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How Trump’s Tariffs Fit the Autocrat’s Playbook

How Trump’s Tariffs Fit the Autocrat’s Playbook

The President thrives on confrontation and demands supplication. Politicizing the economy creates opportunities for both.

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China at a 'rapid boil' for military action, admiral warns

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The incredible 'great escape' of Alcatraz remembered as Donald Trump launches new plan

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Companies are leaving more jobs unfilled as economic worries hit pause on corporate spending

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Diddy was once a ‘Bad Boy for Life’ and ran an empire. At the start of his trial, he was just a meek defendant

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Alcatraz, Sith lords and movie tariffs: Trump’s ravings get louder as his approval rating goes lower

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Alberta's premier proposes referendum on separation from Canada

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Lake Okanagan Resort condo owners left in limbo after West Kelowna, B.C fire

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Accused Vancouver seawall attacker remains in hospital, lawyer says

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Families of Tatyanna Harrison, Chelsea Poorman, Noelle O’Soup call for inquest into deaths

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B.C. driver hit by unmarked police SUV worried about ICBC compensation

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City of Winnipeg issues fire ban in midst of dry conditions

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‘Spring dip’ causing uptick in B.C. wildfires

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Cleaning up torched Queen of Sidney could take years, millions of dollars, experts say

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India worried about Chinese 'dumping' as trade tensions with Trump escalate

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13 Workers Found Killed at Gold Mine in Peru

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Trump admin to halt new grant funding to Harvard

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The governor-to-Senate pipeline is suddenly flowing in the other direction

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A$AP Rocky confirms baby No. 3 with Rihanna at the 2025 Met Gala

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‘Love you guys,’ Trump tells pardoned convict Enrique Tarrio at Mar-a-Lago: report

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Trump plans to jumpstart one of the nation’s worst prisons. Officials may have to boot threatened seabirds to do it

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Man detained after crashing through Jennifer Aniston’s front gate while she was home: police

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Togo's opposition denounces new role of the country's leader as a 'constitutional coup'

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El Salvador president orders arrest of of bus company heads for defying free transport order

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Saskatchewan reports $31K in public money losses at Crown corporations

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Calgary crews scramble to contain brush fire in city’s southwest

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RCMP investigating suspicious death in northeast Saskatchewan

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Alberta’s energy industry, government watch nervously as oil prices hit 4-year low

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Kelowna mom shares difficult journey of daughter living with rare disease

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Blood Tribe residents remember loved ones on Red Dress Day

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s film tariffs could leave Calgary productions hanging

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U.S. tariffs drive up prices for baby goods as more families turn to B.C. charity for help

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BA suspended flights to and from Israel after terrified crew caught up in ballistic missile strike on Tel Aviv’s airport

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Donald Trump bans 'dangerous' virus research funding to China after Covid-19 leak

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Conclave: Inside the world's most secret ballot

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Merz government to be sworn in as Germany ends months of stalemate

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Americans used to be steadfast in their support for Israel. Those days are gone

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Trump's everything menu on taxes

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Burgum: 'Build, baby, build' data centers to win AI race versus China

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Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here's what we know

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Boston councilwoman pleads guilty to federal corruption charges in a kickback scheme

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Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for 'fearlessness' in commentary

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Sean Duffy scorched online after posting about tacos as another crisis hits a major US airport

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US shoppers told to brace for ‘shared sacrifice’ amid the wait for Trump trade deals while Europeans shun ‘Made in America’

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Strange-looking orange lizards are popping up across Florida. Here’s how they could upend its ecosystems

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Watch: BBC reports from pier 33 - the gateway to Alcatraz

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Newark air traffic controllers briefly lost contact with planes, union says

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Is Trump's plan to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison realistic?

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