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Today's Top News Compilation - Friday, Mar. 6, 2020

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Here's what happened during Trump's 12th week in office

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump ramped up steep tariffs against Chinese imports to the U.S. this week while alleviating them for other countries during trade negotiations this week. He also signed a series of executive orders aimed at repealing Biden-era restrictions.

The Trump administration announced Wednesday it would lower reciprocal tariffs on other countries, while also revealing that the administration would immediately hike tariffs on Chinese goods to 145%. In response, China has raised its tariffs on U.S. goods to 125%.

Trump disclosed historic...
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Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The move comes after concerns that tech prices could skyrocket, as many gadgets are made in China.
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Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The crime lord was hiding in a forest, authorities say, after dozens were kidnapped from a village.
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Judge allows Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil's deportation

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Mahmoud Khalil was arrested in March for his role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
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Coup leader seeks win in first vote since Gabon army takeover

  • News source: BBC News - World
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About one million voters are set to pick their next president from a list of eight hopefuls.
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As an Israeli hostage turns 48, his wife waits for blue ticks on her messages

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Eighteen months since Omri Miran was taken hostage by Hamas, his wife Lishay still sends family updates, which she hopes he will read one day.
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Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say

  • News source: Will Weissert | The Associated Press and Fatima
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The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead, canceling their Social Security numbers and effectively wiping out their ability to work or receive benefits in an effort to get them to leave the country, according to two people familiar with the situation.

The move will make it much harder for those affected to use banks or other basic services where Social Security numbers are required. It’s part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump to crack down on immigrants who were allowed to enter and remain...
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Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs

  • News source: Hakyung Kim, CNBC and Erin Doherty, CNBC
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Smartphones and computers are among many tech devices and components that will be exempted from reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, according to new guidance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The guidance, issued late Friday evening, comes after Trump earlier this month imposed 145% tariffs on products from China, a move that threatened to take a toll on tech giants like Apple, which makes iPhones and most of its other products in China.

The guidance also includes exclusions for other electronic devices and components...
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Kennedy tells FDA employees that 'the Deep State is real': report

  • News source: FOX News
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited employees at the FDA on Friday and reportedly told them that "the Deep State is real." The visit was his first appearance with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and was reportedly meant to welcome the new chief.

"President Trump always talks about the Deep State, and the media, you know, disparages him and says that he’s paranoid," Kennedy said according to Politico, which reported it obtained an audio recording and transcript of the secretary’s remarks. "But the Deep State is real...
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Whitmer ditches Dem playbook on Trump's tariffs amid 2028 speculation

  • News source: FOX News
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While most Democrats have rejected President Donald Trump throughout his second term, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer bucked the party line during a trip to Washington Wednesday amid speculation about her 2028 campaign aspirations.

Democratic governors, many rumored to harbor 2028 presidential ambitions, spoke out against Trump's tariffs this week as governors JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom worked independently with trade partners to try to soften the damage to their state economies. Whitmer's diplomatic moves put her out of step with her party, and...
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Sen. Tim Scott outlines first 100 days of Congress, crypto, tariffs

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX — In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Republican South Carolina Senator and former presidential candidate Tim Scott shared his views on his first hundred days as Senate Banking Committee chairman, breaking down a trade war with China, the future of cryptocurrency and controversial debanking policies.

With Republicans holding power in both chambers of Congress and President Donald Trump in the White House, party leaders and supporters across the country had high expectations of the GOP’s policy agenda and ability to pass...
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Judge sides with Trump, permits immigration enforcement in houses of worship

  • News source: Lindsay Whitehurst | The Associated Press and
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A federal judge on Friday sided with the Trump administration in allowing immigration agents to conduct enforcement operations at houses of worship for now, despite a lawsuit filed by religious groups over the new policy.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington refused to grant a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs, more than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans.

She found that the plaintiffs lack standing, or the legal right to sue, since only a handful of immigration enforcement actions have...
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Menendez brothers 'have exemplified growth and healing,' cousin says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The resentencing hearing of Menendez brothers can move forward despite opposition from the district attorney, a Los Angeles court has ruled.
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Iran says it wants 'fair agreement' ahead of US nuclear talks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Iran's foreign minister has arrived in Oman for talks with the United States over Iran's nuclear programme.
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Explosion in central Athens after anonymous tip off

  • News source: BBC News - World
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There have been no reported injuries as Greece's transport minister condemned the "criminal" attack.
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