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President Donald Trump hammered back at former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s warnings about war with the United States, telling the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council to ‘watch his words.’ 

‘I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care,’ Trump wrote on TRUTH Social at midnight Thursday. ‘We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together. Let’s keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory!’

In response to Trump’s post, Medvedev referenced Russia’s ‘Dead Hand’ – the Cold War-era automated nuclear retaliation system developed by the Soviet Union. 

‘If a few words from a former Russian president provoke such a nervous reaction from the supposedly mighty President of the United States, then clearly Russia is in the right – and will continue on its chosen path,’ Medvedev wrote on Telegram. 

‘And as for all that talk about the ‘dead economies’ of India and Russia, or about ‘venturing into dangerous territory’ – well, maybe he should rewatch some of his favorite zombie movies,’ he added. ‘And also remember just how dangerous the supposedly mythical ‘Dead Hand’ system can be.’ 

In theory, the ‘Dead Hand,’ described by the West during the 1980s as a Russian doomsday device, is meant to guarantee a massive retaliatory nuclear strike even if Moscow’s leadership is destroyed or incapacitated. 

While in Scotland on Monday, Trump warned during public remarks that Russian President Vladimir Putin had 10 or 12 days to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, shortening a previous 50-day deadline he issued earlier this month. If Russia does not, Trump promised more ‘sanctions, tariffs, and maybe secondary tariffs’ against Moscow and the purchasers of Russian goods and energy. He lamented that repeated talks with Putin have resulted in little progress toward peace. 

‘Trump’s playing the ultimatum game with Russia: 50 days or 10,’ Medvedev complained in a post to X earlier this week. ‘He should remember 2 things: 1. Russia isn’t Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don’t go down the Sleepy Joe road!’ 

Trump on Wednesday announced a 25% tariff on imports from India – one of the biggest consumers of Russian oil, next to China – starting on Aug. 1. The president described India as a ‘friend,’ but slammed the South Asian country’s ‘strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary’ trade barriers. Trump vowed other unspecified ‘penalties’ against India for buying most of its military equipment from Russia and Russian energy ‘at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE.’ 

During an unrelated press conference, Trump noted that India and Russia are founding members of BRICSoriginally formed as a counterweight to Western institutions. 

BRICS is ‘basically a group of countries that are anti-the United States and India is a member of that, if you can believe it. It’s an attack on the dollar. And we’re not going to let anybody attack the dollar,’ Trump said. ‘We have a tremendous deficit.’

In recent days, Medvedev has also shredded the framework of the trade deal Trump reached with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during his recent trip to Scotland. 

Trump has repeatedly communicated that trade deals with other countries would be contingent on foreign policy alignment with the United States. 

For example, after Canada announced it was backing Palestinian statehood amid Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, Trump wrote Thursday, ‘That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them.’ 

Trump, meanwhile, on Thursday celebrated this reciprocal tariffs plan after telling reporters on Wednesday that they brought ‘billions’ of dollars into the U.S. economy. 

‘Tariffs are making America GREAT & RICH Again,’ Trump wrote on social media. ‘They were successfully used against the USA for decades and, coupled with really dumb, pathetic, and crooked politicians, we’re having a devastating impact on the future, and even the survival, of our country. Now the tide has completely turned, and America has successfully countered this onslaught of Tariffs used against it.’

‘ONE YEAR AGO, AMERICA WAS A DEAD COUNTRY, NOW IT IS THE ‘HOTTEST’ COUNTRY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!’ Trump added. 

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A longtime ally of former President Joe Biden is appearing before House investigators on Thursday, the eighth ex-White House aide to be summoned for Oversight Committee Chair James Comer’s probe.

Michael Donilon served as senior advisor to the president for the entirety of Biden’s four-year term.

He’s now expected to sit down with House Oversight Committee staff for a closed-door transcribed interview that could last several hours.

Comer, R-Ky., is investigating whether Biden’s top White House aides concealed signs of mental decline in the then-president, and if that meant executive actions were signed via autopen without his knowledge.

Donilon will likely be of key interest to investigators, considering his decades-long working relationship with the former president.

He first began working for Biden in 1981 as a strategist, pollster, and media advisor, according to a biography by the Harvard University Institute of Politics, where he was a Spring 2025 fellow.

