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US wholesale prices dropped 0.5% last month despite President Trump's tariffs
U.S. wholesale prices dropped unexpectedly in April for the first time in more than a year despite President Donald Trump’s ...
China blasts new US rule banning use of Huawei's Ascend advanced computer chips
China has blasted a new U.S. rule against use of Ascend computer chips made by Huawei Technologies anywhere in the world, ...
Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally have killed dozens and abducted thousands, Congo says
Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda's army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands ...
Americans are divided over DEI programs on college campuses, an AP-NORC poll finds
As President Donald Trump seeks to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices on college campuses, a new poll suggests ...
Dealing with a toxic workplace? Talk about it, write it up and if all else fails, leave it behind
One week into a new job, Lisa Grouette discovered something missing come Sunday night: the sinking feeling of dread she used ...
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 ...
Extreme wind blamed for sinking of superyacht off Sicily last year, British probe says
The superyacht of British tech magnate Mike Lynch, which capsized last August off the coast of Sicily at the cost of seven ...
Trump says US is ‘very close’ to a nuclear deal after Iran ‘agreed’ to its terms
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is “very close” to reaching a nuclear deal with Iran after Tehran “sort of” agreed to its terms.
Americans pulled back significantly on spending as higher tariffs took effect in April
Spending at US retailers slowed sharply last month to 0.1%, a sharp decline from last month’s revised 1.7% monthly surge in sales after shoppers rushed to beat President Donald Trump’s stiff tariffs ...
Those who've worked with Pope Leo XIV are optimistic he'll elevate women's roles — with limits
Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis' ...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey for peace talks but Putin is absent
Delegations from Ukraine and Russia traveled to Turkey Thursday for peace talks, but while Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
US wholesale inflation remained fairly tame in April
The Producer Price Index, a closely watched measurement of wholesale inflation, showed Thursday that the prices paid to US producers dropped 0.5% in April from the month before, a much softer reading ...