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Trump abruptly fires the 4-star general who headed the National Security AgencyApr 04, 2025 1:37 pm - President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the director of the National Security Agency, according to U.S. officials and members of Congress, but the White House and the Pentagon have provided no reasons for the move.
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South and Midwest face potentially catastrophic rains and floods while reeling from tornadoesApr 04, 2025 1:31 pm - Torrential rains and flash flooding battered parts of the Midwest and South on Friday, killing a boy in Kentucky who was swept away as he walked to a school bus stop. Many communities were left reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people earlier this week.
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Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 12 people and injures 50Apr 04, 2025 12:19 pm - A Russian missile strike Friday on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 12 people and injured more than 50, Ukrainian officials said, as U.S. and European leaders pressed Russia to accept a ceasefire in the conflict.
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Tom Hardy, Guy Ritchie reunite for gritty crime series 'MobLand'Apr 04, 2025 12:10 pm - Tom Hardy teams up with Guy Ritchie once again for the crime drama “MobLand,” airing on Paramount+.
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Trump hits the golf course as the stock market plummets for a second straight day over tariffsApr 04, 2025 12:06 pm - Two days after sending the economy reeling by announcing widespread tariffs, President Donald Trump insisted his trade policies will never change as he remained ensconced in a bubble of wealth and power in Florida.
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Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 as their worst crisis since COVID deepensApr 04, 2025 8:49 am - Wall Street’s worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher, scarier gear Friday.
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UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assaultApr 04, 2025 8:47 am - British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian.
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US added a surprising 228,000 jobs in March as economy shows resilience in Trump trade warsApr 04, 2025 7:13 am - U.S. employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, as the American labor market continues to show resilience as President Donald Trump wages trade wars, purges federal workers and deports immigrants working in the United States illegally. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%.
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US electric vehicle industry is collateral damage in Trump’s escalating trade warApr 04, 2025 7:07 am - President Donald Trump's tariff blitz has sent shock waves throughout every aspect of the global economy, including the auto sector, where multi-billion-dollar plans to electrify in the United States are especially at risk.
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China punches back as world weighs how to deal with higher US tariffsApr 04, 2025 7:04 am - BANGKOK — Countries and industries were scrambling Friday to respond as President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs hikes upend global trade and world markets. China responde...