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House follows Trump's lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'
Posted 2:49 PM 5/8/2025 by KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
President Donald Trump already signed an executive order during (More)
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US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
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A woman who called a Black child a slur has raised a backlash but also thousands of dollars
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White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost 'lots of billions'
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Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types
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Yesterday
Privacy concerns swirl around HHS plan to build Medicare, Medicaid database on autism
Posted 3:16 PM 5/7/2025 by Sarah Owermohle, CNN
(CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot (More)
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Ford will raise the sticker price on cars imported from Mexico. It just said it didn’t expect significant US price hikes
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Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
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The more Trump talks about making trade deals, the more confusing the tariff picture gets
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House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care
5/5/2025
What's in Trump's big bill? Money for migrant clampdown but tax breaks and program cuts hit 'bumps'
Posted 12:44 PM 5/6/2025 by LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is deep into drafting President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up funding to halt migrants, but it's "bumpy," one Republican chairman says, with much work ahead to meet House Speaker Mike Johnson's goal of passing the package out (More)
5/4/2025
Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience and culture of Mexican people
Posted 9:08 AM 5/5/2025 by FERNANDA FIGUEROA Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos, tequila and colorful displays of Mexican culture — even if they're not always the most authentic.
The day falls on a Monday this year, meaning the bulk of the celebrations took (More)
