By Aaron Gifford Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia provide in-state tuition and financial aid for illegal immigrants despite a federal prohibition against the practice. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, prohibits states from offering in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants unless that […]
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Trump Says India Offered Zero Tariffs After Decades of ‘One-Sided’ Trade
By Tom Ozimek President Donald Trump said on Sept. 1 that India has offered to cut its tariffs on U.S. products to zero, describing the move as a long-overdue step to correct what he called decades of one-sided trade. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that India has long benefited from selling “massive […]
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Labor Day Gas Prices Lowest Since 2020, New Analysis Finds
By Andrew Moran U.S. motorists will see the lowest gasoline prices heading into Labor Day in five years, a new analysis shows. GasBuddy, which monitors national gas prices, projected in an Aug. 26 report that the cost of fuel will be $3.15 per gallon this Labor Day weekend. By comparison, the average price for a […]
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Musk Companies Sue Apple and OpenAI, Allege Monopolistic Practices
By Naveen Athrappully Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI and its subsidiary X Corp. filed suit against Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Aug. 25, alleging monopolistic practices and illegal conspiracy to control the AI in smartphone devices. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, features 10 claims altogether. “Defendants Apple and OpenAI […]
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Keurig Dr Pepper and JDE Peet’s Merge to Create 2 Global Beverage Firms
By Mary Prenon Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) announced a merger agreement on Aug. 25, in which KDP will acquire JDE Peet’s in an all-cash deal. The transaction will create an international coffee leader, combining KDP’s Keurig—North America’s leading single-serve coffee platform—with JDE Peet’s global portfolio of coffee brands. Following the close of the acquisition, KDP will […]
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Red Sox Lefty Reliever Chapman’s Ageless Arm Still Baffles Batters in Late Innings
By Donald Laible Bosox relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman remains a dominant option, still, when a save situation is on the line. Everything about the Boston Red Sox is clicking in their favor in late-season play. At 71–60, with 31 games left in the regular season, the Red Sox are in second place in the American […]
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Trump Says He‘ll Sue Over California Redistricting and US Senate ’Blue Slips’
By Sam Dorman President Donald Trump indicated on Aug. 25 that his administration would file lawsuits over California’s redistricting attempt and individual senators’ ability to halt his nominations. His remarks came as Republicans fought to fill key positions in both Congress and the executive branch. California, like Texas, has been undergoing a redistricting battle that […]
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Home Sales See Record July Cancellations as High Mortgage Rates Weigh on Buyers
By Tom Ozimek A growing share of U.S. home sales collapsed in July as wary buyers pulled back, underscoring the strain of elevated mortgage rates despite a modest uptick in overall existing-home sales. Roughly 58,000 purchase agreements fell through last month, equal to more than 15 percent of homes that went under contract, according to […]
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Newsom Files Records Request for ICE Operation Near Redistricting Press Conference
By Jill McLaughlin Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has filed an official open records request to the Trump administration seeking information about a federal immigration enforcement operation that took place outside the venue where the governor was holding a press conference on Aug. 14. The California governor filed a formal Freedom of Information Act request with […]
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Trump Heads to Alaska for Pivotal Summit With Putin on Ukraine War
By Emel Akan ANCHORAGE, Alaska—U.S. President Donald Trump departed Washington early on Aug. 15 for Alaska, where he will hold a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to end more than three years of fighting in Eastern Europe. The summit will take place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska’s largest military facility. […]
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Trump Signs Order Easing ‘Restrictive’ Space Industry Rules
By Melanie Sun President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 13 to ease regulations for the commercial space industry and enhance “American greatness in space.” The order directs Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to work on streamlining the license and permitting process for commercial launch and reentry vehicles to “eliminate outdated, redundant, or overly […]
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Cooperstown’s Baseball Museum a Must Visit Annually for Hall of Famer Jenkins
By Donald Laible For more than 30 years, Baseball Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins has been grateful for his annual summer visits to Cooperstown, N.Y. “I look forward to coming back,” Jenkins told The Epoch Times on Tuesday during a phone conversation from his home in Frisco, Texas. “It’s important for me to see the […]
