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Andre Byik

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Washington State Connect Reporter at Gannett

Washington State Connect Reporter at USA Today

@USATODAY fact-check reporter

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  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andre Byik |Gabe Hauari

    Sam's Club plans to expedite its expansion by opening about 15 new stores per year and remodeling all 600 of its existing stores across the country. CEO Chris Nicholas said during Walmart Inc.'s 2025 Investment Community Meeting on April 9 the company is emphasizing a strategy based on improving membership numbers and expanding physical and digital capabilities. “This is one of the fastest, most scalable transformations happening in retail today,” said Nicholas in a news release on April 11.

  • 1 week ago | sctimes.com | Andre Byik |Corey Schmidt

    Holafly ranked U.S. cities based on their "culture score," evaluating the number of theaters, live music venues, museums, art galleries, and landmarks per 100,000 people. New Orleans took the top spot, followed by San Francisco and Nashville. Minneapolis and St. Paul ranked 16th and 30th, respectively, highlighted for their art galleries and museums. Minneapolis stood out for its numerous theaters, while St. Paul excelled in museum offerings. Refined. Intellectual. Enlightened.

  • 1 week ago | kitsapsun.com | Andre Byik |Victoria Freile

    It's been another eventful week for President Donald Trump, as his approval ratings slipped in national surveys and polls. On April 5, thousands of demonstrators rallied in opposition to the Trump administration across the country, with a unified message: "Hands off!" On April 9, Trump again changed his tariff posture, pausing his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs while increasing tariffs on Chinese imports. Here's what recent polls show. How do Washington voters see Trump's presidency so far?

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andre Byik

    The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on April 10 that would require people to show documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act passed 220-208, mostly along party lines. Only a handful of Democrats, including a Washington state representative, voted in favor of the bill.

  • 2 weeks ago | kitsapsun.com | Andre Byik

    The New York Times reports that since taking office, President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 145%, a figure that includes the increase to 125% announced on April 9 and the 20% import tax Trump on China over the movement of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids from China to the U.S.China has imposed tariffs totaling 84% on all U.S. products, the Times .

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