Biden was serving as a senator from Delaware at the time.

He also served as chief strategist on Biden’s 2020 and 2024 campaigns before Biden dropped his re-election bid in July 2024.

The loyal former aide accused the Democratic Party of melting down earlier this year after top left-wing leaders forced Biden out of the 2024 presidential race over his disastrous debate against current President Donald Trump.

‘Lots of people have terrible debates. Usually the party doesn’t lose its mind, but that’s what happened here. It melted down,’ he said at a Harvard event in February.

It comes after another close former aide, ex-counselor to the president Steve Ricchetti, appeared before investigators for his own transcribed interview on Wednesday.

Like Ricchetti, Donilon is appearing on voluntary terms – the fifth ex-Biden aide to do so.

Three of the previous six Biden administration officials who appeared before the House Oversight Committee did so under subpoena. Ex-White House physician Kevin O’Connor, as well as former advisors Annie Tomasini and Anthony Bernal, all pleaded the Fifth Amendment during their compulsory sit-downs.

But the four voluntary transcribed interviews that have occurred so far have lasted more than five hours, as staff for both Democrats and Republicans take turns in rounds of questioning.

‘You were reportedly responsible for erecting a wall between the former president and senators ‘to shield Biden from bad information.’ Recently, during an event at Harvard University, you displayed your willingness to speak about the former president’s cognition but you reportedly ‘denounced claims that the president’s acuity and judgment declined,” Comer wrote in a June letter to Donilon asking him to appear.

‘The scope of your responsibilities—both official and otherwise—and personal interactions within the Oval Office cannot go without investigation. If White House staff carried out a strategy lasting months or even years to hide the chief executive’s condition—or to perform his duties—Congress may need to consider a legislative response.’

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Two U.S. judges in separate federal courts scrapped their rulings last week after lawyers alerted them to filings that contained inaccurate case details or seemingly ‘hallucinated’ quotes that misquoted cited cases — the latest in a string of errors that suggest the growing use of artificial intelligence in legal research and submissions.

In New Jersey, U.S. District Judge Julien Neals withdrew his denial of a motion to dismiss a securities fraud case after lawyers revealed the decision relied on filings with ‘pervasive and material inaccuracies.’

The filing pointed to ‘numerous instances’ of made-up quotes submitted by attorneys, as well as three separate instances when the outcome of lawsuits appeared to have been mistaken, prompting Neals to withdraw his decision.

In Mississippi, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate replaced his original July 20 temporary restraining order that paused enforcement of a state law blocking diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools after lawyers notified the judge of serious errors submitted by the attorney. 

They informed the court that the decision ‘relie[d] upon the purported declaration testimony of four individuals whose declarations do not appear in the record for this case.’ 

Wingate subsequently issued a new ruling, though lawyers for the state have asked his original order to be placed back on the docket. 

‘All parties are entitled to a complete and accurate record of all papers filed and orders entered in this action, for the benefit of the Fifth Circuit’s appellate review,’ the state attorney general said in a filing. 

A person familiar with Wingate’s temporary order in Mississippi confirmed to Fox News Digital that the erroneous filing submitted to the court had used AI, adding that they had ‘never seen anything like this’ in court before.

Neither the judges’ office nor the lawyers in question immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment on the retracted New Jersey order, first reported by Reuters. It was not immediately clear if AI was the reason for that erroneous court submission in that case.

However, the errors in both cases — which were quickly flagged by attorneys, and prompted the judges to take action to revise or redact their orders — come as the use of generative AI continues to skyrocket in almost every profession, especially among younger workers. 

In at least one of the cases, the errors bear similarities to AI-style inaccuracies, which include the use of ‘ghost’ or ‘hallucinated’ quotes being used in filings, citing incorrect or even nonexistent cases.

For bar-admitted attorneys, these erroneous court submissions are not taken lightly. Lawyers are responsible for the veracity of all information included in court filings, including if it includes AI-generated materials, according to guidance from the American Bar Association.

In May, a federal judge in California slapped law firms with $31,000 in sanctions for using AI in court filings, saying at the time that ‘no reasonably competent attorney should out-source research and writing to this technology — particularly without any attempt to verify the accuracy of that material.’

