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Hong Kong Suspends Packages to the U.S., Wading Into the Trump Trade War
Wading into the trade war, Hong Kong said on Wednesday that its postal service will no longer send packages to the United States. It is…
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The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.
The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft…
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New satellite photos show U.S. carrier deployed for Middle East attacks
New satellite imagery shows the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea as the U.S. military increases its presence in the…
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Trump says he wants to imprison U.S. citizens in El Salvador. That's likely illegal
President Trump on Monday reiterated that he'd like to send U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes to prison in El Salvador, telling that…
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Former Jan. 6 prosecutors urge probe into interim U.S. attorney for D.C. reviewing Jan. 6 charges
A group of former Jan. 6 prosecutors and Republican attorneys urged the federal appeals court in Washington to probe President Trump's…
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Homeland Security Gives U.S. Citizen Days to Leave the Country
An immigration attorney was surprised to receive a notice from the Department of Homeland Security instructing an immediate departure from…
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Palestinian activist expecting a U.S. citizenship interview, arrested by ICE instead
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont…
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China's blockade means rare earth minerals vital to U.S. military, microchips just got rarer
China is blocking -- or at least slow-walking -- the export of rare earth minerals used in military equipment, cars and other materials,…
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State Department suggests deported Salvadoran man is beyond U.S. reach
The administration shows no sign of capitulating in its battle with judges who are pressuring President Trump to bring back Kilmar Abrego…
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The first trade war with China was a boon for Vietnam — what about now?
QUANG NINH, Vietnam — When Le Ngoc Tham became sales manager for a new industrial park in northern Vietnam, the goal was to turn it into…
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U.S. says wrongly deported man is now in El Salvador's 'sovereign' custody
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the U.S. wrongly deported and who is now the subject of a major court battle, is "alive and secure" in a…
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Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from 'reciprocal' tariffs
The Trump administration late Friday said they would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from “reciprocal” tariffs, a move…
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Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive U.S. Treasury information
A New York judge has relaxed a ban she'd put on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive…
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U.S., Iran open talks over Tehran's nuclear program
Top U.S. and Iranian officials opened a new round of talks Saturday aimed at striking a deal to limit Tehran's nuclear program. Source link
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Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy
The traditional gathering of former Treasury secretaries to welcome a newly minted one into the fold is usually a lighthearted and…
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Rampant 'shrimp fraud' deals another blow to devastated U.S. shrimpers but tariffs offer new hope
Restaurants, stores and even shrimp festivals are importing cheaper foreign shrimp but telling customers they're eating shrimp caught by…
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'Extremely troubling' that U.S. can't provide details on mistakenly deported man, judge says
A federal judge on Friday lambasted a government lawyer who couldn't explain what, if anything, the Trump administration has done to…
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U.S. Attorney Habba investigating New Jersey governor over immigration enforcement policy
The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she has launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney…
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Tesla U.S. Sales Plunge as G.M. and Others Make Gains
Tesla’s sales in the United States fell almost 9 percent in the first three months of the year even as the overall market for electric…
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Tesla Halts Orders in China on U.S. Imported Models
Tesla has stopped accepting new orders in China for two car models that it imports from a factory in the United States, after the Chinese…
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China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%
China responded to President Trump’s tariffs on Friday, raising its own tariffs on American goods to 125 percent, from 84 percent. The…
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Contributor: Trump's latest trade war with China is sorely needed
On Wednesday, President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs — with the…
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Trump Insists ‘Everybody’ Wants to Make a Trade Deal With the U.S.
A day after President Trump capitulated on his global reciprocal tariffs, he and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick insisted that one…
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For U.S. Apparel Manufacturers, Chaotic Tariff Policy Isn’t Much Help
On the open 15th floor of a loft building in Midtown Manhattan, about a dozen skilled workers make their way through piles of pants,…