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EXPLAINER: Forced Labor Becomes the Legal Backbone of Trump's Global Tariff Wall
Shipping containers from China sit at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, U.S., November 5, 2025. Reuters.
Summary:
- The United States will collect duties of 10% and 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners,...
Judge Forces DOJ Retreat in Subpoena Fight Over Trump’s Qatari Air Force One
President Trump speaking to reporters before boarding the new Air Force One last week. Photo: The New York Times.
Summary:
- Trump’s Justice Department withdrew subpoenas seeking testimony and communications records from Ne...
More Than 19 Million Texas Eggs Recalled as Salmonella Risk Spans Six States
A strain of Salmonella (red) invades cultured human cells. Photo: Media for Medical/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
MIDWEST POULTRY SERVICES is recalling 1,589,577 dozen white and brown cage-free eggs produced in Texas over...
EXPLAINER: Two Straits, One War—How the Houthi Blockade at Bab el-Mandeb Threatens to Seal Off the World's Oil
Satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen’s Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, 202...
EXPLAINER: Epstein's Model Scout Found Dead in France as a Rape Inquiry Closed In
Daniel Siad had not yet been questioned by investigators, but had denied the allegations, saying he wanted to give his version of events. Photograph: U.S. Department of Justice
Summary:
- Daniel Siad, 69, a French modelling...
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