Last week, a federal judge in Alabama sanctioned three attorneys for submitting erroneous court filings that were later revealed to have been generated by ChatGPT.

Among other things, the filings in question included the use of the AI-generated quote ‘hallucinations,’ U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco said in her order, which also referred the lawyers in question to the state bar for further disciplinary proceedings.

‘Fabricating legal authority is serious misconduct that demands a serious sanction,’ she said in the filing.

New data from the Pew Research Center underscores the rise of AI tools among younger users. 

According to a June survey, roughly 34% of U.S. adults say they have used ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot — roughly double the percentage of users who said the same at the same point two years ago, in 2023. 

The share of employed adults who use ChatGPT for work has spiked by a whopping 20 percentage points since June 2023; and among adults under 30, adoption is even more widespread, with a 58% majority saying they have used the chatbot.

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Dave Dombrowski finally did it.

Just ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline day, the Philadelphia Phillies’ president of baseball operations made a big splash by landing one of the top closers on the market — Jhoan Duran from the Minnesota Twins for Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait.

The move by the Phillies is a big one with the team in a ‘win now’ stage with Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Zack Wheeler, J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber towards the end of their primes or on expiring contracts.

Here’s how we’re grading the Jhoan Duran trade from the Twins to the Phillies:

Jhoan Duran trade details

Phillies receive: RHP Johan Duran
Twins receive: RHP Mick Abel, C Eduardo Tait

The Phillies acquired star right-handed closer Johan Duran from the Twins for prospects Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait.

Jhoan Duran trade grades

Phillies: A

Going into this week, it was no secret that the Phillies needed to bolster their bullpen in a big way. Their big offseason bullpen move of signing Jordan Romano (one year, $8.5 million) hasn’t worked out and star left-handed reliever Jose Alvarado is currently serving an 80-game suspension after testing positive for PEDs. Alvarado is not eligible for the postseason.

When the reliever market began to heat up on Wednesday, reports began to surface that the Phillies would likely need to give up their No. 1 prospect (Andrew Painter) in addition to other top prospects in a package for a high-end reliever like Duran. The odds of Dombrowski landing a reliever seemingly started to dwindle. He confirmed to reporters in Chicago after the Phillies’ loss to the White Sox that the team wasn’t going to trade Painter.

Dombrowski then made a big acquisition while not having to give up Painter, who is throwing in Triple-A right now and working his way back from Tommy John surgery. Got to give Dombrowski credit for this.

Landing a reliever like Duran is a big get for the Phillies, whose bullpen is ranked No. 24 in MLB with a 4.33 ERA. At 27 years old, Duran is also under team control for an additional two full seasons, which aligns with their current window with Harper, Wheeler and others. One of the top relievers on the market, Duran’s fastball is electric and averages 100.2 mph, which will certainly work late in games for manager Rob Thomson.

In four seasons with the Twins, Duran has posted a 2.47 ERA and 74 saves. That, too, will play for the Phillies, who haven’t had a surefire, lockdown closer since Jonathan Papelbon. The Phillies have their closer of the future. Not a bad way to go into Thursday’s trade deadline for Dombrowski and his staff.

‘We would not have paid this price for a rental,’ Dombrowki told reporters in Chicago after the Phillies officially announced the trade. Enough said by the future Hall of Famer.

Twins: B+

Though the Twins didn’t get a prospect of Painter’s caliber back for Duran, Minnesota still did rather well in its return for the closer.

Headlining the package for the Twins is Abel, a former first-round draft pick by the Phillies in 2015 who has pitched at the major league level this season. Called up on May 18 to fill the spot in the rotation for an injured Aaron Nola, Abel posted a 2-2 record with a 5.04 ERA across six starts and 25 innings pitched. Abel, the Phillies’ No. 6-ranked prospect, struggled over his final starts, which ultimately led to him being optioned back to Triple-A. Abel specifically struggled with his command, as he gave up nine runs and five walks in his final two outings vs. the Mets and Padres. Though he will be sent to Triple-A, he is a major league-ready arm for the Twins, should they have a need in the coming days and weeks.

Then there is Tait, who is the first Top 100 Prospect traded at the deadline since 2023 and the highest-ranked since 2022. At 18 years old and playing as high as Single-A, Tait is viewed more as a project prospect. He does possess some power and has a grade score of 60 for his arm, according to MLB Pipeline.

