Matt Sedensky
@sedensky.bsky.social
National writer for The Associated Press
In a country where a tea tariff once drew such anger that colonists were stirred to rebellion, history has a way of repeating itself. apnews.com/article/trum...
Tea tariffs once sparked a revolution. Now they are creating angst
President Donald Trump’s decision to back down from some tariffs is being celebrated by tea importers, who say the levies have been devastating this year.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In a country where a tea tariff once drew such anger that colonists were stirred to rebellion, history has a way of repeating itself. apnews.com/article/trum...
“If you are turning gray, you are a witch.”
Across parts of Africa, older people are beaten, banished—even killed—after being accused of witchcraft.
Read the story and more on aging in Africa:
🔗https://t.co/T37gPdXTC3
Across parts of Africa, older people are beaten, banished—even killed—after being accused of witchcraft.
Read the story and more on aging in Africa:
🔗https://t.co/T37gPdXTC3
September 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“If you are turning gray, you are a witch.”
Across parts of Africa, older people are beaten, banished—even killed—after being accused of witchcraft.
Read the story and more on aging in Africa:
🔗https://t.co/T37gPdXTC3
Across parts of Africa, older people are beaten, banished—even killed—after being accused of witchcraft.
Read the story and more on aging in Africa:
🔗https://t.co/T37gPdXTC3
A demographic shift is reshaping Africa: The world’s youngest continent is now growing old. In Ugandan villages, @apnews.com followed elders facing the joys and burdens of aging. Explore the full project and its stunning visuals: apnews.com/projects/afr...
How Africa is grappling with an impending aging crisis
Across Africa, a wave of longevity is arriving, promising to reshape the demographics of a continent wholly unprepared for it. This AP series explores the impacts of aging in Africa.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A demographic shift is reshaping Africa: The world’s youngest continent is now growing old. In Ugandan villages, @apnews.com followed elders facing the joys and burdens of aging. Explore the full project and its stunning visuals: apnews.com/projects/afr...
Study finds 1 in 10 Americans now millionaires apnews.com/article/weal...
Millionaires multiply across the US, but most find it’s not all mansions and champagne
The number of millionaires in the United States is soaring. A report from Swiss bank UBS finds about 1 in 10 American adults now has a net worth of at least $1 million, with 1,000 new millionaires add...
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July 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Study finds 1 in 10 Americans now millionaires apnews.com/article/weal...
apnews.com/article/stee... Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices
Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices
President Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could hit Americans in an unexpected place: grocery aisles.
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June 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
apnews.com/article/stee... Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices
apnews.com/article/pope... 'DA POPE!' Leo XIV's Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor
'DA POPE!' Leo XIV's Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor
A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and tong...
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May 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
apnews.com/article/pope... 'DA POPE!' Leo XIV's Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor
If a fraud had long been known to be a fraud, can you claim you just found the fraud? DOGE is trying to find out apnews.com/article/doge...
DOGE trumpets unemployment fraud that government already found
Elon Musk's federal cost-cutting team is touting its latest finding: Hundreds of millions of dollars in allegedly fraudulent unemployment claims.
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April 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If a fraud had long been known to be a fraud, can you claim you just found the fraud? DOGE is trying to find out apnews.com/article/doge...