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Writer @Reuters. Sometimes my name autocorrects as Zeppelin. Send story tips to tim.aeppel@thomsonreuters.com

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Golden age? Americans doubt Trump's claim of booming economy as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds President Donald Trump says the U.S. economy is booming and that he has fixed inflation. But most Americans, including many in his Republican Party, do not see things that way, according to a Reuters/...

President Donald Trump says the US economy is booming and that he has fixed inflation. But most Americans, including many in his Republican Party, do not see things that way, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll reut.rs/3OEhl3F

27.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 6
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Prices investors will pay for tariff refund claims surge after Supreme Court decision The prices importers can get from selling rights to potential government refunds have surged in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling.

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25.02.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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White House deletes racist Trump post depicting Obamas as apes A video shared on Donald Trump's social media account that depicted Democratic former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes was deleted on Friday, following criticism that the U...

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06.02.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@reuters.com names Echo Wang its M&A deals editor: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...

05.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis' On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.

Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'

28.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: β€œ.. This is backfiring against Republicans. .. Americans don’t want law enforcement shooting people in the street or arresting five-year-old boys.”

@wsj.com
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26.01.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 699 πŸ” 189 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 24
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AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the centr...

apnews.com/article/fede... Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case

19.01.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The exchange of messages between Norway's prime minister and President Trump Here is the full text of the exchange between Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Greenland, trade and the Nobel Peace Prize, as released by Norway's government on Monday under the country's freedom of information act.

The exchange of messages between Norway's prime minister and President Trump reut.rs/49wP7Qg

19.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 8
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They're always busy.

14.01.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œ.. Federal agents grab a woman to drag her away from her car, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.”

@reuters.com

13.01.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 6750 πŸ” 3278 πŸ’¬ 433 πŸ“Œ 303
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How Trump's tariffs ricochetΒ through a Southern California business park America's trade wars forced Robert Luna to hike prices on the rustic wooden Mexican furniture he sells from a crowded warehouse here, while down the street, Eddie Cole scrambled to design new products...

Visited an LA area business park to assess how tariffs are hitting smaller businesses. Spoiler: it's mostly not good. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

09.01.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Blame flat maps: Greenland appears the same size as Africa (while Africa is actually 14 times larger). Greenland's area is comparable to Democratic Republic of the Congo's alone.

09.01.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Importers brace for $150 billion tariff refund fight if Trump loses at Supreme Court Company executives, customs brokers and trade lawyers are bracing for a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs - and a potential fight over obtaining ...

Importers brace for $150 billion tariff refund fight. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

08.01.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wall Street buying potential Trump tariff refundsΒ for pennies on the dollar Some U.S. companies are hedging their bets on the Supreme Court case against President Donald Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs by selling their rights to collect potential government refunds of the ...

Some companies are selling their rights to potential tariff refunds. www.reuters.com/business/com...

04.01.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"another carried an American passport to elementary school"

24.11.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New taco place in town.

24.11.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Trump's approval rating falls to the lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

18.11.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump cuts tariffs in effort to curb inflation: The new exemptions mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that the sweeping import duties he imposed earlier this year are not fueling inflation. www.reuters.com/business/tru...

15.11.2025 00:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But I was told the tariffs didn’t increase costs

13.11.2025 23:47 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Democrats more energized for the midterms than Republicans, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll. www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...

13.11.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There's a niche industry that makes backpacks for dogs.

11.11.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.

Good read: A MAGA Senator gave hope for a dying paper mill in Ohio. Then reality set in . . . www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...

11.11.2025 21:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

POLITICO writes an entire piece today about this chart β€” and the political vulnerabilities that accompany it.

11.11.2025 20:27 πŸ‘ 420 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary β€œRovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

β€œAs of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

10.11.2025 23:00 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 10
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β€œ.. The economy is increasingly dependent on β€˜three narrow, interconnected 'A-pillars':

1) affluent consumers

2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment

3) asset price gains”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

10.11.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 941 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 13
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Explainer: When will US air travel be back to normal? Not this week Despite hopes the federal government shutdown could end this week, air travelers in the United States are still in for a rough few days of cancellations and delays nationwide before taking to the skies gets back to normal.

Explainer: When will US air travel be back to normal? Not this week reut.rs/4oxHoX8

10.11.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Government Shutdown Brings Waves Of Illegal Activity To Yosemite National Park Crowded campsites, unpermitted hiking, and illegal sport is running rampant in this national park right now.

"Since the beginning of October, visitors have attested that a rise in illegal camping, unpermitted hiking, and BASE jumping is taking place within the park." www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...

10.11.2025 00:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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USDA tells states to undo efforts to issue full food aid benefits The U.S. Department of Agriculture directed states to roll back any steps taken to issue full food aid benefits to low-income Americans or risk financial penalties.

The new guidance issued late on Saturday follows a Supreme Court order on Friday that allowed the Trump administration to continue withholding $4 billion in aid for nearly 42 million recipients. www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

09.11.2025 21:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion EV maker Rivian on Friday said it was giving its CEO a revised pay package worth as much as $4.6 billion over the next decade, a deal modeled on larger rival Tesla's plan for paying CEO Elon Musk, and linked to new profit targets and reduced share price milestones.

EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion reut.rs/480rYVw

07.11.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7