Wall's Matt Johnson selected as Shore Conference Baseball Star of Week 8

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In Kentucky bourbon country, the newest trade war feels like a hangover that won't go away
In the rolling hills of Kentucky where most of the world's bourbon supply is crafted, the prospect of a new trade war feels like an aching hangover that won't go away. Kentucky bourbon producers again find themselves in the crosshairs as a target for retaliation after President Donald Trump ordered new tariffs on U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico. On Monday, Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum put their planned tariffs on hold for a month to give time for further negotiations.
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Louisiana grand jury indicted NY doc who prescribed abortion pill to teen
NY Gov. Hochul said her state would refuse extradition request, saying shield law protects providers who send abortion pills out of state.
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Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week. This is the first trial to assess the efficacy of a vaccine against the Sudan strain, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. Health workers and others exposed to the Ebola strain are being targeted in the study, which began four days after Uganda announced the death of a nurse in the capital, Kampala.
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AMD to report Q4 earnings as tariffs take hold, DeepSeek fears linger
AMD will report its Q4 earnings after the bell on Tuesday.
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Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here's how the drug reaches the US
President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually. Mexico agreed Monday to send 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a deal with Trump to pause the tariffs for a month — and hold off levying its own. Neither Canada nor China has signaled major changes to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., and each has said it would retaliate for any U.S. tariffs.
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Trump makes DOGE head Elon Musk a special government employee
President Donald Trump made Elon Musk, who heads his Department of Government Efficiency, a special government employee at the White House.
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Stocks from automakers to retailers feel pressure from tariff threats
Companies in a wide range of industries are seeing their stocks come under pressure Monday on Wall Street because of tariff threats from President Donald Trump. Automakers, technology companies and retailers all fell as the U.S., Mexico, Canada and China wrangled over tariffs. Trump said over the weekend that 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico would go into effect Tuesday, along with 10% tariffs on imports from China.
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Businesses close to support 'Day Without Immigrants,' amid Trump's immigration crack down
Shops and businesses across the U.S. are closed for a day to show support for communities impacted by Trump's immigration policies.
AFP
Musk says Trump 'shutting down' US aid agency
Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant USAID humanitarian agency will be "shutting down" as part of his radical -- and critics say unconstitutional -- drive to shrink the US government.The SpaceX and Tesla CEO -- who has massive contracts with the US government and was the biggest financial backer of Trump's campaign -- said he had personally cleared the unprecedented move with the president.
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Democratic senators say they have 'grave concerns' over RFK Jr.'s potential financial conflicts
Two Democratic senators on the committee that will get to decide whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination say his recent financial disclosure filing gave them “grave concern” about whether he should become the next health and human services secretary.
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New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments. In a letter, James told health care facilities that refusing to provide the treatments would violate New York's anti-discrimination laws.
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US forms task force to battle antisemitism, focusing on schools and campuses
The U.S. Justice Department formed a multi-agency task force on Monday to fight antisemitism, with its first priority "rooting out" antisemitic harassment in schools and universities. The task force follows an executive order and fact sheet from President Donald Trump last week in which he warned "resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests" that they would be deported, referring to pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. college campuses. Trump also pledged to revoke the student visas of what he called "Hamas sympathizers" and directed his cabinet to familiarize U.S. universities with immigration law against foreigners who pose security threats.
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Congo demands international sanctions 'to stop Rwanda'
The international community must take concrete action and impose sanctions on Rwanda to curb the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo and keep the peace in the wider region, Congo's communications minister told Reuters on Monday. An ongoing escalation has displaced around half a million more people and led to the capture last week of Congo's largest eastern city Goma, fanning fears of regional wars like those that killed millions between 1996 and 2003, most from hunger and disease. Foreign powers including the U.S. and the European Union have condemned Rwanda's involvement in the fighting, which U.N. reports have said includes the deployment of thousands of its own troops and weapons in support of the Tutsi-led M23 militia.
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Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'
The Defense Intelligence Agency has ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month.
AFP
Silencing science: How Trump is reshaping US health
Medical researchers left to compile national data by hand, contraceptive guidelines deemed essential by doctors erased, and the nation's largest tuberculosis outbreak left unreported: President Donald Trump's administration has thrown the US health system into uncharted territory.In Kansas City, Kansas, the largest tuberculosis outbreak in US history is unfolding with 67 active cases since 2024 -- yet no national health authority has reported on it.
CNN
Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.
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How Trump's tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada (and now Europe?) could affect you
“Tariffs are gonna make us rich as hell,” Trump has claimed. But experts tend to disagree.
Yahoo Finance
Mexico, Canada tariffs could quickly change the cost of your grocery trip in the months to come
Mexico and Canada countries are two of the US's largest suppliers of agricultural products, meaning higher prices could hit Americans soon.
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California flood watch raises risk of mudslides days after wildfire containment
About 13 million people are under flood watches across Northern California, where heavy rain is expected to produce flooding, mudslides and debris flows through Wednesday.
CNN
Toddler who has just days to live evacuated from Gaza for urgent medical care
A Palestinian toddler who doctors say only has days to live without urgent medical treatment was evacuated from Gaza by the Jordanian military on Monday, in a special mission after Israel had repeatedly delayed her evacuation.

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