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China punches back at Trump tariffs

BANGKOK — Countries and industries were scrambling Friday to respond as President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs hikes upend global trade and world markets. What You Need To Know Countries and industries are scrambling to respond as President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs hikes upend global trade and world markets As world markets wallowed in heavy losses…

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The Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices come just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining rights at HHS and other agencies throughout the government….

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What to know about the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland

What to know about the U.S. military’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s northernmost installation. The base was built following a 1951 defense agreement between Denmark and the United States. It supports missile warning, missile defense and space surveillance operations for…

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Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States deplane at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez, File)

Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals after reaching an agreement with the U.S., a Venezuelan official said on social media Saturday. What You Need To Know Venezuela agrees to resume repatriation flights from the U.S. for deported nationals following recent negotiations The decision…

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A National Weather Service weather balloon sits ready for launch in the Upper Air Inflation Building at the National Weather Service, April 27, 2006, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Chris Greenberg, File)

U.S. weather forecasts will worsen with DOGE cuts

WASHINGTON — With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in. What You Need To Know National Weather Service cuts critical weather balloon launches…

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