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Texas probes WK Kellogg over ‘healthy’ label claims
Texas opens probe into WK Kellogg over health claims

AUSTIN, Texas: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced over the weekend that the state has launched an investigation into a company,...

Jaguar Land Rover halts US exports amid new tariffs
UK's Jaguar Land Rover to pause shipments to US over tariffsar Land Rover to pause shipments to US over tariffs

LONDON, U.K.: Jaguar Land Rover has become one of the first major carmakers to pause exports to the United States in response to the...

Medicare backs off Biden plan for weight-loss drug coverage
Trump administration drops Medicare weight-loss drug coverage

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says it will not go ahead with a plan from the Biden administration...

U.S. stock markets slide again as tariffs on China rise to 104%
U.S. stocks tumble amid global surge, Dow Jones dives 320 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tumbled again on Tuesday, igniting fear of the fallout from U.S. President's Donald Trump's trade...

Nissan eyes manufacturing shift to dodge US Tariffs
Nissan considers transferring some domestic production to US

TOKYO, Japan: Nissan may soon make a strategic shift in its manufacturing operations, according to a new report from Japan's Nikkei...

Vegetable oil price surge stabilizes global food costs in March
World food prices steady in March, UN's FAO says

PARIS, France: A spike in vegetable oil costs helped steady global food prices in March, offsetting declines in other staples like...

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IRS begins major layoffs, civil rights office hit first
IRS starts laying off 20,000 workers, eliminates civil rights office

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began laying off workers late last week, according to an email sent to staff,...

Head Start administration staff placed on leave amid disruptions
Mass layoffs rattle Head Start leaders already on edge over funding

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Many government workers who help run Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, have been put on leave. The...

China edges closer to commercial nuclear fusion
China edges closer to commercial nuclear fusion

This photo taken on March 9, 2025 shows the one-eighth vacuum chamber and overall installation system, one of the key subsystems of...

Mass protests against Trump administration staged in U.S., Europe
Mass protests against Trump administration staged in U.S., Europe

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2022 shows the White House and a stop sign in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)In the United...

Roundup: Trump's immigration policies, research cuts fuel U.S. scientific exodus
Roundup: Trump's immigration policies, research cuts fuel U.S. scientific exodus

This photo taken on May 22, 2024 shows the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) More than 1,200 U.S.-based...

US: End Campaign of Draconian Campus Arrests
US: End Campaign of Draconian Campus Arrests

(Washington, DC) - The US government should end its sweeping effort to arbitrarily arrest and deport international students and scholars...