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Trump Administration Lifts Some Food Tariffs in Effort to Ease Prices

It is walking back levies on imports including beef and coffee in what critics say is an admission that tariffs raised prices in the first place. Source link

Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes

The university system will ban advocacy of “race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity” without approval. Source link

Epstein Bantered Regularly With Larry Summers

The former Treasury secretary corresponded routinely with Jeffrey Epstein. In one series of exchanges, he sought Mr. Epstein’s advice on how to handle a female acquaintance. Source link

Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.” Source link

Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths

Parents of campers and counselors who died in the July 4 Texas floods said the camp leadership did little before mounting “a hopeless ‘rescue’ effort from its self-created disaster.” Source link

Flight Cancellations and Delays May Get Worse This Week Amid Shutdown

The transportation secretary said Sunday that air travel could be reduced to a trickle” as Thanksgiving neared. Source link

Gavin Newsom, Eyeing 2028, Tries to Mess With Texas

Celebrating his recent redistricting victory, the California governor swooped into a state led by a Republican rival and sent the latest signal about his presidential ambitions. Source link

Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds

The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education. Source link

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund SNAP Benefits This Month

The Justice Department later said it would appeal, leaving the program known as SNAP in limbo. Source link

One of UPS Jet’s Engines Detached From Plane in Louisville, Official Says

The aircraft’s left engine fell off as the plane rolled toward takeoff, according to safety investigators. At least 11 people died after the plane plunged to the ground. Source link
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