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BDDU, Summer House, Southern Hospitality Ratings

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BDDU, Summer House, Southern Hospitality Ratings


It is rare when Bravo has more than one show on at a time that is just hitting week after week. However, three shows are currently raking in the ratings. Between Summer House, Below Deck Down Under, and Southern Hospitality, viewers are tuning in week after week for the drama and well-filmed storylines. 

Below Deck Down Under is yachting perfection

Even though Below Deck Down Under has shaken up the cast the group of yachties are giving everything they have this season. Back at the helm in Captain Jason Chambers, looking as perfect as ever. But it is more than just his looks that have won fans over. He is the real deal. A leader in the industry who walks the walk. He puts his crew first and genuinely wants others to succeed. Perhaps the best thing is he doesn’t micromanage. Tzarina Mace-Ralph is back in the galley and immediately had interpersonal issues with her sous chef, Anthony Bird.

 The Australian Below Deck spinoff shows a totally different part of the world that most viewers haven’t visited. The caliber of guests seems to be nicer, and the adventures more one of a kind. Currently, the entire cast is getting along. Unlike some other Below Deck franchises, there are no drunken nights, love triangles, or mean girl vibes. According to Deadline, these are the series that fans want to make time for. Season 3 had 1.9M total viewers “after seven days of cross-platform viewing, up 5% from the Season 2 premiere.” The outlet noted, “On streaming, NBCU says the Season 3 premiere is now the top season premiere among the entire Below Deck franchise, up 66% in Peacock viewing season-over-season.”

Southern Hospitality makes me want to go to Republic

I don’t know if it’s TJ Dinch’s Sir Weiners or Maddi Reese and Joe Bradley’s odd infatuation with one another, but I’m hooked. Season 3 of Southern Hospitality has been amazing. It’s left me thinking, Vanderpump Rules who? The relatively new series is “averaging 1M seven-day cross-platform viewers per episode through the first six episodes of Season 3, per NBCUniversal. That’s up 22% from Season 2’s overall audience average, putting the third installment on track to become Bravo’s first original series to grow in each of its first three seasons since 2018.” 

The stats make sense, especially given the drama between Emmy Sharrett and Will Kulp. Everyone but the server seems to think that the aspiring lawyer has been cheating on his longtime girlfriend. The group has staged multiple interventions, but nothing has worked. Thanks to her mascara cry, Emmy has become the most dramatic reality star on Bravo. Southern Hospitality is worth the watch if not just for the delusional cast. The young cast take their jobs at the King Street bar so seriously it is almost comical. But moreover, the group seems to be an actual set of friends, and you can’t buy that chemistry.  

Summer House is the fan-favorite

Without a doubt, Summer House is a fan’s personal choice. We’ve waited an eternity to see Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke back in the same house. And on top of that, fans were gifted the breakup of Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover. The Bravo series “raked in 1.6M seven-day cross-platform viewers for the Season 9 premiere, up 14% over the Season 8 premiere to make it the most-watched season premiere in the show’s history.” The premiere had “972,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo, which is a 13% increase over the Season 8 premiere.”

The season has only just started, but the roomies are already in heat. Jesse Solomon is lusting over newbie Lexi Wood. And then there’s “sex swing” enthusiast Imrul Hassan. Everyone is currently playing nice, but the trailer has shown that Paige will lose her cool on DJ Kyle Cooke. Every winter, Summer House has the ability to drag us out of our blanket cocoons and give us up that the warmer weather is right around the corner. Bravo has three hits on its hands, and the network really needs to make sure they are protected at all costs    

Southern Hospitality and the rest of the mentioned shows are available to stream on Peacock.

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Premiere Date, Trailer, Cast and More

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It’s been a few years since FX announced plans to collaborate with Fargo‘s Noah Hawley on an Alien television series, but as we look ahead to the future, the project’s arrival is closer than ever.

Heading into 2025, we’re looking forward to a whole new chapter in the franchise as the series prepares for its long-awaited launch. Below, we’re breaking down everything you need to know

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What is the Title of the Alien Series?

Its new title is Alien: Earth, Hawley and FX boss John Landgraf told Variety.

