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Wall Street drifts in rare quiet day following weeks of tariff turmoilApr 15, 2025 2:39 pm - U.S. stocks are drifting Tuesday in a rare quiet day for financial markets. The S&P 500 was edging down by 0.1% in late trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 82 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% lower.
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A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here’s what to know about northern lightsApr 15, 2025 2:32 pm - NEW YORK — A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night. The sun earlier this week bu...
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Records show Gene Hackman’s wife researched symptoms of illness days before her deathApr 15, 2025 2:32 pm - Authorities on Tuesday released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails, phone calls and internet searches by Gene Hackman’s wife in the days before her death, indicating that she was scouring for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques.
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As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industryApr 15, 2025 2:18 pm - President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn't specify how long the potential pause would be or what it would entail, but the auto sector is awaiting how rules might change on 25% tariffs based on U.S. parts, if duties remain on assembled vehicles.
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Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government powerApr 15, 2025 2:16 pm - On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go further than any other White House to reshape American higher education.
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Millions tune in for 24-hour live coverage of Sweden’s epic moose migrationApr 15, 2025 1:26 pm - Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared meals so she doesn’t miss a moment of the 20-day, 24-hour event. “Sleep? Forget it. I don’t sleep,” she said.
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Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other peopleApr 15, 2025 10:58 am - An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people, a hospital spokesman said.
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Biden alleges Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security in his first post-presidency speechApr 15, 2025 7:59 am - Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump's agenda is threatening the health of Social Security.
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Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talksApr 15, 2025 7:54 am - A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, satellite photos analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press showed.
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US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticalsApr 15, 2025 7:51 am - The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals.