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News Articles: Politics

Penguins stand on the shores of Corinthian Bay in the Australian territory of Heard Island, one of the targets of the Trump administration's sweeping set of tariffs.

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  • World

Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands

The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
In this 2018 photo, Minnesota soybean farmer Michael Petefish holds soybeans from his farm  in southern Minnesota. At that time, American farmers, like now, were worried about the possibility of an escalating trade war after tariffs were imposed on imports during the first Trump administration.

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  • USPS

Tariffs threaten to upend markets American farmers depend on

President Trump said that he is standing up for skilled workers and farmers by slapping tariffs on imports, but farmers aren't happy.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Morris
Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp (left) visited the House Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, with Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Kevin Tanner (right) to discuss the 988 mental health crisis hotline. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 39: Senate debates voting measures, House bans funds for prison gender-affirming care

In the Senate, almost 90 bills and resolutions were posted on their rules calendar as legislators hustled to pass as much legislation as they can in the last two days of the session. In the House, members approved Senate Bill 17, or Ricky and Alyssa's Law, named after two school shooting victims.

April 03, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Jack Black as Steve, Jason Momoa as Garrett and Sebastian Hansen as Henry in <em>A Minecraft Movie</em>, out Friday.

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  • Movie Reviews

See 'A Minecraft Movie,' 'A Nice Indian Boy' and 'Freaky Tales' in theaters this week

Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in the first attempt to adapt the blockbuster video game for the big screen. And Pedro Pascal returns in a real-life inspired Bay Area anthology with a lot going on.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Bob Mondello and
  • Stephen Thompson
A Nintendo Switch 2 console playing Mario Kart World at a hands-on event in New York City.

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  • Series: Join The Game

We tried out the Nintendo Switch 2 — it's a solid console sequel

We played hours of Nintendo Switch 2 games the same day President Trump announced new global tariffs. Despite the hefty price tag, it's a solid evolution of one of the world's most popular consoles.

April 03, 2025
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  • James Perkins Mastromarino
The New York Yankees' Austin Wells hits a home run using a torpedo bat against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The bats' distinctive shape quickly became the talk of the new baseball season.

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  • Sports

How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain

They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?

April 03, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
A 'For Sale' sign is posted in front of a home for sale last month in Pasadena, Calif.

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  • Your Money

More homes are finally hitting the spring market. Will buyers take the plunge?

After a couple extremely slow years, more inventory is finally hitting the market this spring. But buyers might be put off by high prices and an unsteady economy.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Elizabeth Olsen (center) and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attend the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom in June 2016 in New York City.

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  • Arts & Life

Elizabeth Olsen is good at ignoring advice

Elizabeth Olsen doesn't want validation, but she does want you to understand her taste. She shares why she's terrified of dying, but is fascinated with death and the joy of idle people watching.

April 03, 2025
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  • Rachel Martin
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  • News

World markets respond to Trump's new tariffs. And, TikTok nears its sell-by date

Trump announced new tariffs on goods from all countries yesterday. Economists are worried about the domestic and worldwide impact this could cause. And, TikTok nears its sell-by date.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton

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  • Health

Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response

Fentanyl overdoses occur from ingesting the synthetic opioid. But popular culture has misrepresented the risks to first responders.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Henry Larweh
Kellen Hedler leads his fellow classmates at Frontier Elementary School near Oklahoma City. Kellen has Down syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a range of physical and developmental challenges.

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  • Education

How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

April 03, 2025
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  • Jonaki Mehta
Americans are worried about the economy as President Trump unveils a new round of tariffs. Some people are dialing back on spending as a result.

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  • Business

Tariffs are another reason why Americans feel so lousy about the economy

As President Trump opens a new front in his trade war, U.S. consumers are feeling shaky about the economy. And that's beginning to weigh on their spending, raising the threat of an economic slowdown.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
New tests of blood and spinal fluid could help doctors quickly identify patients who would most benefit from treatment.

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  • Science

Latest Alzheimer's lab tests focus on memory loss, not brain plaques

New tests of blood and spinal fluid can identify people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer's disease.

April 03, 2025
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  • Jon Hamilton
Jimmy Stewart as Jefferson Smith in <em>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</em>, directed by Frank Capra, 1939.

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  • Movies

25 hours? Before Cory Booker, there was 'Mr. Smith'

In 1939, the character of Mr. Smith — played by Jimmy Stewart — spent 25 hours on the Senate floor railing against corruption.

April 02, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres,<em> Jamese Jefferson and Gloria Bollock</em>, 1992, acrylic on Hydrocal plaster life cast

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  • Fine Art

This art exhibition is 'divisive' or 'eye-opening' — it depends who you ask

A new White House executive order says the exhibition is an example of how the Smithsonian portrays "American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive."

April 02, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
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