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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a law enforcement event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., May 19, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would be sending more weapons to Ukraine to help the war-torn country defend itself against Russian attacks.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said Ukraine was getting hit very hard by Russia and needed to be able to defend itself. The United States would be sending primarily defensive weapons, he said.Trump on Friday told reporters that Ukraine would need Patriot missiles to defend itself, but did not mention them again specifically on Monday.”We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be…

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A search and rescue volunteer holds a T-shirt and backpack with the words Camp Mystic on them in Comfort, Texas on July 6, 2025. Danielle Villasana | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesThe death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpassed 100 on Monday as search-and-rescue teams continued to wade into swollen rivers and use heavy equipment to untangle trees as part of the massive search for missing people.Authorities overseeing the search for flood victims said they will wait to address questions about weather warnings and why some summer camps did not evacuate ahead of the flooding…

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U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump share a kiss as they watch fireworks during a Fourth of July celebration at the White House on July 4, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S.Eric Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Paramours wanting to court each other have, through the decades, moved on from love letters to Instagram DMs.But some form of that epistolary tradition remains today in the stately realm of politics. U.S. President Donald Trump revealed Monday that he had written letters to the leaders of 12 countries, informing them of new tariff rates due to begin…

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IBM has been a hot stock, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer said CEO Arvind Krishna is to thank for Big Blue finding its mojo once again. “This is the kind of thing that’s quietly happening, that people are making a lot of money in, and it doesn’t get mentioned other than the day of earnings,” Cramer said Monday on “Squawk on the Street.” He added, “I salute this man, Arvind Krishna.” When Krishna took over as CEO in April 2020, IBM was struggling to grow its sales and was generally seen as a legacy technology giant past its prime. Krishna has…

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Jackal Pan | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets mostly rose after U.S. President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on 14 trading partners, including Japan and South Korea.Goods exported to the U.S. from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Tunisia are now set to face 25% tariffs starting Aug. 1, according to the letters Trump posted on Truth Social.Other Asia-Pacific markets facing higher tariffs include Indonesia, which will be hit with a 32% excise duty, Bangladesh, which was slapped with a 35% duty, as well as Cambodia and Thailand, which are set for 36% tariff rates, the president’s letters indicated.Meanwhile, imports from Laos…

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Almost 600 people have signed an open letter to leaders at venture firm Sequoia Capital after one of its partners, Shaun Maguire, posted what the group described as a “deliberate, inflammatory attack” against the Muslim Democratic mayoral candidate in New York City. Maguire, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, posted on X over the weekend that Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary last month, “comes from a culture that lies about everything” and is out to advance “his Islamist agenda.”The post had 5.3 million views as of Monday afternoon. Maguire, whose investments include Elon Musk’s SpaceX and X…

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