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Trump administration puts several major Chicago federal buildings up for sale
The properties listed for sale Tuesday include two iconic high-rise towers in the Loop: the Kluczynski and Metcalfe Federal Buildings.
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Education Dept. Offers $25K Buyout to Many Employees
Most employees at the U.S. Department of Education have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to accept a one-time $25,000 buyout offer ahead of an expected significant reduction in the agency's workforce. Read More.
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, China Mexico and Canada retaliate
President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies. Read More.
Supreme Court weighs Mexico's lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
The case concerns a lawsuit the Mexican government filed against gun companies seeking accountability for the gun violence epidemic.
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Norway Vows to Continue Supplying Fuel to U.S. Navy After Company’s Call for Boycott over Zelensky Spat
The Norwegian government has vowed to continue supplying fuel to the United States Navy after a local oil and shipping company said it would boycott America over the recent confrontation between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. Read More.
Musk Indicates Support For The U.S. Leaving NATO And The UN: ‘NATO Is A Cold War Relic’
Billionaire Donald Trump ally Elon Musk recently indicated support for the United States leaving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations. Read More.
Donald Trump says 'we will' secure Ukraine peace deal, as Starmer arrives at White House – video
US president Donald Trump said he was confident a deal could be agreed to end the war in Ukraine as the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, arrived at the White House for a bilateral meeting Read More.
Person alleged to have vandalized Tesla dealership arrested with 'incendiary devices'
Police in Colorado have arrested a person they say repeatedly vandalized and set fire to a Tesla dealership ‒ and say they caught her Monday with more "incendiary devices" outside the same dealership. Read More.
US economy grew 2.3% in fourth quarter
Fourth quarter GDP was 2.3%, the same as the Commerce Department's prior estimate
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EU pushes back hard against Trump tariff threats and his caustic comments that bloc is out to get US
The European Union on Thursday pushed back hard against allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that the 27-nation bloc was out to get the United States, and warned that it would vigorously fight any wholesale tariff of 25% on all EU products. Read More.
Google Hit With Lawsuit Over Its Loathsome AI Overviews
Google is being sued by Chegg — yes, the barely-hanging-on company that has furnished many a college student with homework answers and cheap textbooks— over its infamously shoddy AI Overviews, Reuters reports. Read More.
American Airlines Flight Forced to Cancel Landing to Avoid Another Aircraft
An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport aborted its landing and performed a go-around at the direction of air traffic control to avoid close proximity to another aircraft departing from the same runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Read More.
Jeff Bezos bans Washington Post opinion writers from opposing ‘free speech and free markets’
In a move promoted as supporting freedom of speech, The Washington Post will no longer publish opinion columns that oppose the core views of Post owner and Amazon executive chair Jeff Bezos, Bezos has reportedly told staff. Read More.
Flu vaccine this season may be poorly matched, early CDC data suggests
This season's influenza vaccine may have been a poor match to a strain of the flu virus that caused many infections this winter, early data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. Read More.
