May 1, 2025

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Law:

Trump executive order calls for pro bono help for law enforcement officers; will BigLaw firms be tapped? Sullivan & Cromwell’s Representation Of Trump Is A ‘Disgrace’ And The Firm Should Be ‘Embarrassed’ Says George Conway Over A Thousand Law Students Sign Amicus Brief Rallying Behind Susman Godfrey
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Meet Richard Lawson, the sole Justice Department lawyer taking on Big Law in court
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As General Counsel Roles Shift, ‘GC Plus’ Model Is All the Rage
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I left Big Law and I've never been happier
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Lawyer disbarred for ‘shocking and outrageous’ conduct files $20M suit against ethics committee
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California delays releasing results from troubled February bar exam
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California Bar Says Contractor Used ChatGPT For Exam Prompts
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Elon Musk’s lawyer drops out of Texas attorney general race
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Trump’s top DC prosecutor nominee facing some GOP headwinds
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Lawyer Representing the My Pillow Guy – Already Known For Having Been Caught Pantsless on Zoom – Now Faces Sanctions for Hallucinated Cases
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Amal Clooney Receives Stark Warning About Donald Trump
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Clifford Chance Names 31 New Partners in Latest Promotion
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Here are the top 5 immigration changes from Trump's first 100 days House panel advances sweeping bill of Trump immigration priorities First migrants charged for entering military zone on US border Migrants face a novel criminal charge in new border zone in New Mexico Trump says he could seek El Salvadoran man's return with phone call Marco Rubio and Salvadoran president have been in touch about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, sources say Trump Says He Doesn’t Feel Like Returning Abrego Garcia Trump Melts Down at Being Fact-Checked on Deported Maryland Dad Abrego Garcia Judge Says US Must Give Answers on His Return Kristi Noem says if Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent back to U.S. "we would immediately deport him again" The Conspiracy Behind Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Tattoos Explained—After Trump Insists Doctored ‘MS-13’ Ink Is Real Trump and Bukele’s Concentration Camp Newly revealed abuse allegations fuel White House's resistance to return Abrego Garcia Schrödinger’s Detainees Even Salvadoran Leader ‘Expressed Concerns’ Over Trump’s Deportations Feds reveal how immigration squad targeted thousands of foreign students The US government has a new policy for terminating international students’ legal status Immigrants who came to the Texas Panhandle to work legally have been told they must leave Iowa immigrant group is alarmed by a state lawmaker’s demand for confidential information U.S. Post Office Accused of Secret Deportation Assistance Judge dismisses charges against man accused by attorney general, FBI director of being MS-13 leader 3 children who are US citizens — including one with cancer — deported with their mothers, lawyers and advocacy groups say U.S.-citizen family 'traumatized' after ICE raided their Oklahoma home in search of someone else White House looking for other countries to accept deportees Trump administration weighs sending migrants to Libya and Rwanda, sources say Freed Columbia Student to Trump: ‘I’m Not Afraid of You’ Undocumented immigrants contribute more to Social Security than they receive in benefits Venezuela accuses US of ‘kidnapping’ toddler who was separated from deported parents
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Trump Signals Possible Legal Action Against NY Times New York Times fires back after Trump threat
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Donald Trump's New Order Sparks 'Martial Law' Concerns
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Kash Patel’s FBI Reassigns Agents Who Took a Knee in George Floyd Protest Pic
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Maine state lawmaker censured for Facebook post on transgender athlete asks Supreme Court to intervene
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Federal campaign finance agency won’t have enough members to enforce the law
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Trump renews attacks on CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ amid mediation talks for lawsuit Trump Unleashes Deranged Attack on ’60 Minutes’ as Bosses Prepare to Pay Him Off
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Luigi Mangione's top federal prosecutor in NY is recused in mystery shake-up in death penalty case
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Weinstein accuser testifies about alleged 2006 sex assault: ‘The unthinkable was happening’
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Investigator: Ex-Memphis officer took photo of Tyre Nichols after fatal beating, shared it 11 times
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Teens threatened with kidnapping charges over lacrosse team hazing
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Idaho must allow execution witnesses to watch as lethal drugs are prepared and given, judge rules
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Boy who was 12 when he and his pals allegedly killed beloved softball player pleads guilty
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Cash Sent Flying Into Street During Bank of America ATM Delivery
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Young girl forced to drink from puddle to survive, chained up for 'not listening': Cops
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Judges:

Federal judge orders release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi US Judge Orders Palestinian Student Detained At Citizenship Interview Released
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Even Judges Aren’t Safe In Trump’s America
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Trump Tells Court His Tariffs Can’t Be Reviewed by Judges
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US Supreme Court scrutinizes legality of milestone religious charter school Supreme Court Signals Divide on Religious Charter Schools US Supreme Court conservatives signal support for milestone religious charter school Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school Supreme Court has heated exchange in blockbuster religious charter school case Supreme Court Could Have Extremely Rare Ruling in Religious Charter Case Neil Gorsuch Pushes Roberts' Mentee to Commit to Supreme Court Standard John Roberts wrote three cases dissolving the separation of church and state. Will he take another leap of faith?
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GOP lawmakers unnerved by Trump’s intensifying fight with judiciary
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Federal judge says local police must follow order to halt enforcement of Florida immigration law Judge 'shocked' and 'offended' by state AG ignoring order stopping immigration arrests
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Appeals court refuses to let Trump admin resume deportations under Alien Enemies Act
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2 Big Trump Court Battles Are About to Collide
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Donald Trump Hit by Triple Legal Setback Within Hours
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Congress considers ending legal help for migrant children after judge orders restart
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Judge skeptical of Trump administration argument that federal courts can’t review border declaration
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Wisconsin judge "temporarily relieved" of duties by state's high court Paul Clement Takes His Seat At The Resistance Table
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Judge who wanted parking discount should be ousted for faking document with colleague’s stamp, ethics board says
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Panel recommends Hillsborough Judge Nancy Jacobs be removed from bench for conduct during campaign
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Wisconsin Supreme Court releases results of investigation into media leak
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Wall Street:

S&P 500 stock futures rise after Microsoft, Meta post earnings beats
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Late rally propels Dow, S&P 500 to slight gains | Watch
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Investors Want Clarity From Trump After a Wild April for Stocks
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Trump puts market struggles on Biden as economy shrinks under his watch Flashback
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Dow drops more than 500 points as sell-off intensifies following negative GDP data US Stocks Tumble As Weak GDP Data Adds To Recession Fears Wall Street slides after economy contracts in first quarter U.S. and global stocks slump on GDP decline, crude prices sink Wall Street tumbles as economy contracts for first time since 2022 Stock markets slide on bad GDP news as Trump puts blame on ‘Biden’s stock market’
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US stocks sink after a weak report on the economy but then halve their losses after inflation update
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This is Trump's stock market, like it or not
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Layoffs:

DOGE Accounts For Nearly Half Of All 2025 Layoffs, Report Finds
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AI may take some workers' jobs, but the technology is coming up short in one big area
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CDC Launches Team to Manage the Fallout From Deep Staff Cuts
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Penske Logistics slashing 330 jobs in Missouri
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Baylor College of Medicine announces more than 100 layoffs in response to federal cuts
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VF Corp. Confirms 400 Layoffs
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Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools lays off 87% of staff
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Electronic Arts Cancels Next ‘Titanfall’ Game as It Lays Off More Than 300 Employees
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Defense contractor to lay off over 130 workers at SoCal military base
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Student Debt:

Republicans plan to overhaul the federal student loan system. Here's what to know How Student Loans, Grants Could Change Under Republican Proposal
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Student Loans: What Resumption of Payments Means for Taxes, Social Security
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Fraud:

April 2025 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Cruise Lines:

Norwegian Cruise Line's quarterly results disappoint, warns of weak consumer spending
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Carnival Bans Cruisers Over Mass Brawl—'It Went Down'
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Heavy Equipment:

Caterpillar misses first-quarter estimates, flags tariff hit to annual sales

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Agribusiness:

Bankruptcy claims for family farms are trending higher than this time last year
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Black US farmers brace for impact amid tariffs turmoil
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Healthcare:

Crozer Health closure going smoothly, Prospect tells court Last day for Crozer-Chester Medical Center, down to 20 patients, could be Friday. Delaware County State Legislators Seek Prospect Funds , Investigation Crozer-Chester closure impacts community in far-reaching manner
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Radnor Township (PA) Declares Emergency Over Bankrupt Hospital Closure
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Judge allows bankrupt Steward to keep employee retirement funds
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Medical debt relief isn’t just about policy. It’s about people
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RFK Jr. is gutting minority health offices across HHS that are key to reducing health disparities
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GE HealthCare sees about $500 million annual tariff hit, plans local manufacturing
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Texas Senate OKs effort to clarify medical exceptions under state’s abortion ban
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Judge pauses old Nevada law requiring parental notification for minors to get abortion
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What Trump Has Done on Reproductive Health Care In 100 Days
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RFK Jr. Pushes Conspiracy HHS Forced Kids Into Slavery
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The little-known database at the heart of RFK Jr.'s vaccine conspiracy theory
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High court reinstates enforcement of Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors during appeal
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Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest disease, could be America’s next outbreak
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America’s Pro-Disease Movement
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FDA to Mandate Placebo-Controlled Trials for New Vaccines
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Tech:

Jensen Huang says all companies will have a secondary ‘AI factory’ in the future
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The dangers of AI companions: Experts issue unprecedented warning for teens as most parents are in the dark about their habits
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Microsoft CEO says AI now writes up to 30% of the tech giant's code
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Judge orders Apple to remove hefty fee on off-app purchases Court finds Apple, executive lied under oath in Epic Games trial
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Tourism:

Travel companies say Canadians are canceling US travel — and opting for this destination instead
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Infrastructure:

Republicans pull passenger vehicle fee after GOP blowback
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Solar:

Top US solar firm sees stock plunge after big guidance drop from ‘significant challenges’ of Trump tariffs
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Economy:

