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They climbed onto the boat on Panama’s Caribbean Coast, around 40 people in all, their belongings stuffed in garbage bags and their children clinging tight to them for the arduous trip ahead. They were not defying the U.S. government by moving toward the border. They were heading back to Venezuela — doing exactly what American […]
In a moment that seemed more spiritual than political, Donald Trump arrived at Capitol Hill rallying behind what he called the “biggest tax cut in American history.” On the surface, it looked like standard political theater. But for Black America, the proposal may signal something deeper — the start of an economic exodus. After decades […]
A House Democrat plans to introduce a resolution calling for the U.S. to spend trillions of dollars on reparations for Black Americans this week. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., plans to introduce the Reparations Now Resolution on Thursday. Lee met with other lawmakers and activists on Capitol Hill on Tuesday at an event titled “Why We […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on the phone Saturday with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to get a readout on the latest talks, as the U.S. tries to determine whether Russia is “tapping us along” in efforts to end the war in Ukraine. “We talked about a variety of things,” Rubio told “Face the […]
LONDON (AP) — Officials from Britain, the U.S., European nations and Ukraine will hold talks in London on Wednesday to push for a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv, but a planned ministerial-level meeting was scrapped after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled out. British Defense Secretary John Healey said Tuesday that the meeting […]
(Bloomberg) — US stocks jumped, erasing Monday’s plunge, while the dollar and bonds steadied as Wall Street embraced hopes for a ratcheting-down of global trade hostilities. Most Read from Bloomberg The S&P 500 rose as much as 2.7% after Bloomberg News reported closed-door comments by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying the tariff standoff with China […]
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices. “Based on the number of phone calls we’re receiving, the effects have been immediate,” said Matt […]
Chinese online retail giants Shein and Temu have warned US customers that goods will get pricier from next week, after President Donald Trump imposed hefty tariffs on goods from China. In almost identical statements, the rival companies said they have seen operating expenses rise “due to recent changes in global trade rules and tariffs”, adding […]
Rightwing groups around the US are pushing legislation that would place new limits on what books are allowed in school libraries in a move that critics decry as censorship often focused on LGBTQ+ issues or race or imposing conservative social values. Caught up in the attempts at suppressing books are classics like The Color Purple […]