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Trump’s China tariff escalation spooks global markets

Donald Trump’s threats of additional trade tariffs against China, on top of the 10% hike imposed earlier this month, have contributed to a widespread stock market sell-off.

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How Trump’s Cabinet Scrambled to Respond to Musk’s DOGE Email

Behind the scenes, cabinet secretaries compared notes as they tried to figure out how to respond to a directive from President Trump’s most powerful adviser without angering the president.

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Office of Public Affairs | Attorney General Pamela Bondi Releases First Phase of Declassified Epstein Files – Department of Justice

Office of Public Affairs | Attorney General Pamela Bondi Releases First Phase of Declassified Epstein Files  Department of Justice Attorney General Pam Bondi alleges FBI agents withheld Epstein documents  BBC.com Jeffrey Epstein list: Names, flight logs in documents released by Trump administration  Axios

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RIF watch: See which agencies are laying off federal workers – Government Executive

RIF watch: See which agencies are laying off federal workers  Government Executive Office Closures and Relocations Part of Trump’s Plan for Large-Scale Layoffs  The New York Times DOGE’s next steps involve moving federal workers out of DC area  WTOP The Trump administration sets

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Palestinians Seek Shelter From Israeli Assaults in West Bank

JENIN, West Bank — When Israeli snipers took positions in her neighborhood, Haleemeh Zawaydeh knew her family needed to leave quickly. As the snipers’ gunfire rang out, the 63-year-old matriarch said there was no time to pack as she and

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Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88

A televised 1972 match between Spassky and Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was known as the “Match of the Century.” (Image credit: Heinz Ducklau)

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DOGE work could ‘cross extreme ethical and legal lines,’ says former employee

On Tuesday, 21 DOGE employees resigned. NPR spoke to one of them who says she felt the new administration was causing “harm to the American people.” As Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency work to remake the federal

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Trump lays out Ukraine minerals deal ahead of Zelensky meeting – The Hill

Trump lays out Ukraine minerals deal ahead of Zelensky meeting  The Hill How Zelensky learned the art of the deal and got to visit Trump  CNN Inside a struggling Ukraine mine, Trump’s mineral deal dreams meet war-torn reality  CNN Experts cite legal gaps

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Mass firings across NOAA and National Weather Service ignite fury among scientists worldwide – Los Angeles Times

Mass firings across NOAA and National Weather Service ignite fury among scientists worldwide  Los Angeles Times Trump administration briefing: hundreds fired from US climate agency as Americans feel economy getting worse  The Guardian US NOAA fires about 800 employees, with more possible

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