Nation and World
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Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring prospect of inflation and trade conflict
Feb 01, 2025 8:09 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an u...
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US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
Feb 01, 2025 6:55 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump...
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Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings
Feb 01, 2025 5:24 pm - ARLINGTON, Va. — Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army hel...
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Pritzker bans Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump from state jobs
Feb 01, 2025 5:17 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has directed the state’s hiring authority to block all those who participated in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from st...
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Democrats elect Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as their national chair
Feb 01, 2025 5:08 pm - OXON HILL, Md. — Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative t...
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Gaza ceasefire sees its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners
Feb 01, 2025 3:16 pm - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The ceasefire in Gaza saw its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, and the crucial Rafah border cro...
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Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Feb 01, 2025 3:04 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration ...
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Tax season has begun. Here’s when you'll get your refund
Feb 01, 2025 1:49 pm - If you file your tax return electronically, the IRS says it should take 21 days or less to receive your refund. If you choose to receive your refund with direct deposit, it should take even less time.
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Federal firefighters fought L.A.’s blazes. Then came resignation offers.
Feb 01, 2025 12:51 pm - Justin Brown had done a grueling stint at the perimeter of the Hughes Fire, battling last week to keep the blaze from spilling into towns in northern Los Angeles County. ...
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Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond
Feb 01, 2025 8:58 am - New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that President Donald Trump plans to impose Saturday represent an aggressive early move against America’s three largest trading partners, but at the risk of higher inflation and possible disruptions to the global economy.