Today in History May 15 2025 Almanac Note
AP file almanac notes May 15 2025 as day 135 of the year with a downtown auction item. It lists today’s birthdays including L Frank Baum and Madeleine Albright, notes Las Vegas founding in 1905, Smarty Jones Preakness win in 2004, and McDonald’s first restaurant opening in 1940. It also provides a quote from L Frank Baum and the moon phase between May 12 and May 20.
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L. Frank Baum
Pierre Curie
Richard J. Daley
Jasper Johns
Madeleine Albright
Roger Ailes
Brian Eno
Chazz Palminteri
George Brett
Dan Patrick
Emmitt Smith
Ray Lewis
Andy Murray
Las Vegas
Savdat
Punis
Smarty Jones
San Bernardino
California
Trade talks unlikely to be derailed by 51st state talk
Detroit News columnist Nolan Finley interviews Michigan’s Pete Hoekstra, now US ambassador to Canada, about US Canada tensions, tariffs, and flirtations with annexation. Hoekstra says talks proceed toward a deal, with focus on autos, steel, aluminum, and digital taxes as both sides seek a stable relationship despite rhetoric.
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Canada
Donald Trump
Mark Carney
Michigan
Pete Hoekstra
United State
White House
Trump
Carney
Hoekstra
Grand Rapids
Netherlands
Michigan Republican Party
USS
America
China
United Kingdom
U.S
U.K
Crook
Global
Ronald Reagan
Europe
Latin America
Pierre Poilierre
Trumpism Abroad Raises Questions About Global Reach
Eduardo Porter argues that Trump's second term accelerates a reconfiguration of global politics. While some leaders and publics show anti EU, anti immigration, and anti liberal trends, general support for a worldwide Trumpist order remains fragile as democracies resist autocratic contagion and reassess alliances.
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Trump hints at debt free of excess and a new Air Force One
President Trump argues families need fewer pencils and dolls as he boasts about the value of luxury and his wish to acquire Qatar's donated 747. He critiques overconsumption, cites the emoluments clause, and highlights his access to Air Force One plus a smaller plane, totaling three aircraft. The piece frames his appetite for opulence as a test of democratic ideals and national prestige.
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Donald Trump
China
Trump
NBC
Oval Office
Air Force One
Qatar
U.S
United States of America
Boeing
Air Force
White House
Kennedy Center
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