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6 days ago | tmj4.com | Kadia Aretha Tubman |Tony Aria

After President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on China, Chinese factories on TikTok "seized" an opportunity to reach US consumers directly. "What these creators are saying now is that they can get even lower prices by going directly to the factories in China. So instead of maybe paying $10 for an item on a platform like Temu or Shein, they would pay $2," Sky Canaves, principal analyst for retail and e-commerce at E-Marketer, told Scripps News Group.

2 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Simon Kaufman |Kadia Aretha Tubman

President Trump's on-again, off-again tariff actions have sparked major stock market swings, and they're leaving many people hesitant about what's next. "My concern is the continued uncertainty with this administration," Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday. Even members of the president's party are noting hesitancy. "It's a stability issue, you know, businesses hate uncertainty," North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said on Tuesday.

2 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Kadia Aretha Tubman

When Anthony Randolph received news that he was HIV-positive, his first thought when hearing his diagnosis was, “I’m going to die.”Randolph was in his 40s at the time and his doctor asked him if he wanted to live. When he answered yes, she told him to take his medication every day. “And I took that to heart,” he said. “And I take my medication every day because I want to live.”That was 20 years ago. Randolph is one of more than one million people in the U.S. living with HIV.

2 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Kadia Aretha Tubman

Public health advocates on Tuesday warned a House subcommittee against a 'chaotic, rapid retreat' by the U.S. from a flagship global HIV/AIDS initiative — a program that has saved over 25 million lives. “We have the opportunity to have not only the legacy of the past 20 years but a tremendous diplomatic, national security, and economic success,” said the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact’s Mark Dybul, who testified before a House Appropriations Committee subcommittee Tuesday morning.

4 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Kadia Aretha Tubman

The Social Security Administration walked back a new controversial policy that was set to take effect in April. On Wednesday, the agency announced a new rule requiring some current and new beneficiaries to prove their identity in person would not apply to specific groups of people. However, advocates say major changes to the agency still present barriers to millions of people trying to access benefits.