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.
bit.ly
May 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Walmart’s first quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Trump.
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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
STYLE GUIDE: groceries (define on first usage)
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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.
bit.ly
May 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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.
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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/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
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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
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
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
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
May 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
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
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
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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
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
DUDE
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The good news is that the Trump administration's approach to food safety only matters to Americans who eat food.
For everyone else, we're overdue for an important conversation. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
For everyone else, we're overdue for an important conversation. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Tough to swallow: The Trump administration’s approach to food safety keeps getting worse
Those who backed the Republican ticket may not have realized they were voting to scale back food-safety safeguards, but that’s what they’re getting.
www.msnbc.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM