Target receives $1bn boost from Trump tariff refunds

Earlier this month, a court filing by customs officials revealed the Trump administration had paid back $100bn (£78bn) in “Liberation Day” tariff refunds to businesses. It represented about 60% of all tariff revenue collected by the government under the policy, with significant amounts still to be repaid. When asked how Target would use tariff refunds,…

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Zomi Frankcom: Australia ‘outraged’ after Israeli decision not to prosecute over killing of aid worker in Gaza

Australia’s foreign minister has said she is “outraged” over an Israeli government decision not to prosecute those responsible for the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom, who was killed in an IDF strike. Frankcom was an Australian aid worker with World Central Kitchen who was killed in Gaza with six other colleagues by an Israeli…

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Trump bemoans Fed interest rate policy, says U.S. should be paying much less

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Aug. 19, 2026. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed frustration that the Federal Reserve isn’t cutting interest rates, insisting that solid economic data shouldn’t stop the central…

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