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[ad_1] A person looks at a makeshift vigil for the victims of the Jet Set club roof collapse, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in New York. (AP) BAJOS DE HAINA: A basketball court in the Dominican town of Haina became a makeshift chapel Thursday, hosting funeral ceremonies for two dozen residents whose lives were abruptly cut short when a nightclub's roof collapsed with hundreds of people inside.Two at a time, coffins were carried onto the court and placed on tables lined with white cloth.The caskets were topped with photos and personal belongings of the victims, and flanked by loved ones who listened attentively to successive, short ceremonies -- two victims at a time.Many of the bereaved broke down, inconsolable two days after the tragedy that claimed more than 200 lives.The unlucky ones did not manage to escape when the roof of […]

[ad_1] Trump said Thursday Xi has been a good friend. President Donald Trump again expressed optimism that the tariffs and counter-tariffs between the US and China would ultimately reach a deal. As he addressed a cabinet meeting on Thursday amid the trade war, Trump reiterated that he has a great respect for Chinese President xi Jinping. "He's been, in a true sense, he’s been a friend of mine for a long period of time, and I think that we’ll end up working out something that’s very good for both countries,” Trump said. “We’ll see what happens with China. We would love to be able to work a deal. They’ve really taken advantage of our country for a long period of time,” Trump said.The president also reacted to China's decision to ban Hollywood movies as he dismissed it and said: "I […]

[ad_1] Rep Grace Meng posted a video informing everyone that there was no injury in the mishap involving two American Airlines planes at Ronald Regan National Airport. In a freak accident that resulted in no injury, two planes grazed each other on the tarmac at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport, which recently witnessed that tragic mid-air crash that killed 67 people. At least six members of Congress from New York and New Jersey were aboard the plane. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it would “investigate” the 12:45 p.m. incident on the DCA taxiway, when the JFK-bound American Airlines flight carrying the lawmakers was bumped by an AA Bombardier CRJ900 bound for Charleston, SC.“American Eagle flight 5490, operated by PSA Airlines, made contact on a DCA taxiway with American Eagle flight 4522, operated by Republic Airways. Safety is our top priority, […]

[ad_1] Helicopter crashes mid-air, falls into Hudson River. A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Manhattan on Thursday killing at least six people, reports claimed. The horrifying crash -- the latest in a string of mid-air mishaps that the country recorded in the last few months --was caught on camera as eye witnesses recorded on their phones how the remains of the helicopter fell into the waters. The helicopter crashed mid air and split in half upon impact. Terrifying videos appeared on social media showing how the helicopter disintegrated mid-air and its parts plunged into the waters. According to fire officials, the chopper went down near Pier 40 on West Houston Street and West Street around 3:15 p.m (ET).Witnesses on social media described a “loud thumping noise” when the helicopter crashed, with what appeared to be a broken propeller.Fire […]

[ad_1] American businessman Bashar Masri has been accused of directly helping Hamas in the October 7 attack. Palestinian-American businessman Bashar Masri, who was advising the Donald Trump administration until recently, resigned from his post in the dean's council at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government after he was accused of directly helping the Hamas in building terror tunnels and rocket launch sites. Some 200 American family members of the October 7 victims filed a lawsuit in DC federal court on Monday against Masri, accusing him of helping the Hamas with the attack. The lawsuit said Masri had worked with Hamas in developing business properties in Gaza that were used as a cover-up for the terrorist tunnels.Masri has also provided advice and private plane travel to Adam Boehler, who was President Donald Trump’s nominee to be special presidential envoy for hostage […]

[ad_1] Donald Trump said people were turning 'yippy' but insiders claimed he was turning 'yippy'. As President Donald Trump walked back on tariffs, he said people were getting yippy and afraid as he announced that the reciprocal tariffs would take into effect after 90 days post the ongoing negotiation with the countries. Except for China. No negotiation has taken place with China as China vowed to escalate the trade war, paying the US back in the same coin. “Well, I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line,” Trump told reporters at the White House. "They were getting yippy, you know, they were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid, unlike these champions, because we have a big job to do. No other president would have done what I did. No other president. And it […]

[ad_1] US-China trade war shows no sign of de-escalation. With the US-China trade war escalating, MAGA activists pushed for a crackdown on Chinese students studying in US universities. Hundreds of students have lost their students' visas in the recent few days as the Trump administration is targeting students with links to anti-Israel protests that rocked the campuses last year. Many without any connection to any campus activism lost their visas, according to reports. Chinese students are caught in the crosshairs of the political conflict and fear being targeted over the tariff war. After rattling the global economy with his tariffs, Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on these tariffs but not for China. Instead, he increased China's tariff to 125 per cent. The 125 per cent tariff came after China increased US tariff to 84 per cent. This was the […]

[ad_1] 'Art of the deal' is also a book by Trump published in 2015. President Donald Trump's social media post from 2014 went viral as Trump took a U-turn and paused his reciprocal tariffs on all countries for 90 days except China. While this was seen as a climbdown from his stern stance that there would be no going back on tariffs, Trump's aides asserted that this is part of the plan and an example of how Trump makes deals. The US president would now make China withdraw its tariffs as he has politically isolated China -- his aides explained. "Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully or write poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks," Trump wrote in 2014. Was 90-day pause except for China in the plan all along?Donald […]

[ad_1] Usha Vance, left, and first lady Melania Trump stand at Emancipation Hall after the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. AP/PTI( When Usha Vance stood beside her husband on Inauguration Day, watching J.D. Vance take the oath of office as Vice President of the United States, she looked serene. Composed. Unbothered. In a soft pink wool coat, accented with oversized floral earrings and her signature streak of silver hair swept into a bun, she embodied grace under pressure—and quiet resistance in a movement not built for her.It was a striking image. The daughter of Indian immigrants, raised Hindu, now the Second Lady of the United States in the second Trump administration. But while the photos were celebratory, the comment sections told a different story.“Christ is King, not some stinky Indian idol,” one MAGA-aligned user posted. “Will […]