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How Daylight Saving Time Affects Your Health

As Americans prepare to spring forward on Sunday, some might dread the looming loss of an hour of sleep. In fact, over half of U.S. adults now oppose daylight saving time, according to a recent Gallup poll—and the reason might

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Tariffs on cars from Mexico and Canada delayed by one month – CNN

Tariffs on cars from Mexico and Canada delayed by one month  CNN Trump grants automakers one-month exemption from tariffs  CNBC Trump grants one-month tariff delay for U.S. automakers  NBC News Trump pauses Canada, Mexico auto tariffs  POLITICO Trump agrees to one-month tariff reprieve aimed

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China targets economic growth of ‘around 5 percent’ despite looming trade war with U.S.

The Chinese government unveiled an annual economic growth target of “around 5 percent” on Wednesday, despite the possible negative impact of a looming trade war with the United States, and pledged to address what it called “sluggish” consumer spending at home.

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White House confirms US has been holding direct talks with Hamas, in unprecedented step – The Times of Israel

White House confirms US has been holding direct talks with Hamas, in unprecedented step  The Times of Israel

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‘This insanity has to stop’: Trump-Musk funding freeze puts elephants and rhinos at risk

Donald Trump’s decision to cut off funding to conservation work could put some endangered species at risk from poachers, according to environmentalists. The president froze international conservation grants dispensed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the Center

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‘A jester high on ketamine!’ French senator delivers blistering rebuke of Trump and Musk

French Senator Claude Malhuret this week delivered a blistering rebuke of President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk, and he compared their reign to that of an infamously debauched Roman emperor. During a speech discussing European support for Ukraine

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Trump admin plans to cut more than 70,000 jobs at Department of Veterans Affairs, memo says – CNN

Trump admin plans to cut more than 70,000 jobs at Department of Veterans Affairs, memo says  CNN Trump’s veterans affairs chief defends ‘extraordinarily difficult’ plans to cut 80,000 staff – US politics live  The Guardian US VA plans to lay off as

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