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Trump delivers farmers another financial blow with Iran war
Some of President Trump's policies, the latest being the war in Iran, are testing his support among farmers who are being burdened with higher costs.

Supreme Court declines to review press freedom case
At issue was the 2017 arrest in Texas of a journalist who published news stories about a border agent's public suicide and a car crash.
Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda
Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late.
Worried about a shaky stock market? This is what financial advisers suggest you do
Their answer depends on how soon you need to tap into your funds — and it might simply be "do nothing."
War is pushing up energy prices now. Trump's policies could hurt for years to come
The war in Iran is driving up fossil fuel prices and highlighting the risks of depending on oil and gasoline. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has unwound policies that would boost alternatives.

The Iran war is impacting the global economy, and Asia is particularly vulnerable
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, about how the war on Iran is effecting the global economy.
The U.S. is a big oil exporter. So why does it import most of the oil it consumes?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to University of Texas engineering professor Hugh Daigle about why the U.S. imports most of the oil it consumes despite being one of the world's largest oil exporters.

U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage
The policy required media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials formally authorized its release. A U.S. judge said the rules are at odds with the First Amendment.
Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations.

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Trump delivers farmers another financial blow with Iran war
Some of President Trump's policies, the latest being the war in Iran, are testing his support among farmers who are being burdened with higher costs.

Supreme Court declines to review press freedom case
At issue was the 2017 arrest in Texas of a journalist who published news stories about a border agent's public suicide and a car crash.
Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda
Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late.
Worried about a shaky stock market? This is what financial advisers suggest you do
Their answer depends on how soon you need to tap into your funds — and it might simply be "do nothing."
War is pushing up energy prices now. Trump's policies could hurt for years to come
The war in Iran is driving up fossil fuel prices and highlighting the risks of depending on oil and gasoline. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has unwound policies that would boost alternatives.

The Iran war is impacting the global economy, and Asia is particularly vulnerable
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for the Financial Times, about how the war on Iran is effecting the global economy.
The U.S. is a big oil exporter. So why does it import most of the oil it consumes?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to University of Texas engineering professor Hugh Daigle about why the U.S. imports most of the oil it consumes despite being one of the world's largest oil exporters.

U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage
The policy required media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials formally authorized its release. A U.S. judge said the rules are at odds with the First Amendment.
Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations.

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