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A 'we're hiring' pamphlet at the Mega JobNewsUSA South Florida Job Fair at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fl., on April 30, 2025. Employers continued to add jobs in April, even as Trump's trade war took a toll on economic growth.

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  • Economy

The U.S. job market cooled slightly as Trump's trade war heated up

U.S. employers added 177,000 jobs in April — a modest slowdown from the previous month, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.

May 02, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Google CEO Sundar Pichai exits federal court in Washington, D.C., on April 30.

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  • Business

In court, CEO Sundar Pichai defends Google against the DOJ's 'extraordinary' proposals

Sundar Pichai testified in the remedies trial that will determine the penalties Google will face for monopolizing the search engine market.

May 02, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The proposed White House budget calls for cutting Housing and Urban Development rental aid and sending that smaller pot of money to states "to design their own rental assistance programs based on their unique needs and preferences." The plan also would impose a two-year cap on rental assistance for able-bodied adults.

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  • National

Trump budget would slash rental aid by 40% -- and let states fill the gap if they want

The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.

May 02, 2025
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  • Jennifer Ludden
Alternative for Germany (AfD) MP Gerold Otten speaks to the media as co-leader of the far-right party Alice Weidel stands next to him on March 24, 2025, at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin.

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  • World

Germany's domestic intelligence labels right-wing AfD party as extremist

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has formally designated the Alternative for Germany party as extremist, a move likely to further isolate the country's largest opposition party.

May 02, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health investigates possible dangerous situations and substances found in the workplace.

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  • Health

Trump cuts demolish agency focused on toxic chemicals and workplace hazards

The Trump administration has decimated an agency responsible for carrying out much of the research and prevention efforts to curb exposure to dangerous substances and situations in the workplace.

May 02, 2025
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  • Will Stone
Erin Patterson speaks to media at her home in Leongatha, Victoria, in August 2023.

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  • World

An Australian woman is on trial for murder by toxic mushrooms. Here's what to know

Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.

May 02, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
People gather to take photos with the John Harvard statue at Harvard University. President Trump made another threat to Harvard's tax-exempt status in a social media post on Friday.

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  • Education

Trump again threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status, saying, 'It's what they deserve!'

Trump's comments on social media marked the latest volley in a battle between the administration and the wealthiest college in the world.

May 02, 2025
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  • Elissa Nadworny
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30, 2025.

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  • Politics

Trump is proposing big budget cuts — except for defense and the border

The White House is proposing average cuts of 35% to agencies — except for the Pentagon and Homeland Security. Actual spending cuts though are up to Congress.

May 02, 2025
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died at 116.

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  • World

The world's oldest person, a 116-year-old Brazilian nun, has died

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a soccer-loving nun born in 1908, is remembered as compassionate and dedicated to her faith.

May 02, 2025
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  • Alana Wise
Nyla Dinkins will represent Washington, D.C. at the 20th annual Poetry Out Loud competition this week. 55 high school students, one from every state and five territories, will compete in the recitation competition.

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  • Arts & Life

Four teens on why they like poetry

For 20 years, teens from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals.

May 02, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Abbe Lowell, who represented Hunter Biden, makes a statement in September 2024 in Los Angeles.

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  • Law

Legal veteran starts new firm to defend targets of Trump actions

With nearly 40 years of legal practice, lawyer Abbe Lowell has represented many powerful people. Now he's starting a new law firm to represent those who have drawn the ire of President Trump.

May 02, 2025
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  • Carrie Johnson
An illustration photo of the logos of Chinese shopping apps Taobao, AliExpress (left), Shein (right) and Temu on a smartphone screen.

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  • Business

Shein and Temu will cost more, thanks to massive tariffs going into effect

Shein and Temu goods might not be so cheap anymore. Starting today, the U.S. will start collecting import fees on small packages from China, much of which comes from Chinese e-commerce sites.

May 02, 2025
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  • Emily Feng
Left: Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin during an Anacostia Coordinating Council monthly meeting in Washington, D.C., on March 25. Right: Timothy Hale-Cusanelli with a mustache resembling Adolf Hitler's in photos recovered from his cellphone by the Department of Justice.

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  • Investigations

Trump nominee gives misleading testimony about ties to alleged 'Nazi sympathizer'

Ed Martin, President Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR's reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter.

May 02, 2025
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  • Tom Dreisbach
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10.

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  • Politics

House budget bill should preserve Medicaid's 'original purpose,' says Rep. Jeff Hurd

Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans' budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the "right reforms," like work requirements and stopping "improper" spending, could save money.

May 02, 2025
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  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called gender-affirming care for children "barbaric" at a press conference on Thursday. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on.

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  • Health

Health care for transgender children questioned in 400-page Trump administration report

President Trump called for the report in an executive order, titled "Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation."

May 02, 2025
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