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The New York Mets have landed perhaps the most coveted relief pitcher on the market as the MLB trade deadline draws near.

The St. Louis Cardinals have traded right-hander Ryan Helsley to the Mets in exchange for prospects Jesus Baez, Nate Dohm and Frank Elissalt, the Mets announced.

Helsley first took over closing duties in St. Louis in 2022 and has enjoyed a highly successful run in the role, racking up a major league-leading 49 saves last season while pitching to an ERA of 2.04.

He has endured some rocky outings this season, however, as the Cardinals have faded from the playoff picture. He has 21 saves and a 3.00 ERA on the season, but has been much better over the past six weeks. Since June 15, Helsley has allowed only one run in his last 11 innings.

Ryan Helsley trade details

The Cardinals trade RP Ryan Helsley to the Mets for Jesus Baez, Nate Dohm and Frank Elissalt.

Baez, an infielder, is the Mets’ eighth-ranked prospect. Dohm and Elissalt are both right-handed pitchers, the former the Mets’ 14th-ranked prospect.

Ryan Helsley stats

This season, Helsley has converted 21 of 26 save opportunities with a 3.00 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 36 innings. He also has struck out 10.3 batters per nine innings.

Ryan Helsley contract details

Helsley, 31, is in his final year of arbitration with the Cardinals, making him a free agent for the first time in his career at the end of the season.

He is currently making $8.2 million this season.

Cardinals depth chart update

With Helsley moving on, the Cardinals could turn to veteran right-hander Phil Maton or left-hander JoJo Romero to close out games.

Mets depth chart update

This story has been updated with new information.

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The Mariners made a huge splash on the eve of the MLB trade deadline, agreeing to a deal that will bring slugger Eugenio Suárez back to Seattle from the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because the deal wasn’t official and pending medical reviews.

It’s the second big trade between the clubs in the past week with the Mariners also acquiring first baseman Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks in a deal on July 24.

Suárez has 36 home runs and 87 RBIs and is on pace to become the first player traded in-season to finish with 50 homers since Mark McGwire in 1996. He has been on fire for the past 12 months, clubbing 53 home runs with 134 RBIs in 161 games beginning on July 28, 2024 – including a four-homer game in April, tying the MLB record.

Mariners third basemen have totaled just five home runs and 35 RBIs this season, bottom-five in the majors in both categories.

Suárez became one of baseball’s top power hitters at the end of the 2010s with the Cincinnati Reds, slugging 34 home runs in 2018 and 49 in 2019, topping 100 RBIs each year. But his struggles began after his 49-homer campaign, posting a .221 average – including a .198 mark in 2021 – from 2020-2023, the latter two years with the Mariners.

The Mariners traded Suárez to the Diamondbacks after the 2023 season and he totaled 53 home runs with a .751 OPS in 312 games during his first tenure in Seattle.

Suárez is a free agent at the end of the season and his exploits over the past year may have earned him a multi-year deal.

Eugenio Suárez trade details

Seattle Mariners receive:

3B Eugenio Suárez

Arizona DIamondbacks receive:

1B Tyler Locklear
RHP Juan Burgos
RHP Hunter Cranton

Eugenio Suárez contract

Eugenio Suárez is making $15 million in 2025 and will be a free agent after the season.

This story was updated to include new information.

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Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas and five others were indicted on federal charges for operating an illegal gambling business.
The operation allegedly involved high-stakes poker games at an Encino mansion owned by Arenas.
Arenas faces up to five years in prison for each count if convicted.

Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas and five other people, including ‘a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group,’ were arrested Wednesday, July 30 on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal gambling business in Encino, California, according the U.S. Department of Justice’s Attorney’s Office, Central District of California.

Arenas, 43, is charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, one count of operating an illegal gambling business and one count of making false statements to federal investigators.

Also charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business and one count of operating an illegal gambling business:

Yevgeni Gershman, 49, a suspected organized crime figure from Israel
Evgenni Tourevski, 48
Allan Austria, 52
Yarin Cohen, 27
Ievgen Krachun, 43

According to the indictment that was unsealed Wednesday, July 30, Arenas and the other defendants ‘operated an illegal gambling business. Arenas rented out an Encino mansion he owned for the purpose of hosting high-stakes illegal poker games. At Arenas’ direction, Arthur Kats, 51, of West Hollywood, staged the mansion to host the games, found co-conspirators to host the games, and collected rent from the co-conspirators on Arenas’ behalf.

