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Hong Kong CNN — China appears to have quietly rolled back retaliatory tariffs of 125% on some semiconductors made in the US, according to details provided to CNN on Friday by three import agencies in the southern technology hub of Shenzhen. The exemptions apply to integrated circuits, also known as microchips or semiconductors, according to the agencies. They found out about the exemptions, which have not been officially announced, late on Thursday. On April 12, China raised its reciprocal tariffs to 125% for all goods originating from the United States, in response to US President Donald Trump’s move to hike…
The NFL draft is broadcast live on television every year as millions tune in and hundreds of thousands more attend in person to revel in the hoopla of it all. It’s a far cry from the event’s humble beginnings, when the player picked first didn’t even know it was happening and soon walked away from the game without ever earning a cent. Two-hundred-fifty-seven players will be drafted this week in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and anyone chosen in the first round – which begins at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday – will be set for life with guaranteed multi-million-dollar contracts. It…
CNN — As Harvard squares up for a bruising legal fight with the White House over billions in frozen federal grants, the university’s fortunes could depend on its Rolodex of ultra-wealthy alumni. But some of the top donors who have given Harvard the most money in recent years have also cultivated close ties to the Trump administration, a CNN review of tax records found – potentially complicating Harvard’s job of convincing them to back the university in a battle with the president. Among the top-giving family foundations, according to IRS data, is that of John Paulson, a hedge fund titan…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! No matter how long Clay Matthews is away from the Green Bay Packers, he will always have hatred for the Chicago Bears.The former linebacker took the stage in Green Bay with several of his former Packers teammates, and Packers superman Lil Wayne.After Goodell greeted the fans, Matthews, unannounced, took the mic and got the crowd fired up by reading a “message” from President Donald Trump.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews (52) leaves the field after their game Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Lambeau…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! No matter how long Clay Matthews is away from the Green Bay Packers, he will always have hatred for the Chicago Bears.The former linebacker took the stage in Green Bay with several of his former Packers teammates, and Packers superman Lil Wayne.After Goodell greeted the fans, Matthews, unannounced, took the mic and got the crowd fired up by reading a “message” from President Donald Trump.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews (52) leaves the field after their game Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Lambeau…
WARNING: This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers.A private equity executive used a New York City apartment as a torture chamber where he raped, punched, shackled and used a cattle prod in a series of depraved acts involving six women, Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday.Ryan Hemphill, 43, has pleaded not guilty a 116-count indictment charging him with predatory sexual assault and other crimes dating back to last October. He faces life in prison. To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast…
Rome CNN — Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican. Popes are usually buried within Vatican City, beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. But Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican, as he requested a “simple” tomb a couple of miles away in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore – also known as St. Mary Major. Francis’ funeral will take place on Saturday in St.…
The Trump administration is applauding a major move by a key South American ally in the global fight against terrorism.On Thursday, the U.S. State Department issued a statement congratulating Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña for officially labeling Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization – a decision the U.S. calls a critical blow to Iran’s terror network in the Western Hemisphere.”The United States welcomes President Santiago Peña’s designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization,” said State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce.In addition to the IRGC designation, Paraguay also expanded its 2019 designations of the armed…
A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors could seek the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is found guilty of the 2022 slaying of four University of Idaho students.Judge Steven Hippler issued his decision after Kohberger’s attorneys asked the court to bar the sentence due to his autism diagnosis.Prosecutors previously indicated in court filings they intended to seek the death penalty with a conviction. Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022. (Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images)IDAHO…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Viewership of the movie “Conclave,” which depicts the choosing of a new pope, has spiked in the days since Pope Francis died. But how much of the Academy Award winner is accurate to the real event about to take place? The Rev. Bryan Pham, a Jesuit priest and associate director for Catholic Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, told Fox News Digital he believes the movie was accurate according to the “timeline and sequence of events of how to handle the death of a pope, the relaying of information, the gathering of…