When Is Alien: Earth Premiering?

Per FX’s latest announcement, Alien: Earth will officially premiere exclusively on Hulu in the summer of 2025.

Does Alien: Earth Have a Trailer?

No trailer for Alien: Earth has been released yet, but FX unveiled a couple of first looks at the xenomorph alien with Earth reflecting on its shiny head in different teasers.  While the first one was brief, another one, below teases the summer premiere and states, “mother earth is expecting.” See it here:



A second teaser offers a glimpse aboard a spacecraft throttling toward Earth, check it out, below:



In an FX promo dropped during the 2025 Oscars broadcast, fans got their first look at actual footage from the series featuring the cast. Watch it here:



Who Stars in the Alien Series?

The cast of Hawley’s series includes a few Fargo alums with stars Timothy Olyphant and David Rysdahl among the ensemble that also includes Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, Adarsh Gourav, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmonson, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Diem Camille, Moe Bar-El, and Kit Young.

What Is Alien: Earth About?

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Inspired by Ridley Scott‘s 1979 sci-fi hit Alien, the new series sees a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery when a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, putting them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat. Described as a sci-fi horror series, Alien Earth tracks the crash recovery crew as they search for survivors among the wreckage and encounter mysterious predatory life forms more terrifying than they could have ever imagined. With this new threat unlocked, the search crew must fight for survival and what they choose to do with this discovery could change planet Earth as they know it.

How Many Seasons Will There Be of Alien: Earth?

It sounds like FX is hoping that this becomes another major series for it. Landgraf told Variety the network is “pretty bullish on Alien: Earth and we’ve told [Hawley] that assuming, as we hope, Alien: Earth is a returning television series, we want him to focus on at least writing two seasons of it before returning to a possible sixth season of Fargo,” he said.

Where & When Is the New Alien Series Filming?

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Filming for the series began in July 2023 but eventually halted in August due to the strikes. Filming picked back up in April 2024, as the production moved forward in Thailand. Hawley revealed to Variety on July 17, “We just wrapped production, so now I’m into the long post that gets into visual effects.”

What Has the Cast Said About Alien: Earth?

TV Insider caught up with Rysdahl while Fargo Year 5 was airing and the star noted, “Noah is doing a similar thing with what he did with Fargo… Taking the DNA of something — and what is Fargo dealing with and what is Alien dealing with at a primal level — through Noah’s lens, and then building it off of that.” According to the star, “people will be happy about it.”

Why the Alien Series Won’t Feature Ripley

When it comes to the main protagonist of the original films, Hawley claimed he’ll be steering clear of Sigourney Weaver’s character Ripley in the show because “she’s one of the great characters of all time,” the showrunner told Vanity Fair in 2021. “And I think the story has been told pretty perfectly, and I don’t want to mess with it.”

Is Ridley Scott Involved?

When it came to creating a series set within an existing IP, creator Noah Hawley is no stranger to the idea. Fargo was inspired by the Coen Brothers’ 1996 film, and likewise, Alien: Earth is inspired by the world first introduced to viewers by Ridley Scott. So, when it came to approaching this new story, Hawley told IndieWire. “I talked to Ridley. His company, Scott Free, is a producer on the show. And you know, Ridley is the man… He was very respectful of the fact that I seem to know what I’m doing, and I have my own take on it,” Hawley shared.

FX’s Alien: Earth, Series Premiere, Summer 2025, Hulu




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If an investor put £10k in Rolls-Royce shares 1 week ago here’s what they’d have now

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If an investor put £10k in Rolls-Royce shares 1 week ago here’s what they’d have now


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Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR) shares are the gift that keeps giving. And giving. When will they stop?

Rolls-Royce shares have soared over 100% over the last year. Over three years, they’re up a blockbuster 619%. The aircraft engine maker is one of the most explosive FTSE 100 recovery stocks I can remember.

This will delight investors, of course, but torment those who decided the excitement had gone as far as it could, and they couldn’t risk buying the shares.

Today, the Rolls-Royce share price is rocketing for two reasons. First, last week saw yet another set of expectation-smashing results, published on 27 February.

Second, the reaction to Donald Trump’s treatment of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (28 February).

No FTSE 100 stock can beat this one right now

European leaders spent the weekend hammering out how much they’d have to spend to stand up to Russian leader Vladimir Putin without US support. We don’t have the exact figure yet, but it’s going to be a lot, and defence stocks flew this morning led by BAE Systems. That’s up around 14% while Rolls-Royce jumped 6%.

If a Johnny-come-lately investor had finally decided to buy Rolls-Royce shares just one week ago, they’d be thrilled. They’d also be kicking themselves, having realised how much fun it can be to hold this stock right now.

If they’d tucked away £10,000, they’d looking at a tidy £12,170, after the shares jumped 21.7% in a week.That’s a remarkable £2,170 gain in just five trading days

Last Thursday’s results included a substantial upgrade to profit forecasts, as CEO Tufan Erginbilgic engineered a 57% jump in underlying operating profit to £2.5bn in full-year 2024. 

This led the company to reinstate shareholder dividends and announce a £1bn share buyback. The Rolls-Royce share price jumped 15% on the day.

The remainder of this week’s gain came this morning amid reports that European leaders have discussed upping the NATO defence spending target to 3% of GDP. 

Rolls-Royce isn’t cheap. The shares currently trading at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of around 37. That’s more than double the FTSE 100 average of around 15 times, but of course, they’ve delivered a lot more excitement.

Growth, dividends and a buyback

Last time I looked they were trading at around 45 times earnings, so last week’s upgrade has brought the P/E down.

As with any stocks, there are risks as well as threats. If Trump somehow manages to strike a peace deal with Putin, recent gains could quickly reverse. So could the order book, if European governments then start backsliding on their defence commitments.

Even the very hint of a deal could trigger a dip in Rolls-Royce shares.

Rolls-Royce appears to have a big opportunity in its small modular nuclear reactors, or ‘mini-nukes’. They open the prospect of an exciting new revenue stream but remain at the mercy of government procurement decisions. Investors could quickly cool if mini-nukes don’t make headway.

It’s hard for UK-focused investors to ignore Rolls-Royce now. They should tread carefully, as we might see a spot of profit taking. Some may wait for a dip before considering the stock. Although given today’s mood, there’s no guarantee we’ll get one.



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Gal Gadot Wears Luxe Looks in Harper’s Bazaar Spain

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Gal Gadot Wears Luxe Looks in Harper’s Bazaar Spain


Gal Gadot graces Harper’s Bazaar Spain’s March 2025 cover. Photo: David Roemer

Gal Gadot takes the spotlight on the March 2025 cover of Harper’s Bazaar Spain. Photographed by David Roemer (Atelier Management), the actress dons striking looks, from a sharp Saint Laurent leather suit to a delicate Marc Jacobs knit adorned with a daisy brooch.

Gal Gadot for Harper’s Bazaar Spain by David Roemer

Actress Gal Gadot wears Marc Jacobs on the March 2025 cover of Harper's Bazaar Spain.
Actress Gal Gadot wears Marc Jacobs on the March 2025 cover of Harper’s Bazaar Spain. Photo: David Roemer

Stylist Sandy Armeni curates a wardrobe of tailored blazers, fitted knits, and flowing dresses, balancing different elements. A standout image features Gal in a structured brown suit, exuding confidence, while another highlights her in a minimalist look, paired with a bold red lip.

Gal Gadot poses on Harper's Bazaar Spain's March 2025 cover.
Gal Gadot poses on Harper’s Bazaar Spain’s March 2025 cover. Photo: David Roemer

Beauty plays a key role in the shoot, with hairstylist Jenny Cho crafting polished tresses and Jo Baker delivering flawless, understated makeup. Manicurist Zola Ganzorigt perfects every detail.

Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Spain / David Roemer
Gal Gadot. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar Spain / David Roemer




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Inflation traders brace for short-term shock from tariffs, immigration policies

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Inflation traders brace for short-term shock from tariffs, immigration policies

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Inflation traders are positioning for a consumer-price index that produces a seven-month string of annual headline readings that are near or slightly above 3% on the consumer-price index — a stretch that’s tantamount to a short-term shock in price gains.

The description of a short-term shock comes from Gang Hu, a trader at New York hedge fund WinShore Capital Partners who has long been prescient about the path that U.S. inflation is most likely to take. In July 2022,

Hu told MarketWatch there was no reason to expect inflation would come down fast. At the end of 2023, when many traders were focused on the possibility of multiple interest-rate cuts, Hu made the argument that Federal Reserve officials weren’t incentivized to cut borrowing costs immediately. The Fed did not start lowering rates until September 2024, when it delivered the first of three rate cuts toward the end of last year.



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‘Deeply Troubled’: School District Accused of Hiding Help from White Students | The Gateway Pundit

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‘Deeply Troubled’: School District Accused of Hiding Help from White Students | The Gateway Pundit


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‘Administrators direct teachers to inform ONLY African American parents and students about these opportunities, leaving other students unaware.’

Officials in the Fresno Unified School District in California, with 71,000 students, have set up a number of academic support programs for them.

Only they are “marketed” only to black students.

Which has prompted the Pacific Legal Foundation to launch a legal challenge to the district for “unlawfully gating” access to the student help programs.

“It is unfair and unconstitutional to gate access to valuable educational programs based on a child’s race, regardless of whether the exclusion is explicit or implicit,” explained PLF lawyer Wilson Freeman.

“Taxpayer-funded academic support programs should be available to all students based on need, not race. FUSD’s practices violate multiple legal protections, including the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, the Civil Rights Act, and California’s Proposition 209.”

The district, in fact, has an “Office of African American Academic Acceleration,” to address achievement gaps between black students and others.

That office runs 13 various programs with a $12 million budget, and focuses “on mentoring African American middle and high school students,” the legal team explained.

While the programs lack a specific racial requirement, “they are marketed exclusively to African American students,” the legal challenge charges.

“Administrators direct teachers to inform only African American parents and students about these opportunities, leaving other students unaware.”

The report said Fresno is the state’s third-largest school district, and the “acceleration” office was created back in 2017.

It was “started with a $742,000 budget to mentor African American middle and high school students,” the report said.

“Academic need doesn’t discriminate. It affects students of all races who need extra support to reach their full potential. This includes children whose parents belong to Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER), a nonprofit group that fights for equal treatment under the law,” the legal team explained.

“These parents have children in Fresno schools who could benefit from A4 programs but were either kept unaware of the opportunities or, worse, led to believe they weren’t eligible because they’re not black. The parents are also deeply troubled that the district spends millions in taxpayer dollars on programs that de facto exclude their children for no other reason than skin color.”

The lawyers pointed out the Supreme Court has said, “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

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Can Europe go it alone? Future of NATO in doubt as Trump turns on Ukraine

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Can Europe go it alone? Future of NATO in doubt as Trump turns on Ukraine

The image of King Charles welcoming Volodymyr Zelensky to Sandringham evokes memories of his grandfather, George VI, standing firm as Britain held the line before the United States entered the war. Since then, Europe has relied on Washington’s security umbrella. 

But that era may be coming to an end. Last Friday, Ukraine’s president was caught off guard on live television, confronted with rhetoric strikingly similar to Kremlin talking points—shifting blame for the war onto Kyiv and NATO. 

What was meant to be a solemn reflection on Keir Starmer’s visit to Washington instead turned into an urgent strategy session in London. If NATO’s future is in doubt, is Europe truly prepared to defend itself? And with Trump appearing to align himself with Putin, is the continent now closer than ever to direct confrontation with Russia?


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America will not put up with it for much longer!’: Donald Trump hits out at Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy once again | US News

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America will not put up with it for much longer!’: Donald Trump hits out at Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy once again | US News


Donald Trump has hit out at the Ukrainian president once again, just four days after an explosive on-camera spat between the pair.

The US president posted on Truth Social saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy made “the worst statement that could have been made” when he said the end of the war with Russia is “very, very far away”.

“America will not put up with it for much longer!” Mr Trump posted.

Live updates: Trump hits out at Zelenskyy again

“It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be peace as long as he has America’s backing,” the president added.

Mr Zelenskyy then posted on X saying Ukraine is “working together with America and our European partners and very much hope on US support on the path to peace”.

“Peace is needed as soon as possible,” he posted.

Mr Trump also appeared to attack Mr Zelenskyy and Europe after yesterday’s Ukraine summit in London at which leaders, according to Mr Trump: “stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the US.”

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The Ukraine summit: How the day unfolded

“What are they thinking?” Mr Trump asked.

Hours later, however, during a press conference at the White House, Mr Trump praised Europe, saying its leaders have “acted very well”.

“We’re going to make deals with everybody… including Europe and European nations – and they’ve acted very well… they’re good people,” he said.

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He told reporters the deal with Ukraine wasn’t dead despite the ongoing disagreements between himself and Mr Zelenskyy.

Donald Trump made an announcement about an investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, and also answered questions about Ukraine on 3 March 2025. Pic: Reuters
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“It’s a great deal for us,” he said.

“I just think he [President Zelenskyy] should be more appreciative.”

A deal to end the war was still “very, very far away”, Mr Zelenskyy said earlier, adding he expects to keep receiving US support despite the two leaders’ public spat.

“I think our relationship [with the US] will continue because it’s more than an occasional relationship,” the Ukrainian president added.

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Sky News meets Zelenskyy: The key moments

Despite the confrontation leading to Mr Zelenskyy being told to leave the White House, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage told Sky News’s chief political correspondent Jon Craig the argument may have been a “blessing”.

“Zelenskyy needed to wake up and smell the coffee,” said Mr Farage.

“And since that meeting, he’s done so, by the way, I’m told from people inside the White House that before they left the building, Zelenskyy wanted to go back in and sign the deal.”

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Pro-Ukrainian protesters gather in London

Mr Zelenskyy was in London over the weekend to meet with Sir Keir Starmer and King Charles and took part in a European summit on Ukraine convened by the UK.

Following the summit, Sir Keir announced a “coalition of the willing” to potentially provide boots on the ground in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.

Read more: The ‘coalition of the willing’ – who’s in, who’s out?

US secretary of state Marco Rubio today thanked Foreign Secretary David Lammy for “the UK’s role in encouraging Europe to provide for its own defence and push for peace in Ukraine”, according to US state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce.

“The secretary confirmed the United States is ready to negotiate to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict and will continue working with the UK towards peace in Ukraine,” she said.



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Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go ahead, he says : NPR

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Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go ahead, he says : NPR


President Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 after announcing that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to invest $100 billion in new manufacturing facilities in the United States.

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President Trump on Monday declared that he would slap 25% tariffs on imported goods from Canada and Mexico starting on Tuesday, after weeks of speculation that the threat would be lifted or the rate lowered.

President Trump delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump said the tariffs would punish Canada and Mexico — partners in a trilateral trade agreement — for fentanyl trafficking. But he also said the move would encourage car manufacturers and other businesses to move their production to the United States.

A car hauler carries Toyota RAV4 vehicles as it enters to cross the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario to go to Detroit, Michigan on February 3.

“I would just say this to people in Canada or Mexico: if they’re going to build car plants, the people that are doing them are much better off building here, because we have the market where they sell the most,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

Trump is also set to add another 10% to tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, after initially applying tariffs of 10% last month.

The fate of Trump’s tariff threat has been up in the air for weeks

Trump’s tariff threats have weighed on markets, although there has been considerable uncertainty over whether he would go ahead with the 25% tariffs.

Consumer confidence tumbled in February, as Americans wrestled with stubborn inflation and the looming threat of more import taxes. Egg prices jumped more than 15% last month, as avian flu continued to weigh on the nation's laying hens.

Trump had originally said the tariffs would begin on Feb. 1, but then gave leaders of the two countries a month to show they were curbing illegal immigration into the United States as well as drug trafficking.

Last week, he briefly said he would put off the tariffs until April 2 — then a day later, said that March 4 was the deadline.

During the weekend, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the decision on the tariff rate was still up in the air, telling Fox News that the two nations had “done a reasonable job” curbing migration but not fentanyl.

