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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 News junkie. TV addict. Politically opinionated. ❤❤animals. Love Star Trek 🖖🖖Pain in the ass. Open minded. UNCENSORED 🙊. Follow at your own risk
Which groceries will get more expensive, voice of the resistance, world’s best airports: Catch up on the day’s stories

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Which groceries will get more expensive, voice of the resistance, world’s best airports: Catch up on the day’s stories | CNN
CNN’s 5 Things PM brings you the stories you might have missed during your busy day.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Supreme Court says Trump doesn’t have to rehire independent labor board members for now

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Supreme Court says Trump doesn’t have to rehire independent labor board members for now | CNN Politics
Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to temporarily remove two board members at independent labor agencies while the justices consider whether the president may perma...
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April 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Trump’s tariff onslaught against China escalates a battle the US may not be able to win

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Analysis: Trump’s tariff onslaught against China launches a battle the US may not be able to win | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump just ignited a direct showdown with the one nation that might be able to beat the United States in a trade war.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Trump is dismantling election security networks. State officials are alarmed

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Voting: Trump is dismantling election security networks | CNN Politics
State officials warn upcoming elections will be vulnerable as the Trump administration dismantles key parts of election security networks.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
China announces 84% tariffs on US goods in showdown with Trump. Europe also hits back

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China announces 84% tariffs on US goods in showdown with Trump | CNN Business
China unveiled retaliatory tariffs of 84% on imports of US goods on Wednesday, matching additional tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump earlier in the day and further inflaming a trade war bet...
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April 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Musk and Trump keep fanning flames of Fort Knox gold conspiracy theory
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Musk and Trump fan the flames of the conspiracy theory that Fort Knox's gold was stolen
The baseless conspiracy theory that the Fort Knox gold might be gone, spread by Musk and Trump, was also popular in the 1970s.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump tariffs live updates: Stocks surge after 90-day pause announced for most countries
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Trump tariffs live updates: Stocks surge after 90-day pause announced for most countries
President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on all tariffs except for those against China, which he said would now rise to 125%.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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President Trump wants to bring back American manufacturing in ways that would reshape the U.S. economy to look more like China’s. The calls to embrace domestic manufacturing come as China has pushed to make its economy look more like that of the U.S.
The U.S. and China are copying each other, giving rise to memes and mockery
In a Truth Social post Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that he is raising tariffs on goods imported from China to 125%.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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President Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles, which went into effect last week, are already sending tremors through the auto industry, prompting companies to stop shipping cars to the U.S., shut down factories in Canada and Mexico and lay off workers in Michigan and other states.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Reducing Car Imports and Idling Factories
A few carmakers have closed factories, laid off workers or shifted production in response to the auto tariffs that took effect last week.
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April 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Trump's punishing tariffs have shaken a global trading order that has persisted for decades and raised fears of a recession.
Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs take effect, deepening global trade tensions
Trump's punishing tariffs have shaken a global trading order that has persisted for decades and raised fears of a recession.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The EU plans to vote on its first retaliation measures in response to President Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday afternoon, moving closer to placing increased duties on a range of manufactured goods and farm products that would take effect in phases starting next week.
E.U. Officials Set to Vote Today on First Retaliatory Tariffs
The European Union is poised to approve a plan to hit back at President Trump’s steel and aluminum levies. Further measures could come next.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Bill Maher, who often criticizes Donald Trump, denied hating the president on his Club Random podcast, even admitting to having some admiration.
Bill Maher says he doesn't hate Trump: He's 'one of the most effective politicians'
Bill Maher, who often criticizes Donald Trump, denied hating the president on his Club Random podcast, even admitting to having some admiration.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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This man has no regard for human beings. Can’t people see it?

Anyway, read the comments.
Trump: "One thing I learned about the coal miners -- that's what they want to do. You could give them a penthouse on 5th Avenue and a different kind of a job and they'd be unhappy. They want to mine coal. She was gonna put them in a high tech industry where you make little cell phones and things."
April 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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The only dollar you can rely on
April 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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As President Trump’s sweeping tariff plans sent stocks tumbling and economists warning of a broader economic slowdown, many of Trump’s supporters say they support the move as part of a broader vision for the U.S. economy, even if prices rise.
Trump voters are prepared to trust him on tariffs — but there are signs of cracks in the coalition
Interviews with 20 Trump voters found most of them back the recent tariffs, even if they drive up prices, but a critical slice voiced concerns about the president's approach.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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War hero schools a chickenhawk.
April 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
As the Real ID deadline looms, DMV offices expect even longer lines than usual
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As the Real ID deadline looms, DMV offices expect even longer lines than usual
Domestic flyers will be required to show the ID cards before boarding beginning May 7.
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April 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
58 dead, more than 150 taken to hospitals after roof collapse at Dominican Republic club
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58 dead, more than 150 taken to hospitals after roof collapse at Dominican Republic club
It is not clear what caused the disaster at the Jet Set nightclub during a concert in Santo Domingo.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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"Public health experts have warned for years that such a shift would open the door to increased dental disease, especially in low-income communities. But the guy who thinks wi-fi causes cancer and 'leaky brain' is apparently unconvinced..."

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RFK Jr. adds anti-fluoride effort to his seemingly endless to-do list
Public health experts have urged officials to support fluoridated drinking water. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t seem to care.
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April 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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House Republicans vote to block a bipartisan push to allow lawmakers who are new parents to vote remotely rather than in person, officially ending a GOP standoff over an issue that had ground legislative business to a halt for the past week.
House votes to block bipartisan push for proxy voting by new parents
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna struck a deal with Speaker Mike Johnson after an intraparty spat brought the House floor to a halt last week.
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April 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The ESPN commentator said he's “leaving all doors open” 👀
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith is sounding more like a candidate
The commentator said he’s "leaving all doors open."
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April 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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President Trump signs executive orders to bolster the country’s declining coal industry, relaxing restrictions on coal mining, leasing and exports in what the White House said is an effort to meet the energy needs of artificial intelligence data centers.
Trump signs executive order to boost U.S. coal industry, in part to fuel artificial intelligence
The executive order was the latest move by the Trump administration that clashes with global aims to reduce coal power and cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM