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U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams dismissed Fox News on Wednesday as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Jennifer Eckhart, a former producer. Her suit against former star anchor Ed Henry, alleging he sexually assaulted and harassed her, can go forward, the judge ruled.<br>

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  • Media

Judge dismisses Fox News from sexual assault lawsuit against former star

A federal judge has dismissed Fox News as a defendant in a lawsuit filed against former anchor Ed Henry. Former producer Jennifer Eckhart alleges he sexually harassed and raped her.

March 13, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Buy Now, Pay Later loans are an alternative to credit cards offered by financial technology companies like Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm that have been gaining wide popularity with consumers at least in part because they largely don't charge interest on purchases, says Jennifer Streaks, Senior Personal Finance Reporter at Business Insider.

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  • Your Money

Intrigued by buy-now, pay-later loans? Experts break down 6 pros and cons

If you're curious about that option to "pay in four easy installments" on the checkout page when shopping online, here's what to know.

March 13, 2025
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By:
  • Andee Tagle
Power lines run near a bridge in Hamilton, Ontario, on Feb. 4. This week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states in retaliation for President Trump's tariffs.

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  • Energy

The U.S. buys electricity from Canada. Now it's a focus of the trade war

As a trade war grew this week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states. The episode highlighted the U.S. reliance on imported Canadian power.

March 12, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
Eggs are displayed in a Manhattan grocery store last month. Inflation eased in February but it's still too high for comfort. Egg prices, for example, surged more than 10% from January.

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  • Economy

Inflation eased in February, but it's still too high for comfort

Consumer prices in February were up 2.8% from a year ago. That's a smaller annual increase than the previous month. But the president's trade war could put more upward pressure on prices.

March 12, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
A worker manipulates a block of aluminum in a French smelter in 2022. President Trump has increased tariffs on imported aluminum from 10% to 25%, while also removing exceptions from tariffs on steel. Both metals are crucial raw materials for the automotive sector.

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  • Business

Automakers brace for higher costs as steel and aluminum tariffs kick in

Tariffs on steel and aluminum are increasing to 25% — not the 50% that President Trump had recently threatened, but high enough to be a headache for automakers.

March 12, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
President Trump and White House senior adviser, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk depart after looking at Tesla vehicles on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump buys a Tesla with Elon Musk in tow, at the White House

The president perused a series of Teslas with the company's CEO, who also serves as Trump's adviser.

March 12, 2025
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Elon Musk's DOGE team has sought sweeping access to government databases that store personal information on millions of Americans.

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  • National

The government already knows a lot about you. DOGE is trying to access all of it

Agencies from Social Security to the IRS store sensitive data on millions of Americans. Here's what the government knows about us – and what's at risk as DOGE seeks access to the data.

March 12, 2025
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Fresh leafy greens grown in Bibb County greenhouse are being shipped to chains such as Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Ingles, Kroger and Walmart. BrightFarms

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  • Business

This Macon greenhouse focused on tech, sustainability now serves across the Southeast

BrightFarms, a national indoor farming company that focuses on sustainability, now has its greenhouse in Macon shipping to grocery retailers across the Southeast.

March 12, 2025
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  • Margaret Walker
A Nissan LEAF recharges at a station in Pasadena, Calif. Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally-owned EV chargers will be shut off.

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  • Climate

Trump administration slams brakes on government's adoption of electric vehicles

Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally owned EV chargers will be turned off.

March 12, 2025
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  • Nathaniel Minor
An aerial view of Old Trafford stadium, home of Manchester United Football Club, on Aug. 31, 2022 in Manchester, England.

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  • Sports

Manchester United announces plans for a new $2.5 billion stadium

The plans include the demolition of Old Trafford, the team's iconic 115-year-old stadium.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo and
  • Lauren Frayer
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 11: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 11, 2025 in New York City. Following the worst day for the markets this year, the Dow was down nearly 500 points in morning trading. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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  • Business

Stocks sink again, as Trump's tariff policies spark chaos

Trump has long boasted about the market's performance under him. But now he seems to have other priorities.

March 11, 2025
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  • Maria Aspan
A Southwest Airlines plane is unloaded at Denver International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 27. The airline announced that it would begin charging some passengers to check bags.

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  • Business

Bags fly for a fee: Southwest Airlines cancels its free checked luggage perk

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant shift at the company long prized by consumers for its perks.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Abdulwahab Omira, 28, stands in front of his destroyed family home in Damascus, Syria. Omira and his family fled Syria's civil war in 2012 when he was a teenager. Now a U.S. citizen and a graduate student at Stanford, Omira recently returned to his home country to look for ways the tech industry could help rebuild it.

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  • World

He fled Syria's war as a teenager. He went back to help launch a tech industry

Abdulwahab Omira escaped Syria's war with his family as a teenager. He recently returned as a Stanford graduate student and a budding entrepreneur, hoping to help jumpstart the country's tech industry.

March 11, 2025
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  • Greg Myre
President Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, including one to lift 25% tariffs for all goods compliant under USMCA trade agreement.

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  • Economy

As Trump downplays economic fears, this data shows people feel differently

Economists look for signs that a recession may be approaching by monitoring consumer confidence and business sentiment — two indicators of uncertainty.

March 11, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Recent moves to disband advisory committees that suggested ways to improve economic data — as well as comments from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — have raised concerns about the reliability of government data.

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  • Economy

How reliable is the government's economic data? Under Trump, there are real concerns

The disbanding of committees that consulted on government data — and comments from a senior official about changing how GDP is calculated — are raising alarm about the reliability of government data.

March 11, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
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