March 31, 2025

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Law:

Two Big Law Firms Sue Trump as Third Settles to Avoid Order Trump gets $100M deal with Skadden law firm amid pressure campaign Skadden Makes $100 Million ‘Settlement’ With Trump in Pro Bono Payola Skadden made a deal with Trump. Associates say it's the beginning of the end for the firm. Skadden Senior Associate Quits After Firm’s Craven Capitulation To Trump Big Law fights back against Trump’s retribution Two Big Law Firms Sue Trump as Third Settles to Avoid Order Trump adds another firm, WilmerHale, to his Big Law vendetta WilmerHale Strikes Back With Paul Clement Lawsuit Over Retaliatory Trump Order Big Law's Peril From Trump Orders Is Shown in Court Filings Jenner & Block To Trump: See You In Court, Not On Our Knees Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms Judge Blocks Trump's Order Targeting WilmerHale Law Firm Judge Freezes Trump Executive Order Targeting Jenner & Block Big Law’s Big Lawyer to Fight Trump Is a Conservative Superstar Donald Trump Faces New Lawsuits Filed by Two Major Law Firms In back-to-back rulings, federal judges rule against Trump orders targeting law firms Biglaw Suits Against Trump Both Reassigned To New Judges Law firms with ties to politics and Mueller probe take Trump to court over his executive order Two Judges Brutally Slap Down Trump’s Revenge War on Lawyers Here's where all the firms in the Trump-Big Law fight stand What to Know About the Law Firms Targeted by Trump A Big Law firm hired a conservative legal superstar to fight back against Trump's executive order in court The cockiest thing Trump has done so far Law Firms Hit Back After Being Targeted by Trump Two more law firms sue Trump administration to stop sanctions NY Bar Association Weighs Trump Response as Members Seek Action Judge blocks key sections of Trump's executive order targeting Mueller-linked law firm Law firms mount collective pushback against Trump executive orders Jeffrey Toobin Says Trump’s Vendetta Against Law Firms ‘Violates Several Different Provisions of the Constitution’
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Harvard Law professors blast Trump crackdown in open letter
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M&A Dreams Crushed in the Trump Era
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The Secret to Good Lawyering Lies in 19th Century Cryptology
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Skadden Learns The First Rule Of Blocking Mass Emails Is DO NOT SEND MASS EMAILS
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A battle over religion and schools in Oklahoma could decide the future of the First Amendment
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Satanist leader’s attempt to hold Black Mass in Kansas Statehouse sparks chaos and 4 arrests
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Multistate Bar Examination score drops full point for February exam
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Trump commutes sentence for convicted Ozy Media founder
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Trump pardons three BitMEX crypto exchange co-founders, and ex-employee
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Trump’s counter-terror cuts will harm fight against far right, experts warn
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Thousands Of Lawyers Make Bipartisan Bid To Urge AG Pam Bondi To Do Her Job
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Reports: White House ordered firing of 2 DOJ prosecutors
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Carnage on CNN as Pro-Trump Attorney Screams to Defend ICE Deportations
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What green-card and visa holders should know before traveling abroad Private groups work to identify and report student protesters for possible deportation Tracking Birthright Citizenship Is Harder Than It Seems ‘Detention Alley’: inside the ICE centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish Migrant Workers Hired to Build Jail Turned In to ICE, Sheriff Says Filipino Ambassador Issues Warning to US Green Card Holders Amid Crackdown Trump's deportation spectacle Rubio Says US Pulled at Least 300 Visas, Defends Expulsions Why Are Visa and Green-Card Holders Being Detained and Deported? Minnesota officials seek answers in case of graduate student detained by ICE ICE Detains Russian Scientist Who Opposed Ukraine War Trump turns migrants into memes to promote deportation agenda Troops in armored vehicles on the way to Big Bend National Park Trump’s southern border military mission cost over $300 million in first 6 weeks These families built decades-long lives in the US. Facing deportation, they might have to leave it all behind
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Police arrest parents for complaining about school on WhatsApp
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Prince Harry accused of bullying ‘at scale’ by chair of charity he founded
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‘Their voices had been overlooked for so long’: the shocking hunt for the Gilgo Beach killer
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At least half of US states now outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns
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Sam Bankman-Fried parts ways with ‘Diddy’ as feds transfer crypto con man from Brooklyn prison to Oklahoma
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Texas Bill Could Stop Mentally Unstable People From Having Guns Taken Away
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Former funeral home owner turned storage unit into 'casket warehouse' with bodies: Cops
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CEO Willing to Go to Jail Over American Flag Dispute
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CA: ‘First responder fee’ tacks $427 charge on 911 calls – and firefighters will add fine to two thirds of emergencies
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3 arrested in alleged child abuse case after autistic teen spotted nude with hands bound
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Dad who abandoned his family after 100 mph crash was out on bond for DWI: Police
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'I hope you die slow': Man who harassed woman, drove into cop car avoids time behind bars
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Doctor sentenced for torching home belonging to 99-year-old grandma of her ex's new flame
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Teen and his buddy fired nearly 100 bullets into apartment of romantic rival, but killed the wrong man: Cops
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Judges:

Minnesota Federal Bankruptcy Judge To Resign Amid Misconduct Allegations
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Sorrento Shareholders Lose Discovery Bid Over Judge Relationship
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor defends 'fearlessly independent' judiciary Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Warns Against 'Shaking' Judiciary Supreme Court Justice Says Judges Must Be ‘Fiercely Independent’
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Amy Coney Barrett Looks Poised to Go Against Conservative Colleagues Again
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Rein in Judicial Review, Issa Suggests in Shot at Marbury
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The Startling Spike In Threats To Federal Judges
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If Trump Defies the Courts, It Will Backfire Badly
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Judge orders CFPB to reinstate fired employees, preserve records and get back to work Federal judge blocks mass firings of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau workers
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Acerbic appeals court rejects Trump admin motion to stay district judge's injunction
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Federal judge Hegseth mocked rules against him, blocking transgender military ban
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Appeals Court Lifts DOGE Limits in Musk Fight at Aid Agency
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Judge grants a restraining order to temporarily protect Voice of America
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Conservative Appellate Judge Expresses Disapproval Of Those Calling For Judicial Impeachments
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Trump Can Fire Two Agency Heads, Appeals Court Says
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Not One, But Two, George W. Bush-Appointed Judges Grant Restraining Orders Against Trump’s Biglaw Executive Orders
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State Department formally shutters USAID after Trump court victory
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DOGE’s ‘Are You Alive’ Push for Americans’ Data Delayed by Judge
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Trump admin blocked from deporting Tufts PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk after ICE arrest in Boston
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Khalil's Attorney Hits Out at 'Retaliatory Arrest' as Judge Weighs Case Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyers 'Optimistic' Judge Will Rule in Their Favor
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Donald Trump Dealt Three Back-to-Back Legal Blows by Judges
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Trump Admin Hit With New Legal Blow by Judge in Deportation Flights Case
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations
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The lawsuits blocking Trump’s agenda, explained in 2 charts
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Trump is on a losing streak in the courts. How will he respond?
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Judge Boasberg Hands Trump Admin New Directive About Signal Texts
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Judge appears to reference his role in another case during group chat lawsuit hearing
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Judge asked to enjoin Trump's deportation plans based on Alien Enemies Act
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Trump Demands SCOTUS Put Judge Boasberg In Timeout
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US Agencies Ordered by Judge to Preserve Recent Signal Chats
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Trump’s ‘state secrets’ claim over deportation flight details breaks with past practice
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Trump attacks 'radical left' judge who halted deportations, says he can't do job as POTUS
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Chart: How Much Billionaires Are Pouring Into Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Trump Attacks 'Liberal Lunatic' Susan Crawford Ahead of Wisconsin Vote
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Judge accused of using ‘game or jail’ tactic, asserting abuse victims get ‘Super Bowl’ neurochemicals
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Upstate NY Judge Leads Expansion of 'Problem-Solving' Courts
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Wall Street:

Stock futures slip as a jittery Wall Street awaits ‘Liberation Day’ U.S. stock futures fall as Trump says he 'couldn't care less' if some automakers raise prices due to tariffs
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Global stocks slide as Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs loom
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Dow closes 700 points lower as inflation and tariff fears worsen
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European shares fall as U.S core inflation rises more than expected; tariffs remain in focus
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Stock-market investors looking for clarity on Trump’s tariffs on April 2 risk disappointment
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Layoffs:

Most employees at US Institute of Peace mass-fired via late-night email
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Pete Hegseth signs memo to shrink Defense Department's workforce in a bid to boost efficiency and 'incentivize top performers'
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I'm a lawyer who helps workers transition into retirement. Here are 7 steps to take if you've been pushed out of a job you loved.
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I was laid off after Musk took over Twitter. Here's my advice for federal workers cut by DOGE.
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Trump Administration Sues to Void Union Deals Across Government UAW president: ‘Deplorable’ that Trump stripped union rights for federal workers Trump's Order Ending Union Contracts Ripe for Legal Challenge
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Jobless Claims by US Federal Workers Fall Back to End-2024 Level
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Federal Workers Appeal Trump DEI Layoffs as Biased, Illegal
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‘MAGA Junkie’ Fired in DOGE Cuts Now Regrets Voting for Trump: ‘I Expected Better’
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‘Heartless and dangerous’: Proposal to automate VA call centers part of aggressive layoff plan, sources say
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Gen Z are terrified of layoffs and the spiraling economy—so they’re copying Steve Jobs and showing up to the office in uniforms
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Tech:

Elon Musk must face Twitter shareholders’ lawsuit over alleged securities fraud
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Humanoid Robots Are Lousy Co-Workers. China Wants to Be First to Change That. - WSJ
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I created an AI version of my mom. What it told me freaked me out.
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'This is our space race': Meta CTO says AI is a modern-day moonshot that the US should pour 'as much fuel on as we can'
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Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking
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Entertainment:

Blockbusters to Bust: A Cautionary Tale for Swaggering Hollywood Indie Studios
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Technicolor Bankruptcy: TransPerfect Acquires MPC and The Mill’s France Operations
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Education:

Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong resigns, just days after caving to Trump admin demands
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Columbia University Sees Drop in Applications
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Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
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McMahon warns schools of increased enforcement on parents’ rights
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I Believe in Campus Diversity. That’s Why I Helped End Affirmative Action.
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Yale, Harvard Remove Employees as Trump Increases Pressure
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University of Michigan Cuts DEI Program Amid Trump Pressure
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Stanford, University of California Admissions Targeted by Bondi
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Fraud:

Startup founder convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase of $175M by faking firm's success
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Sean Kingston breaks down as he, mom found guilty of fraud — tells officials to ‘protect my mother’ as they face decades in prison
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Media:

Maher rails against NPR CEO, calls for public media funding cuts
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Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus
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Personal Finance:

Switching jobs used to mean higher pay raises. Not anymore.
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Asking a question just so you can talk about yourself? You're 'boomerasking' — and it's really annoying.
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Meme Stocks:

GameStop stock slides 23% after announcing strategy shift and plans to buy $1.3 billion worth of Bitcoin
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Rail:

Trial will determine who will pay $600 million settlement in disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment
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Student Debt:

NY Fed details likely looming rise in troubled student loan borrowing
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Crypto:

FTX to Begin Repaying Creditors on May 30 After 27-Month Bankruptcy Battle
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Economy:

