Trump Bars Harvard From Enrolling International Students

Trump Bars Harvard From Enrolling International Students

Author: TLDR News May 23, 2025 Duration: 5:42
In today’s episode, we cover why foreign students are being banned from enrolling at Harvard, Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on EU imports, Netanyahu’s response to a joint statement by western leaders earlier this week, and the passing of Trump’s huge tax bill in the US.

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Why a Court has Blocked Trump’s Tariffs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:22
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Duration: 5:53
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Why US-South Africa Tensions Are High [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:19
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Duration: 6:33
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Duration: 6:21
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