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Orange County’s small businesses are feeling “overwhelming economic pain” from President Donald Trump’s tariff wars and ongoing immigration crackdown, a new economic impact survey by UC Irvine researchers says. The study, which drew on responses from 375 business owners and executives through the month of September, was a joint effort between Second District Supervisor Vicente…
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By R.J. RICO and JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Every morning this week, Newberry Electric Cooperative CEO Keith Avery walks into his office and turns on The Weather Channel. Then he starts making calls, lining up crews and equipment to respond to outages if a forecasted ice storm cripples power across South Carolina.…
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SACRAMENTO — The freer the nation, the less the public needs to care about anything that its leader might say or do. In freer nations, the leader’s powers are strictly limited and the citizens’ rights are protected. Yet in America today, we are dependent on every whim, utterance and narcissistic rage post from our president, as…
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By DAVID McHUGH and JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will…
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By PAN PYLAS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump provoked outrage and distress in the U.K. on Friday with his suggestion that troops from NATO countries stayed away from the frontline during the war in Afghanistan. In an interview with Fox News in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Trump said he was not…
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press Five Democratic-controlled states are asking a judge Friday to order President Donald Trump’s administration to keep money flowing for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at boosting low-income families with children. Related Articles Kushner’s vision for rebuilding Gaza faces major obstacles FACT FOCUS: White House shares altered image showing…
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By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Modern cities with sleek high-rises, a pristine coastline that attracts tourists, and a state-of-the-art port that juts into the Mediterranean. This is what Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, says Gaza could become, according to a presentation he gave at an economic…
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By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s top prosecutor on Friday called U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he halted the hangings of 800 detained protesters there “completely false.” Meanwhile, the overall death toll from a bloody crackdown on nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 5,002, activists said. This…
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By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state. “We really, really want I.C.E. to leave Minnesota, and they’re not going to leave Minnesota unless…
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RIVERSIDE — As halftime speeches go, this one must have been a gem. The UC Irvine men’s basketball team used a 19-0 run to begin the second half to take control of the game in an 80-66 victory over UC Riverside on Thursday night at the SRC Center. Jurian Dixon scored 15 points and Harrison Carrington…
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