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Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree speaks during a rally in solidarity “with the people of Gaza” in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, Yemen on Dec. 13, 2024. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images The Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile over Israel on Monday that had been launched from Yemen, according to a statement. The Houthis, undeterred by waves of U.S. strikes since […]
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Judge slams Social Security chief for agency shutdown ‘threats’ after ruling barring DOGE access
A sign for the U.S. Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A federal judge reprimanded Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek on Friday for “making threats about shutting down operations” at the agency. Judge Ellen […]
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From fashion to alcohol, these sectors are being swept up in the U.S.-EU trade war
FILE PHOTO: A worker welds a steel tube at HCC, a company that uses parts to make combines, at the factory in Mendota, Illinois, U.S., February 21, 2025. Vincent Alban | Reuters European consumers face higher prices on items from cars to jeans, while major industries including steel, retail and agriculture grapple with reduced competitiveness […]
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Trump’s tariffs are still rocking markets. Here’s how strategists advise protecting your portfolios
Stock markets have seen volatile trading in recent weeks, as investors try to keep on top of the news flow. Source
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RFK Jr. could further deter childhood vaccinations as rates fall in the U.S.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The nation’s new top health official could further erode already falling U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood […]
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Trump 2.0 is leaving investors ‘overwhelmed’ — and strategists warn the volatility isn’t over
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed a series of executive orders, including lifting 25% tariffs for all goods compliant under USMCA trade agreement. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global markets have been […]
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US Supreme Court’s Roberts pauses judge’s order on Trump administration foreign aid funding
John Roberts, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, during the 60th presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a federal judge’s order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients. Roberts issued an interim order placing on hold Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s action that had imposed […]
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Trump says Dan Bongino to be FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino in Hollywood, Florida on Nov. 17, 2022. Jason Koerner | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images President Donald Trump said in a post on social media Sunday that Dan Bongino, a conservative talk show host, will be deputy director of the FBI. Bongino will join Kash Patel, who was recently confirmed by the Senate as director of the FBI. Trump said Bongino was named to the role by Patel. The […]
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DOGE-affiliated employee has accessed IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information
The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 13, 2025 Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images News | Getty Images An Internal Revenue Service employee who is affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency has accessed an IRS system that houses sensitive taxpayer information, according to an administration official. The employee was granted access to the […]
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Citing a ‘routine’ update, US removes reference to Taiwan independence on website
The United States Department of State logo on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. State Department said it has made a routine update to the Taiwan section of its website, after the removal of previous wording saying it did not support Taiwan’s formal independence, among other changes that cheered the government in Taipei. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington’s opposition […]
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