roof of the Jet Set nightclub collapsed during a live performance by celebrated merengue artist Rubby Pérez, killing at least 18 people and injuring over 120 more.

NEW YORK SCHOOLS TELL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THEY WON;T COMPLY WITH DEI ORDER

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New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding.

ALL-FEMALE CREW ON BOARD TO MAKE HISTORIC BLUE ORIGIN SPACEFLIGHT NEXT WEEK

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In a historic milestone for commercial space travel, six women — pop icon Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King among them — will be rocketing into space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket next week. The NS-31 mission will be the first all-female crewed spaceflight since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963.

TRUMP CLAIMS HE'S CLOSE TO A TIKTOK DEAL AS US BAN LOOMS

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With the deadline to sell TikTok fast approaching, President Donald Trump has declared he is "very close" to brokering a deal that could prevent the social media giant from being banned in the United States. The video-sharing app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, faces a shutdown if a sale isn't finalized by April 5, and a flurry of high-profile buyers are vying for a piece of the action.

TRUMP SAYS HE WILL NOT BACK DOWN ON TAXES

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Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playbook that has defined his political career: He doubled down.

TRUMP’S NEW TARIFFS HIT AFRICAN ECONOMIES HARD, LESOTHO WORST AFFECTIONED

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In a surprise that echoed across global markets, U.S. President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, announced levying higher tariffs on many African countries with Lesotho being one of the ones affected by a whopping 50%. This was part of a broader game plan to establish a standard rate of 10% tariff on all imports as well as to introduce additional “reciprocal tariffs” against those countries which it considers involving unfair trade practices.