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    Wilbur Ross, U.S. commerce secretary, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 23, 2018.

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    Zuckerberg’s new policy chief warns EU Meta will run to Trump whenever the tech giant feels it’s being unfairly punished by Brussels

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    Myanmar frees 1,000 scam center workers as crackdown widens

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    China says U.S. has ‘gravely backpedaled’ on Taiwan by cutting anti-independence statement
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    China says U.S. has ‘gravely backpedaled’ on Taiwan by cutting anti-independence statement

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    European leaders meet in response to Trump’s negotiation with Russia, as U.K. raises possibility of ‘troops on the ground’
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    European leaders meet in response to Trump’s negotiation with Russia, as U.K. raises possibility of ‘troops on the ground’

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    Fed president says central bank needs ‘dust to clear’ before deciding its next interest rate moves
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    Fed president says central bank needs ‘dust to clear’ before deciding its next interest rate moves

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    Elon Musk’s DOGE wants access to the tax information of every American, and Trump plans to give it to him

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    Elon Musk faces exile from 365-year-old Royal Society scientific institution over his political behavior

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    Trump wants to make changes to Biden’s CHIPS act. Here’s what that could mean for AI growth and consumers
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    Trump wants to make changes to Biden’s CHIPS act. Here’s what that could mean for AI growth and consumers

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    February 17, 2025
    Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the agency that protects whistleblowers
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    Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the agency that protects whistleblowers

    By Mark Sherman, Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated Press
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    Israel’s Netanyahu calls Trump proposal to remove Palestinians from Gaza ‘the only viable plan to enable a different future’
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    Israel’s Netanyahu calls Trump proposal to remove Palestinians from Gaza ‘the only viable plan to enable a different future’

    By Matthew Lee, Natalie Melzer and The Associated Press
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    Ukraine declines U.S. deal that traded access to rare earth minerals for aid but didn’t offer security guarantees
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    Ukraine declines U.S. deal that traded access to rare earth minerals for aid but didn’t offer security guarantees

    By Emma Burrows and The Associated Press
    February 17, 2025
    Germany’s $11 billion rail disaster: How Stuttgart 21 became a never-ending infrastructure nightmare
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    Germany’s $11 billion rail disaster: How Stuttgart 21 became a never-ending infrastructure nightmare

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    February 17, 2025
    Starmer ready to send UK troops to Ukraine to protect peace
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    Starmer ready to send UK troops to Ukraine to protect peace

    By Ellen Milligan and Bloomberg
    February 17, 2025
    Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
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    Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

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    February 17, 2025
    Steve Bannon, US hospitals join GOP rebellion over Medicaid cuts
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    Steve Bannon, US hospitals join GOP rebellion over Medicaid cuts

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    February 16, 2025
    Russia will ‘wage war’ against NATO if the US weakens its support for the alliance, Zelensky warns
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    Russia will ‘wage war’ against NATO if the US weakens its support for the alliance, Zelensky warns

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    A major Canadian flag maker’s sales have doubled from a year ago as tensions mount with U.S. — ‘The more Trump talks, the more flags we sell’

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    Zelensky rejects Trump-led deal to give US access to Ukrainian minerals — ‘it does not protect us’
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    Zelensky rejects Trump-led deal to give US access to Ukrainian minerals — ‘it does not protect us’

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    Trump is rushing toward a deal with Putin, leaving Europe in the dust
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    Trump is rushing toward a deal with Putin, leaving Europe in the dust

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    February 15, 2025
    Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker’s delay in delivering a new Air Force One
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    Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker’s delay in delivering a new Air Force One

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    February 15, 2025
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    Housing markets with a lot of federal workers have been thrown into disarray by Trump’s RTO order and layoff fears

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    Trump thinks defense spending could be halved, but the Pentagon’s costliest weapons program is ‘relatively affordable,’ analyst says
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    Trump thinks defense spending could be halved, but the Pentagon’s costliest weapons program is ‘relatively affordable,’ analyst says

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    Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system
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    Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system

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    February 15, 2025
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    Tesla is suing critics and customers in China alike—and can count on its ties to the regime to tip the scales in its favor

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    U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order on reciprocal tariffs in the Oval Office at the White House.
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    From legal settlements to business ventures, mega corporations are making deals with President Donald Trump and the Trump family
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    From legal settlements to business ventures, mega corporations are making deals with President Donald Trump and the Trump family

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