“He’s sort of thinking about right now how exactly he wants to play it with Mexico and Canada, and that is a fluid situation,” Lutnick said on Sunday.

Trump said there was no wiggle room left for talks

During an event with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) chief executive C.C. Wei at the White House on Monday, Trump said that the 25% tariffs would go ahead.

President Trump has threatened to impose steep tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as Saturday. Mexico supplies more than a quarter of all the fresh fruit and vegetables in the U.S., including avocados which are popular for Super Bowl dip.

Asked whether there was any wiggle room for the two countries to negotiate the rate, Trump said: “No room left for Mexico or for Canada.”

“The tariffs, they’re all set, they take effect tomorrow,” he said.

Canada and Mexico have vowed to retaliate.

TSMC announced on Monday that it plans to spend $100 billion on semiconductor plants in Arizona, bringing the company’s total investments in the United States to about $165 billion.

Lutnick noted that TSMC had received a $6 billion grant from the CHIPS Act which spurred its plans to spend $65 billion on plants in Arizona — but is now spending $100 billion because of Trump’s threat to put tariffs on semiconductor imports.



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San Bernardino Sup. Joe Baca accused of bullying, sexism by ex-staffer

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San Bernardino Sup. Joe Baca accused of bullying, sexism by ex-staffer


The former district director for San Bernardino County Supervisor Joe Baca Jr. is accusing the politician of fostering a toxic workplace where she was cursed at, harassed and paid nearly $50,000 less than male employees in similar roles.

Sonja Pang filed a government tort claim against the county last week seeking damages for her recent termination and the alleged abuse she suffered while working under Baca.

Pang in her claim alleges Baca was a bullying boss who called one staffer “pubehead” and said another needed to be pushed out of her job because she was aging, always sick, and didn’t do “s— but soak up his budget.” Pang also alleges that Baca stared at her breasts, made sexual comments about his employees and openly said he preferred female job candidates that were physically attractive.

In a statement to The Times on Friday, Baca said there is “not a kernel of truth” to any of Pang’s allegations and he’s disappointed to think that someone would “fabricate such completely false allegations.”

“Many people have worked for me in the California Legislature and as a County Supervisor, and I have always treated each member of my staff with the utmost respect and shown appreciation for the work they do for me and the public we serve,” he said. “I have long been and always will be a champion for the advancement of women and fair treatment for all workers, always beginning with my own staff.”

A spokesperson for the county said they are unable to comment on pending litigation.

The tort claim is a necessary precursor to filing a lawsuit against Baca and the county, which Pang intends to do soon, her attorney Joe Richardson told The Times.

Pang worked for Baca from when he assumed office in 2020 until her termination on Feb. 21. At the time she was fired, she says she was serving as his district director/acting chief of staff.

She alleges that Baca ran a retaliatory workplace and told her that “if anyone reported any complaints against him to the HR department, they would be removed,” according to the claim. She says she knows of at least two other employees who were allegedly forced to resign or terminated for speaking up.

“Many times, Baca would abusively shout orders to Pang and threaten her with her job if she did not comply,” the claim states. “He would yell and curse at her, and he would threaten to ‘make big changes’ if she did not do what he asked.”

She further alleges that she was “grossly underpaid” compared to her two male predecessors as well as staffers with similar responsibilities in other county offices.

She claims that when she asked Baca about a raise she said he had promised her, he said something to the effect of, “I can get another person for [her] position that is ‘younger, prettier, and with no kids’,” according to the claim.

Pang also accuses Baca of overworking county employees and having them assist with his campaign work, which is not permitted.

She also claims he sabotaged her efforts to get hired in a different office at the county, alleging that managers who were previously open to discussing opportunities with her shut her out after she was terminated.

She alleges that Baca “influenced this change, effectively freezing her out of future employment opportunities within county.”

Baca is a former high school teacher who served one term in the state Assembly from 2004 to 2006, before stepping down to unsuccessfully run for state Senate. He went on to serve on the Rialto City Council before being elected to the Board of Supervisors. He represents the board’s 5th District encompassing the cities of San Bernardino, Rialto and Colton.



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