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Trump’s tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

By JOSH BOAK
Nov 28, 2024 10:50 am - Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.
Latest 'massive' Russian aerial attack cuts power to 1 million homes in Ukraine

By HANNA ARHIROVA and BARRY HATTON
Nov 28, 2024 10:47 am - Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said.
Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire after saying Hezbollah violated the truce

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and JULIA FRANKEL
Nov 28, 2024 10:44 am - The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold.
Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Associated Press
Nov 27, 2024 1:57 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team of medical contrarians and health care critics to fulfill an agenda aimed at remaking how the federal government oversees medicines, health programs and nutrition.
Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

By JILL COLVIN
Nov 27, 2024 12:36 pm - Several of President-elect Donald Trump 's Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition said Wednesday.
‘They’re scared’: Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS
Nov 27, 2024 9:48 am - Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that ...
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese begin streaming south to their homes

By BASSEM MROUE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and TIA GOLDENBERG
Nov 27, 2024 7:16 am - A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that began Wednesday appeared to be holding, as residents in cars heaped with belongings streamed back toward southern Lebanon despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese militaries that they stay away from certain areas.
After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff

By Zeke Miller
Nov 26, 2024 7:01 pm - President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a required agreement with President Joe Biden's White House to allow his transition team to coordinate with the existing federal workforce ahead of taking office on Jan. 20. The overdue agreement was supposed to have been signed by Oct. 1, according to the Presidential Transition Act, and the Biden White House has issued appeals in both public and private for Trump's team to sign on.
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
Nov 26, 2024 6:02 pm - Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
Trump’s latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US?

By PAUL WISEMAN
Nov 26, 2024 10:57 am - President-elect Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States.

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