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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...
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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 ...