U.S. economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter as Trump policy uncertainty weighed on businesses Trump Says He Deserves a ‘Pass’ as Data Shows GDP Contracted US Economy Unexpectedly Contracts In First 3 Months Of Trump Presidency BEA: Real GDP decreased at 0.3% Annualized Rate in Q1 Trump blames Biden after GDP shrinks in first quarter, says growth will ‘take a while’ Trump's 'Economic Fantasy' in Trouble as US Lurches Toward Recession The U.S. economy shrinks as Trump's tariffs spark recession fears First Trump-era GDP report signals mass tariff preparation Trump Loses First Round of Trade War as US Economy Shrinks, China's Grows
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Key Inflation Measure Slowed To Multiyear Low In March—But Tariff Bump On The Horizon
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Elon Musk says DOGE should examine Federal Reserve costs
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U.S. corporate earnings growth is on the road to zero
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100 days of Trump's impact on the U.S. dollar
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America’s economy may actually be even weaker than it appears
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GOP lawmakers say economic numbers are a major red flag for Trump
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Trump's manufacturing renaissance could mean more jobs …for robots
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After signaling restraint, Trump renews criticism of the Federal Reserve Trump slams Powell again, claiming he knows ‘much more than he does about interest rates’ Trump takes another shot at Fed Chair Jerome Powell: 'I have a guy in the Fed that I'm not a huge fan of'
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Fed should ditch current policy framework, group of former top central bankers says
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US Treasury dealers recommend ending federal debt ceiling
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The smartest things economists are saying about a possible recession
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US Private Sector Hiring Cools Sharply Amid Tariff Uncertainty US private payrolls miss expectations in April Private hiring slowed in April out of fear of tariff impacts. ‘Unease is the word of the day,’ ADP chief economist says ADP: Private Employment Increased 62,000 in April US Firms Add 62,000 Jobs, Smallest Gain Since July in ADP Data
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Something Alarming Is Happening to the Job Market
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Republicans wave off recession fear, just as Democrats did on inflation
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Goldman Sachs’ John Waldron says White House’s early trade deals to ‘serve as a template’ Trump says he has 'potential deals' with India, South Korea, Japan Trump says deals won't be rushed despite political risk of tariffs White House’s impatience for trade deals grows as economic anxiety builds Wall Street is anxious to hear Apple CEO Tim Cook’s first public comments on tariffs Americans weeks away from pandemic-like supply disruptions because of tariffs on China US Industrial Output To Be Worst Hit Globally by Trump Tariffs Trump’s tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall GM delays investor call, UPS axes 20,000 jobs as Trump's tariffs create corporate chaos Firms worldwide cut jobs and guidance as Trump tariffs cause chaos Vanishing Chinese Goods Will Hit Unprepared Markets, Survey Shows US economy contracts as tariffs unleash flood of imports Stanley Black & Decker cuts 2025 profit forecast as tariffs hit margins Trump’s tariffs are shaking up elections in Australia, Singapore and South Korea ‘Extraordinary volatility’ from tariffs cancels energy deals and freezes M&A Here Are The Major U.S. Companies Warning About Tariffs In Their Earnings Reports The hidden danger in Trump’s trade war Murdoch’s Paper Skewers Trump for Bullying Amazon Into Dropping ‘Brilliant Idea’ US Senate to vote on bill to rein in Trump tariffs as economy contracts Senate GOP leaders succeed in protecting Trump tariffs JD Vance Casts Tiebreaking Vote to Defeat Democrats on Trump Tariff Plan Thailand to seek tariffs similar to trade competitors, minister says Union Workers Turn on Trump Tariffs: 'Direct Attack on the Working Class' Are Seattle Ports Empty Because of Tariffs? What We Know About Viral TikTok Falling shipments and weakening confidence — an ominous sign for American shoppers How tariffs are impacting babies and undercutting a Trump priority Trump's Tariffs Might Make Him the Grinch That Ruins Christmas Trump on possible toy shortage: "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30" More than 60 percent of toymakers forced to cancel orders as Trump’s tariffs threaten Christmas What is — and isn’t — getting pricier under Trump’s tariffs?
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Trump’s First 100 Days Sow Regulation Uncertainty for Companies
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Trump struggles to explain weak economic data as he reaches 100-day mark
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Trump Says He's Off to Best Start as President. The Economy Says Something Else
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Australian Tycoon Pumps Billions Into Trump’s America
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Trump's economy so far: Uncertainty reigns
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U.S. trade deficit in goods soars to all-time high as businesses aimed to beat Trump tariffs
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President Trump says voters signed up for his economic policies—but consumer confidence is at its lowest in five years
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Trump's late push for huge new corporate tax cuts
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GOP Weighs More Taxes on Companies for Top Executives’ Pay
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CNBC’s Steve Liesman Gobsmacked by ‘Frozenness’ of Trump Economy as GDP Shrinks: ‘Like Nothing I’ve Ever Seen Before’
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Personal Income increased 0.5% in March; Spending increased 0.7% US consumer spending surges in March, inflation cools
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Eric Trump: ‘If banks don’t watch what’s coming, they’ll be extinct in 10 years’
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BNY asks employees to return to office four days a week by September
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CEOs plot new tactics in the war against WFH
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NJ Transit Urges Commuters to Work Remotely If Union Strikes
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Gen Z men and women take home very different salaries and the gender pay gap is a problem from the start
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Why 2025 Grads Can Expect A Tough Job Market
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How Trump Reshaped Corporate DEI
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Are People in Mississippi Really Richer Than People in Europe?
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Baby boom push meets skepticism in Republican Party
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

NAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 6.1% in March; Down 0.6% YoY US pending home sales post biggest gain in more than a year
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'Bright Spot' in Housing Market Expected to Be Short Lived
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Phoenix Housing Market Faces 'Mass Sell-off' as Home Values Plunge
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Home insurance prices will spike 8% in 2025, with some states seeing a 27% rise, says study
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Chicago Tower Hitting Market at Big Discount Shows City’s Stress
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Home Insurance Costs Could Soar Amid Trump Tariffs
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Housing advocates ‘very worried’ veterans could face foreclosure as VA mortgage rescue program phases out
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Real Estate Developer Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Embezzling Millions From the Failed Washington Federal Bank in Chicago
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Municipalities:

NYC Lost $9 Billion of Income to Miami, Palm Beach in Five Years
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Bleak budgets test labor’s clout in blue California cities
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Oil/Gas:

Falling Oil prices poised for biggest monthly decline since 2021
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Hawaii Wants Fuel Giants To Pay For Rising Insurance Costs
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Trump Administration Sues Michigan to Halt State’s Fossil Fuel Lawsuit Plan
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Autos:

More Automakers Drop Earnings Guidance Over Tariffs
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GM CEO Mary Barra says tariffs will cost the company up to $5 billion this year
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EV maker Polestar pauses annual forecast amid tariff uncertainty
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Tesla denies report on bid to replace Elon Musk
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Ford to Delay Price Increases to See How Rivals React to Tariffs
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Ford CEO says the automaker is so dependent on imports it ‘can’t even buy’ certain car parts in the U.S.
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‘Let me take you through the math’: Ford CEO on vehicle pricing
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This one auto part crosses the border four times on its way to your car
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US House Republicans drop federal $20 vehicle registration fee, back $250 EV fee
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Retailing:

Popular discount retailer scoops up 45 Joann locations saving bankrupt stores starting in May Burlington snags 45 of Joann’s store leases out of bankruptcy
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Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain
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Shein explores US restructuring as tariffs threaten to derail London IPO
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Trump just put US retailers in an impossible situation
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A Tariff Loophole That Spurred Cheap Imports is Closing
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Walmart won't break out tariff costs and pledges low prices
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Education:

South Carolina College to Shut After Failing to Raise $6 Million
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Trump suggests US may not give more grants to Harvard University
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White House views Harvard’s recent changes as ‘positive’ but says more needs to be done, signals additional funding cuts
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Harvard president "sorry" after reports on antisemitism, Islamophobia
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Students sue Texas university, governor over Gaza protest arrests
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Personal Genomics:

23andMe Agrees to Back a Privacy Advocate for Customer DNA Data
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Food/Beverage:

La Vista brewery files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy during 'uncertain times'
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Fast-food chicken chain faces Chapter 11 bankruptcy, liquidation
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McDonald’s reports largest U.S. same-store sales decline since 2020
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Starbucks and unionized baristas locked in a wage standoff
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The End of the ‘Generic’ Grocery-Store Brand
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Government Contracts:

Trump’s First 100 Days Leave Contractors Dazed and Confused
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Bankruptcy fraud leads to prison sentence for KC healthcare company’s owner
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Sweepstakes:

Thousands of Publishers Clearing House customers set to get refund over misleading emails, FTC says
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Trucking:

Bankruptcies and layoffs slam wide range of transportation companies
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Nursing Homes:

Inside the ‘multibillion-dollar game’ to funnel cash from nursing homes to sister companies
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Arrest made after 109 senior citizens displaced from Tampa retirement community
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Footwear:

Adidas: If tariffs stay, ‘of course there will be price increases’
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Sporting Goods:

Solo Brands faces delisting from the New York Stock Exchange after bankruptcy warning
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Religion:

Christian leaders blast Trump's "anti-Christian bias" unit
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Fishing:

SC shrimper: Tariffs offer ‘relief’ for seafood businesses
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (20 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Mass Torts:

Rockville Centre Case Offers a Framework for Settling Mass Tort Bankruptcy Claims Post-Purdue
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New Orleans sex abuse survivors' data may have been stolen in breach
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New Orleans Archdiocese bankruptcy case: Survivors push for dismissal, make new explosive allegations “Enough Is Enough”: Survivors Call for Dismissal of Archdiocese Bankruptcy, Citing Five Years of Obstruction and Abuse
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New Orleans Archdiocese ordered to defend bankruptcy case
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Archbishop Gregory Aymond could be deposed
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NY diocese faces 'financial hardships' after $100 million payment to survivors fund: bankruptcy court
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Advisors:

