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President Trump announces his global tariffs at a Rose Garden event at the White House on April 2. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images An appeals court ruled that most of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal — but held off on enforcing the decision until mid-October, given expectations that it will be appealed to the Supreme Court. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Washington, D.C., focused on the “reciprocal” tariffs Trump imposed in April, as well as separate tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico that the administration put in…

The outdoor dining deck on Aqua Expeditions’ Aqua BluAqua Expeditions Aqua Expeditions has always been a small player in a sector defined by scale. Founded by Francesco Galli Zugaro, the company runs just five vessels worldwide — in the Amazon, the Mekong, Ecuador and Indonesia — each carrying no more than 40 guests. Where the mega-ships trade on hardware and spectacle, Aqua has built its identity on intimacy and detail, and on Aqua Blu, the company’s Indonesian yacht, that philosophy shows itself most clearly in the food. Lunch might begin with salmon crudo sharpened by celery verde and crème fraîche,…

Words have meaning. Proper word selection is integral to strong communication, whether it’s about relaying one’s feelings to another or explaining the terms of a deal, agreement, or transaction. Language can be confusing, but typically when something is available to “buy,” ownership of that good or access to that service is offered in exchange for money. That’s not really the case, though, when it comes to digital content. Often, streaming services like Amazon Prime Video offer customers the options to “rent” digital content for a few days or to “buy” it. Some might think that picking “buy” means that they…

After nearly three decades as one of Asia’s most recognizable screen performers, Shu Qi has stepped behind the camera for “Girl,” her directorial debut that world premieres in competition at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, followed by a Centrepiece slot at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Set in Taiwan in 1988, the deeply personal drama follows Hsiao-lee, a withdrawn girl who finds hope through friendship with the spirited Li-li, even as her mother’s past echoes her own pain. The film stars Roy Chiu, jazz singer 9m88 and newcomer Bai Xiao-Ying. The project began over a decade ago when director Hou…

For Dallas Cowboys fans, this year’s season starts with a loss even before the first game. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: For Dallas Cowboys fans, this year’s season starts with a loss even before the first game.DAVID SENTENDREY: You get this blow to the chest after your best defensive player – arguably your best player on the whole team – is traded to the Green Bay Packers, a team that many believe now is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.AILSA CHANG, HOST: That is David Sentendrey, a local reporter with Fox 4 in Dallas, Texas.SUMMERS: And the player who was traded is defensive…

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Free accommodation in someone else’s home might seem like an easy hack for cheap travel, but there’s more to house-sitting and swapping than a free room. While sitting usually involves caring for pets in exchange for accommodation, swapping requires participants to make their own home available to others for the pleasure of staying for free in someone else’s.Angela Laws, a founder of Trusted Housesitters, the world’s largest house-sitting platform with more than 200,000 active members, wants to be clear with those considering giving it a go: “It’s not a free vacation. It’s not free travel. It’s not free accommodation. It…

Moscow and Beijing said Japan must rethink its decision to allow even a temporary deployment of a US intermediate-range missile system.Published On 30 Aug 202530 Aug 2025Russia and China have separately warned Japan over its decision to allow the United States to deploy “Typhon” intermediate-range missiles during joint military exercises in Japan next month, calling the move a threat to regional stability.“We view this as another destabilising step as part of Washington’s course toward ramping up the potential of ground-based shorter and intermediate-range missiles,” Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.Deploying Typhon missiles “in regions near…

Will GrantBBC Mexico correspondent, Mexico CityGetty ImagesThe protesters say locals are being priced out of central Mexico CityThe timing of the first of several recent anti-gentrification protests in Mexico City was no coincidence – 4 July, US Independence Day.Demonstrators gathered in Parque México in Condesa district – the epicentre of gentrification in the Mexican capital – to protest over a range of grievances.Most were angry at exorbitant rent hikes, unregulated holiday lettings, and the endless influx of Americans and Europeans into the city’s trendy neighbourhoods like Condesa, Roma and La Juárez, forcing out long-term residents.In Condesa alone, estimates suggest that…

Eating foods rich in potassium, such as avocados, bananas and spinach, could reduce your risk of heart conditions, hospitalisation and death by 24%, a study suggests.Previous research has shown that cutting out salt from meals can slash your risk of heart problems. Reducing the number of meals to which you add salt or ditching it altogether can make a huge difference to your heart health.Potassium increases the amount of salt your body removes from the bloodstream. In a study, scientists set out to understand whether more potassium might benefit people by reducing their cardiovascular risk.The senior study author, Prof Henning…