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A White House aide says Donald Trump’s tariffs were expected to raise $US6 trillion in revenue.

The eye-watering amount of revenue Trump tariffs could raise

A White House aide has revealed the amount that Donald Trump’s new tariffs are expected to raise, a figure experts say will almost certainly represent the largest peacetime tax hike in modern US history.

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Ho Chi Minh City by night.

Three reasons why Vietnam is one of Asia’s top travel spots

The number of international tourists heading to Vietnam surged by more than 30 per cent in January and February compared to the previous year. Here’s why.

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Is the answer in DNA?

Inside the scientific quest to reverse human ageing

THE WASHINGTON POST: Hoping to avoid death? So are scientists who are making progress on slowing down the ageing process.

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23andMe s headed to bankruptcy court to sell its assets.

Why you need to delete your DNA from 23andMe right now

THE WASHINGTON POST: If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, it’s time to delete your data.

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The Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, where the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument operates, at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson.

New data reveals the universe might stop expanding

THE WASHINGTON POST: If an idea of ‘evolving dark energy’ holds up under further investigation, it would put many different cosmic futures in play.

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JFK. John F Kennedy in Dallas moments before his assassination.

Five things to know about the JFK files

Here are five things to know about the newly released documents on a watershed moment in United States history, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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There are warning signs your hotel stay might not be up to scratch.

The 7 hotel red flags that should have you running

THE WASHINGTON POST: Most of us have had hotel experiences that haunt us still. The close encounter with a cockroach. The closet-size room. The hallways full of trash.

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THE WASHINGTON POST: US President Donald Trump has a plan to remake the economy. But he’s not explaining it very well.

Trump has an economic plan. But he’s not explaining it well

THE WASHINGTON POST: Trump acknowledges his economic plan is causing short-term pain while the nation advances to a ‘Golden Age.’ But administration officials have been much less clear about the destination.

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Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13, 2024.

Two astronauts stuck in space poised for splashdown

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore’s time in space will soon be over as the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the ISS.

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Elon Musk speaks with President Donald Trump aboard Marine One as it lands at The White House on March 9. Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post

President Trump’s ultimate favour to buddy Elon Musk

Donald Trump rallies a wave of conservative support for Tesla, a company facing a plummeting stock price, investor frustration, consumer boycotts and sometimes violent protests at facilities across the country.

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LIAM DENNING: Numerous business titans have floated in Trump’s orbit since his ascent to the presidency in 2017. Many have quickly fallen from favour. Will Elon Musk share that fate?

How long will Musk be welcomed at the White House?

LIAM DENNING: Numerous business titans have floated in Trump’s orbit since his ascent to the presidency in 2017. Many have quickly fallen from favour. Will Elon Musk share that fate?

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Spearheaded by Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service, the first round of dismissals hit probationary federal employees on Feb. 13.

What’s being lost with DOGE cuts? Fired feds can tell you

THE WASHINGTON POST: Tens of thousands of federal workers, lost their jobs in recent weeks as the Trump administration rapidly shrunk the federal workforce in the name of cutting ‘fraud, waste and abuse.’

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Elon Musk is in charge of slashing the sprawling, 2.3-million person federal workforce.

Judge orders Trump officials rehire 1000s of fired workers

THE WASHINGTON POST: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately offer jobs back to thousands of probationary workers who were fired last month.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin remains determined to hold sway over Kyiv, US intelligence suggests.

Putin still intends Ukraine domination: US intelligence

THE WASHINGON POST: Classified US intelligence reports, including one earlier this month, cast doubt on Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war against Ukraine.

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From left, Oksana Harei, 26, and Karina Harei, 25, look for a place to put flags near the relevant brigade at a makeshift memorial in Kyiv for soldiers killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Talk of ceasefire spurs hope in Ukraine, anger in Russia

Pro-Kremlin Russian analysts, politicians and nationalist military bloggers said Russia would probably reject the ceasefire as a trap that would harm Russian interests and benefit Ukraine.

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