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Trump’s promised steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect
Jun 05, 2025 12:54 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump hiked nearly all of his tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to a punishing 50% on Wednesday in a move that's set to hammer businesses from automakers to homebuilders, and likely push up prices for consumers even further.
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White Sox reach agreement for potential future sale of controlling interest to Justin Ishbia
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Trump threatens to cut Musk’s government contracts as their public feud escalates
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Weather, disease challenge Illinois’ strawberry growersJun 05, 2025 12:07 pm - Weather conditions and disease have created challenges for Illinois strawberry producers, with one grower losing most of their early crop to a greenhouse disease and frequent rains impacting yields.
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Economist: Rural economy softening, but not like 1980sJun 05, 2025 11:53 am - Creighton's Rural Mainstreet Index shows economic conditions tightening across the Heartland, but not as severe as 1980s farm crisis. Farmland values and rental rates declining, and bank CEOs see lower commodity prices as top threat.
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Why a new restaurant might fill a stubborn vacancy in downtown WaucondaJun 05, 2025 11:09 am - Aided with a village incentive, a new user is said to be in the wings for the vacant Bulldogs restaurant spot on a prominent corner building in downtown Wauconda.
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Trump’s EPA targets environmental rules projected to save billions — and many thousands of lives
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Supreme Court makes it easier to claim 'reverse discrimination' in employment, in a case from Ohio
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Ukraine's drone attack on Russian air bases is a lesson for the West on its vulnerabilities
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Trump says after Xi call that US and China will resume trade talksJun 05, 2025 8:22 am - U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday at a time when stalled tariff negotiations between their two countries have roiled global trade.