U.S. core inflation in February hits 2.8%, hotter than expected; spending increases 0.4% US Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Shows Some Cause For Concern
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Treasury yields fall ahead of Trump tariffs, key jobs data this week
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American worker confidence just hit a record low and is even worse than it was during the darkest days of the pandemic
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Consumer spending lit a fire under the U.S. economy. Now it's flickering as inflation reignites.
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The vibecession is back. But a change in mood about the economy is often ‘a harbinger of things to come’: a drop in consumer spending and business investment, economist says
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As Trump Sinks Dollar, Once-Unthinkable Worry Grips Markets
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Soaring US debt may start to overwhelm America’s ‘exorbitant privilege’
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Trump team's message: Don't worry about prices, tax cuts are coming
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Republicans divided on spending cuts as they try to pay for Trump's tax cuts
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Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion as White House readies plan
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Trump tariffs could gross $800 billion in the next decade, CBO head says—but that doesn’t account for the backlash
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CBS News poll finds Americans want Trump's focus more on prices, not tariffs
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The s-word rippling through Wall Street and Main Street
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Americans haven't been this freaked out about their jobs since the Great Recession
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Economists Dial Back US Growth Forecasts Amid Trump Uncertainty
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Five Recession Indicators Now Raising Alarm in the US
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Trump’s Trade War Arrives in America’s Heartland World teeters on edge, awaiting Trump's tariff revenge How much will tariffs cost the average household? UK Dreams Of US Trade Deal Before Trump Tariffs How the Reversal of the ‘American Exceptionalism’ Trade Is Rippling Around the Globe - WSJ Trump declared April 2 'Liberation Day.' Here are all the tariffs he's threatening to impose. White House officials are quietly freaking out about Trump upcoming 'Liberation Day' tariff announcement The Era of Cheap Stuff Was Already Ending. Now Comes the Tariff Threat - WSJ China Warned US on Reciprocal-Tariff Reprisal, State Media Says Trump officials, allies grow anxious about April 2 tariffs Rand Paul’s advice to Trump on tariffs: ‘The more we trade … the less we fight’ Global Equities Investors Gird for Trump’s Next Tariff Body Blow Brazil’s Lula Says He’ll Negotiate on Tariffs Before Retaliating Trump Brings European Wineries to Their Knees Even Before Tariffs Hit Xi Woos Global Business Leaders as Trump Escalates Trade War Trump Open to Tariff Negotiations, Will Hit Drug Imports ‘Soon’ Peter Navarro Says Trump Tariffs Are ‘Biggest Tax Cut in American History’ Viewing the Trade War From the World’s Shopping Mall Trump’s complaints about overseas tariffs ignore some of the U.S.’s own Trump seeks even more aggressive tariffs to fundamentally transform the US economy and eyes a single universal duty, report says Why Trump is taking aim at Europe's sales tax
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Fewer Americans confident in Trump's handling of economy: Poll
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'May have been mistaken': WSJ editorial nails businesses that were 'optimistic' for Trump
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Trump Wants More Trade With Russia But Less With Everyone Else
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Goldman sees Trump tariffs spiking inflation, stunting growth and raising recession risks
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Warner on Trump’s ‘America first’ policy: ‘Quickly becoming America alone’
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Trump Should Redo Mexico-Canada Trade Deal, Key Lawmaker Says
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Economist Compares Uncertainty Under Trump to 2008 Crash
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FCC says it’s investigating Disney and ABC over DEI efforts Trump's FCC follows through on its pledge to investigate Disney for its DEI practices
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The Texas Business Boom
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Map Shows How Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Could Hit Your State
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How Parents Are Bankrolling Gen Z and Millennials
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Boomers Would Work Harder if Bosses Gave Them a Month Off for Europe Trip
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MAHA will make groceries unaffordable for many
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I'm a federal worker who returned to the office. The process felt rushed, and the people I work with aren't even there.
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I visited Social Security offices to see if there was any DOGE-fueled confusion Social Security says it's only closing one field office. So what about the 22 leases that were terminated? Social Security Changes to Impact Republican States the Most Inside one overwhelmed Social Security office: 'It feels like we're being set up to fail,' says a veteran staffer
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Reddit cofounder says he expects a 'swift shift' back to DEI hiring practices
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States With the Best and Worst Credit Scores 2025
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Here's where you'd pay the highest state income taxes
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Just a few years into joining the world of work, 4 in 10 Gen Zers are ready to quit and survive on unemployment benefits instead
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

US Housing Payments Hit Record High
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Selling Your House This Spring? You Might Need to Cut the Price - WSJ
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How CEO John Santora Is Helping WeWork Grow Up
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NYC’s infamous ‘Range Rover’ squatter finds new home — in prison — for taking over woman’s $1M family house
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When a Multimillion-Dollar Home Comes With Its Very Own Squatter - WSJ
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Baby boomers want to downsize their homes. But they fear the big, bad HOA fee.
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Congress must stop Biden’s VA mortgage bailout — before it’s too late
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The housing market now has more ‘downside risks’: layoffs from DOGE and the trade war
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Map Shows Battle Against Property Tax Across US States
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Municipalities:

US House to vote on ‘reckless’ $1bn budget cut to Washington DC
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A tiny US city paying people $50,000 to move there got 115 applications in 2 weeks
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Oil/Gas:

Some US oil executives see disaster in Trump’s agenda while dismissing ‘drill, baby, drill’ as a ‘myth and populist rallying cry’
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Personal Genomics:

23andMe’s DNA data is going up for sale. Here’s why companies might want it
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23andMe’s rise and fall, in four charts
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23andMe bankruptcy: With America's DNA put on sale, market panic gets a new form of testing
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'Would you post your DNA on Facebook?' Why I'd never use 23andMe or any other DNA testing service
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23andMe faces major crisis: CEO resigns, stock crashes and bankruptcy sparks fears over user data — what it means for millions of customers
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23andMe's failure shows how risky it can be to invest in a SPAC
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I used it to find nine siblings but now I’ve deleted my data: 23andMe users on the site’s bankruptcy
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What users need to know about privacy and data after 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing
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Politics:

Donald Trump Approval Ratings Rising Among Key Groups
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Trump might let taxes rise for the rich to cover breaks on tips
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The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will
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Trump Won’t Rule Out Seeking Third Term, Says There Are Ways
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The hidden trend behind Latinos’ shift toward Trump
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Should Trump Have More Power? Most Republicans Say No—And Want Congress To Push Back, Poll Finds
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Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices
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The disturbing thread that ties together Trump’s major moves so far
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Trump roars down multiple paths of retribution as he vowed. Some targets yield while others fight
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Republicans Brace for Early Test of Voter Enthusiasm
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For Trump, Recent Setbacks Are a Price Worth Paying for Radical Change - WSJ
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Despite Musk’s claims, the Trump administration’s spending is on pace to surpass Biden levels
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Trump says he won’t ‘fire people’ over Signal messages, reiterates support of national security team Mike Waltz Used Signal for More Sensitive National Security Chats: Report Trump Privately Polled Most Trusted Advisers About Firing Waltz Over Signal Fiasco Lankford asks for ‘Signalgate’ investigation, dismisses Hegseth resignation calls as ‘overkill’ Signalgate tensions remain high for some lawmakers Trump Team’s Signal Chats Exposed Methods of US Spycraft Goldberg pushes back on Waltz: ‘Phone numbers don’t just get sucked into other phones’ Lankford calls for inspector general to investigate Signalgate Signal chat could have been costly, Mark Warner says John Bolton on the Signal Leak: ‘A Very Primitive View of International Relations’
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Signal chat flouted rules on classified intel, say former defense officials
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DHS Staffer Punished After Accidentally Adding Journalist to Email: Report
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Greenland forms new government hours before visit by U.S. Vice President Vance Trump Doesn't Rule Out Military Force to Take Greenland Trump’s Bizarre Reason Why He Wants Greenland: World Peace Trump, Vance Violating Greenland-DWI Agreement, Virgin Islanders Say Former leader of Denmark: ‘We have stood side by side with America for decades’ Danish Leader’s Backing Soars Amid Row With Trump Over Greenland US 'Second Lady' In Eye Of Trump's Arctic Storm Flying to Greenland, Vance Is Visiting a Place That Doesn’t Want Him Vance Says Denmark Has 'Under-invested' In Greenland JD Vance arrives in Greenland: ‘It’s cold as s–t here — nobody told me’ JD Vance rips into Denmark’s government, urges Greenland to embrace US for security and economy: ‘You have not done a good job ‘ JD Vance’s Trip to Greenland Is a Strong, Smart Move Danish foreign minister scorns 'tone' of JD Vance in Greenland, Denmark comments Vance Predicts Greenland ‘Ultimately Will Partner’ With U.S.—Without Military Intervention Putin Issues Arctic 'Conflicts' Warning Over Trump's Greenland Plans Sen. Warner: Trump's approach to Greenland is part of "a crazy foreign policy" Dem Rep: Trump Wants These Three Countries After Greenland The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign
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Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials - WSJ Pete Hegseth Is Bringing His Wife and Brother to Work
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Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own, senator says
