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Top State Dept. official who once attended conference with White nationalists picked to lead US Institute of Peace

Top State Dept. official who once attended conference with White nationalists picked to lead US Institute of Peace

Congressional news January 6th Race & ethnicity Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Darren Beattie — a top State Department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term after CNN revealed that he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists — will now serve as the acting president of the US …

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Being Picked Up by Corporate America – The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Tariffs Are Being Picked Up by Corporate America  The Wall Street Journal Tariffs haven’t raised prices significantly yet. That’s about to change.  vox.com US Companies, Consumers Are Paying for Trump’s Tariffs, Not Foreign Firms  Bloomberg Trump Tariffs Could Drive Up The Cost Of These Goods After August 1 Deadline  Forbes Tariffs hit U.S. companies hard, but businesses absorb them for now  The Washington Post …

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Aaron Rodgers’s first pass of first team period was picked off

Aaron Rodgers’s first pass of first team period was picked off

Ten years ago (yes, it’s been ten years), breathless reports tracked then-Titans rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota, who went umpteen practices in a row without throwing an interception. At that time, then-Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said, essentially, that practice is the time to throw interceptions. In his first pass of his first team period of his first training camp with the …

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The best games of 2025 so far, picked by NPR’s staff : NPR

The best games of 2025 so far, picked by NPR’s staff : NPR

2025 finally brought the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 and blockbuster exclusives like Mario Kart World. But the year has also seen a parade of indie breakouts, from Blue Prince to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Meanwhile, the video game industry lurched from massive strikes to landmark labor deals to deep layoffs. NPR staff and contributors have explored the breadth …

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