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L.A. cookie shop owner sees profits crumble under tariff burden: "I have to find a way to persevere"

L.A. cookie shop owner sees profits crumble under tariff burden: “I have to find a way to persevere”

Los Angeles — Cookie connoisseur Lara Adekoya started her baking business during the pandemic, selling cookies to masked customers out of her Los Angeles home.  Now, customers flock to her L.A. bakery, Fleurs et Sel, to get their hands on flavors like oatmeal chocolate chip walnut, peanut butter and Nutella, and matcha dark chocolate. Adekoya…

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China's Defense Universities Help Russia Offset Sanctions And Export Controls, New Research Shows

China’s Defense Universities Help Russia Offset Sanctions And Export Controls, New Research Shows

New research shared with RFE/RL shows that leading Chinese universities linked to the country’s defense sector have significantly increased their research partnerships with Russian institutions, providing Moscow with access to new technology and expertise that can help counteract Western sanctions applied since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The preliminary findings compiled by the Australian…

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