Nation and World Politics
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America’s news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff and goes off the air after funding cuts
Apr 12, 2025 6:18 pm - CAIRO — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminate...
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Layoffs and funding delays could slow fight against lead, experts say
Apr 12, 2025 6:14 pm - The entire staff of the lead poisoning office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was included in layoffs at the agency last week. And in recent weeks, stat...
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Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs
Apr 12, 2025 2:53 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Trump administration late Friday said they would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help k...
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Tariffs could cost them. They’re still standing by Trump.
Apr 12, 2025 6:00 am - Kathy McConnell vented about inflation last fall as she waited in line to attend one of Donald Trump’s final rallies in Pennsylvania. Grocery store prices were ridiculous...
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Cars to gadgets: What US consumers are losing to Trump tariffs
Apr 12, 2025 6:00 am - While Americans doling out more money for groceries and consumer goods will be the most probable outcome of President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes, it’s not the only one. ...
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Trump announces deals with more law firms for a combined $600 million
Apr 11, 2025 8:38 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he had reached agreements with five more law firms pledging to provide a combined $600 million in legal services for cause...
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Trump orders Justice Dept. to probe officials who opposed him in first term
Apr 11, 2025 8:07 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed sweeping presidential memorandums targeting two former government officials who opposed his actions in his first term — his lat...
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Will Pritzker go to D.C. to testify on immigration? Expect fireworks, if soApr 11, 2025 6:27 pm - It’s must-see TV if Gov. JB Pritzker and GOP House leaders go toe-to-toe in Washington over sanctuary policies.
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Major nations agree on first global tax on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Apr 11, 2025 1:12 pm - Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accounted for, making it effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
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From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policies
Apr 11, 2025 1:02 pm - President Donald Trump's immigration agenda is playing out in numerous ways Friday, from hearings in key cases on the government's power to deport people to the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally.