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Sherrell Pyatt (left) and Mahri Stainnak were removed from their federal government positions soon after President Trump signed two executive orders ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) efforts in the federal government. That's despite the fact that they were not working in DEIA offices at the time of their dismissals.

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  • Politics

They had left their DEI roles. Trump still fired them

The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Augusta-labeled candles at Posh Tots in Augusta.

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  • Business

Augusta's businesses welcome the first Masters after Hurricane Helene

It’s Masters Week in Augusta, and local businesses are ready to welcome golf fans in their shops.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), during a campaign event with former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, in Flint, Mich., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

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  • National

UAW President Shawn Fain explains why he supports Trump's tariffs

Shawn Fein supports auto industry tariffs but calls broad tariffs "reckless."

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, pictured at a meeting in October, warned Monday that tariffs will raise prices, slow economic growth and hurt the country's global standing.

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  • Business

Wall Street leaders warn of harsh economic consequences from Trump's tariffs

The business sector has tried to avoid criticizing Trump in public and welcomed his vows of lower taxes and deregulation, but the market sell-off appears to have loosened more tongues on Wall Street.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Maria Aspan
Georgia white shrimp served at a restaurant on St. Simons Island.

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  • Business

Georgia shrimpers applaud new Trump tariffs on imported shrimp as way to 'level the playing field'

The tariffs range from 10% to 46%, depending on the country of origin, as imports account for the vast majority of shrimp eaten in the U.S.

April 07, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Attendees at a New York City event previewing the Nintendo Switch 2.

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  • Series: Join The Game

Trump's tariffs complicate the Switch 2 launch, says Nintendo of America president

Nintendo canceled U.S. preorders for the Switch 2 after President Trump announced sweeping global tariffs. We discuss the challenges facing the console release with Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • James Perkins Mastromarino
An investor monitors share prices at a securities trading office on Monday in Hangzhou, China.<br><br>

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  • Business

Global stock markets in meltdown on fears over Trump tariffs

Shares nosedived around the world Monday as higher U.S. tariffs and a backlash from Beijing triggered massive sell-offs. Trump has defended the tariffs: "You have to take medicine to fix something."

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • John Ruwitch
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, which saw the worst markets selloff in five years.

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  • News

Global markets plunge due to trade war. And, 2nd child dies in Texas from measles

Trump's trade war against most of the world has caused global markets to fall drastically. And, a second child in Texas has died from measles as the outbreak continues to spread.

April 07, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
Small business owners across the U.S. are crunching numbers how to cover new costs from tariffs on virtually all imports.

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  • Business

Between tariffs and survival, American business owners are doing alarming math

Many U.S. shop owners feel like collateral damage in President Trump's trade war, on the hook to pay big new fees and long unable to manufacture in the U.S.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Microsoft Co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen pose for a portrait in 1984 in Seattle, Washington.

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  • Technology

Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune

The company helped launch the software industry and bring a computer to every desktop. Hit products like Windows and the Xbox became household names – but does anyone remember the Zune?

April 06, 2025
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  • Monica Nickelsburg
President Donald Trump's new trade levies include a broadside against e-commerce.  His executive order extinguishes a tariff exemption for packages from China and Hong Kong worth less than $800.

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  • Business

Trump closes loophole used by American shoppers to buy Chinese goods tariff-free

The so-called de minimis exemption allowed Chinese and Hong Kong retailers to ship millions of packages worth $800 or less directly to U.S. consumers. That loophole will close May 2.

April 06, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann
FILE - An unsold 2021 F-Type coupe sits at a Jaguar dealership in this photograph taken Sunday, May 2, 2021, in Littleton, Colo.

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  • Europe

Jaguar and Land Rover maker pauses shipments to US as it develops post-tariff plans

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive said it was pausing U.S. shipments due to Trump's tariffs as it works on mid- to long-term plans to adapt to the changing trade landscape.

April 06, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A person looks at a new vehicle at a Toyota dealership in El Monte, Calif., Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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  • Business

How automakers are responding to the 25% car tariffs so far

It's only been a few days since President Trump's 25% tariffs on foreign cars took effect. But the import surcharge has led to some immediate changes, including layoffs and pauses in car shipments.

April 05, 2025
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Undue Medical Debt is retiring $30 billion in unpaid medical bills for 20 million people.

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  • Health

Major deal wipes out $30 billion in medical debt. Even backers say it's not enough

Undue Medical Debt is retiring unpaid medical bills for 20 million people. The debt trading company that owned them is leaving the market.

April 05, 2025
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By:
  • Noam Levey
The icon for the TikTok video sharing app is seen on a smartphone in Marple Township, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

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  • Technology

Trump extends TikTok's sell-by deadline again

On his first day in office, President Trump used an executive order to hit pause on the TikTok ban for 75 days. Now he's pushing back that deadline.

April 04, 2025
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  • Bobby Allyn
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