‘Gershman, Tourevski, Austria, and Cohen managed illegal ‘Pot Limit Omaha’ poker games, among other illegal games, at the Encino mansion, collected a ‘rake’ – a fee the house charged from each pot either as a percentage or a fixed amount per hand – and invited players to compete.

‘Gershman hired young women who, in exchange for tips, served drinks, provided massages, and offered companionship to the poker players. The women were charged a ‘tax’ – a percentage of their earnings from working the games. Chefs, valets, and armed security guards also were hired to staff these illegal poker games.’

Gershman and Valentina Cojocari, 35, are also charged with three additional counts: conspiracy to commit marriage fraud; marriage fraud; and making a false statement on an immigration document.

If convicted, the defendants face a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for each count.

Arenas spent 11 seasons in the NBA, including seven-plus seasons with the Washington Wizards. He was a three-time All-Star and three-time All-NBA selection. In the 2009-10 season, it was discovered Arenas had brought guns into the Wizards locker room and had an alteracation with then-teammate Javaris Crittenton involing firearms in the locker room. The NBA suspended both players indefinitely, and Arenas ended up serving a 50-game suspension.

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If you haven’t heard the name Sydney Sweeney before, odds are you definitely know her name now if you consume any news at all. American Eagle featured the actress in their new ad campaign that kicked off last week, and liberal women lost their ever loving minds. 

What triggered their spiral this time? Sydney has ‘good genes’ and she’s wearing ‘jeans.’

Outrageous, I know.

This good genes/jeans word play game, well it’s a whole lot of Nazi propaganda with some racism thrown in and linked to eugenics. 

If you’re not a White liberal woman, I’ll try to simplify. In liberal math, good genes + jeans = Nazi. 

I know, that wasn’t on our flashcards growing up. 

The next time you compliment a friend on her looks, resist the urge to mention good genes. Sally down the street will think you’re calling her a Nazi, when really you just want to know what face cream she’s using.

If the good genes/jeans word play were a clue on ‘Jeopardy!’ liberals would answer: ‘I’ll take Sydney Sweeney is a Nazi for $1,000, with a side of eugenics and white supremacy.’ 

Let’s ask the politically incorrect elephant in the room question — If you’re putting a large chunk of money behind an ad to sell jeans targeted at Gen Z, are you going to put someone with good genes or bad genes in front of the camera?

To quote ‘The Godfather’ — ‘It’s not personal, it’s strictly business.’ 

It also doesn’t surprise me that the perpetually outraged liberal and mostly women who have piled on over this campaign seem to ignore one more fact. According to Fox News, ‘100 percent of net proceeds from Sweeney’s ‘Sydney Jean’ – which is embroidered with a butterfly to represent domestic violence awareness – will be donated to Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit that provides free and confidential text-based mental health support and crisis intervention.’ That sure doesn’t sound like Nazis and eugenics to me.

This week, ‘Good Morning America’ (GMA) didn’t miss the chance to showcase just how unserious they are by jumping on the jean — or gene — meltdown.

Maybe GMA gambled on their viewers not having that first cup of coffee yet, so they wouldn’t notice their fuzzy Nazi math. Is it any wonder that Americans’ trust in the media is at its lowest in more than five decades, according to a Gallup poll?

Going back to the vault, circa 1980, Brooke Shields did a Calvin Klein jeans ad with the same American Eagle/Sydney Sweeney ad vibe. ‘Genes’ and ‘jeans’ were used interchangeably, as well as phrases like ‘natural selection’ and ‘survival of the fittest.’

GMA was around back then, but I don’t recall co-host Joan Lunden doing a Nazi propaganda segment calling out Brooke Shields or Calvin Klein. Then again, that was when history was still being taught in school. 

Ironically, the eugenics trigger is the greatest self-own for White liberal elites, whose holy grail is abortion on demand — anytime, any place, any reason. Legalized abortion has long been one of the most effective ways to reduce populations who are deemed less than.

The White liberal class is largely all in. 