Notice of Appearance: Michael Eisenband
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SCOTUS:

An Unholy Alliance: Between U.S. Supreme Court & Solicitor General In Bankruptcy Cases (U.S. v. Miller & A Study)
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Bankruptcy Research:

Bankruptcy Law's Doctrinal Evolution: An Empirical Study
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Aviation:

Airbus Tells US Airlines They’ll Need to Pay Their Own Tariffs
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Airbus will avoid Trump tariffs by delivering planes to US airlines in countries outside America, its CEO says
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Ryanair threatens to seek alternative to Boeing order if tariffs impact price
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Shock moment flight attendants wrestle female passenger to ground after she tried to storm cockpit on plane to New York
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Politics:

Trump's approval steady, concerns over economy, immigration rise, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Trump returns to his happy place on stage as poll numbers sink Trump’s sagging poll numbers become a concern for GOP The Polls Are Sending Trump a Message Trump's Latino Supporters Are Having Buyer's Remorse Donald Trump's Approval Rating Suffers Quadruple Blow Trump steps up attacks on pollsters Trump Cabinet, facing sinking polls, lashes out at media
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Maureen Dowd and Carlos Lozada on 100 Days of Trump’s ‘Fake Reality’
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Trump’s bubble of economic unreality is coming close to bursting
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Sanders mocks Trump’s crowd size at 100th-day event in Michigan
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White House launches Drudge-style website to promote Trump
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Trump and His Cabinet Ditch Reality to Blame Biden for Everything
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The Trump Voters Who Like What They See
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Federal employees can now wear MAGA hats at work
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A bipartisan measure to undo Trump's global tariffs fails in the Senate
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Johnson would call Trump before raising alarm on constitutional power
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Rand Paul Pushes Plan to Cut Trump Tariff Powers
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GOP poll shows Medicaid messaging risks Mike Johnson faces GOP centrist revolt on Medicaid Mike Johnson has work to do convincing Donald Trump to slash Medicaid
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Senate GOP freezing out House lawmakers ahead of 2026
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It was supposed to be a tax and border bill. It’s also handing Trump vast new executive powers.
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GOP blocked Hegseth Signal probe because he is 'indefensible,' says Rep. Adam Smith Jennifer Hegseth holds unorthodox role shaping Pentagon affairs
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Musk to attend Trump’s Cabinet meeting as he fades from Washington Elon Musk Wears Hats with Trump Cabinet Amid Report He's Working from Home Trump invites Musk to stay at White House as long as he wants Elon Musk Has Already Packed Up and Left the White House Elon Musk bids farewell — sort of — to Trump Cabinet, claims DOGE saved $160 billion
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5 big moments from Trump's Cabinet meeting after weak GDP report
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DOGE hits Trump country
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Disaster Will Likely Cost Taxpayers Nearly 4 Times More Than It Cut
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Three House Democrats ask to be removed from Trump impeachment resolution Trump Impeachment Effort Faces Resistance — From House Democrats
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Newsom searches for what went wrong for Democrats
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House Democrats' old guard prepares to fight the youth revolt
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PBS CEO would "vigorously" defend board from any political interference
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Trump fires Doug Emhoff, other Biden appointees from Holocaust museum board
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What 100 Days of Foreign-Aid Cuts Looks Like to Those Still in the Field
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Millions of children to suffer from Trump aid cuts
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New Mideast Project Is Latest Trump Company Deal Tied to a Foreign Government
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About that hug ... Whitmer risks backlash from Democrats as she embraces Trump in Michigan
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Fintech:

Americans saved money in fintechs. When money went missing, FDIC was no where to be found
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Personal Finance:

Tips for handling your finances in a time of economic uncertainty
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History:

This Is the Way a World Order Ends
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Comic Books:

