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By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Sunday that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices. Bessent described his call with the company’s CEO a day after Trump warned Walmart to avoid raising prices from […]

Nationwide — Former President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has already metastasized to his bones, according to a statement released by his personal office. The announcement, made Sunday, marks a serious health development for the former commander-in-chief, whose cancer has been classified with a Gleason score of

Business By Tony Owusu TheStreet Thanks to the work of Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and others in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Silicon Valley became the engine of industrial growth for the U.S. Besides all of the useful technology that came out of that era, one of the things some of the companies also mastered

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the policies of the Trump administration and the chaos of their reckless application threaten to crater the economy and deepen inequality, the National Urban League unveiled a blueprint for an innovative approach to U.S. tax policy that contribute to income and wealth inequality. The Main Street Tax Initiative is

By Claire Malon | [email protected] | Chicago Tribune It’s been more than 100 days since President Donald Trump took office. He vowed during the campaign to bring down food prices on day one, and while egg prices are finally falling, the cost of other consumer goods remains high. Now $6 per pound, the average price of ground beef hit

Business By Tim Balk NYT News Service/Syndicate Stories President Donald Trump scolded Walmart on Saturday after the retail giant warned that his tariffs would force it to raise prices, writing on social media that the discount chain could afford to absorb the costs of the new import taxes without passing them on to customers. “Walmart should STOP

Americas WLRN Public Media | By Sergio R. Bustos A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including several from South Florida, are sounding the alarm about Haiti’s growing and paralyzing security crisis. In a letter this month to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the lawmakers say gangs, including the Viv Ansanm coalition, control over 85% of the capital

Immigration By Jay Weaver and Verónica Egui Brito The Supreme Court on Friday extended a block on the Trump administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members who are being detained in parts of Texas to a mega prison in El Salvador under a wartime powers act. The justices also reprimanded federal authorities for failing to provide the detainees

“Myself and many of my colleagues are frankly appalled at the decision that’s being made to deny a student speaker his diploma,” Ross added. “This is a very good example of an administration falling down on the job.” By JAKE OFFENHARTZ NEW YORK (AP) — New York University said it would deny a diploma to

National By Natalie Demaree In the United States, where religion is “very” or “somewhat” important according to nearly two-thirds of adults, one racial group stands out when it comes to practicing their faith, a new poll found. The Public Religion Research Institute American Values Atlas poll based religious activity on three categories: how often people pray,