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Stock markets tumble as investors pull back from American assets

Wall Street weakened Monday as investors worldwide became more skeptical about American investments, something many economists suggest is due to Trump’s trade war and ongoing criticism of the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 sank 2.4 per cent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.5 per cent and the Nasdaq composite fell 2.6 per cent. CBC | World News

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An American constitutional crisis brews in a Central American prison

U.S. President Donald Trump has done numerous things in his second term that have been deemed authoritarian. But there’s one line he hasn’t crossed, at least not yet. He has not wilfully, clearly, defied a court order, crossing the Rubicon into a constitutional no man’s land where there are no rules. Until now. CBC | World News

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