Nation and World
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Democrats push back after Musk says Trump agrees to close USAID and workers are kept out
Feb 03, 2025 2:44 pm - Democrats have delivered a strong rebuke against the Trump administration’s attempt to gut an agency that provides crucial aid overseas to fund education and fight starvation and disease, calling it illegal, vowing a court fight and lambasting billionaire Elon Musk for wielding so much power in Washington.
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Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could own part of TikTok
Feb 03, 2025 1:56 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. to take steps to start developing a government-owned investment fund that he said could be used to profit off of TikTok if he's successful at finding it an American buyer.
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Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the US
Feb 03, 2025 1:39 pm - President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually.
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Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, Canada after they pledge to boost border enforcement
Feb 03, 2025 10:08 am - President Donald Trump on Monday held off on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts.
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EU leaders ponder the ‘cruel paradox’ of a U.S. ally threatening tariffs and a possible land grab
Feb 03, 2025 9:33 am - After three years spent trying to deter Russia from destroying Ukraine, European Union leaders grappled on Monday with possible responses to a major ally who appears determined to start a trade war or perhaps even seize part of their territory.
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Investors are betting Musk and Tesla will make a fortune under Trump even as threats mount
Feb 03, 2025 7:53 am - NEW YORK — For Elon Musk fans, it’s the half a trillion-dollar bet. That is how much the stock market value of Tesla has rocketed since the presidential election, a verti...
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Salvage crews remove large portion of commercial jet from river after deadly air collision near DC
Feb 03, 2025 7:43 am - Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Monday, five days after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people.
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Ukrainian troops losing ground to Russia as Trump talks of ending war
Feb 03, 2025 7:39 am - A dire shortage of infantry troops and supply routes coming under Russian drone attacks are conspiring against Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk, where decisive battles in the nearly three-year war are playing out — and time is running short.
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Trump to send Venezuelans back to Maduro’s repressive state
Feb 01, 2025 9:11 pm - The government of Nicolás Maduro will take in Venezuelans who are deported by the United States, President Donald Trump said Saturday, potentially clearing the way for hu...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources
Feb 01, 2025 8:54 pm - WASHINGTON — The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury...