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Trump’s sweeping bill looms large over Democrats and Republicans as they head for recess | US politics

Trump’s sweeping bill looms large over Democrats and Republicans as they head for recess | US politics

Earlier this summer, Republican lawmakers gathered around Donald Trump and applauded as he sat before a desk outside the White House and put his signature on what he calls his “one, big, beautiful bill”. But there were few claps for Mike Flood this week when the Republican congressman appeared before an auditorium of his Nebraska constituents to extol the tax …

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The crypto craze sweeping Washington and Wall Street

The crypto craze sweeping Washington and Wall Street

Earlier this year, more than 35,000 bitcoin enthusiasts descended on Las Vegas for Bitcoin 2025 – the largest-ever gathering of its kind, attracting an eclectic mix of high rollers … and true believers. “Your goal should be to own at least one bitcoin, because by the time you retire, that can be worth 20, 30 million,” said Michael Terpin. Guy …

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Why Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are fueling stagflation concerns among economists

Why Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are fueling stagflation concerns among economists

Some economists are cautioning that President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on U.S. trade partners, which took effect Thursday, increase the risks that the U.S. economy could enter a period of stagflation.  A mashup of “stagnation” and “inflation,” the term describes periods marked by high prices and low GDP growth, such as the economic doldrums of the 1970s. To be sure, …

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How Marlins trolled Yankees just before sweeping them

How Marlins trolled Yankees just before sweeping them

Just when the Yankees’ weekend from hell seemed like it couldn’t get any worse, the Marlins’ in-stadium DJ managed to pile on with one final jab.  With Miami on the verge of sweeping the Yankees in the ninth inning of Sunday’s game, the speakers at loanDepot Park blasted “Sweet Caroline,” the Neil Diamond hit that is famously played at Fenway …

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Exhumed is an unjust casualty in Steam’s sweeping censorship campaign

Exhumed is an unjust casualty in Steam’s sweeping censorship campaign

Over the past few weeks, thousands of video games have been banned, removed and delisted from Steam and Itch.io. The justifications for doing so have been almost comically vague, and at least one highly anticipated title is now unable to be sold despite containing nothing objectionable. It started in early July, when payment processors including Visa, Mastercard and PayPal established …

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Labor Department looking to lighten workplace regulation with sweeping rules changes and repeals

Labor Department looking to lighten workplace regulation with sweeping rules changes and repeals

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at constructions sites and in mines, and limit the …

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Idaho judge lifts sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case

Idaho judge lifts sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge lifted a sweeping gag order Thursday in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case. Bryan Kohberger avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty earlier this month to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at a rental home near campus in 2022. A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press had asked …

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An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case

An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge lifted a sweeping gag order Thursday in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case. Bryan Kohberger avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty earlier this month to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at a rental home near campus in 2022. A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press …

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