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Government Shutdown Showdown Rocks Markets as Stocks Rise and Gold Soars

Government Shutdown Showdown Rocks Markets as Stocks Rise and Gold Soars

Shutdown Stalemate in Washington The U.S. Capitol dome at sunset on Sept. 29, 2025, as Congress fails to reach a budget deal ahead of the deadline.As of Sept. 30, the federal government was hours from running out of funding amid a bitter political standoff. Lawmakers have been wrangling over a stopgap spending bill to extend funding into the new fiscal year (which begins Oct. 1) but failed to reach an agreement by Tuesday’s deadline reuters.com. In a high-profile White House meeting on Sept. 29, President Trump met with top Republicans and Democrats in a last-ditch effort to avert a shutdown
30 September 2025
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Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump DEMANDS Microsoft FIRE Ex-Biden DOJ Star as “National Security Menace” – All the Facts

In sum, Trump’s public demand to oust Lisa Monaco is part of a broader pattern of his second term: insisting that Fortune 500 companies demonstrate loyalty to his administration. It adds tension to Microsoft’s efforts to balance relationships with the White House while also pushing its global security and AI agenda. As Axios commented, under Trump “everything has a cost” for businesses axios.com. Microsoft’s likely response – quietly ignoring the demand while maintaining bipartisan outreach – will be watched closely. Sources: Detailed reporting by Reuters reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com, Axios axios.com axios.com, The Guardian theguardian.com theguardian.com, Business Insider businessinsider.com, Economic Times
27 September 2025
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Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s New Tariff Salvo: Drugs, Trucks and Cabinets Under Fire In a dramatic escalation of his trade war, President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new wave of tariffs targeting pharmaceuticals, trucks, and home furnishings. In a Truth Social post on September 25, Trump announced the U.S. will impose a 100% import tariff on any branded or patented pharmaceutical products starting October 1 – effectively doubling their price – “unless a company is building a manufacturing plant in the U.S.” reuters.com. “There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these pharmaceutical products if construction has started,” Trump clarified, incentivizing drugmakers to
26 September 2025
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Inside the Struggle for Internet Access in Western Sahara: From Political Blackouts to Satellite Lifelines

Inside the Struggle for Internet Access in Western Sahara: From Political Blackouts to Satellite Lifelines

As of January 2024, Western Sahara had about 398,000 internet users, roughly 67.1% of the population, up by 65,000 users (a 19% increase) from 2023. By early 2024 about 87% of the population lived in urban areas (Laayoune, Dakhla, Smara, Boujdour), while about 32.9% remained offline, concentrated in rural or nomadic communities. The median fixed broadband speed in early 2024 was about 19.9 Mbps, a 30% year-over-year improvement but still behind global averages. Over 57% of Western Sahara’s population uses social media, totaling around 341,000 people, with social media penetration near 58%. Connectivity in Western Sahara is dominated by Maroc
4 August 2025
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