Small businesses file lawsuits against Trump’s new sweeping tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Trump’s tariffs are headed to court — again. Two lawsuits filed by small businesses are challenging Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced Thursday that impose double-digit levies on …
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Smoking gun letter reveals LAUSD ignored dire budget warning before approving huge staff pay raises
Los Angeles Unified School District ignored a bombshell letter from its own experts that blockbuster pay rises for staff would cause thousands of layoffs, the California Post can reveal. Los …
New York Post
A Global Economy Jolted by an Oil Shock Now Gets a Tariff Reminder
War in the Middle East Tariffs are back, but this time there is a war in the Persian Gulf and oil has hit $100 a barrel. Patricia Cohen, the global …
The New York Times
‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape
Red Scare? The democratic socialist mayor of New York City spent this week talking about red tape. On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani – the politician at the center of a revived …
The Guardian
NYC’s foie gras sales ban set for final appeal as farmers look to save their feathers
Their goose isn’t cooked yet! New York’s foie gras farmers are making one last stand against the Big Apple’s ban on the French delicacy — taking their fight to court …
New York Post
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Water company executives' pay rises amid bonus ban and public scrutiny over pollution and bills
Top executives at UK water companies received increased pay packages in the financial year ending March 2026, totaling £25.3 million across the sector—an increase from …
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Trump Announces U.S. Investigation Into EU Over Google Fine, Threatens Tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a Section 301 investigation into European Union trade practices following a €890 million fine on Google for violating digital antitrust …
As gas prices and mortgage rates rise, the consumer affordability crisis returns
The affordability crisis is revving up again. The war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s global tariff agenda are pushing prices higher across the country and raising fears of renewed …
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Federal government says Australia's fuel supply is 'solid and secure' as prices climb again
In short: The federal government is moving to reassure motorists about Australia's fuel supply as the conflict between the United States and Iran re-escalates once again. Oil prices tipped over …
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Small businesses sue Trump administration over new Section 301 tariffs on 60 countries
Two small U.S. businesses, Burlap & Barrel and Collective Horology, have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's new tariffs on approximately 60 trading partners, …
Land Use & Biodiversity
Dozens of boats in a marina in Serbia’s northern city of Novi Sad floated in a green slurry — all that remained after the waters of the Danube receded by …
Reuters
Canadian beekeepers say businesses could fail as honey imports hit by U.S. tariffs
Every summer, Canadian beekeepers install their hives across the Prairies, where their bees feast on fields of alfalfa, clover and canola. The climate tends not to produce the high winds …
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