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The US Postal Service’s fiscal crisis
Origins of the Fiscal Crisis Initially, the modern United States Postal Service was designed to connect the nation through personal, educational, and business correspondence. However, technological change has weakened that…
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Amazon Is Now America’s Biggest Company. Its 17-Year Journey to Surpass Walmart
For nearly two decades, Walmart stood as the nation’s largest company by revenue, proudly branding itself a “Fortune 1” business to recruits, employees and suppliers. That era has ended. Amazon.com,…
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After blasting WHO costs, Trump officials propose more expensive alternative
The Trump administration has a plan to spend roughly $2 billion per year to construct a US-run global health surveillance. A response system after withdrawing from the World Health Organization…
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Bernie Sanders rails against billionaire ‘greed’ amid California tax battle
Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a ferocious speech in Los Angeles. He urged California voters to confront economic inequality by backing a proposed wealth tax on the state’s billionaires. Speaking to…
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Trump set off a surge of AI in the federal government. See what happened
The Trump administration is rapidly integrating artificial intelligence across the federal government, pushing agencies to adopt AI at scale and with minimal bureaucratic friction. A directive from the White House…
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Argentina and U.S. sign a major trade deal to slash tariffs, boost political alliance
Argentina and the United States reached a broad trade and investment agreement aimed at reducing hundreds of reciprocal tariffs. The move signals a major shift in Argentina’s traditionally protectionist economic…
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Xi tells Trump Taiwan is ‘most important’ issue in China-US ties phone call
The phone call between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump underscored how sharply Taiwan continues to dominate the relationship between Beijing and Washington. Xi framed the island as the core issue…
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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
The Supreme Court cleared the way for California to use a newly approved congressional map that favors Democrats in this year’s elections. Shutting down a final legal challenge from state…
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Threat of US-Iran war escalates as Trump warns time running out for deal
Rhetoric between Washington and Tehran has escalated sharply. This after Trump warned that time is running out for Iran and announced the deployment of a powerful US carrier strike group…
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The U.S. says its divorce from WHO is final on Jan. 22. Does WHO agree?
The Trump administration has formally finalized the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization. This marks the end of a year-long process initiated by an executive order signed on…