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5 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Aimee Picchi |Mary Cunningham |Alain Sherter
President Trump on Thursday hailed his new trade pact with the U.K. as a "maxed out deal" that will serve as a template for agreements with other nations. But some experts are taking a dimmer view, noting that the U.K. agreement suggests high tariffs are set to remain in place for the long term. Although the deal with Britain offers some concessions, a 10% tariff remains in place on U.K. imports.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mary Cunningham |Kris Van Cleave
Southwest Airlines, once famous for its open seating policy, is rolling out a new fare options for travelers before its assigned seating model takes effect next year. The new fare bundles, which include seating, checked bag and boarding options, will be available for booking starting sometime in the third quarter for flights scheduled to depart in 2026, the discount carrier said.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Mary Cunningham |Aimee Picchi
U.S. stocks whipsawed on Friday, signaling an end to a three-day rally that was driven by investor hopes of a de-escalation in the trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 76 points, or 0.2%, to 40,017 in early afternoon trading, while the S&P 500 inched higher 24 points, or 0.4%, to 5,509. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.9%, thanks to boost from a handful of Big Tech stocks.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Mary Cunningham |Tracy Wholf
As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on addressing the threat of climate change, they're confronting a new era of uncertainty for the United States' climate commitments in the wake of Donald Trump's presidential election victory.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
msn.com | Mary Cunningham
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Mary Cunningham
As the 2024 showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump inches closer, a large chunk of the American populace is once again opting to vote via mail. According to figures from the University of Florida, over 67 million mail ballots have been requested and over 34.4 million have been returned as of Sunday morning, Nov. 3 While voting by mail has become more common since the pandemic, a few recent mishaps have shaken some voters' faith in the system.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
hashtagkhabri.com | Hashtag Khabri |Mary Cunningham
She may be an actor on screen, but she’s an activist at heart. Between calling for an end to the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, rallying with the women’s movement, and fighting for Indigenous rights, Jane Fonda has marched and protested nearly her entire life. But five years ago, as she walked under a hazy orange sky filled with wildfire smoke, she felt like she still hadn’t done enough.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
msn.com | Mary Cunningham
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
aol.com | Mary Cunningham
September 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM Karen Foley / Getty Images/ iStockphotoThe outlook for "Doomsday Glacier" just got gloomier. Scientists are warning the Antarctic Ice Sheet, known formally as the Thwaites Glacier, will deteriorate "further and faster" and that sea level rise triggered by the melting could impact "hundreds of millions" in coastal communities.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Mary Cunningham
Mary CunninghamSeptember 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM·4 min readThe next time you hear "go fetch" don't assume it's for a dog. Cats like to engage in the playful behavior more than people might think. A new study from researchers at the University of Purdue and the University of Pennsylvania found that 41% of cats fetch, compared with about 78% of dogs. Mikel Delgado, a senior research scientist at Purdue who led the study, said prior to their research, it was well established that some cats play fetch.
