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The Trump administration's long list of nations targeted by forthcoming U.S. tariffs includes several territories so remote that they don't have any permanent human residents.
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"Norfolk Island is a little dot in the world," said Cottle by phone. "We don't export anything."
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Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people.

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Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands
The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.
Yes, Trump placed tariffs on uninhabited group of islands occupied mainly by penguins
UNESCO World Heritage says the Heard Island and McDonald Islands exist "in the complete absence" of human impact.
An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets
The sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday target not only economic superpowers but also financial minnows. In fact, a White House list notes some territories with no economy,
Tiny Australian outposts, including some with no people, targeted by Trump tariffs
Australia’s remote, uninhabited islands in the Antarctic and a tiny territory with barely any exports found themselves caught up alongside global heavyweights in U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff regime,
More Penguins Than People: Trump Imposes Tariffs on Remote Islands
Some of the more sparsely populated territories in the world that do little trade with the United States have been caught up in the trade war.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Truly Global. Just Ask the Penguins of McDonald Islands.
President Trump’s tariffs don’t just cover big U.S. trading partners. They also target tiny islands and territories, some with more penguins than people. Among the places grappling with new U.S. import duties: Norfolk Island—a subtropical Australian territory of some 2,
Penguin memes take flight after Trump tariffs remote island
Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people."The penguins have been ripping us off for years,
Trump slaps tariffs on islands with more penguins or polar bears than people
Some targeted territories have little to no production, exports or role in the global economy. Some don't even have people.
Trump's tariffs spare no country — 5 bizarre locations hit by levies including an uninhabited island
U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive and far-reaching “reciprocal tariffs” were signed into effect on Wednesday, hitting over 180 countries.
Judge blocks CIA, DNI from firing DEI staffers under Trump order
Judges in several cases have blocked the firing of staffers in diversity, equity and inclusion offices under President Trump's executive order.
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Trump dealt a court blow in effort to oust intelligence officers from DEI roles
A federal judge has slowed down President Donald Trump's bid to remove all federal intelligence officers who had been assigned to diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, projects, Politico's Josh Gerstein reported on Monday,
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Trump's CIA director links Biden to use of Signal for secret war plans chat
CIA Director John Ratcliffe is blaming President Joe Biden's administration for a conversation on an encrypted app that may have included classified intelligence information. A bombshell report in The Atlantic revealed that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared classified war plans in a Signal chat that included a reporter among its membership.
Not just Signal: 6 times Donald Trump's information security has raised eyebrows
President Donald Trump and his administration raised eyebrows about how they handled sensitive national security information long before his top national security advisor added a journalist to a Signal chat.
Judge blocks Trump administration firings of intelligence workers in DEI roles
The ruling came hours before lawyers said the CIA was set to issue termination notices to workers at its now-shuttered diversity and inclusion office.
Judge orders Trump administration to keep CIA, ODNI DEI workers on payroll
A judge blocked the Trump administration from removing DEI staffers at the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga blocked the firings of officials for the moment,
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Judge halts firing of DEI intelligence officers
The group’s lawsuit contends that diversity is a strategy for intelligence officers, who need to blend with foreign populations.
Trump's tariffs target remote Australian territory inhabited by penguins
The Trump administration hit the remote Australian territory Heard Island and McDonald Islands with a 10% tariff, but no humans inhabit the islands.
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