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Trade court says Trump's 10% global tariffs are unlawful

US President Donald Trump during a military Mother's Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal court on Thursday concluded that President Donald Trump'sglobal 10% tariffsare unlawful, a decision that the Department of Justice quickly appealed.

In a 2-1 decision, a panel...

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115 people sickened in norovirus outbreak on cruise ship: CDC

Passenger cruise ship Sky Princess leaves the French Mediterranean port of Marseille. (Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

(LONDON) -- More than 100 people have been sickened in a norovirus outbreak on board a Caribbean Princess cruise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the agency, 102 passengers and 13 crew members were reported sick s...

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Many UFO sightings concentrated near active military sites, newly released files show

The Pentagon, heaquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air on February 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (J. David Ake/Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- The Pentagon on Friday released declassifiedUFOfiles from various federal agencies, some dating as far back as the late 1940s.

­­ The documents, which the Pentagon said includes "never-before-seen" files on unidentified flying obje...

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Jobs report showed hiring slowed, but exceeded expectations

Job interview (filadendron/Getty)

(NEW YORK) -- Hiring slowed in April as a rise in fuel prices hammered shoppers weeks into the war with Iran, U.S. government data on Friday showed.

The U.S. added 115,000 jobs in April, according to the report, which marked a cooldown from 178,000 jobs added in March. The reading for April exceeded economists' expectations.

The unemployment rate held steady at 4....

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Hulu shares trailer for new Mindy Kaling comedy 'Not Suitable For Work'

Avantika Vandanapu and Ella Hunt star in 'Not Suitable For Work." (Disney)

The trailer for Not Suitable For Work has arrived.

Hulu has released the official trailer for Mindy Kaling's new comedy series.

The show follows "five work-obsessed twenty-somethings who strive for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness, in Manhattan," according to its official synopsis.

It stars El...

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'This is not the start of a COVID pandemic,' WHO says of suspected hantavirus cluster on cruise ship

A view of the Dutch-flagged vessel MV Hondius is seen navigating the Atlantic Ocean near Saint Helena Island on April 24, 2026. (Emin Yogurtcuoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)

(LONDON) -- An epidemiologist from the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that the suspected hantavirus cluster aboard a cruise ship is not the beginning of another COVID-19 pandemic.

Eight cases are currently being...

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(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: The Rhode Island Attorney General has determined several Providence police officers used necessary force on a man who died in 2021.  A homicide i...

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(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news:  Cicilline will leave Congress on June 1st.  Poker returns to Bally's Twin River this week.  A Pawtucket man reported missing has ...

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