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As global tariff tensions rise, here's the latest on U.S. trade with top partners

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 13:54

President Trump has upended global markets by imposing tariffs on imports from several of America's top trading partners. Here's what to know.

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A man says his stepmom locked him in a room for decades. He escaped by setting a fire

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 12:31

Police in Waterbury, Conn., allege the man's stepmother locked him in his room with limited food and water for over 20 years, until he started a fire using hand sanitizer, printer paper and a lighter.

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Trump plans to visit the Justice Department Friday, a rare move for a president

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 12:20

The president is planning to give remarks on "restoring law and order," according to the White House. Trump has vowed to end "weaponization" of the DOJ after having been investigated himself.

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Senate Democrats face major dilemma: help GOP pass funding bill or trigger shutdown

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 11:58

The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one.

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Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 11:50

Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.

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Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 11:30

Some towns paid the U.S. Census Bureau to produce new local population counts to try to get more funding. But Trump's hiring freeze derailed their special census plans — and could hurt the 2030 count.

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Editor's Note: EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 11:15

Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy process to remake the rules and policies it targeted.

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Elon Musk is winning Republican fans. Can Tesla win them over, too?

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 11:15

Tesla is gaining traction among conservative buyers while it loses support among liberals. But are there enough Republican EV shoppers to make up the difference?

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Trump threatens a 200% tariff on European alcohol

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 10:54

European wines, champagne and other beverages could face heavy tariffs if Trump follows through with this threat.

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White House withdraws controversial pick to run the CDC

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 10:50

Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump's pick for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was withdrawn from consideration shortly before a scheduled Senate confirmation hearing.

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A Putin aide rejects Trump's 30-day Ukraine ceasefire proposal

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 08:25

As U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff enters talks in Moscow on a Trump administration proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine, an adviser to the Russian president rejected the idea.

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EPA targets dozens of regulations. And, 'stranded' astronauts may return to Earth

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 05:30

The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday plans to reconsider more than two dozen rules. And, astronauts "stranded" on the International Space Station may be able to return to Earth.

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Judge dismisses Fox News from sexual assault lawsuit against former star

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 05:00
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A federal judge has dismissed Fox News as a defendant in a lawsuit filed against former anchor Ed Henry. Former producer Jennifer Eckhart alleges he sexually harassed and raped her.

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What Greenland's elections mean for the island — and the U.S.

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 04:01

This week's vote resulted in a win for pro-independence forces and a rejection of President Trump's rhetoric about annexing the island.

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Intrigued by buy-now, pay-later loans? Experts break down 6 pros and cons

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 04:00

If you're curious about that option to "pay in four easy installments" on the checkout page when shopping online, here's what to know.

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President Trump's attempts to shrink government target civil rights efforts

Thu, 03/13/2025 - 03:15

President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to take steps to comply with nondiscrimination laws. Some fear women and people of color will lose opportunities.

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What we know about the search for a U.S. student missing in the Dominican Republic

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 20:07

Sudiksha Konanki is a Virginia resident and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. She was vacationing in Punta Cana with five others when she went missing last week.

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EPA announces dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 18:28

The Environmental Protection Agency didn't provide details about what it wants to do with the regulations — whether it will try to weaken them or eliminate them entirely.

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A medieval Bishop's ring from more than 800 years ago goes to auction

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 17:52

The ring, discovered by a metal detectorist in the U.K., is estimated to sell for between $19,000 and $23,000 at auction.

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Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 17:13

While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."

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