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Two states request to ban soda, candy from SNAP benefits: What to know
Arkansas and Indiana have both formally requested permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to limit the purchase of soda…
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Turkey hosts Black Sea security talks with Ukraine, France, UK
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Transcript: Trump’s Unhinged Eruption at Harvard Reveals MAGA Weakness
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The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services' access to the president
Fresh from a courtroom loss over The Associated Press' access to the presidency, the White House on Tuesday put forward a new media policy…
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ASML warns of tariff risks, maintains forecast as AI race accelerates
ASML, the world’s biggest supplier of computer chip-making equipment, said on Wednesday (Apr 16) that tariffs were increasing uncertainty…
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Nvidia and Other Chip Giants Are Caught in Trade War Crossfire
Nvidia and others are the latest casualties of escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, as analysts press business leaders…
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Free Traders Are Talking Past the Working Class
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To Save Medicaid, We Have to Cut It
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<i>A Minecraft Movie</i> Fights Cultural Inertia with Joy
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Harvard Discovers What Federal Money Costs
The Trump administration’s overreaching demands of Harvard are merely a symptom of excessive federal involvement in universities. Source…
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ADAC: Electric cars breaking down less often than combustion models
Battery-electric cars are less prone to breakdowns than combustion engines of the same age categories, according to Germany's ADAC…
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Hong Kong stocks drop on trade war anxiety, China inches higher
Hong Kong shares fell on Wednesday (Apr 16), dragged by technology stocks, after the US restricted Nvidia chip sales to China, raising…
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Contributor: Easy entry into the U.S. from foreign shores? Don't count on it now
For some, it’s as routine as paying at the checkout counter. For others, it’s as nerve-racking as a root canal. Which experience you have…
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STI gains ground on Wednesday, bucking regional indices
The Straits Times Index (STI) continued to gain ground, bucking regional indices on Wednesday (Apr 16). The STI closed up 1 per cent or…
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Recession Indicators Are Everywhere
On April 9th, Luke Marion, a gardener and seed purveyor who runs the YouTube channel MIgardener, posted a video that recommended planting…
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The Last Days of the Boat-Dwellers of Sausalito
It is 2016, and the City Council of Sausalito—a wealthy enclave on a hill overlooking Richardson Bay, north of San Francisco—is holding a…
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Isn’t Stopping Fraud. It’s Making It Easier.
What is abundantly clear from what DOGE has done so far is that its main goal isn’t to cut the deficit but to benefit tech oligarchs like…
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Republicans Are Trying to Steal a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat
Judge Toby Hampson dissented at length from the court’s decision, noting that Griffin had not shown that any actually ineligible voters…
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US citizen detained after visiting Canada: "Treated like a criminal"
A U.S. citizen says he was detained at the northern border while returning from Canada. Bachir Atallah and his wife, Jessica Fakhri, say…
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Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’
Persuading people to spend money in a time of unpredictable tariffs is proving to be a complicated calculation for the $380 billion…
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Trump’s Unhinged Eruption at Harvard Actually Reveals a MAGA Weakness
Harvard University has declared that enough is enough, and it’s now openly refusing to buckle to Trump’s command for subservience on…
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Malaysia's Petronas secures extra gas supply after hit from Putra Heights pipeline fire
Malaysian oil and gas giant Petroliam Nasional said on Wednesday (Apr 16) it has secured additional gas supplies to minimise supply…
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Old Prabowo speech misrepresented as response to new military law
After Indonesia's parliament amended its military law in March 2025, social media users recirculated a months-old video of President…