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Chinese customers stroll past a clothing shop at Taikoo Li Sanlitun in Beijing.

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Chinese consumers are spending less amid trade war and economic headwinds

Chinese consumers have less and less confidence to splurge, which spells trouble for government efforts to jump-start consumer spending to offset deflation and mitigate the trade war with the U.S.

May 10, 2025
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Casey Means has undergraduate and medical degrees from Stanford University, but her Oregon medical license is currently inactive.

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  • Health

Casey Means, Trump's new pick for surgeon general, faces pushback

Casey Means, President Trump's new pick for U.S. surgeon general, faces questions about her medical qualifications. And despite RFK Jr.'s support, some in the MAHA movement are lobbying against her.

May 09, 2025
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  • Will Stone
Jeanine Pirro speaks during 2022 FOX Nation Patriot Awards in 2022 in Hollywood, Fla.

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  • Law

Trump names Fox's Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for D.C. after dropping earlier pick

President Trump named Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro as the interim top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., to replace Ed Martin.

May 09, 2025
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  • Tom Dreisbach
Afrikaan South Africans supporting US President Donald Trump and South African and US tech billionaire Elon Musk gather in front of the US Embassy in Pretoria, on February 15, 2025 for a demonstration.

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  • Africa

First Afrikaners granted refugee status due to arrive in U.S.

Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
Dr. Casey Means (left) stands with journalist Megan Kelly at a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the secretary of Health and Human Services post in January.

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  • Health

Trump picks Casey Means for surgeon general, after first nominee withdraws

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat withdrew her nomination for Surgeon General after questions about her credentials. Dr. Casey Means has a medical degree from Stanford and a best-selling book on metabolic health.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Will Stone
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer prepares a Salvadoran immigrant without legal status for a deportation flight.

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  • Politics

Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, as immigration lawyers scramble to block any flights.

May 07, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
A seagull flies over Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island July 2, 2003 in the San Francisco Bay, California.

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  • National

Word of the Week: Before the Birdman of Alcatraz, the island was known for its birds

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to explore the coast of California, and, a flock of seabirds.

May 07, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province in April 2025.

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  • Asia

U.S. and Chinese officials will meet in Geneva in first sign of thaw in trade war

The superpowers have been locked in a geopolitical blinking contest, waiting for the other side to reach out. The talks in Switzerland are the first concrete sign of a potential thaw in the deadlock.

May 07, 2025
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  • Sherisse Pham
On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on President Trump's attempt to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Above, the building that houses the offices of the IMLS in Washington, D.C.

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  • Books

States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts

A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump's executive order dismantling the IMLS "disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government."

May 06, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
Samples of insects that agricultural specialists look for when inspecting flowers for harmful pests are seen at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on February 7, 2024.

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  • Politics

After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

May 05, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province in April.

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  • Asia

China says it's considering trade talks with U.S., but demands canceled tariffs

Exporters, importers and recent government statistics all suggest that trade in both directions is slowing sharply as a result of the tariffs. Neither side appears willing to be seen giving ground.

May 02, 2025
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  • John Ruwitch
Danielle Waterfield was fired, rehired and fired again from her job at CHIPS for America, part of the Department of Commerce. Now, she fears her health insurance was cut off weeks ago, even though she was told otherwise.

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  • Politics

Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

April 26, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
A Ukrainian woman looks at rescuers as they try to pull her out from under the rubble of a building after a Russian military strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The strike occurred at 1 a.m., when most people were asleep. So far, nine people have been confirmed dead and more than 70 injured. The rescue operation is ongoing.

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  • Europe

Trump calls on Putin to 'STOP' attacks on Ukraine

Trump calls on Putin to stop attacks as Ukrainian military says Russia launched at least 215 drones and missiles at Ukraine, most aimed at the capital.

April 24, 2025
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  • Joanna Kakissis
President Trump greets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outside the West Wing of the White House on April 17. Meloni has been called a "Trump whisperer" who could bridge the gap between the U.S. president and European leaders.

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  • World

Trump was once seen as an asset to right-wing populists abroad. No more

In some countries, including those facing national elections soon, political leaders who've advocated a homegrown style of MAGA are suddenly scrambling to distance themselves from the U.S. president.

April 23, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, on Jan. 29, in Miami.

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  • Education

Head Start advocates brace for possibility of Trump eliminating funding

A Trump administration document, cited by news reports, proposes eliminating funding for Head Start, which is dedicated to early child care services. An advocate says the move would be "catastrophic."

April 18, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
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