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Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end

"I don't want them to go higher because at a certain point you make it where people don't buy," Donald Trump says of the...

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Pittsburgh students, professors, rally against attacks on higher education

Students, faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the region gathered in Schenley Plaza Thursday to prot...

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El-Rufai deserves fair treatment after supporting Tinubu – Buhari’s ex-minister Shittu

All Progressives Congress chieftain and former Minister of Communications Adebayo Shittu opens up on his Oyo State gover...

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When will China start to devalue the yuan?

When President Donald Trump launched his first trade war in 2018, China weakened the yuan to offset US tariffs imposed o...

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Everything is terrible on the abortion front, in case you were wondering

It’s been almost three years since the conservatives on the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and in that time, ev...

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GUEST COLUMN: As long as Trump’s attacks on the rule of law continue, we must not stand down

Over his three months in office, President Donald Trump has shown nothing but total apathy and disdain for the laws that...

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Bill proposes criminal charges for violating service animal rules

A bill authored by Representative Marilyn Stark, R-Bethany, would make it a misdemeanor to falsely misrepresent your ani...

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San Diego Zoo, Safari Park cut summer hours: When both will be open now

The San Diego Zoo and Safari Park will be closing much earlier than they did last year during the summer months....

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Pennsylvania senator asked child 'pornography' question during civics competition

Republican State Sen. David Argall asked the sixth grader if it was "appropriate to give pornographic magazines to kinde...

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Fractious debate sees federal leaders trade blows over Trump, Trudeau and the cost of living

With polls showing Liberal Leader Mark Carney is the front-runner in this federal election, the other three main party l...

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Christ’s redemption of humanity

By Isaac Megbolugbe Introduction The concept of redemption is a central theme in the Bible, and Jesus Christ is the ulti...

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Oklahoma House passes "Christ is King" resolution

On Wednesday, lawmakers debated on the House floor for two hours. The debate had nothing to do with education or tax cut...

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‘Why we should forgive debt for poorer countries – and medical students’

The above caption is the title of an article written by Dr. Kamran Abbasi, Editor-in-Chief of the BMJ. In it, he laments...

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Federal leaders' debate: Carney, Poilievre, Singh and Blanchet shift to energy and climate

Watch tonight’s debate here with real-time analysis and commentary from across the Star’s newsroom....

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Davenport-inspired open records bill changed to exempt Iowa Capitol security footage

The bill was amended in the state Senate and will now go back to the House....

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The Latest: Trump says trade deals could be done within a month

After saying earlier in the day that he was “in no rush” to finish trade deals, President Donald Trump said he thoug...

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Toss Eric Adams’ monster garbage bins in the trash heap of bad ideas

As numerous residents tell The Post, Mayor Eric Adams' humongous new spaceship-shaped bins are blatant eyesores that wil...

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Letters: Authors of climate change must pick up the tab

Also: Educational excellence | Enriching big oil | Reality of Trump | Measure T benefits. East Bay Times reader letters ...

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HUGHEY: Jesus was a pioneer of civil disobedience

Palm Sunday kicked off Holy Week for Christians around the world. Millions of worshipers spent Sunday morning reading th...

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LA vs. Hate program launches ‘Signs of Solidarity’ to combat rising hate crimes

The initiative provides communities with yard signs, posters and murals designed to promote unity and inclusion in neigh...

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Appeals court rejects Trump request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, citing due process concerns

The administration is testing the bounds of existing law. A judge in Thursday’s ruling said officials were taking acti...

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Kotek fires head of troubled Oregon public defense agency

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of the Oregon Public Defense Commission, on Thursday morning. The agency ...

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North Dakota Senate passes school choice bill with income-based aid

The North Dakota Senate passed the first of two competing education savings account bills on Thursday....

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Bell: Former B.C. Liberal premier has a word for boomers before voting Carney

'This cannot be all about what the boomers want,' says former B.C. Liberal premier Gordon Campbell, on the federal elect...

