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Trump’s triple-digit tariff essentially cuts off most trade with China, says economist newsthirst.

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump’s tariff increase on imports from China would basically end most trade between that country and the U.S., according to economist Erica York. “It depends on how narrowly the tariff…

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DOGE Faces Scrutiny as Senate Democrats Call for Investigation Into Elon Musk’s Cuts newsthirst.

Top Senate Democrats on Friday asked the internal watchdogs of more than a dozen government agencies to investigate job cuts carried out at the direction of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency operation. The request was made in a letter signed by 15 Democratic senators and one independent who serve on government oversight…

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Czechs appeal for EU help with Radio Free Europe after Trump cuts newsthirst.

The Czech Republic is pushing for EU support to keep Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) running after the Trump administration cut funding for the global broadcaster. Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said RFE/RL, based in Prague, “is one of the few credible sources in dictatorships like Iran, Belarus, and Afghanistan”. In Eastern Europe, the US government-funded…

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Trump Administration Cuts Ties With Migrant Shelter Provider After Dropping Child Abuse Lawsuit newsthirst.

The decision appears to conclude a gradual reversal of fortune for Southwest Key, which has worked with the federal government for more than two decades, operating more than 25 shelters across Texas, Arizona and California. It has been awarded more than $6 billion in federal funds since 2007. After the H.H.S. announced that it would…

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Hundreds in US climate agency NOAA fired in latest cuts newsthirst.

Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London Getty Images Hundreds of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff have been laid off in the latest development in the Trump’s administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce. Around 880 workers – including weather forecasters – have had their jobs terminated on Thursday, the BBC’s US partner CBS reported….

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