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Trump hits allies: 10% Greenland tariffs rip through NATO

President Trump imposed 10 percent tariffs on eight European nations to force a deal on Greenland, triggering emergency EU meetings, market turmoil and threats of massive retaliation that could ignite a transatlantic trade war

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1,500 - Active duty U.S. soldiers placed on standby for possible Minnesota deployment

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"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace" — Donald Trump

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