Pamela Walter
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Walmart’s first quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Trump.
Walmart says it will raise prices due to tariff costs after posting solid first quarter sales
Walmart’s first quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump.
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May 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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STYLE GUIDE: groceries (define on first usage)
Trump to UAE president: "We have a term 'groceries.' It's an old term but it means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term but it's an old fashioned sound but groceries are down."
May 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to get medical checks in order to force them out of the service, officials said.
Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them
Defense officials say military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to medical checks in order to force them out of the service.
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May 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.

So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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After the trade talks with the UK and China:
1. The average tariff rate in the U.S. is 17.8%, the highest since 1934
2. The Trump import tariffs will cost the average family around $2,800 per year
3. It's a bigger share of the budgets of low-income folks
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May 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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DUDE
Q: There are many people who fit the criteria of fleeing persecution. Afghans for example. But they're being denied refugee status. So why such an exception for the Afrikaners?

TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIAL: One of the criteria is making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country
May 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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