The Daily Populous

Wednesday April 9th, 2025 night edition

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Read a full report: Trump ramps up China trade war with 104% tariffs.

President Trump with a “Trump Digs Coal” sign in 2017, a campaign he relaunched last year SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGES.

President Trump believes Beijing has no choice but to strike a trade agreement with Washington, the White House has said.

Musk described Navarro as a “moron” earlier today, criticising his comments about Tesla and the broader US electric vehicle sector.

The decision follows China’s refusal to remove its retaliatory tariffs against US exports after Trump raised levies on Beijing last Wednesday.

Trump had threatened to escalate duties if Beijing continues to respond to the tariffs, prompting a rebuke from Chinese officials.

President Trump insisted that there would be no pause in his tariffs as he demanded China back down. »

Cops investigating if Missouri foster mom traded a kid for a monkey to boost her exotic animal collection

Authored by independent.co.uk
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A foster mom in Missouri has been taken into custody, as authorities investigate whether she gave up one of her children in exchange for a monkey.

Brenda Deutsch, of Winfield, Missouri, fostered more than 200 children over the years as well as reportedly being a collector of exotic animals.

open image in gallery Foster mom Brenda Deutsch faces three felony counts of neglect, child abuse and child endangering, according to Missouri officials. »

Hades II will launch on Switch 2 and Switch before PlayStation and Xbox

Authored by engadget.com
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When Hades II moves out of Early Access and into v1.0 later this year, Nintendo will have a prime seat at the table.

The video's mention of Hades II "launching first for consoles on Nintendo Switch 2" further confirms that PlayStation and Xbox owners will at least have to wait a while before playing the highly anticipated sequel on their systems.

It initially launched on PC, Mac and Switch before later landing on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. »

Donald Trump to slap additional 84% tariffs on Chinese imports, White House says

Authored by euronews.com
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US President Donald Trump will impose an additional 84% in tariffs on all imports from China on Wednesday, the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said.

The additional levies will mean all goods from China will be subject to a tariff of at least 104%.

Earlier on Tuesday, Beijing said it would “fight to the end” after Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% in tariffs on all Chinese imports. »

Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims Chinese soldiers fighting alongside Russians in Ukraine

Authored by abc.net.au

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's troops have captured two Chinese citizens who have been fighting with the Russian army in eastern Ukraine.

Mr Zelenskyy claims the two men captured had Chinese identity documents on them, including bank cards.

It is alleged the Chinese soldiers were captured in Ukraine's Donetsk region, a significant part of which is under Russian control. »