High prices have pushed more Londoners to live with roommates well into their late 20s and 30s — if they can afford to move out of their parents’ homes at all.
The Trump administration initiated a trade investigation — and signaled more to come — that will likely result in new tariffs on global trading partners. Why it matters: The White House is making good on its promise to reinstate the sweeping tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. - Officials see the investigations concluding before the global 10% tariff — enacted to replace tariffs deemed illegal — expires in July. What they're saying: Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, top Trump trade official Jamieson Greer stressed that he was not "pre-judging the investigations." - Still, Greer said that the administration feels strongly about the issues under examination: "If we need to impose tariffs to help solve this we will," he…
One of New York City’s largest hospitals was facing a Wednesday deadline to comply with a state order to resume its transgender care program, which was shut down last month amid funding threats from the Trump administration.
A United Nations watchdog on Wednesday criticized "intensified immigration crackdowns" in the U.S. and accused President Trump and other American leaders of using "racist hate speech" — both of which it said "has sparked grave human rights violations." Why it matters: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination's report marks an unprecedented singling out of a U.S. leader by a United Nations body — and it prompted the White House to accuse the United Nations of "extreme bias" in response. Driving the news: "Racist hate speech by political leaders, including the President, combined with intensified immigration crackdowns in the United States, notably near schools, hospitals and faith-based institutions, has sparked…