Trump promised 300,000 tons of beef imports at lower tariff rates to reduce grocery costs. Instead, shipments have lagged and prices haven’t budged | Fortune

“The simple assumption there was that if we can just increase supply of beef in the U.S., that should lower prices. Unfortunately, the beef industry is much more complex than that.”

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Dollar General overcharged millions at checkout for years, FTC and 20 states allege

The discount retailer routinely charges customers more at checkout than the prices it displays on shelves, price tags and ads, according to federal and state authorities.

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Just How Much Are Young Voters Backing Democrats Now? See the Shift.

In the new Times/Siena poll, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way — a jump from just two years ago.

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Rubio warns Venezuela's Machado: Street protests won't get you democracy

Machado's demands for elections and her surprise return to Venezuela have put U.S. officials on edge.

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Donnie Iris, Pittsburgh's rock legend who scored hits with 'Ah! Leah!' and 'The Rapper,' dies at 83

There aren’t many Pittsburgh legends known with just one name. Say “Donnie,” or, rather, “Dahnie,” in these parts and everyone...

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Book Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew Cole (Gift Article)

The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.

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‘If Anything Happens to This Guy … Everyone Is Screwed’

Ondřej Surý was a relatively anonymous volunteer working on PHP security. Then the internet exploded.

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America Needs Canada’s Aluminum. Trump’s Tariff Exposed Just How Badly.

Smelters in Quebec run on cheap hydroelectric power. The Trump administration’s 50% tariff has pushed up prices for American industry.

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Israel Has Committed Genocidal Acts in Gaza Since Cease-Fire, U.N. Human Rights Panel Says (Gift Article)

The panel also accuses Israel of committing crimes against humanity in the West Bank. Israel condemned the report.

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Daniel Gautreaux - NCAA Football Referee Profile | RefMetrics

Daniel Gautreaux is a professional NCAA Football football official and referee. Explore comprehensive officiating data from 40 career games including game-by-game history, crew assignments, penalty ca...

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Islamophobia Is Trump’s Closing Midterm Gambit

President Trump and his allies are ending the campaign with naked but nonsensical appeals to anti-Muslim bigotry.

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Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information, an effort the former FBI director's lawyers immediately...

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Trump makes campaign play with football greats Manziel, McCoy, Amendola

The appearances are an effort to turn out voters who may be less likely to vote when Trump is not on the ballot.

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Trump endorses nearly every major Texas Republican — except these two

Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, and Nate Sheets, the GOP candidate for agriculture commissioner, were notably missing from President Donald Trump's endorsement...

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Trump's corporate stakes are a gift to the next Democratic president

Trump's government ownership stakes in 40 private companies could hand future Democratic presidents powerful leverage over gun, oil, and AI firms.

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In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (Gift Article)

Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Meta's $42B in penalties is a warning to AI

AI companies don't enjoy the same legal protections that shielded web platforms for decades.

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Scoop: Netanyahu presses Trump for more support ahead of tight Tuesday election

One U.S. official sees the pressure campaign as a "sign of desperation" for his campaign.

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Brazil Election Live Updates: Lula Wins Re-Election, Fending Off Flávio Bolsonaro (Gift Article)

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fended off a right-wing movement led by Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father was convicted of a coup attempt after the 2022 election. Transportation delays and bad weathe...

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Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules (Gift Article)

The comments were his first since the disruption in the country’s satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds.

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In Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet Opened (Gift Article)

“There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said.

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Consumer sentiment shows cost-of-living frustration

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index held steady this month, but it remains 10% below its level this time last year.

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Would You Listen to A.I. Music? Maybe You Already Do. (Gift Article)

Music from artificial intelligence is proliferating across Spotify, Apple and other platforms — but it’s not always clear what you’re getting.

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How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass (Gift Article)

The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.

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