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Retail spending has come back strong, but surveys also showed a surprise contraction in factory activity in April.

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The president addressed the importance of a free press at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

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The company plans to add more ground infrastructure at its launch site in South Texas and likely won’t need to seek new funding

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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as what many see as the brazen attack on press freedom across the