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By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -As the United States ends a tariff exemption for small parcels on Friday, some retailers have stopped selling to U.S. customers while others are seeking temporary workarounds in the hope the tariff rate may be reduced. The removal of “de minimis” – duty-free treatment of e-commerce packages worth less than

President Donald Trump puzzled people on Wednesday with his rambling reply to a question about his targeting of Harvard University. JIM WATSON / AFP via Getty Images During a NewsNation town hall, ESPN host and potential 2028 presidential hopeful Stephen A. Smith asked Trump ― who called in to the event ― to explain his

At least two people were killed in a drone strike on Odesa, Ukraine, in the early hours of Thursday, May 1, just hours after the United States and Ukraine signed a long-awaited minerals deal. Five further people were injured in the attack, which damaged residential buildings, private homes, a supermarket, a school, and cars, according

King Charles III is opening up about his cancer diagnosis and treatment, acknowledging that the experience can be “daunting and at times frightening” for both patients and their loved ones. Charles and Queen Camilla, joined by Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to honor community-based initiatives that raise

MANITOWOC – The city of Manitowoc is looking for public opinions on Henry Schuette Park playground and what people would like to see there in the future. The survey will contribute to the city’s development of a master plan for the future of the playground. The current equipment was installed in 2002 and is aging.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is expected to create a new criminal charge to levy against people who wear a mask while committing another crime. The proposal is set to be included in a sweeping state budget bill that will be taken up by lawmakers in the coming days, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday.

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Consumers appeared to rush major purchases in March and April, possibly buying ahead to brace for tariff impacts, according to data from Bank of America. Bank of America Institute senior economist David Tinsley joins Asking for a Trend to break down the data, highlighting how shoppers may be pulling forward purchases amid tariff uncertainty. To

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel’s army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground. No food or

One of the two men who were murdered and found dead in a wooded area next to a Salem Walmart Wednesday afternoon has been identified as 41-year-old Andrew Ross Guempel, whose last known address was in Arizona, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday. Authorities are still waiting to release the name of the

By Maki Shiraki and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor said it is exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of key parts supplier Toyota Industries – a buyout that reportedly could cost $42 billion. “We are currently exploring various possibilities, including partial investment,” the automaker said in a filing with the Tokyo

At least eight people have been killed and 750 injured in a massive explosion at one of Iran’s key ports, authorities say. The blast took place at Shahid Rajaee, the country’s largest commercial port, near the southern city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday morning. It blew out windows and roofs of nearby buildings and destroyed

U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona did not travel all the way to El Salvador with other congressional Democrats to talk about the criminals who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But she should have. Ansari and the others went to El Salvador to draw attention to President Donald Trump‘s illegal use of

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A large group of teenagers on bikes were caught on cellphone cameras looting a Ralphs, releasing pepper spray in the Los Angeles store before turning their attention on a married couple, hurling insults and rocks at their vehicle, terrifying the two men. The incident unfolded on April 19 at the Ralphs grocery store on Vermont