In 2018, then-Pope Francis said, ‘I have heard that it’s fashionable, or at least usual, that when in the first months of pregnancy they do studies to see if the child is healthy or has something, the first offer is: let’s send it away, I say this with pain. In the last century, the whole world was scandalized about what the Nazis did to purify the race. Today we do the same, but now with white gloves.’

If you’re a woman who’s ever been pregnant, or if you’re the dad supporting the woman, you know doctors highly encourage having screenings for chromosomal disorders such as Down Syndrome and Trisomy 18. They don’t do this because they can cure these chromosomal disorders in utero. They push these tests so you can eliminate the ‘less than perfect problem.’ 

If only these same liberal women were as upset about the fate of unborn babies as they are about jeans. 

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, the fact that American Eagle has ‘American’ in its name makes it obvious they’re Nazis. Thankfully, self-appointed experts have the freedom to warn us all from a non-American platform like X.

This week is one of those times I’m grateful to be spending the end of the summer in the South, where sanity tends to rule the day. If I were home — where I’m outnumbered by the White liberal outrage class by about 50-1 — I’m quite confident that between their pique rage hours of Starbucks and Chardonnay, I’d be on the receiving end of the Sydney Sweeney faux fury. 

These people need a time-out — away from all cameras and keyboards … preferably with a history book.

Never underestimate the left’s ability to overplay their hand. They are screamers, but when they scream, conservatives are the ones who quietly act. Think Bud Light.

Personal finance guru Dave Ramsey likes to say the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, so it’s no surprise that American Eagle’s stock is up more than 15% since the campaign’s rollout last week. 

I’ll be among those contributing to the rise of American Eagle’s stock when I take my girls back to school shopping. Spending my money somewhere that has the left spiraling over an imaginary offense — sign me up. 

Sydney Sweeney may have good genes, but the screamers may be the ad American Eagle never knew it needed. 

It’s back to school season, and the silent actors are shopping loudly.

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order ending the de minimis trade loophole for low-value packages shipped from all countries.

The order, which takes effect Aug. 29, will subject any shipments of imported goods into the U.S. worth $800 or less to duties, the White House said.

Any goods shipped through the international postal network will be subject to tariff rates based on the value of the package and its country of origin.

The move comes after Trump in May shuttered the de minimis loophole for goods from China and Hong Kong. A federal trade court on Monday declined to block Trump’s de minimis ban, even after an auto parts retailer argued the action was unlawful and threatened its business.

Use of the de minimis provision has exploded in recent years as online shopping has become more prevalent. Ultra-cheap online retailers such as Temu and Shein have used the loophole to ship packages to American shoppers directly from China duty-free.

Shares of PDD Holdings, the parent company of Temu, dipped lower following the announcement.

The Trump administration has sought to close the loophole, calling it a “big scam” that hurts U.S. businesses. Officials have said de minimis facilitates shipments of fentanyl and other illicit substances, saying the packages are less likely to be inspected by customs agents.

The volume of de minimis shipments has skyrocketed to 309 million units so far this fiscal year, up from 115 million for all of last year, the White House said.

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There are less than 24 hours remaining before the MLB trade deadline, and after all of the posturing and gamesmanship, everyone must show their cards by 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31 to find out who was bluffing and who was actually sincere.

There hasn’t been a single marquee player on the trade market who has been moved, and perhaps by the time the deadline ends and the musical chairs stop, some will still be wearing the same uniform.

Here are the top 10 players on the trade market with the odds (please no wagering) of them actually getting moved:

1. Eugenio Suárez, 3B, Arizona Diamondbacks

UPDATE: The Diamondbacks agreed to trade Suárez to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for three prospects.

Suárez, who leads all third basemen with 36 homers and 87 RBI, is easily the top prize among all position players. The D-backs have been frustrated that they’re not getting overwhelmed with offers. Teams like the New York Yankees (Ryan McMahon) and Cincinnati Reds (Ke’Bryan Hayes) have pivoted to others, while the Philadelphia Phillies have declined to pay the freight. The Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs are the leading candidates to land him.

