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Israeli strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 25 people on Friday including children, ...
Trump’s threats to fire Fed chair put central bank’s independence into question
President Donald Trump suggested twice on Thursday he could remove the Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell from his position as ...
Transportation tax burden shouldn’t fall squarely on Maryland motorists | READER COMMENTARY
Motorists, who make up the vast majority of transportation users, contribute 75% of the funding through the gas tax, other ...
US lawmakers’ bipartisan Taiwan visit signals support despite harsh words and tariffs from Trump
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers made their first trip to Taiwan under the new Trump administration ...
Venice expands its day-tripper tax program in bid to combat overtourism
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting ...
Hoping to install solar? You may have a harder time due to Trump tariffs
Other hopeful solar buyers may have a much harder time in coming months. President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with ...
Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters
The developments are occurring against a backdrop of wider turmoil in the economy and financial markets, brought on by ...
Federal judge pausing Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial ...
A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth ...