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Fear over Trump tariffs sending Americans into debt, study shows

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One in three Americans are stockpiling daily necessities like toilet paper and nonperishable food out of fear that President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to add tariffs to imported goods will lead to higher prices, according to a new survey.

Some 34% of respondents said they are stockpiling items because they are “fearful or uncertain about ...Read more

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Commentary: How Democrats could use the lame duck to save medication abortions

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Before Democrats lose the White House and the Senate, they should push through legislation to repeal the Comstock Act, which could be used to prevent legal medically induced abortions everywhere in the United States. Given the success of ballot initiatives that protect the right to abortion in even conservative states in last month's election, ...Read more

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Lisa Jarvis: The Supreme Court should stand up for transgender teens

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears likely to guarantee a bleak future for the nation’s transgender adolescents — one where politically motivated lawmakers, not parents and physicians, are allowed to make health care decisions for them.

The case before the court, United States v. Skrmetti, originated with three ...Read more

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Romania to rerun presidential vote in shock court reversal

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Romania’s top court threw the country into renewed political turmoil after it ordered a repeat of a presidential election over allegations of Russian meddling, the first such ruling in the nation’s history.

The Constitutional Court in Bucharest annulled last month’s first-round vote, which saw far-right independent Calin Georgescu pull ...Read more

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What we know about the 'car-sized' drones spotted near Trump's New Jersey golf club

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The FBI has been investigating reports of mysterious “car-sized” drones flying across North Jersey at night over the last few weeks. Now, the agency’s asking the public for help.

Witnesses have spotted a cluster of what appears to be drones — larger than those typically used by hobbyists — as well as a possible fixed-wing aircraft ...Read more

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Trump publicly backs his embattled pick for defense secretary

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday publicly expressed support of Pete Hesgeth, his embattled pick to lead the Pentagon, following Hesgeth’s whirlwind week of meetings with lawmakers, negative press and speculation that Trump could soon replace him.

In a post on the Trump-owned Truth Social social media site, Trump said that...Read more

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Race to fill Rep. Michael Waltz's congressional seat shapes up in Florida

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ORLANDO, Fla. — At least four candidates will be on the ballot on April 1 in what is becoming a crowded race to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz in Congress.

The vacancy was created after Trump tapped Waltz, R-St. Augustine Beach, to be his national security advisor.

Waltz won a fourth term last month by about 30 percentage points ...Read more

Confederate Christmas ornaments are smaller than statues – but they send the same racist message

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As Christmas approaches, many families undertake a familiar ritual: an annual sojourn to the attic, basement or closet to pull out a box of treasured ornaments bought, created and collected over years, even generations.

Hanging these ornaments on the tree is an opportunity to reconnect with memories of personal milestones, holiday ...Read more

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Trump addresses defense secretary nominee's fate amid news he's considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

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President-elect Donald Trump is publicly doubling down on his support for his defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth even as he weighs potential alternatives for the job, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

In a post on his social media site Truth Social on Friday, Trump insisted that Hegseth is “doing very well” in his push to win Senate ...Read more

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Romania's top court orders rerun of presidential election

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Romania’s top court ordered a restart to the presidential race following allegations of Russian meddling in the election, marking the first time in the country’s history that a vote has been annulled.

The Constitutional Court ordered a repeat of last month’s first-round presidential vote and scrapped the runoff set for Sunday, asking the ...Read more

Protests, sectarian violence and a growing spat with India: Bangladesh’s new leaders are beset with challenges to its democracy

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When student-led, anti-government protests in Bangladesh snowballed into the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year-long autocratic rule in August 2024, many in the South Asian nation hoped it signaled better times ahead.

Four months on, things are not going to plan. The initial surge of public jubilation has given way to pessimism. The ...Read more

Love it or hate it, nonliteral ‘literally’ is here to stay: Here’s why English will survive

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Few words so rile language purists as the use of the adverb “literally” in a figurative sense, as in, “That movie literally blew my mind.”

But as a linguist who studies how English has changed over the centuries, I can promise that, while it might feel like nails screeching on a blackboard, the use of nonliteral “literally�...Read more

Trump attacks diversity, but a fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial democracy

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Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign presented a dark vision of America that painted migrants as threats to the nation.

Yet his hometown, New York City, is also the birthplace of an alternative political story – one of compassion for ethnic, racial and class differences. And this history offers important lessons for the...Read more

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What Trump's nominations say about where trade and other economic policies might go

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Some of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other economic actions will not be wildly disruptive or bring back inflation. But that could turn out to be wishful thinking.

Based on the record of his first term in the Oval Office and on his current statements of his intent, Trump's second term ...Read more

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Still guilty -- Trump's Manhattan convictions should stand

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Once more, Donald Trump’s lawyers are attempting to override the guilty verdict of a jury in the Manhattan hush money case, asking the court to toss it while slinging invective at the office of District Attorney Alvin Bragg, which successfully won Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts this year.

With Trump’s second White House term ...Read more

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'Morning Joe' hosts forgot their viewers on MSNBC when they visited Trump

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Joe Scarborough of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” is still trying to figure out how loyal and adoring fans quit watching him and Mika Brzezinski after the couple flew to Mar-a-Lago to kiss Donald Trump’s ring after the election.

I was not a regular consumer of the show, but when I did watch, Scarborough would drone on forever, oftentimes ...Read more

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America can only hope Trump's not serious about blowing up trade partnerships

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It’s telling that virtually the only positive spin economists of every political persuasion are putting on Donald Trump’s latest vow to ignite a global tariff war is the possibility that he doesn’t actually mean it. This is one instance in which Trump’s well-established tendency to say things he knows aren’t true is America’s best ...Read more

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Trump sends a clear message to Hamas terrorists

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Donald Trump’s blustery diplomacy ignores the usual protocols — and that’s the point. Our adversaries are never sure what to make of his huffing. Uncertainty can lead to caution.

Consider the terrorists who attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and still hold dozens of innocent hostages they seized during their barbaric rampage. On Monday, ...Read more

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Trump names David Sacks as White House AI and crypto czar

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Donald Trump says he is selecting venture capitalist David Sacks of Craft Ventures LLC to serve as his artificial intelligence and crypto czar, a newly created position that underscores the president-elect’s intent to boost two rapidly developing industries.

“David will guide policy for the Administration in Artificial Intelligence and ...Read more

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Trump taps former Sen. David Perdue as U.S. ambassador to China

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President-elect Donald Trump appointed former U.S. Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, putting a former Fortune 500 chief executive who has a long history of criticizing the nation into the key diplomatic post.

“He will be instrumental in implementing my strategy to maintain Peace in the region, and a productive working relationship ...Read more

 

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