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FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say

Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA....

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Watch Afenyo-Markin’s hero’s welcome to his father’s hometown in the Volta Region

Scene from Tsiame during Miniority Leader Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin’s arrival The Minority Leader and Member of ...

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How ancestral legacy shaped Paul Kagame’s leadership

Twenty-five years ago, on April 17, 2000, Paul Kagame was elected President of the Republic of Rwanda by a joint session...

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Healey pledges to ‘stop the rot’ in military housing with new consumer charter

A defence housing strategy, to be published later this year, will set out further plans aimed at improving the standard ...

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Reports ordered into Borders man who punched police constable on the head

He appeared from custody at Jedburgh Sheriff Court and also pleaded guilty to a charge of struggling violently with the ...

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Letters: Cortese’s bill is a start on equalizing school funding

Also: Modest raise | Policy changes | Missed the joke | Mental health | Flouting the law. Mercury News reader letters to...

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Trump's ongoing obsession with Biden reaches pathetic new low

President Donald Trump laid bare his endless obsession with former President Joe Biden on Wednesday in a petty display. ...

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Trump’s tariffs – between calm strategy and the stark reality

From DATUK DR TEH TAI YONG, Petaling Jaya. Read full story...

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Collaborative role for AI in teaching

From DR ASRAF MOHAMED MOUBARK and DR MOHD ASYRAF ZULKIFLEY, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Universiti Keba...

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A legacy of quiet leadership

Remembering Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's contributions to Malaysia and Asean. Read full story...

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Emulate China’s industrial evolution

From OSWALD TIMOTHY EDWARD, Senior lecturer, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Johor. Read full story...

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White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The proposal is tucked in a 64-page internal draft budget document....

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Gender equality, women’s rights and empowerment are non-negotiable

Every year, as I look back on the International Women's Day and month, I find myself pausing to reflect—not just on th...

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Nebraska medical marijuana bill stalls in committee; senator seeking path forward

A bill to regulate medical marijuana in Nebraska did not advance to full debate, but supporters of the bill still have p...

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House Committee grills ODMHSAS Commissioner on missing $43 million

For the first time, lawmakers can get some answers from the Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on how m...

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Virginia Democrats reap fundraising gains as they center campaigns around Elon Musk

Virginia Democrats are vying to shield their statehouse majority while flipping the governor’s mansion in November, an...

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Odumase Circuit Court jails ‘okada’ rider 10 years for trafficking Nigerian women

The Odumase Circuit Court in the Eastern Region has sentenced Baba Issa Zakaria, a 25-year-old okada rider and resident ...

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Opinion: The unjust detention of Doğukan Günaydın

We must reject the weaponization of immigration law as a tool for fear and exclusion....

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Former Pentagon spokesman tied to online DEI purge was asked to resign, official says

John Ullyot’s departure is the fourth this week among Hegseth’s former inner circle....

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Dabney: This 420 is going to be lit

The unofficial holiday on Sunday is the Thanksgiving and Christmas of cannabis culture. This year, the community is feel...

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Letters: Seasons rule. We need permanent standard time, not DST

Misaligning clocks with nature doesn’t “save daylight” — it robs our biology by delaying that essential first li...

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Education Day of Action

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors....

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Bills to help Oregon schools fund years of summer learning await governor’s signature

Oregon schools will soon have something they’ve never had before: more than a year to plan for summer school with the ...

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"Can't come fast enough": Trump seeks "termination" of Fed Reserve Chair Powell

Jerome Powell's economic warning on Trump's inflationary tariff scheme reignited the pair's feud...

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Supreme Court poised to make major decision that could set limits on the power of district judges

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the Trump administration’s challenge to judges issuing nationwide injunctions....

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Mayor Adams brushes off concerns about $3 million debt to his defense lawyer

Mayor Adams brushed off concerns about the $3 million debt he owes his defense attorney, saying how he pays off his lega...