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By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promise to impose steep tariffs on imports — including those coming from close U.S. allies — has some of his fellow Republicans in Congress worried about its potential hit to their home-state economies. Trump faces a self-imposed Saturday deadline to potentially slap 25% tariffs …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump’s interior secretary. The vote was 79 to 18. Burgum, 68, will lead an agency that guides the use of 500 million acres (202 million hectares) of federal and tribal land, a fifth of the nation’s …

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By Chad Terhune ALTADENA, California (Reuters) – First there were the fast-moving, devastating fires. Now, amid the ruins of homes burned to the ground in the Los Angeles area blazes this month, workers are starting the massive, delicate task of removing hazardous debris as a prelude to rebuilding. And they are racing against the clock: …

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By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Top mutual fund manager Vanguard removed some of its guidance for U.S. companies to include women and minority directors, a sign of the shifting dynamics of corporate diversity efforts that have come under attack from the new Trump administration. With $10.1 trillion in assets under management, any change in Vanguard’s guidance …

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By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a regional passenger jet in Washington, D.C. was flying too high at the time of the accident, in what appeared to be a major disclosure about the investigation. U.S. military …

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By Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Billie Eilish sang with Green Day and Stevie Nicks thanked the firefighters who saved her home at two star-studded concerts on Thursday to raise money for wildfire relief in Los Angeles. The FireAid benefit featured surprise pairings and generation-spanning acts, many with connections to the devastated …

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