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Brands spend nominal sums on X ads to keep Elon Musk happy DOGE wants businesses to run government services ‘as much as possible’ DOGE cuts will ‘in all probability’ increase the U.S. deficit — by a lot: report Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia says DOGE is pushing to create an ‘Apple Store–like experience’ in government Is DOGE actually an agency? The answer could have major ramifications That Elon Musk event on Fox News revealed MAGA's snafu fears What’s More Powerful: Elon Musk’s Millions, or Liberal Anger at Him? Wisconsin supreme court race a litmus test for Elon Musk’s political power Elon Musk is finding out why Warren Buffett steers clear of politics Elon Musk Hit With Lawsuit Over $1 Million Checks Offers: What To Know Elon Musk Accused of 'Blatant Felony' in Wisconsin With Voter Sweepstakes Elon Musk changes $1 million giveaway in Wisconsin after possibly breaking state election laws Wisconsin AG asks state’s top court to block Elon Musk’s $1M giveaways Sunday Musk hands out 2 $1M checks in Wisconsin after court declines to intervene Elon Musk Doubles Down on Calling Mark Kelly a Traitor One Person Was Noticeably Absent From Musk and DOGE's Fox News Interview DOGE steps out of the shadows Elon Musk says his companies are 'suffering' because of his work with the White House Mark Cuban is wondering aloud if Elon Musk's just forgotten about the '5 things' DOGE productivity emails: 'Typical' Elon Musk Says DOGE Aims to Finish $1 Trillion in Cuts by End of May Why DOGE Could Actually Increase the Deficit
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Indiana Republican faces fiery crowd after defending Musk, DOGE
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Tariff-Driven Inflation Boost Is ‘Inevitable,’ Fed’s Collins Says
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Democrats ramp up town halls in GOP districts
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Sullivan Sees Tyranny... Trump attempting to break republic with propaganda and bigotry, contemptuous of law
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Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen? Trump's "restoring truth" order could return toppled Confederate monuments
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California Governor Newsom Says the Democratic Brand Is ‘Toxic’ Gavin Newsom Sparks Backlash After Calling Democrats ‘Toxic’ McMahon Threatens Newsom Over Transgender Athletes
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Dem Senator Scathingly Explains Why His Party Is a ‘Broken Brand’
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Democrats reject advice to ‘play dead,’ vow hard fight against Trump’s domestic agenda
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As world leaders grapple with instability, Trump's attacks are making moderates popular again
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Democrats have never been so angry. Who will step up and lead them?
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The problem for the Bernie Sanders movement is what happens when he’s gone
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Schumer, Democrats seek to get off the mat amid new Trump controversy
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Kristi Noem refused to say who financed some of her travel. It was taxpayers who were on the hook 'An incredible amount of money': GOP lawmakers stunned by Kristi Noem travel bills
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Supreme Court Could Hear JD Vance's Call To End Campaign Spending Limits
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Ethics watchdog says Congressman Cory Mills may have lied about finances and isn't cooperating
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Carville Predicts Trump Admin Will ‘Collapse’ Because of ‘Nincompoops’ and ‘Buffoons’
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ABA’s Disaster Legal Services program is suspending formal operations after FEMA freeze
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Three-fourths of polled American scientists say they are considering leaving U.S.
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GOP New Mexico headquarters hit in suspected arson
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Food/Beverage:

Pappas Restaurants reportedly closing in on purchase of Texas brand
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Chipotle responds to bankruptcy rumors in the best way possible... and send elated diners wild
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Bar Louie closing Texas location as restaurant files for bankruptcy, closes 13 others
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RFK Jr. pushes ban on soda being purchased with food stamps
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Fitness:

Luxury boxing gym, the BXNG Club, closes all locations amid bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (57 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Mass Torts:

Judge disregarded bankruptcy trustee’s recommendation and punished New Orleans clergy abuse survivors
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Judge Orders Release of San Francisco Archdiocese Sexual Abuse Data
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Aviation:

Delta plane, Air Force jet nearly crash in ‘loss of separation’ during Arlington National Cemetery flyover
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United flight from Houston appeared to hit a kite near D.C. airport
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Canadians Spurn Flights to US as Trade War Resistance Grows
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Orbital rocket crashes seconds after take-off in rare European spaceport launch
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Healthcare:

