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April 22, 2025 • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy. Also — tributes have poured in from around the world remembering Pope Francis as a leader who ...

And because exports don’t make up a huge part of our economy, the government claimed the overall impact “will be very minimal.” As the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) noted, Trump’s tariffs are ...

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