Detroit despairs as ‘insanity’ of Trump’s Canada trade war punishes city

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Unpopular new policy comes as midterms loom and control of Congress could be decided by several Michigan races

Every day $1bn worth of goods crosses the river dividing Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, two largely blue-collar US and Canadian cities that have come to act as one in the creation of North America’s auto industry.

News this week of Donald Trump’s escalating trade spat with Canada has everyone worried. Political and economic leaders and observers labeled the move an act of “hubris” , blamed Trump’s “ego”, and called the escalation “insanity”.

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Archaeologists uncover ancient landscape matching bible’s description of Jesus’ burial site – Punch Newspapers

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  1. Archaeologists uncover ancient landscape matching bible’s description of Jesus’ burial site  Punch Newspapers
  2. Ancient evidence beneath Jesus' traditional burial site matches details in scripture  Yahoo
  3. New archaeological findings beneath the Holy Sepulchre match the landscape described in the Gospel of Saint John  infovaticana.com
  4. Jesus’ Tomb Mystery Takes a Stunning Turn After Archaeologists Unearth New Evidence  Charisma Magazine Online
  5. Archaeological Dig Uncovers Stunning Match To Bible’s Account Of Jesus’ Tomb  The Daily Wire
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U.S. Navy blockade slashes Iran oil exports as Trump administration shifts to economic warfare – CNBC

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  1. U.S. Navy blockade slashes Iran oil exports as Trump administration shifts to economic warfare  CNBC
  2. Millions of barrels of Iranian oil sit beyond Trump blockade as he vows ‘zero leakage’  Fox News
  3. Iran Oil Cargoes Dry Up Even Before US Acts on Tehran Threats  Bloomberg.com
  4. Ghalibaf declares Persian Gulf oil flows for ‘all or none’  thecradle.co
  5. How will US ‘D-Day’ threat against Iranian economy impact China’s oil supply?  South China Morning Post
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“That sucker is open”: U.S. gains the upper hand in the battle for Hormuz – Axios

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  1. "That sucker is open": U.S. gains the upper hand in the battle for Hormuz  Axios
  2. Hormuz Oil Flows Rising as Gulf Giants’ Ramp Up Accelerates  Bloomberg.com
  3. Iran faces strait of Hormuz paradox as strategic value of chokehold erodes  The Guardian
  4. Goldman Says Hormuz Oil Flows at Two-Thirds of Pre-War Levels  Yahoo Finance
  5. Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz slips below 10-day average, data shows  Reuters
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Pipelines and ports: Iran war spurs Gulf infrastructure investment – Reuters

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  1. Pipelines and ports: Iran war spurs Gulf infrastructure investment  Reuters
  2. U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree  NPR
  3. From Hormuz to the Caucasus: The New Geography of Energy Security  War on the Rocks
  4. The Strait of Hormuz crisis threatened Asia's oil and gas lifeline. Here's how the region is rewriting its energy playbook  Fortune
  5. Crisis Forces Gulf Producers to Rethink How They Sell Oil  Energy Intelligence
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Exclusive: Cambridge colleagues argued a Google search would have prevented Nathan Cofnas hiring – Middle East Eye

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  1. Exclusive: Cambridge colleagues argued a Google search would have prevented Nathan Cofnas hiring  Middle East Eye
  2. US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work  Reuters
  3. Ghent professors challenged expertise of Jason Arday’s plagiarism accuser  The Guardian
  4. Should Jason Arday’s Accuser Be Defended? American Scholars Disagree.  The Chronicle of Higher Education
  5. In Defense of Nathan Cofnas  Inside Higher Ed
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Russian forces intensify attacks in Donetsk as Ukraine lauds fresh EU push to unlock frozen assets – CNBC

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  1. Russian forces intensify attacks in Donetsk as Ukraine lauds fresh EU push to unlock frozen assets  CNBC
  2. Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov’s Claimed Advances versus Assessed Frontline in the Slovyansk Direction: Assessed Control of Terrain as of August 27, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 27, 2026  Critical Threats
  4. Russian Forces Inching Closer to Slovyansk in Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, Gerasimov Says  The Moscow Times
  5. The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, Aug. 25, 2026  Russia Matters
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills One, Sparks Fire at Yaroslavl Oil Refinery – The Moscow Times

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  1. Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills One, Sparks Fire at Yaroslavl Oil Refinery  The Moscow Times
  2. Ukrainian forces strike Tu-95MS at Engels airbase used by Russia to attack Ukraine – Zelenskyy  Українська правда
  3. Ukraine Says It Hit Major Oil Refinery in Russia’s Volga Region  Bloomberg.com
  4. Ukrainian drones target one of Russia's largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl, Tu-95 bomber at Engels base in overnight attack  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Defense Forces strike oil refinery in Yaroslavl region of Russian Federation  Ukrinform
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Goldman Says Hormuz Oil Flows at Two-Thirds of Pre-War Levels – Yahoo Finance

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  1. Goldman Says Hormuz Oil Flows at Two-Thirds of Pre-War Levels  Yahoo Finance
  2. "That sucker is open": U.S. gains the upper hand in the battle for Hormuz  Axios
  3. Hormuz Oil Flows Rising as Gulf Giants’ Ramp Up Accelerates  Bloomberg.com
  4. Oil Is Quietly Slipping Though the Strait of Hormuz. It’s Keeping a Lid on Prices.  Barron's
  5. Opinion | Let Iran Control the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
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