The president stopped short of putting a 50 percent tariff on refined copper, as he had threatened earlier this year. The market reaction was swift anyway and prices tumbled.
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Trump Threatens India With Steep Tariffs, Including Penalty Over Russian Oil
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president said Wednesday that imports from India would be subject to a 25 percent tariff as of Friday, as trade talks between the countries hit a stumbling block.
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Senate Democrats Try to Force Release of Epstein Files With Little-Known Law
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe move is part of an effort by Democrats to draw Senate Republicans into the debate over the release of the Epstein files, which has bitterly divided the House G.O.P. …
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After turning down several new drugs and restricting use of another, Dr. Vinay Prasad drew the ire of the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer and others.
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Trump Says Gaza Will Get More Aid, but Israel Will Distribute It
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president has in recent days acknowledged there is “starvation” in Gaza, a break with Israeli officials who have faced deep criticism over the humanitarian crisis there.
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I.M.F. Raises Global Growth Outlook as U.S. Eases Some Tariffs
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe International Monetary Fund warned that trade tension continued to be a risk for the global economy.
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When Coke and Pepsi Fought for Soft Drink Supremacy in Space
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts got wrangled into an orbital chapter of the cola wars.
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States Sue Trump Administration Over Efforts to Get Food Stamp Data
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe lawsuit argues that the federal government’s demand was an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information for use outside the food stamp program.
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Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up To $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with …
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Trump Gives Russia Less Than Two Weeks to End Its War in Ukraine
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump said he had decided to shorten a 50-day deadline he had given Russia to end the conflict or face punishing new sanctions.