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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs. President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in

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All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Boston 58 20 .744 — x-New York 50 28 .641 8 Toronto 29 50 .367 29½ Brooklyn 25 53 .321 33 Philadelphia 23 55 .295 35 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 38 40 .487 — Atlanta 37 41 .474 1 Miami 35

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All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Boston 58 20 .744 — 9-1 W-2 26-13 32-7 36-12 x-New York 50 28 .641 8 7-3 W-2 27-12 23-16 33-15 Toronto 29 50 .367 29½ 5-5 W-1 17-23 12-27 20-31 Brooklyn 25 53 .321 33 2-8 L-2 11-27

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China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs

BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.‘s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China is “completely groundless and is a

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The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a ‘death sentence’

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, SAMY MAGDY and DAVID BILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict, according to the organization and officials who spoke to The

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Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the interaction between the two societies, Guatemala’s Culture and Sports Ministry announced Monday. The enormous city-state of

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Dutch cannabis growers welcome expansion of state-run experiment to make sales legal

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press BEMMEL, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative on Monday allowing legal cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities will be allowed to sell marijuana from 10 licensed producers. “Weed was sold here legally for 50 years,

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Informal ties with US philanthropists like Howard Buffett firm despite shaky US–Ukraine relations

By HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press BOBRYK, Ukraine (AP) — As uncertainty in U.S.–Ukraine relations grows, informal ties with some U.S. philanthropists built over three years of war with Russia are holding firm. One such benefactor is Howard G. Buffett, a Republican and son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. He’s making his 18th

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Trump administration is having early talks to hold a military parade in nation’s capital on June 14

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is having early discussions about a grand military parade in the nation’s capital this summer, something that is a long-held dream of President Donald Trump. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the administration had reached out to the

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Texas governor calls November election for vacant US House seat as Democrats criticize timing

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that a special election to fill the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat won’t be held until November and defended the timing by renewing criticism of past Houston-area elections. Abbott’s announcement that the special election will be on

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