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Dow drops nearly 1,680 in biggest wipeout since 2020 as fears of fallout from tariffs shake markets

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT
Apr 03, 2025 8:19 am - Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own.
Federal judge expands order barring Trump admin from firing federal workers

By Katie Mettler
Apr 02, 2025 7:06 pm - A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to continue reinstating probationary federal employees that were fired from 20 federal agencies since the...
Top House Democrat urges FBI probe of Musk’s China ties

By Cate Cadell
Apr 02, 2025 6:47 pm - Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, called for FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate Elon Musk’s ties to the Chinese government, arguin...
Musk could be headed for a Washington exit after turbulent times at Trump’s DOGE

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Apr 02, 2025 6:44 pm - WASHINGTON — DOGE’s days appear to be numbered. Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future. President Donald Trump told report...
Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused

By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Apr 02, 2025 4:16 pm - Most teenagers don’t use drugs. There’s data to show that because of a 50-year-old government survey that may now be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government tea...
Musk setback in Wisconsin raises questions about his future role

Naftali Bendavid, Patrick Marley
Apr 02, 2025 2:19 pm - The billionaire Tesla owner jumped fully into a hard-fought state election and suffered a major political rebuke.
As Trump shakes trust in U.S., a hub for F-16 fighter jets braces for impact

Danielle Paquette
Apr 02, 2025 9:00 am - Booming exports turned a South Carolina city into the “Global Home of the F-16.” Slipping foreign demand among angry allies could hurt that economic engine.
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

By JOSH BOAK
Apr 02, 2025 8:58 am - After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to announce a barrage of what he calls reciprocal tariffs on friend and foe alike.
Tesla sales drop 13% in first quarter as Elon Musk backlash, aging models hurt demand

By BERNARD CONDON
Apr 02, 2025 8:17 am - Tesla sales declined in the first three months of the year, another sign that Elon Musk’s once high-flying electric car company is struggling to attract buyers.
Trump-backed candidates win Florida special elections for 2 US House seats

By STEPHANY MATAT, KATE PAYNE and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Apr 01, 2025 8:34 pm - ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Republican Jimmy Patronis won a special election Tuesday in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement t...

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