## Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25％ Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without ‘Total Rollback’

Authored by japannews.yomiuri.co.jp

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the Prime Minister’s Residence on Saturday.

The government decided Saturday to continue to press the United States to review its extra tariffs on Japanese automobiles during bilateral talks aimed at scrapping the Trump administration’s tariff measures.

Washington has excluded automobiles and other key items from the scope of the talks.

In response, Tokyo has insisted that it will make no concessions as it presses for a complete overhaul of each of the duties imposed Saturday, including those on auto parts.

“There is still a wide gulf between [Japan’s and the United States’] positions, and no common ground has emerged,” Ishiba told reporters after the meeting.

Ishiba also called the new duties on auto parts “extremely regrettable” and said Japan would “continue to demand that they be reversed.”.

Japan and the United States have agreed to hold an intensive series of ministerial meetings starting in mid-May. »

### Kash Patel Spotted in Nightclubs More Than at Work, Former FBI Director Says

Authored by thedailybeast.com

A former FBI boss has claimed that the bureau’s director Kash Patel has been spotted in nightclubs more regularly than he has been seen at work.

He has however been spotted elsewhere, according to Figliuzzi, who was appointed as assistant director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division by Robert Mueller in 2011.

FBI Director Kash Patel, pictured during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, is reportedly fond of a party. »

### Warren Buffett Steps Down From Berkshire Hathaway After Slamming Trump

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Renowned investor Warren Buffett announced his resignation as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway only moments after bashing President Donald Trump’s tariffs as an “act of war” against allies.

Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO after 60 years of running the company.

Buffett said his departure would be news to the company’s board, which is gathering Sunday to discuss the transition. »

### Catholic Bishops Flame Trump for Mocking Pope in Crazy Post

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“There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President,” the New York Catholic Conference of Bishops said in a post on X Saturday.

The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast’s request for comment on the bishops’ statement.

“This post is a massive insult to Catholics, Pope Francis’ family, friends & devotees, and to the present conclave,” he wrote. »

### Scientific societies say they’ll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt

Authored by apnews.com

That report, coming once every four to five years, is required by a 1990 federal law and was due out around 2027.

Preliminary budget documents show slashing funding or eliminating offices involved in coordinating that report, scientists and activists said.

“We are filling in a gap in the scientific process,” AGU President Brandon Jones said. »

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