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‘Nowhere to turn’: Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling more desperateMay 03, 2025 1:32 pm - The Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145% in early April. Since then, small business owners who depend on imports from China to survive have become increasingly desperate as they eye dwindling inventory and skyrocketing invoices.
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Tips for handling your finances in a time of economic uncertaintyMay 03, 2025 1:16 pm - Financial markets are volatile. Consumer confidence is at its lowest level in five years. Economists say recession risks are rising. If you're worried about how economic uncertainty might affect you, here are some expert recommendations:
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Weinstein accuser insists in tearful outburst: ‘He did that to me’May 02, 2025 10:47 pm - NEW YORK — One of Harvey Weinstein 's accusers broke down in tears and cursed on the witness stand Friday as a defense lawyer questioned her account of the former Hollywo...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systemsMay 02, 2025 10:39 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security sy...
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Head Start survives Trump administration budget proposalMay 02, 2025 8:29 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration apparently has backed away from a proposal to eliminate funding for Head Start, the early education program that serves some of the ...
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Public broadcasting chiefs vow to fight Trump’s executive order cutting federal funding for PBS, NPRMay 02, 2025 7:30 pm - The head of PBS said Friday that President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to public broadcasting institutions PBS and NPR was blatantly u...
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Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaignMay 02, 2025 6:52 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retrib...
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Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian-American boy, motherMay 02, 2025 4:27 pm - A former Plainfield Township landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison.
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On ‘Andor,’ minor ‘Star Wars’ villains play major rolesMay 02, 2025 3:00 pm - In the galaxy of “Andor,” “Star Wars” super villains are relegated to the shadows. The Disney+ series is more interested in what might be called supervisor villains: the bureaucrats, planners, schemers and petty functionaries who make tyranny possible.
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Former Gov. George Ryan dies at 91May 02, 2025 2:33 pm - He served as governor from 1999 to 2003. The longtime Republican leader, who also served as secretary of state, gained both accolades and criticism during his tenure.