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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun redeploying staff to respond to the deadly outbreak of measles in Texas, a spokesperson said Monday, a week after steep layoffs at the agency impacted its response to the spread of the virus. “A team of three deployed yesterday to meet with county and state officials
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President Trump on Monday said the U.S. will apply an additional 50% tariff on imports from China if the Asian nation doesn’t withdraw its plan to impose a retaliatory 34% import fee on American products. In a post on his Truth Social app, Mr. Trump said that “any country that Retaliates against the U.S. by issuing
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to restart for now deportations of migrants it claims are members of a Venezuelan gang using a seldom-invoked wartime authority. The high court split 5-4 in granting a request for emergency relief sought by the Justice Department in the dispute over President Trump’s use
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President Trump has vehemently defended the sweeping tariffs unveiled by his administration on what he dubbed “Liberation Day” last week, even as they threaten to spark a global trade war and have sent stock markets tumbling around the world. In the United States, many are concerned about levies driving up the price of everyday goods, and Goldman
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Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily paused a lower court’s order that required the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly arrested and removed to El Salvador back to the U.S. by 11:59 p.m. Monday. Roberts’ administrative stay gives the Supreme Court more time to consider the matter and will remain in place “pending
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Washington — President Trump announced Monday that the U.S. would begin direct engagement with Iran. During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr. Trump said that “we’re having direct talks with Iran,” beginning Saturday. “We have a very big meeting, and we’ll see what can happen,” he said. The president said Iran is “going
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It was another wild ride on Wall Street, with stocks swinging sharply Monday as economists raised the specter of a U.S. recession and President Trump threatened to escalate U.S. tariffs against China. Leading indexes fell sharply in the morning, briefly rebounded on a false report that President Trump was considering a 90-day tariff freeze for
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The funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Amir Mohammed Rabee was held Monday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, one day after the dual national from New Jersey was shot and killed there. Two other teenage boys, one whose family told CBS News he is also a U.S. citizen, were shot but survived. Rabee’s father told CBS News
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Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson reached a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna amid her push to allow new parents to vote remotely, which paralyzed the House last week and threatened to delay a key vote on President Trump’s agenda in the coming days. Luna, a Florida Republican, announced Sunday she and Johnson had
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Stocks in the U.S. look poised for another bruising day, with futures on leading indexes pointing south and following a wave of selling overseas amid mounting investor fears over the economic fallout from the Trump administration’s barrage of tariffs. Two hours before markets opened in New York, futures on the S&P 500 were down 92 points,
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