Trump vows to push ahead with Canada and Mexico tariffs on Tuesday

Monday, March 3, 2025

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Trump vows to push ahead with massive tariffs on Canada and Mexico from Tuesday, Hulu apologizes for 'disastrous' Oscars streaming mishap, and rapper responsible for 2022 July 4 mass shooting pleads guilty to 69 charges.

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1 | Trump says 'no room left' to avoid massive tax hikes on Canadian and Mexican imports

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2 | Hulu apologizes to outraged 2025 Oscars viewers for 'disastrous' streaming mishap

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3 | Aspiring rapper who killed seven people in July 4 parade shooting in Illinois pleads guilty to 69 charges

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4 | Notorious vaccine skeptic RFK Jr finally urges people to get measles jab after deadly outbreak

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5 | Officials warn containment may take days as new wildfire erupts in North Carolina

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The Big Question 

The South Carolina killer was placed on death row after pleading guilty to the double murder of his ex-girlfriend's parents, striking them each nine times in the head with a baseball bat.

More than two decades later, the 67-year-old is set to become the first inmate to die by firing squad in the U.S. since the murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner in 2010 and the oldest person ever to be executed in South Carolina.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"We're halfway through the show, which means it's time for Kendrick Lamar to come out and call Drake a pedophile."

Conan O'Brien stunned the Oscars audience with an unexpected joke about the Kendrick Lamar and Drake Super Bowl beef during Sunday nights Oscars ceremony.

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