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https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 The death toll in the catastrophic nightclub collapse in the Dominican Republic has risen to at least 184, as desperate families continue to wait for news about missing loved ones. The incident occurred on Tuesday.Video footage circulating on social media showed he moment just before the roof collapsed, crushing hundreds of nightclub-goers under tonnes…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 Chinese producers of plastic Christmas trees and other holiday items say they’ve yet to receive any orders from their US clients – and they fear they may not get any at all, reports news agency Reuters. The delay comes amid soaring US import tariffs, with US President Donald Trump ramping up levies on Chinese…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 In the six hours between the departure of the night’s last train and the arrival of the morning’s first one, workers in rural Japan built an entirely new train station. It will replace a significantly bigger wooden structure that has served commuters in this remote community for more than 75 years.The new station’s components…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 A federal appeals court has ruled in favour of the Trump administration on Wednesday, allowing it to proceed with the dismissal of thousands of probationary federal employees. This overturns a previous court order in Baltimore that had required reinstatement.The court ruled that the employees’ terminations should be challenged through the federal employment process rather…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) defended his decision to raise tariffs on China to 125 per cent, stating, “somebody had to do it.”The President, during his meeting with Roger Penske‘s NASCAR, INDY, and IMSA Champions at the White House, emphasised that no other US leader would have taken such a…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 <p>Elon Musk (File photo)<br></p> The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, is once again making headlines with its aggressive push to cut what it sees as unnecessary federal spending. On Wednesday, the watchdog group revealed that it had canceled 108 contracts it labeled “wasteful,” boasting a ceiling value of $250 million…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 TOI correspondent from London: A consortium of Indian banks celebrated on Wednesday after the UK high court refused Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya permission to appeal his UK bankruptcy order and the amended bankruptcy petition.The State Bank of India-led consortium is trying to claw back a £1 billion debt from Kingfisher Airlines founder Vijay Mallya…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his surprise decision to pause tariffs on most countries for 90 days, attributing the reversal to market reactions and what he described as people getting “a little yippy” and “afraid.”Speaking to reporters outside the White House during an…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 File photo: FBI Director Kash Patel (Picture credit: ANI) FBI Director Kash Patel has been quietly removed as acting director of the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and replaced by US Army secretary Daniel Driscoll, in a leadership shuffle that was not publicly disclosed by the justice department, news agency Reuters…

https://www.profitableratecpm.com/uee56znv?key=8f9ddbf2d40d4c791fc2f8f9b566cf05 Trump praises Chinese president, predicts ‘very good deal’ with China despite tariff standoff (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday voiced optimism that a deal with China is still within reach, even as tensions between the two superpowers escalated following his decision to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%. Speaking to…