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Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat

January 17, 20251:28 PM ET Jasmine Garsd LINCOLN, Neb. — Every so often, Al Juhnke, executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association, says he'll get a phone call from one of his farmers about how to solve Nebraska's severe labor shortage.. It goes something like this: "Al, I got a great idea. Why don't we invite any immigrants? Legal, illegal … I don't care. Invite them to Nebraska because we have lots of openings out on our farm and we need help." Juhnke smiles ...

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Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump. Congress last year, in a law signed by Biden, required that TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by Jan. 19, a day before the presidential inauguration. The official said the outgoing administration was leaving the impl ...

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'Sheep for hire': Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg's dangerous plan for Europe

The European Union has long been one of the safest digital spaces for internet users. But that was before Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House and before two of today's tech titans – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – were essentially handed carte blanche to declare war on the EU’s digital defences. Some say the trio has even more sinister plans in the making. Barely two weeks ahead of Trump’s inauguration, Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook parent company Meta, threw down the gau ...

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Democrats push for inaugural oversight as Trump committee rakes in cash

Jan. 17, 2025, 2:32 PM EST / Source: CNBC Senate Democrats are pushing for more transparency from presidential inaugural committees, as a wave of cash from corporations and their billionaire leaders floods Washington, D.C., before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “The American people deserve to know how these funds are being spent and exactly who they come from,” said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., in a statement to CNBC after reintroducing legislation to strengthen oversight ...

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Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs to unveil as soon as Trump's inauguration day

The Trudeau government is planning a first round of counter-tariffs that could be unveiled as soon as incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is sworn in on Monday, Radio-Canada has confirmed. The counter-tariffs would apply to $37 billion in goods that would be less harmful to the Canadian economy. Trump has threatened to levy a 25 per cent across-the-board tariff on Canadian goods. Experts and lawmakers have warned such a move would be devastating for the Canadian economy. The Canadian govern ...

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House Republicans take first step in mass deportation scheme

(Daily Kos) Donald Trump’s Deputy Policy Chief and spokesman for "Hair in a can", Stephen Miller, met Wednesday with members of the House Republican Study Committee to begin planning for the mass deportation of immigrants. “He talked about how the cost of immigration is costing this country and he used the example of if an illegal has four children they have the same rights and privileges to the gimmes that Americans do, health care, education, all of that,” Rep. Ralph Norman, Republican of South Carolina, told the Daily Beast.

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House GOP's Budget Hawks Now Want A $4 Trillion Debt Limit Hike

(Huff Post) The House Freedom Caucus, a group of hard-right conservative and libertarian Republicans, wants a $4 trillion hike in the nation’s debt limit as part of the GOP’s big but still-developing tax and spending cut plans. A hike in the debt limit would allow the government to continue borrowing to repay past debts and keep it from defaulting on the current $36 trillion-plus in outstanding debt. A default by the U.S. on its debt would trigger catastrophic economic consequences, economists say.

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Trump's billionaire Treasury chief nominee says minimum wage should stay at $7.25 per hour

(Raw Story) Billionaire businessman Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Treasury Department, argued that the federal minimum wage should remain at $7.25 an hour. During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) asked Bessent about raising the federal minimum wage.

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Democratic states brace for Trump by launching defense of Biden policies

(Reuters) Democratic states' attorneys general launched a legal bid this week to defend Biden administration policies on immigration, the environment and guns, just days before Donald Trump takes office on Monday. Trump has vowed to deport millions of people who are in the country illegally, roll back environmental rules and sweep away Biden transgender policies.

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FTC sues John Deere for monopolizing farm-equipment repair market

7 min ago - Posted 3:05 PM, Jan 17, 2025 Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commissi ... (Scripps News)

Vanguard fined more than $100 million by SEC over violations involving target date retirement funds

38 min ago - Jan. 17, 2025, 1:27 PM EST / Source: CNBC Asset management giant Vanguard has been fined more than $100 million to settle charges related to disclosures around target date investment funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday. The ... (NBC News/CNBC)

Biden Task Force Calls for More Training and Money to Avoid the Mishandling of Classified Documents

1 hr ago - Jan. 17, 2025, at 11:01 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal task force aiming to fix the mishandling of classified documents that it says has plagued outgoing presidential administrations for decades is recommending better guidance and training on ... (US News and World Report/AP)

Appeals court upholds dismissal of some charges against Trump, others in Georgia election case

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Israeli cabinet ratifies ceasefire deal with Hamas

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Biden planning book with his narrative on presidency, election exit

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Judge Cannon seems poised to keep special counsel report on Trump classified documents probe from Congress

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California City Delays Trump Mass Deportation Vote Amid Backlash

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Days Before Trump Takes Office, Former Oath Keepers Lawyer Sentenced

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Washington DC residents flee ahead of Trump inauguration: 'I can't be here'

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Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat

4 hrs ago - January 17, 20251:28 PM ET Jasmine Garsd LINCOLN, Neb. — Every so often, Al Juhnke, executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association, says he'll get a phone call from one of his farmers about how to solve Nebraska's severe labor s ... (npr)

As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines

4 hrs ago - As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot. On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it’s providing a ... (NBC)

Democrats push for inaugural oversight as Trump committee rakes in cash

4 hrs ago - Jan. 17, 2025, 2:32 PM EST / Source: CNBC Senate Democrats are pushing for more transparency from presidential inaugural committees, as a wave of cash from corporations and their billionaire leaders floods Washington, D.C., before President-elect Don ... (NBC News/CNBC)

Pepsi accused of illegal pricing deals with 'a large, big box retailer' in U.S. lawsuit

5 hrs ago - January 17, 2025 12:44 PM ET A new federal lawsuit accuses Pepsi of rigging competition by offering unfair deals to a large big-box store at the expense of rival retailers, resulting in higher prices for shoppers. The Federal Trade Commission is suin ... (NPR)

Supreme Court takes up parents' bid to opt out of LGBTQ content at elementary schools

5 hrs ago - Supreme Court Supreme Court takes up parents' bid to opt out of LGBTQ content at elementary schools The case concerns a policy instituted by the board of education in Montgomery County, Maryland, that does not include an opt-out provision. Jan. 17, 2 ... (NBC News)

Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

5 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump ... (Associated Press)

Novo's Ozempic, Wegovy picked for US Medicare price negotiations

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The Definitive Guide to Where the US Has Squeezed Russia's Oil Flows the Hardest

5 hrs ago - Last Friday, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed restrictions on 158 oil tankers involved in the Russia trade, with the State Department targeting another three vessels. The measures were part of the most-aggres ... (Bloomberg)

Russian Oil Tankers Still Under Construction Included in U.S. Sanctions

5 hrs ago - MOSCOW, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Six Russian oil tankers still under construction by Russia’s Zvezda shipyard were included in U.S. sanctions imposed last week, the first time Washington is known to have banned tankers before they even set sail, ... (Reuters)