2. Sandy Alcantara, SP, Miami Marlins

Just when it looked like the Marlins would have to wait until the winter to move him after his struggles, he finally is starting to look like one of the game’s premier pitchers again with 12 shutout innings in his last two starts. The beauty of Alcantara is that if you trade for him, you get him for three playoffs races. He’s under control through 2027, with a $17 million contract in 2026 and a $21 million club option in 2027. The Marlins also realize they can simply hang onto him and trade him in the winter or at next year’s deadline.

Odds he’ll be traded: 70%

3. MacKenzie Gore, SP, Washington Nationals

The Nationals certainly don’t want to move the 26-year-old. He’s 4-11 with a 3.80 ERA, but they still believe he’ll be a star, with 144 strikeouts in 117 23 innings, and walking a a career-low 3.4 per nine innings. Yet, with everyone starving for pitching, the Nationals say they have no choice but to listen. If someone grossly overpays, they’ve got no choice but to trade him to accelerate their rebuild.

Odds he’ll be traded: 15%

4. Dylan Cease, SP, San Diego Padres

The Padres have been shopping Cease for about a month, and still haven’t received the return they wanted. Cease, 3-10, 4.79 ERA, is the second-best pitcher on the market behind only Alcantara, with his 98 mph fastball, 92 mph fastball and 153 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings. Yet, for the Padres to trade him, they need quality players in return who can help this year’s team. The balance has been tough to find, with teams like the Houston Astros trying to strike the right balance.

Odds he’ll be traded: 50%

5. David Bednar, RP, Pittsburgh Pirates

Bednar has been a model of consistency for the Pirates, pitching in 23 consecutive games without giving up a run. He has 17 saves with a 2.37 ERA, while striking out 12.1 batters per inning. He also is under team control through 2026.

Odds he’ll be traded: 80%

6. Ryan Helsley, RP, St. Louis Cardinals

UPDATE: The Cardinals traded Helsley to the Mets in exchange for prospects Jesus Baez, Nate Dohm and Frank Elissalt.

Helsley hasn’t been as dominant as a year ago when he saved an MLB-leading 48 games, but he still is a top commodity with 26 saves and a 3.00 ERA this season. The Cardinals could have traded him last winter, but wanted to wait until the trade deadline, believing his value would be higher. They are right. It is higher.

7. Merrill Kelly, SP, Arizona Diamondbacks

He doesn’t light up the radar gun, doesn’t strike out 10 batters a game and will be 37 years old in October, but he’s one of the most dependable starters on the block. Kelly, a ground-ball pitcher, is 9-6 with a 3.28 ERA, with 121 strikeouts in 128.2 innings. The D-backs don’t have to move him, and will likely give him a qualifying offer, but will take what they can get at the deadline.

Odds he’ll be traded: 80%

8, Zac Gallen, SP, Arizona Diamondbacks

Gallen, who has had three top-10 Cy Young award finishes, picked a lousy time to have the worst season of his career in his walk year. Gallen is 7-12 with a 5.60 ERA, having trouble with his control this year. Yet, he’s healthy. He’s durable. He’ll only be 30 on Sunday. And, oh yeah, he’s 3-0 with a 0.92 ERA against the Yankees and Mets this season.

Odds he’ll be traded: 90%

9. Luis Robert Jr., CF, Chicago White Sox

Certainly, the numbers don’t lie. He has underachieved, hitting .206 with 11 homers and 43 RBI. He is injury prone, playing more than 100 games only once in his career. And there’s no guarantee he’ll stay healthy for the pennant stretch. Yet, he’s supremely talented, is an outstanding defensive player, and can create havoc on the basepaths with his career-high 26 stolen bases in 87 games. If he performs well, teams can have pick up his $20 million club option in 2026 and 2027. But despite reports the White Sox will hang onto him if they don’t get a top 10 prospect, the truth is that they have no intention of picking up his option for next season.

Odds he’ll be traded: 99.9%

10. Carlos Correa, SS, Minnesota Twins

The Astros, fearing that third baseman Isaac Paredes will be out the rest of the season, recently reached out to the Minnesota Twins to check on their desperation level to unload the remainder of the $103.5 million on Carlos Correa’s contract. The answer? They’d love to have the salary relief, but they’re not about to eat half of his contract just to move him. They’re just fine keeping him through the duration of his contract. And Correa has made it clear to friends that he’s either playing for the Twins or Astros, but no one else.

Odds he’ll be traded: 10%

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