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US soybean farmers caught in Trump’s trade battle with China

US soybean farmers caught in Trump’s trade battle with China

MAGNOLIA, Ky. (AP) — The leafy soybean plants reach Caleb Ragland’s thighs and are ripe for harvest, but the Kentucky farmer is deeply worried. He doesn’t know where he and others like him will se...

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Trump finds new trade targets — pharmaceuticals, kitchen cabinets and heavy trucks

Trump finds new trade targets — pharmaceuticals, kitchen cabinets and heavy trucks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Naturepedic, a mattress and furniture company based outside Cleveland, has been planning to introduce an upscale upholstered headboard late this year or early in 2026. But Presid...

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Why Alaskans are receiving $1,000 checks

Why Alaskans are receiving $1,000 checks

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The truck that arrived ahead of schedule at Allyssa Canoy’s home in Fairbanks brought enough heating fuel for the frigid winter months ahead — and a surprise bill for $2,600....

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AI’s energy demand draws investment firms to local utilities

AI’s energy demand draws investment firms to local utilities

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the lo...

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New rules make it harder for non-US citizens to get a commercial driver’s license

New rules make it harder for non-US citizens to get a commercial driver’s license

It is now significantly harder for non-U.S. citizens to obtain a commercial driver’s license under new rules the Transportation Department imposed Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said ...

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Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in a company developing Nevada lithium mine

Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in a company developing Nevada lithium mine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a deal that would allow the U.S. government to take a small equity stake in a Canadian company that is developing one of the world’s larges...

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