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Left-wing hedge fund D.E. Shaw fears ‘reprisals’ over DEI from Trump administration: sources
New York Post
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July 28, 2025
Staffers at the notoriously secretive hedge fund D.E. Shaw fear the wildly lucrative left-wing firm could face “reprisals” from the Trump administration over its woke DEI policies, The Post has learned. The New York-based powerhouse founded by...
'Very Exciting Time': Donald Trump Announces 'Massive' US-Japan Trade Deal With 15% Tariff
News18
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July 23, 2025
Last Updated:July 23, 2025, 07:12 IST Donald Trump has announced a new trade agreement with Japan, saying that Japan will invest $550 billion in the US, and join a joint LNG venture in Alaska. US President Donald Trump (Reuters Image)The United...
Big I: Independent Agencies’ Market Share Shows Small Decline
Insurance Journal
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July 23, 2025
The independent agency channel placed 61.5% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2024, a slight decline from 2023 where independent agents placed 62.2% of property/casualty lines nationwide. That’s according to the 2025 Market...
Trump Strikes Trade Deal with Japan to Cut Tariffs
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 23, 2025
The United States and Japan struck a deal to lower the hefty tariffs President Donald Trump threatened to impose on goods from its Asian ally that included a $550 billion package of US-bound investment and loans from Tokyo. The agreement will...
Interdisciplinary Dissertation Takes an In-Depth Look at Alaska’s Museums
The Sun Star - Alaska
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By Zeke Shomler Angela Linn has been the Collections Manager of Ethnology and History at the UA Museum of the North since 1999. For nearly a decade now, she has been diligently researching the history, cultural impact, and responsivity of Alaskan...
Trump Announces Historic Trade Deal With Not One but Two Major Countries
Red State
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July 22, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. President Donald Trump made news on Tuesday night when he announced a historic trade deal with Japan, which followed news earlier in...
Trump unveils 'massive' trade deal with Japan worth $550B days before new tariffs doomsday
Daily Mail
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July 23, 2025
President Donald Trump announced he had reached a new trade deal with Japan, terming it 'the largest deal in history' as he celebrated with Republican lawmakers at the White House. The president announced a new 15 percent tariff on Japanese...
Trump says he's struck "massive" trade deal with Japan calling for 15% tariffs
CBS News
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President Trump said Tuesday he has struck a "massive" trade deal with Japan that calls for 15% tariffs on goods the U.S. imports from there. The president wrote on his Truth Social platform Tuesday that, as part of the agreement, Japan will...
Trump says trade deals were struck with Japan and the Philippines
The Nation Thailand
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July 23, 2025
'MISSION COMPLETE' Trump's announcement followed a meeting with Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, at the White House on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter. "#Mission Complete," Akazawa wrote on X. Kazutaka Maeda,...
Trump Announces Trade Deal with Japan, Including 15% Tariff (UPDATE 1)
The Japan News
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July 22, 2025
Reuters file photo U.S. President Donald Trump Reuters 8:23 JST, July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON/TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) – The United States and Japan struck a deal to lower the hefty tariffs President Donald Trump threatened to impose on goods from its...
China’s Arctic Research Vessel Threatens US Sovereignty
The Gateway Pundit
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July 29, 2025
American vigilance in the Arctic is ramping up as the U.S. Coast Guard spots a Chinese research vessel encroaching on our sovereign waters. The icebreaker Xue Long 2, flagged by China and run by their Polar Research Institute, was detected 290...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Cuts by Congress: What's at Stake
Westword - Colorado
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July 19, 2025
By narrow margins, the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives just approved a law that claws back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Once President Donald Trump signs it into law, the $9 billion rescissions package...
Breaking: NTSB squarely blames pilot error in crash that killed pilot Buzzy Peltola; Mary Peltola still suing guide company and owner
Must Read Alaska
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July 22, 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded its investigation into the 2023 plane crash that killed Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., husband of former US Rep. Mary Peltola, placing the blame squarely on pilot error. According to the NTSB’s...
Trump announces trade deal with Japan that would see 15% tariff on all goods
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 23, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. and Japan have struck a deal that will lower the hefty tariffs Trump had threatened to impose on goods from its Asian ally while extracting commitments for Japan to invest $550 billion US in the...
Supreme Court judge dismisses trespass, nuisance case against energy company
Energeticcity.ca
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July 22, 2025
A civil case brought against Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNRL) will not go to trial despite B.C. Supreme Court Justice Matthew Kirchner’s ruling that the energy company did trespass and cause nuisance. The Law Courts building, which is home to...
Nova strengthens balance sheet and board as drilling accelerates...
Proactive Australia
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July 29, 2025
Nova Minerals Ltd (ASX:NVA, NASDAQ:NVA, OTC:NVAAF) has bolstered its corporate position with a successful US$12.1 million (A$18.4 million) capital raise in July 2025, following the end of the June quarter. The funds will be used to accelerate...
‘What connects us is our airwaves’: How Trump’s public media cuts might leave these communities in the dark
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 29, 2025
By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN (CNN) — In Alaska’s North Slope region — the northernmost county in the US, roughly the same size as the United Kingdom — one small public radio station, KBRW, keeps eight Iñupiat villages connected and serves about...
Canadian company exits contentious uranium mining project in Western Alaska
Northern Journal - Alaska
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July 22, 2025
A small Canadian company behind a controversial effort to mine uranium in Western Alaska has pulled out of the project, the firm has announced. Panther Minerals last year proposed exploratory drilling over the next four years in search of uranium...
Anchorage superintendent doubles down on budget drama, but weaves and dodges on actual layoffs
Must Read Alaska
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July 19, 2025
Anchorage School District Superintendent Dr. Jharrett Bryantt issued a second high-drama letter to families and staff on Friday, continuing to sound alarm bells over budget cuts but offering little accountability for his own role in spreading...
Amid Higher Interest Rates, Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) Looks to Refinance Pandemic Loans; Settles $1 Billion Lawsuit
Yahoo Finance
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July 21, 2025
Trading at a low P/E multiple with potential upside for investors, Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) is among the 14 Cheap Transportation Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. Amid Higher Interest Rates, Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) Looks to...