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Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices
Read full article: Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery pricesPresident Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could hit Americans in an unexpected place: grocery aisles.
Freed from Hamas captivity, former hostage tells his story through his paintings
Read full article: Freed from Hamas captivity, former hostage tells his story through his paintingsTaken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Andrei Kozlov is pouring his experience in captivity onto canvas in an exhibition of paintings.
Market turmoil has many afraid to check retirement savings
Read full article: Market turmoil has many afraid to check retirement savingsAs President Donald Trump's trade war has injected turmoil in financial markets, many retired and near-retired Americans are anxiously looking on, worried about outliving their savings or having to put off entries on their bucket lists.
DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that the government already found years ago
Read full article: DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that the government already found years agoElon Musk's federal cost-cutting team is touting its latest finding: Hundreds of millions of dollars in allegedly fraudulent unemployment claims.
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Read full article: Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firingScrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
Read full article: Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aidedThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the crosshairs of a White House that has halted its work, closed its headquarters and fired dozens of its workers.
Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing stories
Read full article: Relief, 21st-century style: As wildfires burn, GoFundMe becomes a repository of harrowing storiesAs California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help.