Diamond Comic Distributors’ sale canceled as would-be buyer alleges fraud New buyers emerge for Baltimore’s Diamond Comic after original deal falls through amid fraud allegations Bankruptcy Court Approves Back-Up Bid to Purchase Diamond Comic Distributors Bankruptcy Courts Approve Sale Of Diamond To Universal/Sparkle Pop
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Climate:

From subs to bases, "climate change crap" has consequences for U.S. military
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Climate Change Urgency Has Declined. The Green Transition Hasn’t.
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Sports:

Poll: Most Americans oppose trans women competing in female sports, including 2 of 3 in Gen Z
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Sovereigns:

Why did the IMF block Colombia's access to a credit line?
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Big tension for bankrupt Pakistan amid Pahalgam terror attack as crucial IMF meet to decide financial future
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UK:

Greensill Capital administrator sues founder Lex Greensill
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Huge debts still unpaid after collapse of Plymouth TV firm
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UK-based crypto business shut down following worldwide complaints
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Insolvency risks and mitigation steps for farm businesses
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EU:

Europe's major banks signal caution as ominous outlook tempers profit wins
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European Consumers Ready to Drop US Products, ECB Survey Finds
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Spain's grid denies solar at fault as blackout blame game erupts
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Euro zone economy expands faster than forecast but faces trade war hit
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Canada:

Quebec Government Passes on Saving Lion Electric, Company’s End Appears Imminent Quebec Government Won’t Rescue Bankrupt Bus Maker Lion Electric
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Another major Canadian retailer seeks creditor protection
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Does Trump Plan to Annex Canada? Secretary Rubio Speaks Out
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Trump Reveals Phone Call With Mark Carney: 'Great Relationship'
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MENA:

IMF trims 2025 Middle East, North Africa growth forecast to 2.6% as global risks mount
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Communities evacuated as massive brushfires rage near Jerusalem, Route 1 closed People drive through flames, abandon vehicles on highway in Israel Int'l aid expected to arrive tomorrow morning as wildfires continue to burn Police arrest arson suspect, fires continue to blaze across Israel
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US Imposes Sanctions To Curb Iran Oil Despite Talks
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Mexico:

Mexico Avoids Recession Despite Tariff Uncertainty Mexico avoids technical recession but economists see tough path ahead
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Mexico Says Trump's Softer Auto Tariffs Sign Of 'Progress'
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China:

When Environment Meets Bankruptcy : Global Lessons for and from China
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China Hails Its Ties With EU As Adding 'Precious Stability' To Global Economy China to lift sanctions on members of European Parliament
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US has reached out to China to talk tariffs, state media says
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China's not backing down from Trump's trillion-dollar game of chicken
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China adopts law to bolster private sector amid trade war
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China's factory activity drops to a near two-year low in April as trade tariffs bite
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China suggests COVID-19 originated in US in response to Trump allegation
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China’s New Home Sales Slump Persists as US Tariffs Take Effect
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Russia:

Ukraine Expects To Sign Minerals Deal With US In 'Next 24 Hours': PM Ukraine poised to sign US minerals deal although last-minute snag appears Russia's Medvedev says Ukraine minerals deal means Trump has forced Kyiv to pay for US aid
(DBN)

Russia Steps Up Attacks on Ukraine as US Ceasefire Push Stumbles Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian ceasefire first step required for peace settlement
(DBN)

Graham Says He Has Broad Senate Support for New Russia Sanctions
(DBN)

Russian GDP up 1.4% in March, economy ministry says
(DBN)

What Zelensky told Trump at Pope Francis' funeral
(DBN)

‘Bumbling f–----- idiot’ Steve Witkoff shouldn’t be leading Iran, Russia negotiations, allies and insiders say
(DBN)

U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal
(DBN)

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Netherlands:

US tariffs would take percentage point off Dutch economic growth, CPB says
(DBN)

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Australia:

First Canada, now Australia? Conservatives fear the Trump slump is spreading
(DBN)

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Japan:

Japan's factory activity falls on US tariff worries, PMI shows
(DBN)

Another American ally just issued an economic warning because of the trade war
(DBN)

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