Nation and World
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US employers slash hiring as Trump advances a punishing trade agenda
Aug 01, 2025 7:53 am - U.S. hiring is slowing sharply as President Donald Trump’s erratic and radical trade policies paralyze businesses and raise doubts about the outlook for the world’s largest economy.
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Trump’s new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink
Aug 01, 2025 7:40 am - U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of relief Friday from some countries that negotiated a deal or managed to whittle them down from rates announced in April. Others expressed disappointment or frustration over running out of time after hitting Trump's Aug. 1 deadline for striking deals with America’s trading partners.
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Kyiv mourns after deadliest attack in a year kills 31 people in Ukraine, including 5 children
Aug 01, 2025 7:38 am - The Ukrainian capital Kyiv observed an official day of mourning Friday, a day after a Russian drone and missile attack on the city killed 31 people, including five children, and injured more than 150, officials said.
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Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell
Aug 01, 2025 7:30 am - President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve's board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not cutting short-term interest rates.
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Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
Aug 01, 2025 7:27 am - For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was an ironclad deadline, administration officials assured the public.
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Teacher admits to fatally stabbing couple on a hike with their kids in a random attack in Arkansas
Jul 31, 2025 10:28 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A teacher admitted he fatally stabbed a couple he didn't know who were hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park, authorities said T...
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Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days
Jul 31, 2025 10:22 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on Aug. 7 — the ...
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Trump seeks to use Canada's recognition of Palestinian state as leverage in trade talks
Jul 31, 2025 8:14 pm - WASHINGTON — Canada's announcement it will recognize a Palestinian state “will make it very hard” for the United States to reach a trade agreement with its northern neigh...
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Dozens of countries with no deals face higher tariffs as trade deadline nears
Jul 31, 2025 5:39 pm - WASHINGTON — Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of much higher duties on their exports to the United States on Aug. 7, a potential blow to the gl...
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US envoy arrives in Israel to monitor Gaza food distribution as humanitarian crisis worsens
Jul 31, 2025 3:32 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaz...