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Trump’s sweeping tariffs take effect

President Donald Trump was set to formally begin levying higher import duties on dozens of countries on Thursday, just as the economic fallout from his months-long tariff threats began to take a toll on the U.S. economy. The White House…

Kennedy halts funding for COVID-19, flu vaccines

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and stop funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses such as COVID-19 and influenza. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said 22 projects worth a total of…