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A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts has been announced by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government. The resistance movement coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military. The country’s death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644. The announcement issued Saturday night by the opposition National Unity Government said that its armed wing will implement a two-week pause in offensive military operations starting Sunday in earthquake-affected areas. It said it would “collaborate with the U.N. and nongovernmental organizations to ensure security, transportation and the establishment of temporary rescue and medical camps� in the areas it controls.
MISSOURI (WSIL) -- Beginning Tuesday, March 25, residents impacted by the March 14th and 15th storms will see resources move into their commun…
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Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company are cropping up from coast to coast and even overseas. Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging stations and even privately owned cars have been targeted. Not all of the incidents have been definitively linked to politics, but there has been a clear uptick since President Donald Trump took office and empowered Musk to oversee a new Department of Government Efficiency that's slashing government spending. Experts on domestic extremism say Tesla is a predictable target for left-wing anarchist violence, even if it’s impossible to know yet if the spate of violence is a passing fad or the beginning of a worrisome trend.
S&P 500 jumps 1.8% and Dow leaps 565, but not by enough to keep stocks from 4th straight losing week
U.S. stocks are rallying, though not by enough to keep Wall Street from a fourth straight losing week. The S&P 500 rose 1.8% Friday, a day after closing more than 10% below its record for its first “correction� since 2023. It's on track for its best day in nearly two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 565 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 2.2%. Ulta Beauty helped lead the market after the beauty products retailer reported stronger profit than analysts expected. Worries have been rising that U.S. consumers may cut back on their spending because of uncertainty around tariffs.
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President Donald Trump is openly challenging U.S. allies by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% as he vows to take back wealth he says was “stolen� by other countries, drawing quick retaliation from Europe and Canada. The Republican president’s use of tariffs to extract concessions from other nations points toward a possibly destructive trade war and a stark change in America’s approach to global leadership. It also has destabilized the stock market and stoked anxiety about an economic downturn. Trump on Wednesday removed all exemptions from his 2018 tariffs on the metals, in addition to increasing the tariffs on aluminum from 10%.
Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money. Walgreens said Sycamore will pay $11.45 per share, giving the deal an equity value just under $10 billion. Shareholders could eventually receive up to another $3 per share under certain conditions. A buyout to take the drugstore chain private would give it more flexibility to make changes to improve its business without worrying about Wall Street’s reaction. Walgreens has been a public company since 1927.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war. The White House insists its tariffs are about stopping the smuggling of fentanyl, but Trump's proposed taxes have caused a gaping wound in the decades-old North American trade partnership, and Canada has felt compelled to quickly take aggressive countermeasures.  Trump’s tariff plans have also caused the stock market to sink and alarmed U.S. consumers.
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Greenland’s prime minister has a message for President Donald Trump: “Greenland is ours.� Múte Bourup Egede made the statement Wednesday, just hours after Trump declared in his State of the Union address to Congress that he intended to gain control of Greenland “one way or the other.� Egede says: “We are not for sale and cannot simply be taken. Our future will be decided by us in Greenland.� The Facebook post ends with a clenched fist emoji and a Greenlandic flag.
(WSIL) -- The National Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Al Lipphardt, says he will testify before a joint session of congressional veter…