Nation and World
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As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry
Apr 15, 2025 2:18 pm - President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn't specify how long the potential pause would be or what it would entail, but the auto sector is awaiting how rules might change on 25% tariffs based on U.S. parts, if duties remain on assembled vehicles.
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Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power
Apr 15, 2025 2:16 pm - On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go further than any other White House to reshape American higher education.
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Autism rate increased, CDC says in report that contradicts RFK Jr. on cause
Apr 15, 2025 2:13 pm - One in 31 8-year-olds had autism in U.S. communities examined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a small increase from previous years, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Storms could bring more tornadoes, flooding to central U.S.
Apr 15, 2025 2:09 pm - A multiday stretch of severe weather — including the potential for tornadoes and locally significant flooding — is expected over the central United States ahead of the we...
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Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other people
Apr 15, 2025 10:58 am - An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people, a hospital spokesman said.
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Tax day arrives with the implications of a Trump-era IRS still taking shapeApr 15, 2025 8:10 am - The conclusion of the tax filing season Tuesday is about to provide early clues toward resolving a nagging question hanging over the US Treasury: How honest will Americans be about their income when there are suddenly fewer auditors to check them?
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Biden alleges Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security in his first post-presidency speech
Apr 15, 2025 7:59 am - Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump's agenda is threatening the health of Social Security.
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Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks
Apr 15, 2025 7:54 am - A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, satellite photos analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press showed.
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US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
Apr 15, 2025 7:51 am - The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals.
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El Salvador President Bukele says he won’t be releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the US
Apr 14, 2025 11:44 am - President Donald Trump's top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month. Bukele called the idea “preposterous” even though the U.S. Supreme Court has called on the administration to “facilitate” Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return.