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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...
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Shingles is awful, but here’s another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementiaApr 04, 2025 2:54 am - A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. The research is part of growing understanding about what influences brain health as we age — and what we can do about it.
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Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agencyApr 03, 2025 9:56 pm - WASHINGTON — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz became the agency's adm...
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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office over ill-fated declaration of martial lawApr 03, 2025 9:36 pm - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, four months after he threw South Korean politics ...
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Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffsApr 03, 2025 7:49 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia — The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bear...
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Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to statesApr 03, 2025 4:36 pm - A federal judge will temporarily block President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting billions in federal dollars that support COVID-19 initiatives and public healt...
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Stealing the show: Star of ‘The Friend’ is a very good boyApr 03, 2025 3:56 pm - The star of “The Friend” has the loping stride of Robert Mitchum and the droopy, melancholy eyes of Peter Lorre. He has those classic Hollywood features — instantly accessible, forever unknowable — and when he walks down the street with his co-stars, Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, people’s heads turn. He’s Bing the Great Dane.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independentApr 03, 2025 3:48 pm - New York City Mayor Eric Adams withdrew from the city’s Democratic primary on Thursday and said he would instead run for reelection as an independent, a move intended to ...
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Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,145 as more bodies foundApr 03, 2025 3:45 pm - BANGKOK — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led gove...
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Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strikeApr 03, 2025 2:57 pm - The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.