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Trump’s trade war with Canada: a timeline of how we got here

Trump’s trade war with Canada: a timeline of how we got here

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs has quickly strained the United States’ longstanding relationship with Canada over the last year. Since taking office in January, Trump ...

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California union floats idea of taxing billionaires to offset Medicaid cuts

California union floats idea of taxing billionaires to offset Medicaid cuts

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A major union announced a proposal Thursday to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in California to address federal funding cuts to health care for low-income people...

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Anthropic inks multibillion-dollar deal with Google for AI chips

Anthropic inks multibillion-dollar deal with Google for AI chips

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Google to acquire more of the computing power needed for the startup’s chatbot, Claude. An...

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South Carolina utility seeks private partner to revive nuclear power plants

South Carolina utility seeks private partner to revive nuclear power plants

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s state-owned utility is looking to a private company to revive a project to build two nuclear power plants that was abandoned eight years ago, losing more tha...

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Western South Dakota limestone mine approved without public input because no laws required it

Western South Dakota limestone mine approved without public input because no laws required it

Residents and government leaders in the small western South Dakota city of Piedmont are in shock that the state approved a limestone mining operation without notifying them in advance about the pr...

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Government shutdown likely means no inflation data next month for 1st time in decades

Government shutdown likely means no inflation data next month for 1st time in decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown likely means there won’t be an inflation report next month for the first time in more than seven decades, the White House said Friday, leaving Wall Street...

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