Senators Seek to Modify Tax Plan to Require Fewer Medicaid Cuts
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Top FDA vaccine official Peter Marks resigns in opposition to RFK Jr.
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US Measles Cases Jump 28% in a Week to 483; Texas Now at 400 ‘This is all wholly preventable,’ former Covid chief says of measles outbreak GOP senator defends measles vaccine amid worsening outbreak
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Trump’s response to bird flu could be the defining test of his second term
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RFK Jr. publicly fat shames West Virginia Governor
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Republicans Set Sights on Health Care for Illegal Immigrants
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The Confessions of Health-Insurance Executives
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Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Drinking Water With few dentists and fluoride under siege, rural America risks new surge of tooth decay
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Medication taken by 1 in 8 Americans linked to substantial increase in the risk of sudden cardiac death
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Autos:

Car Repossessions are the Highest Since 2008
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Trump Warned U.S. Automakers Not to Raise Prices in Response to Tariffs Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if foreign automakers raise prices due to tariffs Trump Says He Hopes New Tariffs Send Buyers to American Cars What to Expect From Trump Auto Tariffs
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US Auto Industry Stunned By Tariffs Meant To Save It
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Autos Group Warns Trump on EU Tariffs
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Investors are selling auto bonds in wake of Trump's tariff plan for vehicles
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UAW president supports Trump’s tariffs as ‘tool’ but says other stances don’t ‘go out the window’
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Does the U.S. Auto Industry Need Protection?
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Trump's Auto Tariffs Spark Global Outcry As Price Hikes Loom
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Warned car tariffs will cost Americans $100 billion, Trump White House won’t budge: ‘We must become a manufacturing powerhouse’
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Car Buyers Who Fear Tariff Price Hikes Are Rushing to Dealers
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Kelley Blue Book’s top editor breaks down how Trump’s auto tariffs will affect prices
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How Trump’s car tariffs will impact Americans, in 3 charts
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Who Is Going to Pay for Trump’s Auto Tariffs?
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The winner from auto tariffs is ‘no one’ as ‘pure chaos’ will reign over the industry, analysts say
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Trump Tariffs to Force Carmakers to Rethink Strategy, ACEA Says
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Trump’s Tariff Threats Freeze Out BYD and Other Chinese Firms
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From Seattle to Miami, anti-Musk protesters gather at hundreds of Tesla locations Tesla Takedown: What to Know as 200 Stores Targeted on Global Day of Action Tesla Dealership Fire in Rome Destroys 17 Vehicles Protests against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms I attended 2 Tesla Takedown protests. The generation that showed up was the one I least expected. Vandalized Tesla Cybertruck Investigated as Hate Crime in New York It's not easy for Tesla owners right now — and 3 in Florida told us how they're dealing with vandalism and shame Police arrested a 36-year-old Nevada man for allegedly firebombing five Teslas with molotov cocktails
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'Defiant' Canada Autoworkers Vow To Fight Tariff Layoffs
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The Countries Most Vulnerable to U.S. Car Tariffs
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Agribusiness:

‘A huge blow’: USDA cuts threaten to throw Wisconsin’s local food supply into disarray
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Museums:

Trump Order Targets Museum Opened by Barack Obama
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Historians see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism ‘It reminds you of a fascist state’: Smithsonian Institution braces for Trump rewrite of US history
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Water:

Trump’s denial of Mexico’s Colorado River request sparks concerns over future water negotiations
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Tourism:

‘I still have nightmares’: the tourists shackled and jailed for weeks at US borders
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Denied, deported, detained: U.S. border incidents have travelers thinking twice
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US Travel Warnings Could Cost Tourism Industry $120 Billion: Expert
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These countries have updated their advice for travel to the US
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Canadians don't want to visit the US, so airlines are cutting seats and axing flights
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Canada’s snowbirds reconsider calling America their second home
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Nursing Homes:

New Harborside CCRC owner seeks additional tax abatements after bankruptcy sale
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Retailing:

How Joann Fabrics went from a cult-favorite retail darling to a bankruptcy disaster Joann from Joann Fabrics makes a hilarious case for stories to stay open in 'SNL' sketch
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How Forever 21 helped introduce K-pop fashion to U.S. shoppers
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More than 2,500 stores are closing across the US this year. Here's the list.
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Banking:

Banks Are Quietly Disappearing—What It Means for Your Money
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UK:

The UK Car Loan Scandal That Could Cost Banks Billions
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Nearly 20 councils in England ‘at risk of insolvency’ due to Send costs Scores of English councils could go bankrupt when hidden Send debt reappears
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Starmer Faces Summer of Labour Revolts and Calls for Taxing Rich
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Farage Tries to Sell Trumpism Without Trump to British Voters
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Quakers say London police arrested six people at meeting on climate change, Gaza
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EU:

US 'won't bother defending Europe from Russia', leaked Pentagon memo says
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Europe must spend on defense but few can afford debt rise, Villeroy says
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Trump tariffs should start ‘march to independence’ for Europe, says ECB chief Lagarde
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Trump administration reportedly warns European companies to comply with anti-DEI order
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Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war
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Europe's Population Crisis: The Nations Getting Smaller
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Anti-American Sentiment Rises in Europe as Trump Fuels Anger
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The U.S. Has Changed Its Mind About Europe
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Canada:

Judge rejects Hudson's Bay proposal in creditor protection case
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Law Student Rips Up Biglaw Offer For Canadian Pride
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Mark Carney says Old US-Canada Relationship 'Is Over' Amid Trump Tariffs Donald Trump Reveals Next Steps After First Call with Mark Carney
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Trump Drama Drowns Out Canadian Conservatives’ Election Message
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Mullin says Canada is still US ‘ally’ despite trade fight
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Canada’s Military Has a Trump Problem
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MENA:

Trump threatens Iran with "bad things" unless it accepts nuclear deal Iran Rejects Direct Negotiations With US Over New Nuclear Agreement Iran Threatens U.S. Allies and Bases: "Powder Kegs" Trump threatens to bomb Iran if nuclear deal can’t be reached Iran's Missiles 'Loaded onto Launchers' After Trump Threat
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Israeli Mossad asks African countries to take Palestinians from Gaza
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Israel Strikes Beirut as Ceasefire With Hezbollah Frays Hezbollah Says Israel 'Breaking Promises' by Striking During Ceasefire
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Hamas agrees to Egyptian ceasefire proposal, Israel counters
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Amid Endless War, Israelis and Palestinians Question Their Leaders
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‘Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war
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Israeli Officials Are Upset Over Signal War Plans Leak: Report
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Academy issues apology over its response to the attack on Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal
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Russia:

How a New Axis Called CRINK Is Working Against America
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Zelenskyy says no to any US minerals deal that might risk Ukraine’s EU bid Trump promises ‘big, big problems’ if Zelenskyy backs out of minerals deal
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Washington Reacts to Putin's Idea of US-Led Transition Government in Kyiv History suggests Ukraine needs heavily armed peacekeepers to have a chance of success
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Trump says he’s ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview Trump Threatens Russia Oil Penalties Citing Anger at Putin
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The history of Trump’s man to negotiate world peace should worry us all
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Putin Tests How Far Trump Will Go Against Europe on Sanctions
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Zelenskiy Says Russia Mocks Peace Effort With Deadly Drone Swarm
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Zelenskiy Sees More European War Aid as US Floats New Deal
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Russia Says It Wants to Balance Relations With the US and China
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Mexico:

Mexico resort claims jailed Michigan couple ‘encouraged’ other guests to commit fraud amid timeshare dispute: report
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Turkey:

Turkey’s opposition mobilizes huge crowd to protest jailing of Istanbul mayor
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Mexico:

Mexico Sends Judges On the Trail for First Popular Election
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Venezuela:

Trump Orders Global Oil Terminals to Leave Venezuela
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China:

China’s factory activity growth at 1-year high, official survey shows, as stimulus measures kick in
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Malaysia:

The rising trend of individuals declaring voluntary bankruptcy is becoming a growing concern
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India:

'Broke not broken', says Byju's co-founder amid bankruptcy and legal woes
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Ireland:

Retail insolvency falling but hospitality sector continues to feel the strain
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Vietnam:

Vietnam faces mass bankruptcies of renewable energy producers
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France:

Marine Le Pen barred from running for French president
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