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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MechCADdie on 2025-04-04 08:19:11+00:00.

• Large protests are expected across the U.S. on Saturday to express voice discontent with President Trump's administration.
• Organizers aim to make the protests accessible by holding events in many places, including small towns.
• The protests reflect growing momentum and dissatisfaction with Trump's policies on immigration, transgender rights, and the firing of federal workers.

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• China’s finance ministry on Friday said it will impose a 34% tariff on all goods imported from the U.S. starting on April 10.
• The ministry criticized Washington’s decision to impose 34% of additional reciprocal levies on China — bringing total U.S. tariffs against the country to 54% — as “inconsistent with international trade rules.”
• U.S. stock futures and European markets fell sharply on news of the reciprocal tariffs.

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Summary

The EU plans to fine Elon Musk’s X over $1 billion for violating the Digital Services Act by failing to control disinformation and illicit content.

This would mark the first major penalty under the new law and could trigger a legal clash with Musk, who vowed to fight in court.

Regulators say the fine aims to deter other platforms. Tensions with the U.S. are rising, as X also faces a broader investigation.

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Senators Chuck Grassley and Maria Cantwell introduced the bipartisan Trade Review Act of 2025 to reassert Congress’s authority over tariffs, following Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements.

The bill would require the president to justify new tariffs and submit an economic impact analysis. Congress must approve tariffs within 60 days or they expire; it could also revoke them anytime.

Grassley’s support signals growing Republican concern over Trump’s trade policies.

The bill echoes the War Powers Act (1973), underscoring fears that unchecked trade actions harm U.S. allies, exports, and consumers.

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol for his unconstitutional martial law declaration in December, formally removing him from office.

Acting President Han Duck-soo will serve until new elections within 60 days.

The court ruled Yoon gravely violated democratic principles by using military force to obstruct parliament.

Yoon now faces criminal trial for insurrection. His removal sparked both celebrations and unrest, with 14,000 police deployed in Seoul. A Gallup Korea poll showed 60% supported his permanent removal.

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Donald Trump warned the UK must accept chlorinated US chicken imports if it wants relief from new 10% tariffs on British exports.

The U.K. has long reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining high food standards, with polling showing 80% of Britons oppose a ch imports.

Critics argue chlorinated chicken stems from poorer production hygiene, with studies showing high bacteria rates in US chicken.

Farming advocates warn a US trade deal with lower standards would be "devastating for British farming."

Trump had sought to bring a suit against former MI6 officer Christopher Steele who authored the so-called Steele dossier which alleged the US leader had been compromised by Russian agents.

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The Iranian authorities are preparing to inflict the cruel and irreversible punishment of finger amputation against three prisoners as early as 11 April, following their torture-tainted convictions in unfair trials, Amnesty International warned today. The organization is calling on the international community to urgently press the Iranian authorities to end this spectacle of brutality. All Iranian officials responsible for ordering and/or carrying out these acts of torture must be criminally investigated and prosecuted.

American manufacturers will be slapped with an extra 34% charge on the little stickers they put on their products to show they are made in the USA.

The stickers, made in a factory in Guangdong Province, were previously shipped to the US tariff-free, but will now be hit by Donald Trump’s new levy, forcing US producers to raise the price of their goods.

The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council on its initiative to modernising EU driving licence rules.

The original toot by @EUCommission

Dieses ist ein Quallitätspfosten im Rahmen der Zuhausi-Quallitätsoffensive 2025.

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Ahead of its long-delayed American premiere, an unfinished 'workprint' copy of "A Minecraft Movie" is circulating on pirate sites. Warner Bros. is trying to contain this and other leaks, but that may prove difficult. The incident mirrors the infamous 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine workprint leak and the involvement of the FBI, which led to the arrest and conviction of an uploader. The source of that leak was never publicly disclosed.

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Artist: Doushimasho | fediverse | bluesky | pixiv | twitter | danbooru

The bill sidestepped the usual lawmaking process by tacking a new proposal onto a bill without sending it to a regular committee, where lawmakers and members of the public could weigh in. Democrats in the House Rules Committee raised alarms about the last-minute effort without a clear motive.

Skeptics say the hurried process was especially concerning for a bill that could shield information about lawmakers’ work from those who elect them and further restrict what police departments have to share with the public after they respond to a call about a crime.

Elberton Republican Rep. Rob Leverett said at the committee meeting the bill would simply “clean up” language related to public records issues that have come up in court. He called other added protections for legislators a “reasonable extension of existing law.”

Artist: Dapeejee | twitter | danbooru

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Harvard faculty are organizing against fears the university will yield to Trump administration pressure after federal threats to revoke $9B in grants over alleged campus antisemitism.

Critics see President Alan Garber's vague response as appeasement. Trump’s actions mirror broader crackdowns on activism nationwide.

Over 600 faculty signed letters urging resistance and legal action. Faculty unions and national groups like AAUP have launched lawsuits and coalitions.

Despite recent program suspensions and resignations, many argue Harvard’s $53B endowment positions it to defend academic independence and resist political interference.