We recently learned that Joe Biden had been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, which had apparently spread to his bones.
The news prompted a reaction from former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who was quick to take to his social networks to offer his heartfelt thoughts to his friend Joe Biden.
It should be remembered that, although aggressive, the cancer suffered by the former president is, according to several specialists, still a treatable form.
Walmart, the retail giant known for its slogan « Save money. Live better » and its promise to offer low-cost products to improve its customers’ lives, has just announced a notable turnaround.
Walmart announces plans to start raising prices on some items later this month due to higher tariffs
By the end of the month, Walmart plans to impose major price hikes, citing tariffs that have simply become « too high », a direct consequence of the trade war launched by Donald Trump since his arrival in the White House.
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According to CNN, the company’s CEO Doug McMillon said Walmart simply couldn’t absorb all the pressure, given the reality of tight margins in the retail sector.
According to the company’s CEO, the numerous tariffs imposed worldwide, including in China, Costa Rica and even Peru, are driving up costs in several product categories, particularly electronics, toys and many foods.
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Walmart’s CEO thus announced that by the end of May, consumers would see significant price increases in its stores, adding that the situation would worsen next month, when we would « certainly see a lot more in June ».
While the company had welcomed the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily ease the trade war with China by reducing tariffs from 145% to 30% as part of a 90-day truce agreed in May, Walmart believes that current levels nevertheless remain « too high ».
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By comparison, under the Biden administration, tariffs had remained relatively stable at around 20%, with only a few targeted increases on strategic products such as electric vehicles and semiconductors.
Costco stores in the U.S. recently decided to limit the number of gold bars that can be purchased per customer, in response to massive demand that emptied stocks within minutes.
Where Costco shoppers could originally purchase two one-ounce gold bars per transaction, they can now buy just one at a time.
This gold rush comes amidst a climate of financial market instability and global trade tensions triggered by Donald Trump, driving many Americans to turn to gold en masse as a safe haven.
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As a result, stocks were quickly depleted and many customers left empty-handed.
In order to manage a demand that has become difficult to control, the wholesale retailer has seen a marked increase in gold bullion purchases in recent weeks.
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Costco began selling gold bullion in 2023, an initiative that met with dazzling success, with over 75% of inventory sold out in the first week on the market.
Since their launch, these sales are said to be earning the company between $100 and $200 million a month, according to Wells Fargo.
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In response to recent events, Costco has announced that a maximum of two gold bars per transaction will now be imposed on its customers within a 24-hour period.
Things aren’t looking too good for Japanese carmaker Nissan these days, as bad news begins to emerge.
According to NHK, Nissan intends to eliminate 15% of its job lots very soon. That’s about 10,000 people losing their jobs across the globe. Add to this the 9,000 jobs cut last November, and we’re talking about almost 20,000 jobs lost in the space of a few months.
In addition, 7 of Nissan’s 17 facilities will disappear by 2027.
Steps were taken to form a partnership with Honda in 2024, with the aim of helping each other create a joint product, but all that fizzled out last winter, leaving Nissan’s prospects in limbo.
Add to this the monstrous customs tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs as Trump's tariffs complicate plans to escape its financial crisis https://t.co/4yDqk53rfN
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) May 13, 2025
In short, Nissan would definitely like to catch up with its competitors when it comes to electric, but let’s just say that this problematic situation is delaying the process.
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Nearly $150 million was reportedly spent by participants in a contest where entrants had to buy meme coins featuring Trump for a chance to win dinner with him.
Buyers of $TRUMP meme spent US$148 million to win dinner with U.S. President Trump
However, not all participants were offered this chance: only the 220 highest contributors to the contest were awarded a place at a gala event scheduled for May in Washington D.C., which Donald Trump is due to attend.
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And among these 220 largest donors, the top 25 will be treated to dinner at an « ultra-exclusive VIP reception » in the presence of the President, as well as a « special VIP tour ».
It’s worth noting that the $TRUMP corner meme was launched on January 17, 2025, just three days before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
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The launch quickly came under heavy criticism, not least because of its timing, but above all because of the possible ethical implications it raises.
$TRUMP meme currencies soared to $75 a few hours after Trump’s announcement on his inauguration weekend, before dropping to less than $8.
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The $TRUMP is currently trading around $14, but since its launch in January, nearly 600,000 wallets have accumulated losses totaling $3.9 billion, according to Inca data reported by CTV News.
Canadiens Prime Minister Mark Carney has strongly denounced Keir Starmer’s surprise invitation to Donald Trump for a second state visit to the UK, made during his recent visit to the White House.
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This decision is all the more controversial given that Trump regularly threatens to make Canada the 51st U.S. state, even though the country is a historic member of the Commonwealth and a staunch ally of the UK.
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In an interview with Sky News, Canada’s new Prime Minister expressed his disappointment at Keir Starmer’s invitation to Donald Trump on February 27.
This initiative came at a time when Donald Trump was stepping up his comments calling into question Canada’s sovereignty and the legitimacy of its border.
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According to Mark Carney, it has weakened efforts to present a united front in the face of Donald Trump’s rhetoric evoking the annexation of Canada.
Mark Carney recently invited King Charles III to deliver the Speech from the Throne on May 27, marking the first opening of a Canadian parliamentary session by a monarch since 1977.
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With this highly symbolic gesture, the Prime Minister intends to unambiguously reaffirm Canadian sovereignty, in response to Donald Trump’s statements evoking the annexation of Canada as the 51st U.S. state.
In a lengthy post on TruthSocial about a major Supreme Court case concerning birthright citizenship, the President of the United States had some particularly strange things to say about his country and those who live in it.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today. Rolling Stone spoke with legal experts about the significance of the Court’s decision to hear them.
On Truth Social, Trump urged the Supreme Court to recognize, as part of its review of a case related to his recent executive order on birthright citizenship, that this constitutional right was never intended to apply to children born in the U.S. to illegal or temporary foreign nationals.
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At the same time, he didn’t hesitate to launch a few attacks on his own country.
Denouncing what he sees as the exploitation of American advantages by non-citizens, Trump describes illegal immigrants as individuals who have come to « scam our country », and accuses people from all over the world of taking undue advantage of birthright citizenship.
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According to him, this situation is a direct result of the country’s stupidity: « We are, for the sake of being politically correct, a STUPID Country. »
In his message, Trump asserts that Birthright Citizenship was aimed solely at the children of slaves freed after the Civil War, and was never intended for those who « taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them, all the time laughing (…) ».
The Supreme Court is not currently ruling on the constitutionality of Trump’s executive order to restrict the right to land, but is instead examining whether lower courts have exceeded their authority by blocking its implementation with domestic injunctions.
This issue could reopen the door to a reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868 to grant citizenship to former slaves, whose broad wording includes anyone born on American soil, regardless of the parents’ migration status, with the exception of children of foreign diplomats.
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By calling the United States and its citizens guilty of maintaining the right of citizenship, Trump is not only challenging a constitutional provision, he is also calling into question a founding principle of American identity: that of inclusive and universal citizenship.
