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How Japan shaped Trump’s perspective on tariffs

Nada Tawfik New York correspondent Getty Images Donald and Ivana Trump disembark the Trump Princess yacht in New York in 1988 When Donald Trump’s fortunes took a downturn in the 90s and he needed to raise cash fast, he sailed his 282ft (85m) superyacht, the Trump Princess, to Asia hoping he could attract Japan’s wealthy. […]

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Baltic states begin historic switch away from Russian power grid

Getty Images More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia’s electricity grid and join the EU’s network. The two-day process began on Saturday morning, with residents told to charge their devices, stock up on food and water, and prepare as if severe weather is […]

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Madrid penalty drama, draw keeps LaLiga title race tight

MADRID — Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in Saturday’s derby means there’s no change at the top of the table, with just one point still separating the two teams. Julián Álvarez’s first-half penalty had Atletico hoping they might secure their first win at the Santiago Bernabéu since 2016, but Kylian Mbappé’s equalizer early […]

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Fatbergs turned into perfume: Britain’s new industrial revolution

BBC In a gleaming laboratory in Edinburgh, robotic machines whirr and mix. The final product that they are creating will be a pine-smelling chemical that can be used as an ingredient in perfumes. But the starting point is very different: a brown, gloopy, fat mixture, recently fished out from below ground – fatbergs. Fatbergs are […]

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What Lurks in This Flower’s Bizarrely Large Y Chromosome?

The vast majority of plants are hermaphrodites, with both male and female reproductive parts. Oaks, some orchids, the potted spider plant in your office — they’re all capable of reproducing without a member of another sex nearby. “It makes sense if you are an organism that can’t run around and find mates,” said Deborah Charlesworth, […]

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