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Trumps Threatens Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

Trumps Threatens Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

When President Trump refrained from immediately imposing new tariffs on his first day in office, as he had previously threatened, business executives and others who support international trade breathed a sigh of relief. That relief has been short-lived. On Monday night, just hours after his inauguration speech, Mr. Trump said he planned to put a 25 percent tariff on products …

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RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout

RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s health agencies, formally asked the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the authorization of all Covid vaccines during a deadly phase of the pandemic when thousands of Americans were still dying every week. Mr. Kennedy filed a petition with the F.D.A. in May 2021 demanding that officials …

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The California FAIR Plan Faces Crucial Insurance Test

The California FAIR Plan Faces Crucial Insurance Test

It’s too soon to know how the Los Angeles fires will change life in California, but it may heavily depend on the answer to a single question: Will a once-obscure insurance program run out of money? That program, the California FAIR Plan, was created by state lawmakers in 1968 to cover people who couldn’t get standard home insurance for various …

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