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NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters
After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at…
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Trump Proposes $163 Billion in Cuts Across Government in New Budget
President Trump on Friday proposed slashing $163 billion in federal spending next fiscal year, a drastic retrenchment in the role and…
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Trump’s 2026 budget plan calls for sharp spending cuts. Here’s what to know
President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan would slash non-defense domestic spending by $163 billion while increasing expenditures on…
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Republicans Wrestle With Trump’s Demands for Tax Cuts
It was easy to miss, but last weekend President Trump floated a fundamental rewrite of the American tax code. In a social media post, and…
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Could Medicaid Cuts Lead Republicans to Break With Trump?
The move comes after Trump’s first choice for the ambassadorship, Representative Elise Stefanik, withdrew her name from consideration…
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Solid Jobs Report Reinforces Fed’s Patient Approach to Interest Rate Cuts
A solid labor market has for months given the Federal Reserve comfort that it could hold off on interest rate cuts until it had more…
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Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of workers in latest round of cuts
Electronic Arts, the global video game company, is slashing its workforce again. The company, based in Redwood City, Calif., has…
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GM Cuts Profit Forecast by 20% and Says Auto Tariffs Will Cost It Billions
General Motors cut its profit forecast for 2025 on Thursday by more than 20 percent and said that the Trump administration’s tariffs would…
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Bank of Japan keeps rates steady, cuts growth forecasts
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates steady and cut its growth forecasts on Thursday (May 1), as uncertainty surrounding US tariffs…
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Bank of Japan keeps rates steady, cuts growth forecasts on US tariff hit
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on Thursday (May 1), suggesting uncertainty surrounding…
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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Media experts on how Trump has hurt the free press in his first 100 days
With 100 days back in office, it’s fair to say that President Trump is leaving his mark. That hasn’t necessarily been a positive thing for…
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As Trump Cuts Foreign Aid, What Does It Mean for the Gates Foundation?
On Dec. 27, Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist, made a trip to Mar-a-Lago for dinner with Donald J. Trump. Some people around him…
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Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows
Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession, according to a new…
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Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate by 25 bps
Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to…
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Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate again, lowers growth forecasts as tariffs loom
Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to…
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Thailand’s central bank cuts rate again; economy could face recession as US tariffs loom
Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to…
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Trump DOJ cuts 360 DEI-related grants
The Justice Department announced Thursday it cut more than 360 grants to work with the Department of Government Efficiency, removing…
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Pepsico Cuts Growth Forecast Amid Tariffs and Slowed Consumer Spending
Consumers, worried about the economy, are pulling back on their spending, and that anxiety is translating into lower sales and profits for…
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Procter & Gamble Cuts Full-year Forecast Amid Tariffs and Weaker Demand, Signals Price Hikes
Procter & Gamble lowered its full-year forecast on the back of lower sales and sky high tariffs on China. It also indicated that it would…
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Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging
Every Monday, Maurine Gentis, a retired teacher, waits for a delivery from Meals on Wheels South Texas. “The meals help stretch my…
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US dollar benefits from selling exhaustion, ECB cuts rates
THE US dollar rallied on Thursday (Apr 17) after its recent weakness across peer currencies appeared exhausted for the time being, while…
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ECB cuts rates again to help economy weather erratic US trade policy
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up an already…
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Block of House Republicans warn they won't support deep cuts to Medicaid
A group of House Republicans warned Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team that they would not help pass President Trump's agenda if…
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Cuts to NASA science budget sees bipartisan opposition
The bipartisan chairs of the congressional planetary science caucus have come out against the White House's proposed NASA budget cuts in…