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Trump's trade restrictions could be good for American semiconductor jobs

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The tariffs Donald Trump proposed while campaigning could help create US semiconductor jobs. Tariffs could also help US chipmakers compete with companies abroad that sell chips at lower prices. To be sure, the impacts of a tariff policy on chips could be mixed. If president-elect Donald Trump follows through on his campaign promise to impose […]

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Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it’s unconstitutional

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding legal ways to tap taxpayer money used more typically for public schools. One new approach in Ohio is benefiting schools tied to a burgeoning conservative political group and facing objections from defenders of the separation of church and state. In President-elect

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Biden will become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in the Amazon rainforest during a brief stop Sunday in the Brazilian city of Manaus, coming as the U.S. is expected to scale back its commitment to combating climate change under the incoming administration of Donald Trump. The massive

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Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in a second Trump administration. Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance”

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What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, pushing it one step closer to becoming law. The Social Security bill on Tuesday won bipartisan support in the House, 327-75, in what is now the lame-duck period for Congress. The bill now heads to the

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This is the anti-ESG venture capital firm that Donald Trump Jr. is joining instead of taking a White House role

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The president-elect’s son will be entering the VC world as his father takes back the White House.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Donald Trump Jr. will not take on a White House role, opting instead for the VC firm 1789 Capital. The firm, co-founded by Omeed Malik, funds conservative causes like Tucker Carlson’s media venture. The Florida firm

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Elon Musk throws his weight behind Howard Lutnick over Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

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Elon Musk weighed in on Trump’s impending pick for Treasury secretary. Musk wrote on X that Cantor Fitzgerald chief executive Howard Lutnick would “actually enact change.” Lutnick and Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent are leading contenders for the role. Elon Musk on Saturday said that Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick would “actually enact change”

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Elon Musk throws his weight behind Howard Lutnick over Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

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Elon Musk weighed in on Trump’s impending pick for Treasury secretary. Musk wrote on X that Cantor Fitzgerald chief executive Howard Lutnick would “actually enact change.” Lutnick and Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent are leading contenders for the role. Elon Musk on Saturday said that Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick would “actually enact change”

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US utilities want Trump, Republicans to save inflation act, Edison CEO says

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By Valerie Volcovici BAKU (Reuters) – The U.S. utility industry wants the incoming Trump administration and Republican-led Congress to preserve clean energy and EV tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, Pedro Pizarro, the CEO of utility Edison International said on Saturday. The 2022 IRA contains hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies for clean

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