The Daily Populous

Monday April 7th, 2025 morning edition

image for Dow futures tumble as the massive market sell-off continues

US stock futures plunged Sunday evening after two sessions of sell-offs that wiped away over $5.4 trillion in market value.

Dow futures were down 1,250 points, or 3.3%.

S&P 500 futures fell 3.7%, while Nasdaq futures tumbled 4.6%.

The price of US oil fell more than 3%, sinking below $60 a barrel for the first time since April 2021.

The massive declines in futures follow the worst two-day stretch for stocks in five years – since the pandemic.

China retaliated fiercely Friday, imposing a 34% tariff on all US goods, raising fears of an escalating and damaging trade war.

“But I can tell you, our country has gotten a lot stronger, and eventually it’ll be a country like no other.”. »

Chinese woman detained by US border patrol in Arizona dies by suicide

Authored by theguardian.com

A woman being detained in Arizona by US border patrol for overstaying her visa has died by suicide, according to Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

Jayapal said “initial reports” suggest border patrol agents failed to perform required welfare checks prior to the woman’s death.

A border patrol spokesperson told the Tucson Sentinel that the woman was found “unresponsive in a cell” at the Yuma border patrol station on 29 March. »

Vast pedophile network shut down in Europol’s largest CSAM operation

Authored by arstechnica.com

Europol has shut down one of the largest dark web pedophile networks in the world, prompting dozens of arrests worldwide and threatening that more are to follow.

Launched in 2021, KidFlix allowed users to join for free to preview low-quality videos depicting child sex abuse materials (CSAM).

To see higher-resolution videos, users had to earn credits by sending cryptocurrency payments, uploading CSAM, or "verifying video titles and descriptions and assigning categories to videos.". »

Teens are delaying getting their driver’s licences. Parents want to know why

Authored by cp24.com

Still, putting off getting a driver’s licence may have impacts on teens safety as well as their development of independence, experts say.

There are several factors contributing to teens being reluctant to start driving, and some are practical.

Those landmarks include getting summer jobs, getting themselves to sports or other extracurricular obligations, and managing their own health care appointments. »

EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs

Authored by mhtntimes.com

The 27-country EU bloc is facing 25% U.S. import tariffs on steel, aluminium, and cars, and additional “reciprocal” tariffs of 20% on nearly all other products starting Wednesday.

Late Monday, the European Commission, which manages trade policy for the bloc, plans to present a proposed list of American imports that would face additional EU tariffs.

“Our greatest fear post-Brexit was that bilateral deals would splinter EU unity, but even after years of difficult negotiations, that didn’t happen. »