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Costco delivered strong quarterly revenue as shoppers turned to the wholesale club to deliver value in the face of high prices elsewhere.

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LGBTQ2S+ advocates are praising the bill’s failure as a much-needed win amidst an endless onslaught of hateful policy from Trump’s administration.

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The French prime minister has slammed Donald Trump’s decision to pause US military aid to Ukraine, describing it as an “unbearable” move that benefits the "aggressor."

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Some employees who were previously fired received emails saying they're "clear to return to work."

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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that President Donald Trump could announce a trade deal with Mexico and Canada as soon as tomorrow, one day after the US imposed punishing tariffs on the two nations and sparked retaliatory levies: cnn.it/4kiGHzv

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The EU Commission's plan to shift to 'war economy mode' — explained

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The commerce secretary's remarks on removing government spending in GDP statistics raises fears of interference in government data. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...

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What’s the purpose of this? There’s already very limited wiggle room in the turnaround from the meeting to vaccine production. If this isn’t rescheduled quickly, vaccines won’t be ready before peak flu season.

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“Lapdog vice-president.” A seething op-ed from JD Vance’s hometown paper, the Ohio Capital Journal, is not impressed by his first few weeks in a “nondescript role as an appendage in the Trump-Musk administration."

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The US is destroying climate progress. Here’s a strategy to win over the right | Erin Burns

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Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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US President Donald Trump's rush to impose an end to Russia's war in Ukraine has stoked fears of a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that could undermine Kyiv and Europe's security and alter the geopolitical landscape reut.rs/41pphd6

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US President Donald Trump said he intends to impose auto tariffs ‘in the neighborhood of 25%’ and similar duties on semiconductors and pharmaceutical imports, the latest in a series of measures threatening to upend international trade reut.rs/414Rwfx

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Tesla's sales are sliding across Europe, plunging 59% in Germany in January.

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BREAKING: President Trump signs an executive order prohibiting transgender women from competing in women’s and girls sports.

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Panama’s president reiterated on Sunday that Panama’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal is not up for debate, saying that during talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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Beyoncé was visibly stunned when #CowboyCarter won the country album Grammy. “I really was not expecting this,” Queen Bey said as she accepted the award from Taylor Swift. Read more: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

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Tariffs on Canada and Mexico may curtail shipments from the top two suppliers of foreign crude to the US.

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Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems

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NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A

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The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes

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As of Jan. 15, a biography of Vera Rubin on the observatory’s website included a section titled, “She advocated for women in science.” That language was gone Monday morning. Some of it was later restored — but not all of it. By @lisalsong.bsky.social

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Trump tariffs spark panic and anger in Canada and Mexico https://www.ft.com/content/4a09c580-055b-4252-9994-8961bcba53e9

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In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration announced it would remove the New York Times and three other media organizations from dedicated office spaces in the Pentagon to make room for others.

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Canada braced for economic turmoil and began rolling out retaliatory trade measures after President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing 25% tariffs on almost everything the US imports from the country, and 10% on energy.

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Black History Month arrives under a new threat as President Trump aims to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and establish federal guidance against heritage months.

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Pentagon begins sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay over the weekend

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President Donald Trump removed Rohit Chopra as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, setting in motion a potentially landmark shift at one of the nation’s most powerful consumer watchdog agencies.

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Breaking News: Ken Martin, a well-connected insider from Minnesota, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

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Tariffs are not a path to peace or prosperity, and igniting a trade war with America's three largest trade partners is sure to have negative consequences no one can foresee at the moment. https://reason.com/2025/01/31/tariffs-on-canada-mexico-and-china-could-start-on-saturday/?utm_source=bluesky&ut…

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If you searched “transgender” on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website the day before Trump took office—you’d find helpful information. If you make the same web query on the CDC.gov now, those webpages bring you an error message: “The page you’re looking for was not found.”

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons. In a written directive, the Democratic Illinois governor tells his hiring office that "no one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

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Now we’re putting tariffs on the European Union? Almost like he’s trying to completely isolate us.

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Sealed with a kiss: Same sex couples in Thailand celebrate equal marriage rights

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Episcopal bishop says she’ll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermon

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Trump likes the idea of a Second Gilded Age, perhaps because he himself is gilded: showy on the outside, empty on the inside.

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Thousands of people attended the People’s March in Washington on Saturday, days before President-elect Trump’s inauguration, to rally against his hard-right plans for the U.S. and show support for causes like racial justice, immigration and gun violence prevention. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/u...

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Consumers brace for another spell of higher food costs, as bird flu, extreme heat and dry weather help drive prices of eggs, meat and packaged snacks surging

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Canadian officials said they specifically want to focus on goods made in Republican or swing states, where the pain of tariffs would affect Donald Trump's allies.

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Breaking News: The incoming Trump administration intends to carry out immigration raids in Chicago next week, according to people familiar with the plan.

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The Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said reut.rs/4fVLCTq

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