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What does the US-China tariff deal mean?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The agreement marks a major de-escalation of the trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
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Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says

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Famine is not currently occurring in Gaza, the assessment says, but it calls for urgent action to increase humanitarian aid.
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China has come to the table - but this fight is far from over

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Beijing can claim its defiance has delivered them a battle victory in the trade war.
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In chaos of DOGE firings, a grieving husband fights to save consumer agency

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Eva Steege may have seemed like an unlikely combattant in the pushback against mass firings by the Trump administration. The 83-year-old retired Lutheran pastor was in hospice, unable to walk, when she was asked to join a group seeking to block the administration's gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

"It took us about five minutes to decide that that was a good thing to do," her husband Ted Steege, 82, told CBS News in an interview.

When Eva died in March, Ted took her place in the lawsuit which, to this point, has prevented the...
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U.S. and China agree to major 90-day easing of tariffs as talks progress

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The U.S. and China have agreed to a temporary but significant easing of the tariffs imposed over the last couple months, the countries said in a joint statement shared by the White House, heralding significant success in trade negotiations that ramped up over the weekend.

In the joint statement released early Monday morning, the two sides said they had agreed that ongoing "discussions have the potential to address the concerns of each side in their economic and trade relationship," and that "moving forward in the spirit of mutual opening, continued...
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Pope calls for journalists to be released from prison

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The new pontiff expressed solidarity with journalists who had been jailed for "reporting the truth".
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Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court's basement

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The crates, dating back to 1941, contain Nazi party membership booklets and Nazi propaganda material.
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Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage as part of efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire

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Edan Alexander, 21, is believed to be the last living captive with US nationality in Gaza.
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Legal expert reveals why centuries-old law is crucial for Trump admin in immigration fight

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As the Alien Enemies Act continues to be a focal point of the immigration debate in the early days of President
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden ATF promoted agents involved in 'illegal' scheme to inflate salaries, GOP senators say

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Two Senate Republicans are calling for immediate corrective action at the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), accusing agency officials of substantial misconduct, mismanagement, abuse of power and potential criminal misconduct after supervisory staff allegedly disregarded federal directives and standards in order to inflate their salaries.

What's more, instead of being disciplined, the supervisory agents who allegedly turned a blind eye to the misconduct – and in some cases allegedly retaliated against whistleblowers trying to...
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Trump China tariff truce ignites stock markets – will it also pump up president's poll numbers?

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Global stock markets are soaring in the wake of the trade truce between the U.S. and China.

The agreement, announced early Monday, implements a 90-day cooling-off period between the world's two largest economic superpowers, bringing a temporary end to their tariff war that last month triggered a massive financial market sell-off.

U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, which were jacked to 145% last month as President Donald Trump hiked tariffs on countries around the world, will be scaled down to 30%, with Beijing lowering its tariffs from a retaliatory...
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'I don't love it': Trump's $1,000 self-deportation plan draws mixed reaction from House GOP

  • News source: FOX News
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A proposal to give illegal immigrants $1,000 to self-deport is drawing a somewhat mixed reaction from Republicans in the House of Representatives.

No GOP lawmakers opposed the idea, but some had questions about its feasibility. Others, however, emphatically backed the proposal as a cost-effective and humane way to achieve the Trump administration's deportation goals.

"It’s a smart, compassionate, and cost-effective way to tackle immigration issues," Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital. "Instead of costly detentions and deportations...
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House GOP unveils Medicaid work requirements in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

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House Republicans released a sweeping plan late on Sunday to curb who gets Medicaid coverage and roll back former President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate, among other measures.

The Energy & Commerce Committee, which has broad jurisdiction, including over federal health programs, telecommunications and energy, was tasked with finding at least $880 billion in spending cuts to pay for other priorities in President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., told House Republicans on a lawmaker-only call...
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First white South Africans flying to US under Trump refugee plan

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Donald Trump says they are victims of "racial discrimination", which is strongly denied by South Africa.
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Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Famine is not currently occurring in Gaza, the assessment says, but it calls for urgent action to increase humanitarian aid.
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