President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.
NYTimes – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement Monday on Iran sanctions has raised questions over how they might be implemented. Meanwhile, Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement Monday on Iran sanctions has raised questions over how they might be implemented. Meanwhile, Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
NYTimes – US The Trump administration has struggled to find an exit ramp to the war against Iran. Now, it is trying to step up the financial pressure instead by introducing new sanctions to end the six month war.
NYTimes – US State Senator Cindy Holscher won the Kansas governor's race, holding the office for Democrats. She defeated Ty Masterson, president of the GOP-controlled state Senate, who had Trump's endorsement and drew a flood of Republican money. Holscher promised to halt new data centers. Kansas is reliably Republican in presidential elections but its voters often break for Democrats in midterms.
Nvidia announced Huang's resignation on Thursday, effective immediately. The California-based company said that Colette Kress — who has been Nvidia's chief financial officer and executive vice president since 2013 — will step into the role of interim CEO.
NPR – US Manchester United has appointed Mauricio Pochettino as its manager, replacing Michael Carrick, who was sacked on Thursday after the club's poor start to the season. Pochettino departs as head coach of the U.S. men's national team, which he led to the round of 16 at last year's World Cup. He faces a race against time for his first game.
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